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THE  LIBRARY 

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THE  UNIVERSITY 

OF  CALIFORNIA 

LOS  ANGELES 

SCHOOL  OF  LAW 


HISTORY 


OF  THE 


BENCH   AND   BAR 


OF 


CALIFORNIA 


EDITED    BY 

J.  C.  BATES 


BENCH  AND  BAR  PUBLTSHING  COMPANY 

PUBLISHERS 

SAN  FRANCISCO 
1912 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  P.E\(  TT  AND  BAR 
OF  CALIFORNIA 


Photopraphs   by 

BLSHXELL,  San  Francisco 

BOYE,    San    Francisco 

VAL'GHAN    &    FRASER.    San    Francisco 

RED  BI.IFF  STIDIO.  Red  Bluff 

HEMENWAY.  Li.s  Angeles 

MUSHET.    Los    Angeles 

STECKEL.   Los  Angeles 

STROM BERO,    San    Diego 

BR0CK-HK;GENS.  Santa  Barbara 

BREWSTER  STIDIO,  Ventura 

FIELD,   Riverside 

BACON.   lyong  Beach 

SHIFORD,  Redlands 

SIIAFFNER,    San   Bernardino 

JAMES,  Visalia 

SHINKLE,    Woodland 

WILCOX,    riiiah 

Press  of 

FILMER    BROTHERS    ELECTROTYPE    CO. 
San  Francisco 


A  WORD  IN  ADVANCE. 

THERE  is  perennial  interest  in  stories  of  the  achievements  of 
lawyers.  One  cannot  read  of  the  history  of  the  Continental 
Congress,  of  the  origin  of  a  single  state  in  the  Union,  or  of  the 
development  of  any  commonwealth,  w^ithont  coming  upon  stories  of 
bench  and  bar. 

California  is  not  an  exception  to  this  sweeping  statement. 
Even  before  the  lawyers  and  their  technical  ({nibbling  came,  there 
was  a  well-defined  order  in  the  community  of  pioneers,  in  mining 
camps,  and  mountain  fastnesses.  Bret  Harte,  Dan  De  Quille,  Sam 
Davis,  Mark  Twain,  Arthur  McEwen,  and  scores  of  less  famous 
writers  have  woven  fascinating  stories  around  those  rude  scenes 
where  primitive  men  dealt  with  outlaws. 

No  matter  how  rude  the  civilization,  especially  among  English- 
speaking  people,  some  form  of  quasi-legal  procedure  springs  up. 
The  eloquent  Bishop  tells  us,  in  his  First  Book  of  the  Law,  and  else- 
where, that  law  is  the  order  that  pervades  and  controls  the  universe. 
It  is  for  this  reason  that  all  communities  struggle  to  administer  it 
in  some  form  or  other;  hence  stories  of  bench  and  bar,  anecdotes  of 
contests,  interpretations,  and  the  culmination  of  the  ambitions  and 
intrigues  of  men. 

When  we  think  of  Patrick  Henry,  of  Choate,  Webster,  CUw, 
Calhoun,  Hamilton,  Voorhees,  Ingersoll,  Henry  Clay  Dean  and  other 
men  eminent  in  statesmanship  and  oratory  in  the  nation,  it  is  to 
recall  stories  of  bench  and  bar,  for  their  great  achievements,  their 
training,  and  all  their  development  were  at  one  time  or  another 
in  the  atmosphere  of  courts. 

The  young  man  who  reads  Emerson's  statement  that  the  dream 
of  youth  and  the  most  serious  occupation  of  manhood  is  in  the 
search  for  great  men,  will  find  that  search  oftenest  rewarded,  in 
the  fields  of  brilliant  achievement,  in  the  arenas  offered  by  courts 
of  law.  As  the  life,  liberties,  property  rights,  bequests,  sacred 
wishes  of  the  dying,  and  passions  and  intrigues  of  the  living  find 
their  theater  in  the  contentions  of  litigants,  the  intellectual  combats 
of  astute  and  eloquent  lawyers,  and  the  calm  decisions  of  judges, 
whose  motto  was  that  justice  be  done,  so  the  student  of  human 
conduct  finds  the  note  of  joy  and  pain,  of  anxiety  and  care  in  the 
biographies  of  lawyers  and  the  stor}-  of  their  triumphs  and  defeats. 
In  the  land  of  the  argonauts  history  has  been  rich  in  incidents 
that  the  historian  and  the  reader  alike  should  find  botli  valuable 
and  entertaining. 


4  //  /  >•  7  (}  i:  I  ('  A  L 

AVitli  few  I'XiH'ptioiis  tlie  liistory  nf  the  hciu-li  ami  the  bar  ol" 
California  has  been  free  from  taint.  Its  reettnl  will  compare  favor- 
ably with  that  of  other  states,  even  of  old  and  staid  eoninionwealths. 

Despite  the  jokin^r  of  hnmorists  and  vandeville  performers, 
there  is  little  justification  for  the  reproach  that  has  often  been 
east  on  the  leiral  profession,  yet  such  retleetions  have  frequently, 
perhaps  almost  always,  been  east  on  the  profession.  In  the  days  of 
Lonirfellow  it  was  said  of  his  father  that  he  was  an  '* honest 
lawyer." 

The  writer  came  to  the  l)ar  forty-six  years  airo  and  soon  became 
accjuainted  with  all  the  profession  then  at  the  l)ar.  including:  the 
"leiral  giants."  He  recalls  that  one  of  the  honorable  members  of 
the  profession,  wiio  afterward  served  for  eleven  years  on  the  su- 
preme bench,  once  spoke  to  him  as  follows:  "I  have  found  in  my 
experience  at  the  bar  and  on  the  bench  that  the  legal  profession  is 
the  most  honorable  profession  there  is.  and  I  will  make  no  excep- 
tions.*' 

An  ex-chief  justice  of  the  United  States  said  of  Daniel  Webster : 
"It  is  impossible  to  overestimate  the  support  the  court  receives 
from  the  arguments  of  Mr.  Webster.  In  his  arguments,  fidelity  to 
the  court  is  as  conspicuous  as  fidelity  to  his  client.  It  was  not  client 
first  and  conscience  afterward,  but  duty  to  both,  one  and  insep- 
arable." 

There  was  one  traitor  among  the  disciples  of  old.  but  exceptions 
should  not  prevail  against  the  general  rule  among  the  legal  pro- 
fession any  more  than  others. 

The  object  of  every  attorney,  the  same  as  that  of  the  judge, 
should  be  to  promote  justice  and  thus  keep  up  the  standard. 
"Justiee  is  the  greatest  interest  of  man  on  eartli.  It  is  the  litigant 
that  holds  civilized  societies  together.  Wliere  her  temple  stands, 
and  so  long  as  duly  honored,  there  is  the  foundation  of  social  secur- 
ity, general  happiness,  and  the  improvements  and  progress  of  the 
human  race." 

As  expressed  in  verse : 

In  life's  legal  battles  for  nuin  and  for  right. 
Let  this  be  our  motto — keep  justice  in  .sight; 
'Tis  justice  man  lives  for.  that  justice  prevail 
Our  forefathers  battled  and  never  did  ipiail. 


GOLD  CHANGES  THE  LAWS. 

IT  was  really  the  discovery  of  gold  and  the  great  rush  of  American 
population   that  transformed  California  into  a  modern  state, 
governed    by    American    rather    than    ^lexican    customs    and 
laws;  for  without  the  sturdy  pioneers  there  would  have  been  much 
delay  in  the  development  of  the  legal  system  that  followed  and  has 
developed  into  what  we  have  to-day. 

Though  ]\IexieD  had  lost  California,  in  fact,  the  old  customs 
lingered  here  and  there,  the  atmosphere  of  the  state  being  like  that 
of  the  great  republic  to  the  south.  And  after  the  rush  of  gold  there 
was  a  rapid  process  of  law-making,  in  the  sense  of  establishing  cus- 
toms that  had  the  sacredness  of  legislative  enactment.  In  later 
years,  molded  largely  by  the  hand  of  Stephen  J.  Field,  the  mining 
customs  became  the  definite  laws  of  the  state,  applying  to  that  large 
and  romantic  industry  that  made  its  development  possible. 

Xo  history  of  the  bench  and  bar,  no  history,  in  fact,  of  any 
of  the  early  or  recent  activities  of  California,  would  be  adequate 
without  at  least  brief  reference  to  the  influence  of  the  gold  era  on 
the  destinies  of  the  California  of  a  later  day. 

The  Power  of  Gold. 

So  long  as  men  shall  covet  wealth  under  an  industrial  system 
that  makes  money  the  key  to  power,  the  historj^  of  the  accidental 
discovery  of  gold  in  far-away  California  will  appeal  to  mankind 
with  the  weird  and  luring  freshness  of  romance ;  and  the  history  of 
the  finding  of  the  first  tiny  particles  by  the  discoverer  of  1848, 
the  story  of  the  ingots  first  made  in  the  far  west,  and  of  the  "dust" 
first  used — the  strange  fact  that  men  actually  feared  that  the 
precious  metal  would  become  as  common  as  iron — all  this  must  ever 
remain  the  great  romance  of  the  nineteenth  century.  It  was  the 
romance  that  made  an  empire  of  a  wilderness,  turned  the  heads  of 
sturdy  men  in  all  countries,  and  worked  wonders  with  many  humble 
families.  And  when  law,  the  universal  molder  of  humane  society, 
began  to  bring  order  out  of  chaos,  when  a  great  state  was  finally 
evolved  from  the  mining  camps  and  great  rancheros,  it  was  found 
that  hundreds  of  formerly  lowly  persons  had  been  lifted  to  lordly 
power.  The  Cap  of  Fortunatus.  so  to  speak,  had  been  placed  on  the 
heads  of  the  paupers  of  only  a  few  years  before. 

The  history  of  the  bench  and  bar  has  much  to  do  with  the  evolu- 
tion of  society  in  California.  Without  law,  properly  administered, 
a  vast  area  such  as  California  would  have  fallen  prey  to  all  sorts 


6  HISTORICAL 

of  outlawry;  for  however  Imiu'st  ami  t*«irt'fiil  tin*  pii)in*i*rs  miirlit 
have  been,  aud  however  satisfaetory  their  rude  system  of  adminis- 
teriu":  justice  niiirht  have  been  under  primitive  conditions,  trouble 
would  have  arisen  with  the  complications  of  property,  the  complex 
relations  of  an  advaneiui:  eivilization.  and  the  ireneral  development 
of  resources. 

Drumhead  Courts. 

Drum-head  courts  in  tlie  woods  answered  the  erude  ne«'ds  of 
routrh-and-ready  days,  hut  vast  prolilems  arise  wlieii  civilization 
advances  to  a  i>oint  of  wealth  ami  eoniplieated  activities. 

The  marvel  of  the  entrancinir  and  never  tiresome  story  of  early 
California,  of  the  discovery  of  jrold  and  the  struirtrles  of  the  com- 
munity to  administer  justice,  lies  partly  in  the  fact  that  .so  many 
fjenerations  had  passed  before  anybody  really  learned  that  the 
bri«:ht  particles  so  often  seen  were  really  gold,  and  that  it  remained 
for  a  humble  millwright  to  discover,  quite  by  accident,  in  the  glit- 
tering gravel  of  a  tailrace,  that  which  had  lain  hidden  through  the 
ages  of  Spanish  exploration,  and  which  was  destined  from  the 
moment  that  ^Marshall  saw  it  to  revolutionize  the  history  of  men  and 
countries,  to  give  California  a  vast  and  complex  system  of  mining 
laws  and  property  holdings. 

January  24.  18-48.  must  ever  remain  the  date  wlien  James  W. 
^larshall  beheld  a  sight  that  made  possible  the  civilization  of  the 
state  of  the  argonauts,  preceding  the  laws  and  customs,  the  tradi- 
tions and  anecdotes  of  bench  and  liar  that  make  tliat  porti(tn  of 
the  history  of  California. 

Where  the  Law^  Failed. 

It  is  with  regret  that  one  I'eatLs  of  the  fate  of  Sutter,  on  whose 
property  gold  was  di.scovered.  He  was  plundered  again  and  again, 
and  the  courts  were  powerless  to  give  him  redress.  The  di.scovery 
of  gold  caused  a  stampede  among  his  emphiyees,  who  Hed  into  the 
mountains  in  search  of  the  precious  metal,  took  his  hor.ses.  and  left 
his  crops  to  rot  for  want  of  harvesters.  His  cattle  were  left  to  the 
mercy  of  thieves. 

Sutter  also  caught  the  gold  fever  and  set  .some  two  liundred  of 
the  Indians  that  remained  with  him  to  digging  gold,  but  his  enterprise, 
on  the  American  River,  was  unsuccessful  because  it  eost  too  much  to 
produce  the  output. 

Gold-hunters  were  generoiLsly  fed  at  his  table,  thousands  of  them, 
as  they  pushed  on  to  the  mines.  Some  $60.0(K)  worth  of  his  stock  was 
stolen,  but  he  got  no  reimbursement.  Timber  and  grass  were  cut  and 
carried  away;  he  was  deprived  of  his  timlx'r  and  lands,  "under  new 


HI  STOBICAL  7 

laws"  and  circumstances,  and,  strangely,  he  was  never  able  to  get 
redress  in  the  courts. 

Sutter  Runs  for  Governor. 

In  1851  he  ran  for  governor  on  the  Whig  ticket,  but  was  defeated, 
whereupon  he  retired  in  comparative  poverty  to  his  farm,  a  small,  un- 
disputed possession  on  the  Feather  River,  with  the  empty  title  of 
general  of  militia  as  his  comfort. 

However,  the  state  did  grant  him  a  pension  of  $250  a  month,  in 
recognition  of  his  services.  The  pension  was  stopped  in  1868,  but 
Sutter  went  to  Washington  and  struggled  for  twelve  years  to  get  com- 
pensation for  his  lands.  In  this  quest  he  was  unsuccessful,  and  he 
died  in  poverty  in  June,  1880. 

Thus,  not  only  did  the  early  laws  fail  to  stop  the  hand  of 
plunderers  or  make  redress  for  their  invasions,  but  the  national  law- 
makers failed  to  make  restitution  for  the  damage  done  by  those  who 
invaded  a  private  citizen's  rights  and  stole  his  propert.y  in  the  days 
of  old,  the  days  of  gold,  the  days  of  '49. 

This  condition  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  when  the  reader  reflects 
on  what  happened  in  California — in  San  Francisco,  in  particular — 
even  after  the  adoption  of  the  sovereign  law  of  the  land.  Even  in 
this  era  of  supposed  order,  the  people  of  San  Francisco  were  con- 
fronted with  problems  of  disorder  and  anarchy  that  led  to  the  forming 
of  the  famous  vigilance  committees  that  became  noted  in  the  history 
of  the  early  days. 

Lawyers  at  the  Helm. 

In  an  entertaining  article,  entitled  "California's  Gift  to  Civiliza- 
tion," by  President  David  Starr  Jordan,  of  Stanford  University,  that 
distinguished  scholar  says:  "The  lawyers.  I  am  told,  took  the  leading 
part  in  the  development  of  California  for  the  first  twenty  years  of  her 
life  as  a  state,  reluctantly  yielding  that  place  in  later  days  to  the  man 
of  affairs." 

Work  of  Good  Lawyers. 

"It  was  the  influence  of  good  and  honest  lawyers  that  brought 
about  the  use  of  the  English  language  in  the  early  courts  and  re- 
placed the  Civil  Law  of  Roman  origin  by  the  English  Common  Law. 
Prominent  in  this  work,  so  important  in  the  legal  civilization  of  Cali- 
fornia, was  Elisha  0.  Crosby,  in  1850.  Not  less  important  was  the 
exclusion  of  slavery,  accomplished  largely  at  the  bar,  backed  by  public 
opinion  and  by  the  moral  force  of  Thomas  Starr  King  and  others  of 
California's  great  moral  teachers." 

Perhaps  no  one  name  in  the  history  of  California's  jurisprudence 
stands  out  more  conspicuously  than  that  of  Stephen  J.  Field,  by  rea- 
son of  the  high  place  he  occupied  in  the  national  supreme  court,  as 


8  HIS  TO  i:  I  ('  A  I. 

wt'll  as  l)y  till'  preiloiuiiiatiiiir  J>art  Ik-  took,  prior  to  liis  promotion  to 

federal  place,  in  the  affairs  of  the  state  itself — ami  lastly,  by  reason 

of  his   trreat   (piarrel   with   .Tudire  Terry.   \vli.»   was  .slain   as   the   de- 
nouement oi  that  lon«5  ami  l)ittt'r  fend. 

Field  s  Great  Part. 

Associated  with  the  name  of  Fit'ld.  iiowever.  are  sueh  accom- 
plishments, in  California.  ;us  the  e.stahlishment  of  community  prop- 
erty, the  change  of  what  were  originally  unwritten  mining  customs 
into  mining  laws,  and  the  development  of  the  Code  of  Civil  Procedure, 
which,  following  closely  the  model  of  New  York,  made  common  law 
pleading  a  thing  of  the  past.  Field,  with  a  keen  hrain  and  a  clever 
insight,  being  also  a  man  of  education  and  studious  habits,  careered 
at  a  formative  era  in  the  history  of  the  Golden  State,  exerting  a  pow- 
erful influence  on  the  civilization  of  his  time.  Others  whose  names 
are  especially  honored  in  memory  are  too  numerous  to  mention  at 
this  moment,  but  among  the  conspicuous  may  be  mentioned  Lorenzo 
Sawyer.  John  B.  Felton.  Oscar  L.  Shafter.  Samuel  L.  "Wilson.  Hall 
McAllister,  Joseph  P.  Hogue.  William  T.  Wallace.  John  T.  Doyle. 
Eugene  Casserly.  Nathaniel  Bennett.  John  Garber.  ITenry  ?>.  ITiLditon. 
and  W.  H.  E.  Barnes. 

President  Jordan  ascribes  much  of  the  success  of  Leland  Stanford, 
as  war  governor,  and  David  Broderick.  as  anti-slavery  leader,  to  the 
advice  and  co-operation  of  good  lawyers  of  sound  mind  and  patriotic 
impulses. 

lie  says  that  it  is  j^robably  true  that  good  lawyers  had  much  to 
do  with  California's  self-restraint  in  the  period  before  Congress  gave 
a  system  of  laws  to  the  newly  acquired  territory,  and  in  the  beginning 
of  the  "War  of  the  Rebellion. 

This  self-restraint  has  been  aptly  called,  by  Professor  Al>l)ott. 
"one  of  the  finest  examples  in  American  history." 

It  was  fortunate  for  those  who  lived  in  the  troid)lous  times  of 
early  California  that  really  good  lawyeiN  were  at  the  helm.  A  good 
lawyer  has  been  defined  as  one  who  lives  a  clean  life,  lends  a  hand  in 
the  public  service,  and  works  hard  and  dies  poor,  with  his  debts  paid. 

Nathan  Abbott  says  that  a  great  lawyer,  if  he  be  a  lawyer  merely, 
"is  not  much  more  than  a  great  actor,  lie  may  be  popular,  with  his 
name  on  every  tongue,  but  he  is  not  a  moral  force,  and  unless  a  man 
is  at  heart  a  moral  man  he  cannot  be  said  to  be  a  factor  in  civiliza- 
tion." 

California's  early  leaders  at  the  bar  were  broad-gauged  men. 
men  who  rejected  the  definition  of  the  advocate  who  said:  "In  office 
and  court  I  am  my  client:  elsewhere,  I  am  myself."  Such  lawyers 
are  never  great  figures  in  tlie  development  of  a  rational,  well- 
founded  civilization. 


HISTORIC  AL  9 

The  Old  Regime. 

It  is  not  out  of  place  to  gianee  backward  for  a  moment  at  the 
old  regime  and  get  an  idea  of  conditions  that  existed  at  the  time  of 
the  founding  of  the  first  settlement  under  modern  laws,  rather  than 
under  the  ^Mexican  system,  combined  with  the  government  of  the 
padres. 

It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  the  ^Mission  Dolores,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, was  started  on  the  bank  of  a  lagoon  and  was  consecrated  by  the 
building  of  an  altar  and  the  celebration  of  the  first  mass,  June  29, 
1776.  a  date  almost  coincident  with  the  ringing  of  the  tocsin  that 
sounded  freedom  in  Philadelphia  and  for  the  continental  states. 

As  the  early  missions  had  a  close  contact  with  civil  government 
and  the  administration  of  law,  it  is  well  to  review  the  work  that  was 
going  forth  in  early  days  at  San  Jose.  The  mission  of  Santa  Clara 
was  founded  on  January  12,  1777,  three  months  after  that  at  San 
Francisco. 

On  November  29,  1777,  the  town  of  San  Jose,  or  El  Pueblo  de  San 
Jose,  was  founded,  having  been  selected  as  the  spot  for  the  town 
by  reason  of  its  rare  beauty. 

In  the  spring  of  1777  Governor  Felipe  de  Neve  had  noticed  the 
haunting  beauty  of  the  country  surrounding  the  Santa  Clara  Mission, 
and  it  was  he  that  selected  the  site  of  San  Jose  as  an  eligible  one  for 
the  pueblo,  or  village. 

Settlers  Attracted. 

Inducements  were  at  once  offered  to  people  to  go  from  the  Pre- 
sidio of  San  Francisco,  and  each  settler  volunteering  was  given  some 
oxen,  cows,  horses,  sheep,  and  goats.  Sixty-eight  pioneers  thus 
founded  the  pueblo  of  San  Jose. 

In  this  humble  way  the  very  first  authorized  settlement  in  the 
state  had  its  beginning,  being  the  first  town  to  be  created  and  ruled 
under  civil  government  alone.  From  the  start  the  settlers  were 
granted  all  the  rights  and  immunities  belonging  to  the  provincial 
pueblos  under  Spanish  laws. 

Los  Angeles  was  started  under  the  same  regime,  and  it  was  the 
second  city  established  under  civil  law,  the  date  of  its  creation  being 
September.  1781.  To  the  old  mission  fathers,  however,  belongs  the 
credit  of  beginning  the  colonization  of  California.  In  spite  of  some 
just  criticism  for  the  training  they  gave  the  Indians,  their  interference 
with  marriages,  etc.,  their  memory  is  entitled  to  the  honor  of  great 
work  along  the  line  of  obedience  to  law. 

In  the  early  work  of  the  fathers  there  was  considerable  dissatis- 
faction among  the  people.  It  was  complained  that  the  priests,  while 
teaching  morality  and  obedience  to  law,  interfered  with  the  laws  of 
nature  by  interdicting  the  marriage  of  white  persons.  By  their  ad- 
vice, soldiers  were  not  permitted  to  marry  without  the  consent   of 


10  HIS  T  O  i:  I  C  A  L 

the  Spanish  sovereign — and  the  priests  always  advised  airainst  the 
giving  of  such  consent.  It  is  said  that  thoy  preferred  the  docile 
Indians  to  the  uncertain  tempered  whites.  A  number  of  colonists 
came  from  Spain,  however,  hut  Ihey  were  ecimpelled  to  buy  their 
lauils  from  the  fathers. 

Spanish  Rule  Outlined. 

No  account  of  the  beginnings  of  things  civil  in  California  would 
be  adequate  without  some  reference  to  the  conditiou.s  that  prevailed 
under  Spauisli  rule. 

Old  Spanish  archives  have  yielded  a  succinct  account  of  these 
primitive  conditions.  ^Mr.  Edmund  Randolph,  a  California  pioneer, 
made  a  careful  study  of  these  documents  in  ISGO.  visiting  the  office 
of  the  surveyor-general  for  that  jturpose.  He  found  many  interest- 
ing facts  that  may  be  sunnnai'i/.ed  briefly  for  tlie  i)urposes  of  this 
work. 

It  appears  tliat  all  functions,  eivil  ami  military,  judicial  and 
economic,  were  united.  primaril\ .  in  the  person  of  the  commandante 
of  a  presidio,  in  due  subjection  to  his  superior,  and  so  on.  up  to  the 
king,  an  autocrat  whose  person  was  represented  and  whose  will  was 
exerci.sed  through  officers  in  every  part  of  his  dominion.  California 
being  a  part  of  that  dominion. 

In  the  archives  of  California  may  be  found  what  was  know  n  as 
a  reglamento.  which  is  a  set  of  regulations  governing  the  Califor- 
nians.  Its  headline  announces  that  it  is  for  the  governing  of  the 
presidios,  the  promotion  of  the  erection  of  new  missions,  and  for 
the  populating  and  extending  of  the  establishments  of  ^lonterey. 

This  remarkable  document  was  drafted  by  the  governor  in  1779, 
sent  to  ^ladrid.  and  api)rove(l  liy  the  king  in  17S1.  It  pi'onudgates 
a  royal  reglamento  for  the  governing  of  all  presidios  of  the  kingdom, 
with  such  small  variations  as  the  peculiar  circumstances  of  California 
required — a  true  colonial  system  of  control. 

The  manner  in  which  i)ueblos  were  founded  is  niveii  in  detail. 
Kacli  settler  was  jiei'initted  his  })uil(ling  lot  and  sowitig  Held  of  two 
hundred  varas  stpiare.  the  whole  together  to  have  a  common  for 
w<»od.  watei".  and  i)astni'a'_'c  ;  als<i  a  cei'tain  miinber  of  horses,  nudes, 
oxen.  cows,  sheep,  chickens,  and  farming  utensils.  At  the  start 
a  settler  was  granted  pay  in  addition  to  the  enumerated  goods. 
wares,  and  nu*rchandise. 

For  the  first  five  years  .settlers  were  free  frcmi  the  payment 
(d"  tithes,  but  each  was  required  by  law  to  sell  the  excess  of  his 
production   at   a  fixed  price  to  the  presidios.     Each  settler  had  to 


HISTORICAL  11 

keep  a  saddle-horse,  a  carbine,  a  lance,  and  hold  himself  in  readiness 
for  services  to  the  king. 

Lawyers  will  be  interested  to  learn  that  the  first  trace  of  a 
political  right  found  in  reading  the  reglamento  pertains  to  the 
franchise.  Alcaldes  were  allowed  to  the  pueblos.  Some  other  offices 
were  created.  These  officers  were  appointed  by  the  governor  for 
the  first  two  years,  then  elected  by  the  inhabitants. 

Good  Government  Urged. 

These  early  municipal  officers  were  enjoined  to  see  to  it  that 
good  government  prevailed;  that  the  pueblos,  or  villages,  were  dvily 
policed;  that  justice  was  duly  administered;  that  the  public  works 
were  properly  directed ;  that  each  citizen  be  allowed  his  proper  share 
of  v^^ater  for  irrigation;  and,  fiurdly,  that  the  provisions  of  the  reg- 
lamento were  carried  out  in  spirit,  as  intended. 

As  a  check  "upon  possible  abuse  of  privilege,"  all  elections 
were  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  governor,  who  was  granted  power 
to  appoint  officers  for  three  years  beyond  the  first  term,  if  he  deemed 
such  appointment  expedient. 

The  reader  should  remember  that  California  was  at  first  a  part 
of  New  Spain,  being  governed  directly  by  the  viceroy  of  ^lexieo. 
In  1776  it  was  formally  attached  to  the  commandaucia  general  of 
the  internal  provinces.  This  included  also  Sonora,  New  ^Mexico, 
Chihuahua,  Coahuila,  and  Texas.  California  later  became  a  part 
of  a  separate  jurisdiction  in  the  west.  This  arrangement  did  not 
last  many  years,  aud  California  reverted  to  the  control  of  the 
viceroy. 

Under  this  system  laws  came  from  the  king  direct,  in  his  council 
of  the  Indies,  at  ]\Iadrid.  All  orders  were  issued  to  the  viceroy  of 
Mexico,  from  him  to  the  next  in  rank,  and  from  that  person  to  the 
governor.  The  governor  passed  the  order  on  to  the  captain  or  the 
lieutenant  in  command  of  a  presidio.  Orders  took  effect  only  as  pub- 
lished or  promulgated  by  courier.  These  orders  traveled  slowly,  but 
in  time  reached  every  presidio  in  the  province.  AVhen  accidents, 
wars,  and  other  causes  impeded  orders,  the  governors  were  in  full 
control  with  despotic  powers. 

The  last  of  the  Mexican  governors  Avas  Pio  Pico,  who  l)ecame 
governor  as  First  Vocal  of  the  Department  Assembly,  February  15, 
1845.  On  September  3  he  was  appointed  constitutional  governor 
by  the  president  ad  interim  of  ^lexico.  He  lived  and  was  respected 
by  the  people  until  a  very  old  man.  He  passed  away  at  Los  Angeles 
on  September  11,  1894. 


12  II I  ST<f  h'  I  (•  A  L 

I'luler  the  old  r!.'«rinK'  tlu'  Calitin-iiiaiis  wcit  vt-i-y  imicli  alone, 
beinnf  visited  by  few  of  the  outside  world.  I'lidcr  Spanish  rule  the 
vast  world  outside  was  larirdy  as  a  closed  lutoU.  Ix'cause  eoninieree 
with  that  world  was  forMdde.n.  Andiitious  navijxators  early  in  the 
nineteenth  eentui'y.  lured  by  tales  oi"  irold  and  opportunities  for 
wealth,  beiran  to  niaUc  California  tlieii*  ol).it'('tive.  La  I'd'onsc  was 
the  first  foreiirn  visitor,  lb-  an-ivi'd  in  17S(i.  He  was  soon  followed 
by  Vancouver,  who  eanie  in  171)2.  but  it  was  not  until  the  nine- 
teenth century  that  there  was  a  general  stir  and  an  exodus  toward 
the  Pacifif.  It  was  in  1806  that  Rezanof.  a  Russian  otlKcer  of  h\g\\ 
i-ank.  arrived  on  a  ship  from  Sitka,  Alaska,  and  anchored  in  the 
bay  of  San  Francisco.  He  soon  became  euiraired  to  the  beautiful 
daughter  of  Arguello.  the  commandante  of  the  presidio.  He  died, 
however,  on  his  way  to  Siberia.  ]\Iiss  Argiu'llo  never  recovered 
from  the  shock  of  his  death.  In  later  years  she  became  the  Dona 
Concepcion  of  the  romantic  poem  of  Bret  Harte's  that  has  moved 
many  readers  to  tears. 

Doiu)  Concepcion  Arguello  became  a  nun.  aiul  devoted  her  life 
to  her  work  at  Benicia.  where  she  died  in  1837. 

The  American  Movement. 

Old  lawyers  who  observed  the  conditions  obtaining  under  Span- 
ish rule,  who  knew  the  people  and  studied  their  way  of  life,  have 
left  writings  expressing  a  doubt  whether  the  average  of  the  new 
settlers  exceeded,  in  intelligence  and  honesty,  that  of  those  who 
dwelt  in  California  before  the  inHux  of  new  times  ami  new  popula- 
tion. Ill  maM\-  of  the  qualities  tliat  go  to  make  gootl  citizenship,  in 
respect  for  jiroperty  rights,  love  of  neigld)ors.  and  siinilai-  (pialities. 
the  old  population  is  said  to  have  stood  high. 

But  the  ambition  for  a  different  regime  was  strongly  evident 
at  a  i)ei-iod  much  farther  back  than  history  usually  records  as  the 
date  of  revolutionary  notions.  In  182!)  sonu'  unpaid  soldiers  at 
^lonterey  undertook,  with  the  aid  of  a  handful  of  Californians.  says 
one  writer,  to  i)ut  the  eounti-y  inio  Californian  otbcei-s'  power,  this 
while  still  professing  allegiance  to  the  Mexican  government.  One 
Solis  led  till'  revolt,  but  it  was  sliort-lived  and  soon  became  oidy  a 
mem(»ry. 

Mexico's  last  serious  attempt  t<»  govei'ii  California  without  re- 
gard to  the  wishes  of  the  Californians  was  in  1842.  when  (Jeneral 
Micheltorena.  a  well-meaning  man,  was  given  the  title  of  governor. 
The  people  rebelled  against  his  authority  in  1844,  soon  after  which 


HISTORICAL  13 

the   popular  Pio   Pico,   a   Mexican   of  tine    qualities,   became    chief 
executive  of  the  state. 

Old  Ideals  Pass  Away. 

States  do  not  seem  to  exist  without  a  well-defined  civil  policy, 
a  system  of  jurisprudence  based  on  such  ideals  as  lawyers  draft. 
Perhaps  this  was  the  vital  reason  for  the  decadence  of  the  rule  of 
the  padres. 

Anyhow,  for  some  reason,  the  temporal  power  of  the  church 
began  to  wane  and  the  missions  were  destined  to  become  ruins. 
The  Indians,  long  the  wards  of  the  padres,  became  scattered,  except 
those  who  had  married  soldiers,  sailors,  trappers,  and  others  of  the 
earlier  visitors  to  the  country.  The  red  men  grew  weary  of  re- 
straint, for  at  best  there  was  monotony  in  the  life  of  the  missions. 
They  were  for  the  wald  life,  so  when  a  chance  came  to  go  in  quest 
of  game  again,  w^hen  the  autumns  were  brown  and  the  streams  filled 
with  fishes  they  could  spear,  they  began  to  drift  away  from  those 
Avho  had  taught  them  the  ritualism  of  Rome. 

But  the  decadence  of  the  missions  was  slow.  It  required  a  long- 
time for  them  to  fall  into  decay.  At  last,  however,  as  one  admin- 
istration after  another  desired  their  removal,  the  fathers  became 
discouraged,  neglected  their  work,  and  finally  left  the  country. 

The  undoing  of  the  system  came  in  1845.  Part  of  the  missions 
were  sold  at  public  auction,  part  were  rented.  The  proceeds  of  the 
rents  were  divided  into  three  parts — one  for  the  salaries  of  the  re- 
maining priests,  one  for  the  converted  Indians,  and  the  third  for  a 
pious  fund  for  charitable  purposes.  From  this  latter  fund  much 
litigation  resulted. 

Where  the  Law  Began. 

The  beginnings  of  the  law  as  we  now  know  it,  or,  rather,  of 
the  orderly  administration  of  a  system  of  jurisprudence  different 
from  what  had  obtained,  despite  vigilance  committees  and  other 
irregularities,  was  doubtless  at  San  Francisco ;  for  the  administra- 
tion of  law,  like  litigation  itself,  clings  about  property  rights,  inheres 
in  populous  districts,  and  is  a  part  of  commercial  life. 

So  when  San  Francisco  began  to  grow,  lawj^ers  were  attracted. 
Possibly  they  had  to  try  all  sorts  of  other  pursuits  for  a  time,  but 
the  strife  and  crime,  the  lives  and  deeds  of  San  Francisco's  popu- 
lation gave  us  many  of  the  best  anecdotes  of  bench  and  bar,  many 
of  the  celebrated  trials  that  are  remembered  in  history. 

The  natives  were  really  a  careless,  free,  and  rather  lovable 
people,  not  particidarly  ambitious  for  worldly  goods,  and  given  to 


14  niSTOmcAL 

indolence.  Thvy  lived,  in  niiiny  rt'spccts.  a  life  of  idyllic  siniplieity. 
<ieli«rhtin>r  in  iray  di-ess.  as  do  ne«ri"oes  and  many  other  native  races. 
Their  ho.spitality  to  stranirei*s  was  remarkable.  The  tradesmen  who 
settled  amonj;  them  fonnd  them  honest,  if  slow,  in  the  .settlement  of 
their  accounts.  Conditions  may  he  surmised  Avhen  it  is  recalled  that 
hides  were  still  tlie  eurrency  of  the  comitry.  It  was  an  event  of  the 
day  when  ships  arrived  from  the  eastei-n  ports  of  the  Tnited  States. 

Natives  a  Free  People. 

The  natives  were  a  careless,  free  people,  fond  of  sports,  not 
ambitious  of  worldly  ^M>ods.  and  Liiven  somewhat  to  Lramiu'r.  The 
arrival  of  a  ship  from  the  east  was  an  event  in  the  life  of  the  com- 
munity. By  1846  the  white  population  of  San  Francisco  was  about 
two  hundred  souls,  chietiy  colonists  of  an  adventurous  spirit.  Their 
reports  of  conditions  must  have  been  favorable,  for  by  1847  the 
population  had  increased  to  two  thousand,  including  small  settle- 
ments around  the  bay.  The  city  itself  had  only  about  seven  hundred 
population.  Spanish  customs,  the  Spanisli  laii^uaire.  and  tlie  Span- 
ish ideas  of  courts,  judges,  the  autliority  and  sanction  of  law  were 
common  in  those  days. 

So  far  as  litigation  att'ecting  domestic  relations  is  concerned. 
we  have  it  on  good  authority  that  men  and  tlieir  wives  were  not 
in  the  habit  of  quarreling  to  any  great  extent.  In  short,  the  domes- 
tic lives  of  the  people  were  probably  an  example  to  their  visitors. 
The  women  were  not  of  loose  morals,  though  the  men,  given  to  pec- 
cadilloes and  horseracing.  sometimes  wandered  considerably  from 
the  teachings  of  the  hoh-  fathers.  Church-going  on  Sundays  was  an 
almost  universal  custom.  After  the  congregations  were  dismissed, 
however,  horseracing  was  connnon.  Card-playing,  singing,  dancing, 
and  other  amusements  were  tlie  inevitai)le  refuge  during  Sunday 
afternoons.  The  fandango  soon  followed  their  devotions,  and  they 
took  great  delight  in  the  game  of  monte. 

Old  Lawyers  Were  Popular. 

Lawyers  in  the  early  days  i)artook  of  the  character  of  the  popu- 
lation, being  "good  fellows"  in  the  sense  that  they  knew  outdoor 
sports  and  were  good  riders,  good  hunters,  good  anglers.  Tuthill. 
the  nntst  interesting  of  nU  the  eai'ly  writei-s  on  liist(»i'ieal  matters. 
says  it  was  a  poor  man  who  owned  less  than  a  dozen  horses,  but 
he  who  owned  a  real  saddle  was  indeed  a  man  of  wealth.  But 
such  a  saddle!  It  was  elaborately  made  and  artistically  carved  in 
every  detail.     Many  a  wi-etch.  tempted  to  steal  this  invaluable  treas- 


HISTORICAL  15 

lire,  was  hanged  for  his  criminal  folly.  A  miscreant  who  dared  to 
trifle  with  such  a  piece  of  property  as  a  saddle  had  no  escape 
from  the  anger  of  the  outraged  public.  Few  lawvers  had  the 
temerity  to  make  much  of  a  defense  in  such  a  case,  if  the  evidence 
had  anything  like  the  semblance  of  truth— and  spurious  cases  of  the 
kind  were  indeed  few.  The  characters  who  were  likely  to  commit 
such  grave  offenses  were  pretty  well  known  and  suspected  to  such 
an  extent  that  their  stay  in  a  community,  even  if  their  crimes  did 
not  find  them  out.  was  usually  brief. 

Rodeo  Drew  Lawyers. 

A  great  event  in  the  early  days,  and  one  that  attracted  crowds 
of  professional  men  as  well  as  others,  was  a  rodeo,  or  annual  round- 
ing up  for  branding  cattle.  For  this  purpose  the  animals  were 
driven  or  herded  together  in  bunches,  then  branded.  Each  owner's 
brand  was  deposited  with  the  alcalde,  whose  judicial  and  advisorv 
powers  were  almost  absolute  within  the  field  of  his  jurisdiction. 
An  attempt  to  steal  cattle  was  as  serious  an  offense,  almost,  as 
could  be  committed.  Like  horse-thieves  in  Missouri,  cattle-thieves 
in  California  usually  ended  their  lives  in  their  boots.  Few  lawyers 
were  ever  successful  in  defending  men  suspected  of  such  crimes." 

There  was  no  such  thing  known  as  trying  to  move  a  jury  to 
sympathize  with  an  erring  thief  of  this  description.  Whether  he 
had  a  nuither  or  grandmother  living,  one  who  prayed  for  her  erring 
son.  who  was  white-haired  or  otherwise,  he  usually  met  his  fate 
at  the  hands  of  a  jury  steeled  ag-ainst  such  crimes.  Indeed,  he  was 
fortunate  to  escape  with  the  verdict  of  a  regular  jury,  for  a  sterner 
method  was  common  in  those  days  of  rude  justice.  There  was  one 
exception  to  this  statement.  It  is  estimated  that  clever  Indian 
thieves  stole  more  than  ten  thousand  horses  from  Californiaus  be- 
tween 1827  and  18-17.  Bands  of  Indian  thieves  of  this  character 
roamed  the  country.  Their  custom  was  to  eat  the  flesh  of  the 
annuals  they  stole.  This  was  perhaps  the  cause,  originallv.  for  the 
great  bitterness  that  developed  against  horse-thieves  and  cattle- 
thieves. 

Before  the  Conquest. 

Tuthill  tells  us  that  many  of  the  settlers  who  arrived  in  Cali- 
fornia between  the  years  1826  and  1846  became  leaders,  some  of 
them  prominent  in  the  professions  as  well  as  in  commercial  and 
political  life.  As  many  as  two  thousand  lived  in  Upper  California 
in  1846.  many  of  them  being  trappers.  A  large  number  of  them 
retired  from  their  hardy  pursuits  and  took  part  in  civic  affairs. 


le  U  I  ST  <}  I!  I  C  AL 

The  annals  i>f  those  early  years  abound  in  stories  of  virtue, 
eouratre.  skill,  and  remarkable  pcnvei-s  of  endurance.  The  men  who 
adopted  the  constitution  and  founded  the  commonwealth  were  in 
no  sense  weaklintrs.  They  were  lovers  of  liberty  and  law.  although 
equal  t()  the  emergencies  of  a  land  witliout  those  organized  modes 
of  administering  it  that  characterize  an  advanced  civilization. 

I'nfortunately  for  the  native  Californians.  unfortunately,  also, 
for  the  good  name  of  the  country,  all  men  were  not  of  the  generous, 
law-respecting  type.  There  were  vagabonds  and  (luarrelsonie  men 
among  the  early  settlers,  and  at  times  they  caused  much  tnuible 
and  delayed  the  coming  of  good  feeling  l)etween  the  natives  and 
the  new  population.  It  was  this  situation  in  {lart  tiiat  caused  stern 
methods  and  substantial,  rather  than  ethical,  justice  to  be  admin- 
istered in  many  instances. 

Hair-splitting  not  Known. 

Such  stories  as  modern  writers  have  written  about  some  hair- 
splitting of  judges  coidd  not  have  been  suggested  in  the  olden 
days,  when  even  judges  looked  to  justice  and  the  spirit,  rather  than 
to  the  letter,  of  the  law.  Ambrose  Bieree's  charming  fable  about 
the  supreme  court  justice  and  the  drowning  man  could  never  have 
been  drawn  from  primitive  conditions  in  California.  According  to 
the  distinguished  author's  version,  an  associate  justice  of  an  eastern 
supreme  court  was  sitting  by  a  river  when  a  weary  traveler  ap- 
proached and  said : 

"I  want  to  cross.     AVould  it  be  lawful  to  use  this  boat?  " 

"It  would."  was  the  reply;  "it  is  my  boat." 

The  traveler  thanked  him.  and.  pushing  the  boat  into  the  water, 
embarked  and  rowed  away.     But  the  boat  sank  and  he  was  drowned. 

"Heartless  man!"  said  an  indignant  spectator.  "Why  did  you 
not  tell  him  that  your  boat  had  a  hole  in  it .'  '" 

"The  matter  of  the  boat's  condition."  said  the  jurist,  "was  nnt 
brought  before  me." 

This  recalls  the  story  of  a  young  lawyer  from  the  east.  who. 
with  academic  polish,  sought  to  practice  law  in  the  early  days  of 
California.  Ilis  mind  was  full  of  definitions.  He  knew  the  rule  in 
Shelley's  Case,  all  about  shifting  uses,  contingent  remainders,  and 
the  definitions  of  law  itself.  lie  could  (|Uote  Hooker's  Ecclesiastical 
Polity,  and  knew  tliat  the  law  had  her  seat  in  the  l)osom  of  (}od. 
that  her  voice  was  the  harmony  of  the  world.  The  first  client  who 
came  across  his  threshold  asked.  "What's  the  law  governing  hogs?" 
The  next  man  wanted  to  know  something  about  mines.     The  voung 


HISTORIC  AL  17 

man  floundered.  He  knew  nothing  about  practical  affairs,  polished 
as  he  was  in  the  field  of  definitions.  Pretty  soon  the  client  looked 
out  of  a  window,  gave  a  shrill  whistle,  and  in  came  a  red-shirted, 
heavily  booted,  grizzly-looking  man  of  some  iorij  years  of  age. 
Over  his  shoulder  was  a  shovel,  his  hands  Avere  soiled — but  he 
was  a  practical  lawyer  and  gave  the  advice  required,  without  hesi- 
tation. 

The  story,  whose  location  is  lost  in  the  blur  of  years,  may  have 
been  a  fictitious  creation,  but  it  gives  a  good  idea  of  the  conditions 
of  early  California. 


EARLY  (OrRTS  L\  CAIJFORNIA. 

"jVTOT  loDfj  after  ^lexieo  won  her  iiidependenee  from  Spain,  the 
1  ^  old  Mexican  states  known  as  Sonora  and  Siualoa  were  formed 
into  two  territories,  known  as  the  Calif ornias — Upper  and 
Lower.  These  two  territories  constituted  the  sixth  judicial  circuit  of 
the  Mexican  Republic.  Alta  California,  which  means  upper,  became 
the  California  of  to-day.  It  was  then  one  of  the  judicial  districts 
of  the  sixth  circuit. 

At  Rosario.  as  early  as  1828.  a  court  was  establislied.  with  Jose 
Joatiuin  Aviles  as  judire.  but  no  court  was  established  for  Upper 
California.  An  ecclesiastical  court,  presided  over  by  Padre  Jose 
Sanchez,  then  president  of  the  missions  and  vieai-  foraui'.  took 
care  of  the  early  contentions  of  litigants.  This  vicario  foraneo  was 
the  direct  representative  of  the  bishop  of  Sonora.  This  arrantrement 
lasted  until  December  29.  1836,  when  a  new  law  was  made  by 
Mexico.  Under  this  statute  the  alcaldes  were  irranted  jurisdiction 
over  certain  cases  known  to  the  civil  law. 

To  use  civil  law  terms  these  cases  were  those  of  conciliation, 
oral  litiiration.  and  preliminary  proceedings,  Ixtth  civil  and  criminal. 

In  June.  181:5,  the  question  of  organizing  a  sort  of  superior  court 
was  seriously  considered.  This  trilninal  was  to  consist  of  two 
judges,  or  minLsters,  as  they  were  called,  also  an  attorney-general. 
The  court,  of  course,  had  two  chambers. 

In  each  capital  of  a  partido  there  was  to  be  a  tribunal  of 
inferior  jurisdiction.  It  was  to  be  a  court  of  first  instance,  presided 
over  provisionally  by  the  first  alcalde  where  there  was  a  town  coun- 
cil. In  other  instances,  a  justice  of  tlu^  peace  was  to  have  control. 
"War  with  the  United  States  really  interrupted  matters  judicial  to 
such  an  extejit  that  the  sy.stem  hat!  no  fair  trial,  so  the  transition 
from  old  to  new  methods  was  sudden,  after  the  wai-.  American 
occupation  and  control,  with  annexation,  ended  old  methods. 

It  should  be  said  that  the  first  administration,  of  a  military 
type,  was  in  many  ways  highly  satisfactory.  Military  officials  won 
honor  by  the  wa.v  they  administered  the  law  up  to  the  lime  that 
civil  government  anil  more  formal  tribunals  wei-e  established. 

Military  Administration. 

Colonel  Richard  B.  ^la.son  was  the  first  military  governor.  lb- 
was  in  power  from  ]May  'U.  1847.  until  April  13.  1849.  It  was  his 
firm   belief  that   the   military   power  should   always   renuiin   subor- 


HIST  OBI  C  AL  19 

dinate  to  the  civil,  as  announced  hy  George  Washington  when  he 
was  a  young  man  in  the  Continental  Army.  With  these  views 
soundly  imbued  in  the  very  fiber  of  his  nature,  he  was  both  popular 
and  etficient.  He  appears,  from  all  accounts,  to  have  been  a  man 
of  excellent  judgment  and  sound  character. 

Although  he  might  have  become  despotic,  he  was  always  kind 
and  broad-minded.  He  ordered  that  all  cases  should  be  tried  by 
juries.  In  civil  cases  these  juries  consisted  of  six -members;  in 
criminal,  of  twelve. 

An  instance  of  the  way  Governor  ]\Iason  wiped  out  what  had 
grown  to  be  a  scandal,  is  cited  by  Hittell,  in  his  History  of  California. 
It  seems  that  there  had  been  complaint  for  a  long  time  that  special 
privileges  had  been  granted  to  the  clergy  of  the  Catholic  church, 
as  under  the  ecclesiastical  era  of  history. 

In  November,  18-17,  a  remarkable  test  came  before  the  governor. 
It  seems  that  Father  Real,  of  Santa  Clara,  was  sued  for  a  breach 
of  contract.  He  pleaded  that  he  was  an  ecclesiastic,  and  therefore 
not  amenable  to  the  judgment  of  what  the  civil  law  had  termed  a 
profane  court,  a  worldly  tribunal. 

The  })lea  had  been  usual  in  California  for  so  many  generations 
that  it  seemed  almost  a  bit  of  profanation  to  question  it;  but  the 
matter  was  referred  to  Governor  ]Mason.  He  quickly  decided  the 
case  against  the  priest.  He  said  he  did  not  know  just  what  peculiar 
privileges  had  been  enjoyed  by  clergymen  in  the  past,  but  he  felt 
sure  that  when  a  priest  entered  into  a  secular  bargain  he  had 
departed  from  his  religious  calling.  In  the  case  at  bar,  it  appeared 
the  bargain  had  been  made  with  a  worldly  man,  a  citizen.  The 
making  of  that  bargain,  held  the  governor,  placed  the  priest  on  an 
equality  with  the  citizen,  and  he  should  be  required,  like  everybody 
else,  to  have  his  cause  tried  by  the  secular  court  and  to  abide  by 
the  terms  of  his  agreement. 

The  decision  put  an  end  to  what  had  begun  to  lead  to  many 
disputes  and  considerable  bitterness  of  feeling.  The  incident  is  said 
to  show  the  character  of  Mason,  whose  memory  was  long  revered 
by  those  who  knew  him. 

An  Important  Administration. 

General  Bennett  Riley  succeeded  Governor  Mason,  and  his  ad- 
ministration was  destined  to  play  an  important  part  in  the  judicial 
histor}-  and  forms  of  i)rocedure  of  the  state.  Judge  E.  W.  McKin- 
stry  once  paid  Governor  Riley  the  high  compliment  of  saying  that 
he  was  a  brave,  level-headed  man,  and  not  a  constitution  monger. 


20  //  /  N  TO  I!  I  (   A  A 

Tile  jialjze  said:  "lie  niiplovtMl  williout  osti'iitat  ion.  and  sui'n'iidfn'd 
without  delay,  such  eivil  powei's  as  were  tlinist  upon  liiiu  hy  an 
extraordinary  eonil)iiiat ion  of  eii-einnstances." 

On  June  ^.  lf>4!>.  (iovenior  Kiley  issued  tlu'  nu)st  important 
proclamation  of  his  administrati<»n — one  that  crdied  for  the cleetion 
of  a  su])erior  court  of  four  .)U(1l:<'s  and  a  fiscal,  a  jud.Lic  of  iii-st  in- 
stance for  each  district.  alealdevS.  and  justices  of  the  peace. 

John  W.  (Jeary  was  eiiosen  first  alcalde  of  San  Francisco,  the 
election  takiuir  place  on  August  1.  184!).  He  got  all  the  votes  cast 
in  San   FraJicisco.  whicli  amounted  to   lolli. 

Frank  Turk  was  chosen  second  alcalde.  It  will  he  noticed  that 
in  the  cases  of  Mason.  Geary,  and  Turk,  the  names  of  streets  in 
San  Francisco  attest  the  popularity  of  the  men. 

Peter  11.  Burnett  was  chosen  from  San  Fi'ancisco  and  San 
Jose  as  one  of  the  judges  of  the  superior  court.  The  other  three 
were  Pacificus  Ord.  Lewis  Dent,  and  Jose  M.  Covarruhias.  Fred- 
erick Billings  was  then  appointed  attorney-general  (or  fiscal)  by 
Governor  Riley.  William  B.  Almond  was  also  ajipointed  a  judge  of 
a  special  court  of  first  instance  only,  with  civil  juristliction  only. 

Almond's  peculiarities  were  remarkable.  It  is  said  that  he  had 
no  respect  for  lawyers  and  their  ([nibbling.  He  had  an  idea  he 
could  see  through  any  case  at  a  glance,  and  wIumi  he  had  nuide  uj* 
his  mind  concerning  a  fact,  a  law.  or  a  case,  he  was  as  unalterable 
as  the  laws  of  the  ancient  Persians. 

Learned  opinions,  judicial  precedents,  lawyers'  speeches,  and 
all  forms  of  technicality  seemed  to  rouse  his  anger,  llittell  says 
Almond  waved  aside,  as  simple  matters,  (picstions  that  would  have 
pu/zled  a  ^lanstield  or  a  Marshall. 

Other  Odd  Conditions. 

In  the  early  stages  of  jiwisprudcnce  in  ( 'alifoiMiia.  man\' 
methods  were  in  vogue.  The  foi-m  of  justice  conformed  moi'o  or 
less  to  the  state  of  civilization  in  the  particular  district  under  <pu's- 
tion.  At  Los  Angeles  the  ^lexican  system  pi-evailed.  with  civil 
law  in  its  pristine  and  |)olislii'd  form,  hut  in  Sju-i-amcnt o.  where 
the  ^lissoui'i  influence  ])redominated.  thei-e  were  many  echoes  of 
the  common  law  of  Fngland.  San  Francisco  j)rol)al)ly  had  the  most 
wonderful  coni't  of  all.  especially  under  Almond,  .lui'isdict ion  was 
uidimitetl  as  to  parties.  sul)ject  mattci-.  techincalities.  "All  was 
fish  that  came  to  the  judge's  net."  said  Judge  McKinsti-y.  lie  took 
cognizance  of  matters,  spiritual   and    probate,   of  common    law  and 


HISTORICAL  21 

equity.  But  the  civil  iaw  was  always  regarded  as  supreme,  if 
anybod}'  could  be  found  who  knew  what  it  was. 

Toward  the  last  of  this  regime,  quite  unlike  the  methods  of 
modernity,  just  thirty  minutes  were  allowed  to  a  trial.  In  the 
winter  of  1849-50  rain  fell  incessantly  for  four  months,  and  during 
this  season  there  was,  part  of  the  time,  no  regular  courtroom,  so 
juries  were  compelled  at  times  to  hold  their  sessions  in  the  open 
yard.  The  name  of  the  clerk  of  this  remarkable  court  was  Pomeroy, 
commonly  called  "Pom."  At  the  end  of  the  short  trial  the  fore- 
man, just  before  announcing  the  verdict,  would  say,  "Pom.,  what's 
our  fees?"  Whereupon  the  verdict  of  twelve  men  good  and  true 
was  rendered.  This  story  may  be  slightly  exaggerated,  though 
those  who  were  familiar  with  the  times  and  the  court  insist  that  it 
is  pretty  true  to  life. 

Prompt  and  decisive  judgments  were  the  rule,  guided  by  excel- 
lent common  sense,  and  free  from  the  technicalities  and  delays  of 
modern  times. 

Elaborate  opinions  were  unknown  in  those  plain,  blunt  times. 

Length  Does  not  Always  Give  Strength  to  Judicial  Opinions. 

It  has  always  been  admitted  that  the  convention  that  adopted 
the  constitution  was  a  strong  one,  for  the  wisdom  of  the  men  of 
1849  shone  resplendent  in  those  times  of  sturdy  endeavor.  The  con- 
ditions and  surroundings  were  certainly  abnormal  when  compared 
with  the  current  of  life  as  it  usuall^y  ran.  That  portion  of  the  or- 
ganic law  which  provided  for  the  permanent  judicial  system  of  the 
state  has  always  been  praised  for  its  far-sighted  wisdom. 

Under  that  constitution  the  judicial  system  consisted  of  a 
supreme  court,  district  courts,  county  courts,  probate  courts,  jus- 
tices of  the  i^eace,  and  such  other  inferior  courts  as  the  legislature 
might  deem  necessary. 

Supreme  Court  Provisions. 

The  supreme  court  was  composed  of  a  chief  justice  and  two 
associate  justices.  Their  terms  of  office  were  six  years  each.  The 
district  courts  were  given  original  jurisdiction  in  law  and  equity  in 
all  civil  cases  where  the  amount  in  dispute  exceeded  two  hundred 
dollars,  exclusive  of  interest ;  and  in  criminal  cases  not  otherwise 
provided  for  these  courts  had  jurisdiction,  also  in  issues  of  fact 
joined  in  probate  courts. 

The  legislature  chose  the  first  district  judges,  for  a  term  of  two 
years.     Their  successors  Avere  elected  by  the  people  for  six  years. 


22  HI  ST  ()  R  I  C  A  L 

Cases  arising  in  justices'  courts  went  t«>  the  jurisdiction  of  county 
I'ourts.  which  also  liad  jurisdiction  in  such  si>ecial  cases  as  the  leiris- 
lature  might  p^o^^de. 

The  legislature,  as  authorized  by  the  constitution,  selected  S. 
C.  Hastings,  chief  justice  of  the  supreme  court,  with  Henry  A.  Lyon 
and  Nathaniel  Bennett  as  associate  justices. 

On  the  thirtieth  day  of  March.  1850.  the  legislature,  after  divid- 
ing the  state  into  nine  judicial  districts,  elected  the  district  judges. 
On  April  5th.  after  the  election  of  a  superior  court  for  San  Fran- 
cisco, the  legislature  elected  three  judges  for  it.  Those  first  chosen 
for  these  positions  were :  O.  S.  "Witherby.  for  the  first  district ;  Henry 
A.  Tefft.  for  the  second  district :  John  H.  Watson,  for  the  third  dis- 
trict ;  Levi  Parson,  fourth  district ;  Charles  X.  Creaner,  for  the  fifth 
district :  James  F.  Thomas,  sixth  district ;  Robert  Hopkins,  seventh 
district ;  William  R.  Turner,  eighth  district ;  and  W.  Scott  Sherwood, 
for  the  ninth  district.  P.  H.  ^lorse  was  elected  chief  judge.  Hugh 
C.  ^lurray  and  James  Caleb  Smith,  associates  for  the  superior  court 
of  San  Francisco. 

Old  Amendments. 

Amendments  to  the  constitution  of  1849.  which  were  ratified  on 
the  3d  of  September.  1862.  reorganized  the  .supreme  court  by  increas- 
ing its  members  to  five  judges.  Their  terms  of  office  were  at  the 
same  time  extended  from  six  to  ten  years.  They  were,  by  the  new 
provision,  given  appellate  jurisdiction  in  cases  of  equity,  also  in  all 
cases  of  law  involving  title  to  real  estate.  Cases  in  which  the  value 
or  demand  of  property'  in  litigation  amounted  to  three  liundred 
dollars  also  came  under  their  jurisdiction,  as  did  eases  arising  in 
probate  courts,  criminal  cases  amounting  to  felony,  where  questions 
of  law  alone  were  involved. 

Power  was  given  this  tribunal  to  issue  writs  of  mandamus,  cer- 
tiorari, prohibition,  and  habeas  corpus. 

Under  the  constitution  of  1840  the  supreme  court  failed  to  get 
any  original  jurisdiction.  The  state,  under  that  instrument,  was 
divided  into  fourteen  judicial  districts,  with  power  reserved  in  the 
legislature  to  make  such  alterations,  from  time  to  time,  as  the  public 
good  might  seem  to  require. 

Such  alterations  could  not  be  made,  however,  except  by  a  two- 
thirds  vote  of  the  members  of  the  legislature.  In  addition  to  juris- 
diction in  cases  of  equity  and  law.  the  district  courts  and  the  judges 
thereof  were,  by  this  enactment,  authorized  to  issue  writs  of  habeas 
corpus  in  behalf  of  persons  held  in  custody  in  their  respective  dis- 
tricts. 


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Original  jurisdiction  for  the  count.y  courts  was  given  in  many 
cases,  among  those  being  matters  of  forcible  entry  and  detainer, 
insolvency,  actions  to  prevent  or  abate  nuisances,  special  cases  and 
proceedings  not  otherwise  provided  for,  and  several  phases  of 
criminal  procedure  that  were  to  be  provided  for  from  time  to  time 
by  the  legislature. 

Appellate  Jurisdiction. 

These  courts  also  had  appellate  jurisdiction  in  cases  arising  in 
justices'  courts  and  some  other  inferior  tribunals.  Under  the  same 
law,  county  judges  were  given  the  power  to  hold  probate  courts  and 
perform  such  duties  as  might  be  prescribed  from  time  to  time  re- 
garding probate  capacities.  They  were  also  given  the  right  to  issue 
writs  of  habeas  corpus  in  their  respective  counties. 

It  should  be  remembered  that  neither  the  constitution  nor  its 
amendments  provided  for  any  salary  to  be  paid  the  judges  of  these 
courts.  The  compensation  for  these  servants  was  to  be  determined 
from  time  to  time  by  the  legislature,  wnth  the  provision  that  the 
pay  should  not  be  either  increased  nor  diminished  during  the  term 
for  which  any  judge  had  been  elected. 

After  the  first  amendment  of  the  constitution  of  1849,  Silas  W. 
Sanderson,  Lorenzo  Saw.yer,  John  Currey,  Augustus  L.  Rhodes,  and 
Oscar  L.  Shafter  were  elected  justices  of  the  reorganized  supreme 
court.  These  were  learned  and  able  men.  and  those  who  survived 
for  any  length  of  time  after  the  expiration  of  their  terms  of  office 
Avere  much  respected  by  the  community.  One  of  those  who  held  the 
esteem  of  the  comnumity  during  a  long  period  of  years  was  Honor- 
able John  Currey,  who  was  a  prominent  figure  in  San  Francisco 
during  many  stormy  times  of  later  history.  He  ahvays  took  a  vital 
interest  in  public  afPairs. 

Judge  Rhodes  was  also  highly  honored  by  the  people  after  the 
expiration  of  his  term  of  office. 

Justice  was  administered  by  the  courts  thus  constituted  for  a 
period  of  seventeen  years,  with  the  minimum  of  complaint.  Like  all 
other  human  institutions,  however,  the  system  of  course  developed 
a  few  objectionable  features,  as  a  result  of  which  a  number  of 
changes  were  imperatively  demanded.  Sundry  opinions  prevailed 
as  to  how  these  changes  might  be  effected  with  the  maximum  of 
benefit  and  the  minimum  of  evil. 

The  view  prevailing  among  most  of  the  members  of  the  bar  was 
decidedh^  against  any  very  radical  change  of  the  judicial  system 
then  prevailing.  l)ut  when  the  constitutioual  couveution  met  in  1879, 
it  was  found  that  a  majority  of  its  members  were  in  favor  of  many 


•2i  HI  STO  EI  C  A  L 

new  provisious.  There  had  been  niiieh  political  agitation,  which 
ripened  this  view  to  the  point  that  about  as  many  changes  as  could 
be  thought  of  were  demanded. 

Judicial  System  Revised. 

In  accordance  with  the  prevailing  view,  tiie  judiciary  was  rather 
severely  dealt  with.  The  supreme  court  was  still  further  enlarged 
in  membership,  seven  judges  instead  of  five  being  provided  for.  A 
decided  revolution  was  in  the  appointment  of  five  commissioners, 
given  power  to  examine  and  give  opinions  in  cases  referred  to  them 
by  the  supreme  court.  The  terms  of  the  judges  were  extended  to 
the  period  of  twelve  years  and  their  salaries  were  fixed  at  six 
thousand  dollars  a  year.  The  court  was  divided  into  two  depart- 
ments, but  arrangements  were  made  for  frequent  sessions  in  bank 
to  consider  such  cases  as  are  regarded  of  .sufficient  importance  to 
justify  this  procedure.  It  was  provided  that  the  concurrence  of  all 
the  judges  in  a  department  was  made  necessary  for  a  judgment 
therein,  and  in  bank  the  concurrence  of  four  judges  was  made 
necessary. 

As  the  beginnings  of  things  judicial  always  give  one  a  better 
idea  of  their  later  developments,  it  may  be  worth  while  to  dwell  a 
little  more  in  detail  on  the  sweeping  effects  of  the  constitution  of 
1879.  wliich  organic  document  has  figured  conspicuously  iu  later 
judicial  and  political  history. 

One  of  the  remarkable  and  much  discussed  provisions  of  the 
new  constitution,  caused,  no  doubt,  by  judicial  delays  and  some 
impatience  on  the  part  of  the  people,  dealt  with  the  method  of 
rendering  judicial  decisions.  Delay  of  justice  is  a  denial  of  justice 
in  many  cases.  This  provision  of  the  constitution  was  that  all  de- 
cisions made  in  bank  or  in  a  department  be  made  in  writing,  stating 
the  grounds  therefor. 

Many  complaints  had  been  made  because  of  delays  in  the  de- 
cision of  causes  luider  the  old  system,  so  the  framers  of  the  new 
constitution,  impatient  over  these  delays,  tried  very  hard  to  correct 
the  evil  by  providing  that  no  judge  of  a  superior  court  or  of  the 
supreme  court  should,  after  the  first  day  of  July,  1880.  be  allowed 
to  draw  or  receive  any  monthly  salary  unless  he  should  sub.scribe 
to  an  affidavit  before  an  officer  authorized  to  administer  oaths  that 
no  cause  in  his  court  had  remained  undecided  if  it  had  been  sub- 
mitted ffjr  decision  for  the  period  of  ninety  days  theretofore. 

In  the  light  of  subsequent  developments  it  may  be  said  that  the 
purpose  of  the  makers  of  the  constitution,  and  especially  the  motive 


HISTORICAL  25 

of  those  who  tried  to  liasteu  the  decision  of  causes,  was  doubtless 
good. 

]\Ir.  Henry  H.  Reid,  a  lawyer  prominent  in  San  Francisco  for 
many  years,  said  the  founders  doubtless  had  in  view  Shakespeare's 
soliloquy,  put  in  the  mouth  of  Hamlet,  regarding  the  law's  delays, 
or  they  remembered  the  provisions  of  Magna  Charta,  wherein  King 
John  undertook  that  he  would  neither  sell  nor  deny  nor  defer  right 
or  justice  to  anyone. 

Some  Harsh  Provisions. 

It  was  the  opinion  of  those  who  went  into  the  situation  care- 
fully that  the  application  of  the  provision  was  a  little  unreasonable 
as  applied  to  the  supreme  court.  Justice  Stephen  J.  Field  made  an 
unanswerable  argument  to  the  effect  that  the  rendering  of  tedious 
written  opinions  in  all  sorts  of  cases  would  not  only  lead  to  an 
elephantine  library,  but  to  a  great  cost  bill  as  well. 

The  provision  thus  adopted  by  the  makers  of  the  constitution 
were  rather  unnecessarily  drastic,  said  Justice  Field,  because  the 
provision  that  all  decisions  must  be  in  writing,  with  reasons  fully 
stated  for  each  case,  made  it  almost  impossible  for  the  judges  to 
decide  cases  as  rapidly  as  required  in  that  portion  of  the  measure 
which  punished  the  judges  of  the  supreme  court  by  withholding 
their  salaries. 

It  may  now  be  said  that  a  careful  survey  of  the  situation,  made 
by  those  who  studied  the  situation  with  care  after  the  immediate 
heat  and  glamour  of  the  occasion  had  passed,  led  them  to  the  con- 
clusion that  the  salary  provision  w'as  probably  well  taken  as  to  the 
superior  judges,  but  the  wisdom  of  the  same  provision,  applied  to 
the  supreme  court,  was  at  once  questioned,  even  bitterly  assailed. 
The  trial  courts  were  not  required  to  give  written  reasons  for  their 
decisions  nor  to  render  their  judgments  in  writing.  This  exemption 
made  the  ban  less  onerous  in  their  case  than  in  the  case  of  the  higher 
court. 

Sweeping  Changes. 

Perhaps  the  most  important  change  made  by  the  constitution 
of  1879  was  the  sweeping  revolution  that  applied  to  the  remainder 
of  the  judicial  system,  few  fragments  of  which  survived  the  new 
instrument 's  provisions. 

Old  courts  of  original  jurisdiction,  except  those  of  justices  of 
the  peace,  were  swept  entirely  away.  A  superior  court  for  almost 
every  county  in  the  state  was  organized  to  take  their  place.  By 
these  provisions,  all  cases  then  pending  in  the  district  courts,  county 


26  HI  STOFIC  A  L 

courts,  probate  courts,  anil  all  other  inferior  tri])unals.  except  those 
of  justices  of  the  peace,  were  sent  to  the  new  court. 

By  an  extension  of  the  provisions  of  the  revolutionary  law.  all 
cases  in  which  the  old  courts  had  exercised  jurisdiction  were  thence- 
forth to  be  brought,  heard,  and  determined  in  the  new  superior 
courts. 

Tender  this  old  provision,  the  superior  courts  as  we  now  know 
them  obtained  extensive  powers — powei*s  that,  in  some  of  the 
older  communities  of  the  United  States,  are  exercised  by  separate 
tribunals.  In  fact,  the  growth  of  later  years  caused  the  superior 
courts  to  assign  criminal  cases  to  one  department,  in  cities,  probate 
cases  to  another,  juvenile  cases  to  another,  and  so  on. 

The  superior  judges  were  given  the  power  to  perform  all  the 
duties  of  all  previous  judges,  in  cases  theretofore  known  at  common 
law.  both  civil  and  criminal.  As  a  chancellor  the  superior  judge 
was  given  power  to  apply  all  the  rules  and  remedies  known  to 
equity  jurisprudence:  he  was  to  perform  the  functions  of  spiritual 
courts  as  to  wills,  estates  of  decedents,  matrimonial  cases,  and 
special  proceedings.  In  the  absence  of  federal  legislation,  and 
under  the  old  state  bankruptcy  law.  he  had  power  to  deal  Avith 
insolvency,  which  power  was  generally  exercised  until  the  adoption 
of  the  federal  law  some  years  later. 

Considering  the  labor  involved  in  the  performance  of  all  the 
duties  of  the  superior  courts,  it  must  be  conceded,  says  ]\Ir.  Reid, 
after  a  review  of  the  work  of  the  intervening  j-ears.  that  the  admin- 
istration of  justice  in  the  courts  of  California  has  been  much  better 
than  was  freely  prophesied  would  be  the  case.  Those  who  made  the 
evil  prophecies  feared  that  the  duties  would  be  beyond  the  power 
of  the  judges.  These  forebodings,  be  it  known,  were  usually  in- 
dulged in  b,v  those  who  bitterly  excepted  to  the  sweeping  changes 
made  by  the  new  constitution. 

One  of  the  sweeping  jirovisions  of  the  new  instrument  was 
that  which  made  superior  judges  ineligible  to  any  other  office  or 
employment  during  the  terms  for  which  they  were  elected.  Their 
salaries  were  also  made  i)ayable.  one-half  by  the  county,  one-half  by 
the  state. 

To  Remove  Judges. 

Another  provision  of  far-reaciiing  scope  was  that  which  au- 
thorized the  legislature  to  remove  all  judges  of  superior  courts  and 
all  justices  of  the  supreme  court  for  malfeasance  in  office.  Under 
these  provisions,  laid  down  with  emphasis  in  the  convention,  this 
removal  may  be  etfected  bv  tiie  concurrent  resolution  of  l)oth  houses 


HISTORIC  AL  27 

of  the  legislature,  adopted  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  each  house.  A 
copy  of  the  complaint  must  be  served  on  the  judge  complained  of 
and  an  opportunity  given  to  him  to  be  fully  heard. 

A  very  sturdy  attempt  was  soon  made  by  a  disappointed  liti- 
gant, who  thought  he  saw  his  chance  to  obtain  the  removal  of  two 
justices  of  the  supreme  court,  but  he  failed  in  his  effort.  There 
may  yet  be  times  when  this  summary  method  of  getting  rid  of 
judges  will  be  called  into  action,  but  many  of  the  older  lawyers 
still  maintain  that  it  is  a  dangerous  expedient,  more  likely  to  be 
used  to  remove  a  judge  who  is  unpopular  than  one  who  is  ignorant, 
dishonest,  or  unjust.  This  reminds  one  of  the  fact  that  in  recent 
years  there  has  been  a  great  deal  of  agitation  regarding  that  part 
of  the  recall  movement  that  has  to  do  with  the  recalling  of  judges. 

In  this  connection,  although  not  bearing  directly  on  the  political 
history  of  California,  the  words  of  the  immortal  statesman  and 
orator,  Daniel  Webster,  might  be  recalled  with  profit  by  the  student 
of  the  times.  In  discussing  questions  similar  to  those  now  upper- 
most in  the  public  mind  concerning  the  judiciary — although  he 
spoke  in  Massachusetts  at  a  constitutional  convention — he  said,  in 
part : 

Daniel  Webster's  Views. 

"The  judiciary  is  composed  of  few  persons,  and  those  not  such 
as  mix  habitually  in  the  pursuits  and  objects  which  most  engage 
public  men.  They  are  not,  or  never  should  be,  political  men.  They 
have  often  unpleasant  duties  to  perform,  and  their  conduct  is  often 
liable  to  be  canvassed  and  censured  where  their  reasons  for  it  are 
not  known,  or  cannot  be  understood.  It  is  the  theory  and  plan  of 
the  constitution  to  restrain  the  legislature  as  well  as  other  depart- 
ments, and  to  subject  their  acts  to  judicial  decision  whenever  it 
appears  that  such  acts  infringe  on  constitutional  limits.  Without 
this  check,  no  certain  limitations  could  exist  on  the  exercise  of  legis- 
lative power.  The  judge  is  bound  by  his  oath  to  decide  according 
to  law.  The  constitution  is  the  supreme  law.  Any  act  of  the  legis- 
lature, therefore,  inconsistent  with  that  su[)reme  law,  must  yield 
to  it;  and  any  judge,  seeing  this  inconsistency,  and  yet  giving  effect 
to  the  law,  would  violate  both  his  duty  and  his  oath.  But  it  is 
evident  that  this  power,  to  be  useful,  must  be  lodged  in  independent 
hands.  If  the  legislature  should,  unhappily,  be  in  a  temper  to  do 
a  violent  thing,  it  would  probably  take  care  to  see  that  the  bench 
of  justice  was  so  constituted  as  to  agree  with  it  in  opinion.  There 
is  nothing,  after  all,  so  important  to  individuals  as  the  upright  ad- 
ministration of  justice.     This  comes  home  to  every  man;  life,  liberty. 


28  //  /  N  T  ()  1!  IC  AL 

reputation.  i)roperty — all  depend  on  this.  No  sjrovernmeut  does  its 
duty  to  the  people  which  doe.s  not  make  ample  and  stable  pro- 
vision for  the  exercise  of  this  part  of  its  powers.  Nor  is  it  enough 
that  there  are  courts  that  will  deal  jiistly  with  mere  private  ques- 
tions. AVe  look  to  the  judicial  tribunal  for  protection  against  illegal 
or  unconstitutional  acts,  from  whatever  quarter  they  may  proceed. 
The  courts  of  law.  independent  judges,  and  enlightened  juries  are 
citadels  of  popular  liberty,  as  well  as  temples  of  private  justice." 

The  dangers  so  eloquently  portrayed  by  Webster  before  the  !Massa- 
chusetts  constitutional  conventicui.  as  to  the  independence  of  the 
judiciary — dangers  which  President  Taft  and  others  have  since 
pointed  out  during  contests  with  those  who  would  recall  the 
judiciary  by  the  popular  vote — were  not  at  that  time  merely 
academic  or  imaginary  questions,  but  were  of  that  practical  char- 
acter that  men  of  the  Websterian  intellect  often  seem  to  have  the 
power  to  foresee.     It  was  so  in  ^Massachusetts. 

Judge  Loses  Place. 

The  reality  of  these  evils  was  soon  shown  in  events  in  the 
history  of  the  Old  Bay  state,  when  a  judge  was  deprived  of  his 
office,  simply  for  the  reason  that  he  honestly  executed  a  law  of  the 
United  States  that  chanced  to  be  much  disliked  by  the  Massa- 
chusetts legislature. 

Recurring  to  California's  constitution  of  1879.  it  may  be  said 
that,  in  spite  of  many  merits  and  some  demerits — as  the  people 
have  since  that  time  perceived — it  was  ratified  and  went  into  opera- 
tion in  1880.  There  have  been  attempts  to  overcome  some  of  the 
objectionable  features  of  the  instrument  since  those  early  years. 

Mr.  Reid.  writing  of  the  constitution,  aptly  says  that  the 
prophecies  of  those  who  were  in  favor  of  the  instrument,  as  well 
as  the  predictions  of  its  enemies,  have  not  come  to  pass.  The  re- 
sults, as  might  have  been  expected,  have  not  been  such  as  were 
confidently  predicted  either  by  its  friends  or  its  foes.  The  millen- 
ium  has  not  dawned  on  California  since  those  times,  nor  has  the 
country  been  plunged  into  chaos.  A  people  with  the  traditions  and 
experiences  of  self-government  may  be  interfered  with  now  and 
then,  retarded  in  their  progress  and  interrupted  in  their  happiness 
by  vicious  or  imperfect  laws,  as  by  tyrannical  rulers,  but  there  is 
usually  a  way  out  of  the  trouble. 

Practice  softens  the  rough  places,  circumvention  patches  the 
defects,  and  in  the  end  the  evils  do  not  become  so  great,  in  a  free 
eountrv.  as  mieht  be  looked  for  in  advance  of  administrative  prac- 


HIST  OBI  C  A  L  29 

tice.  In  most  instances,  in  California,  substantial  justice  has  been 
attained  in  one  way  or  another,  and  its  people  are  prosperous  and 
happy.  During  more  than  sixty  years  of  vital  history  the  people 
of  California  have  demonstrated  the  truth  of  this  statement  again 
and  again. 

It  may  be  said  that  the  legislature  and  the  courts,  as  well  as 
the  people,  have,  as  a  rule,  united  heroically  and  helped  one  another 
to  perfect  a  system,  as  far  as  possible,  by  which  the  community 
itself  would  be  protected,  on  the  one  hand,  and  the  individual,  when 
charged  with  crime,  would  be  properly  heard  before  being  con- 
demned. 

Old  Work  Reviewed. 

After  a  careful  survey  of  the  early  legislative  and  judicial  his- 
tory of  the  state,  including  the  constitutional  convention  of  1879 
and  its  results,  it  must  be  said  that  the  masses  avoided  the  infliction 
of  punishments  so  severe  as  to  beget  sympathy  for  the  accused 
rather  than  for  the  accuser.  California  has  no  share  in  the  re- 
proach of  the  ferocious  system  of  the  English  common  law  and  of 
the  blue  laws  of  early  New  England,  systems  that  have  been  de- 
nounced, especially  in  their  weak  portions,  as  the  most  objectionable 
that  a  civilized  community  could  institute  for  the  government  of 
a  people.  Calif ornians  really  united  heroically  in  one  brave  en- 
deavor to  perfect  a  system  that  would  stand  the  test  of  time.  That 
the  system  has  failures,  as  have  all  other  human  systems,  none  can 
deny — but  no  other  state  of  the  Union  can  show  a  more  systematic 
struggle  to  realize  worthy  ideals  than  that  of  California  from  the 
earliest  times  down  to  the  present  day. 


A  WONDERFUL  OLD  (  ASE. 

IX   all  the  years  of  court  history  in  California  there  has  never 
been  a  ease  so  remarkable  as  one  that  caused  much  excitement 
among  the  people  in  the  spriuof  of  1850 — a  criminal  case  that 
caused  world-wide  comment  by  reason  of  its  strange  donoueraent, 
an  outcome  confessedly  stranger  than  fiction. 

Just  at  this  stage  of  the  general  story  of  the  bench  and  bar, 
it  may  be  well  to  give  the  main  outlines  of  this  wonderful  old  ease 
of  circumstantial  evidence — perhaps  the  most  wonderful,  all  things 
considered,  in  all  juridical  history. 

As  intimated,  this  case  arose  in  San  Francisco  in  the  spring  of 
1850,  when  the  brand  of  justice  administered  was  of  the  stern, 
simple  sort  that  belonged  to  the  period  when  the  masses  wanted 
punishment  meted  out  to  all  whose  hearts  were  void  of  social  duty, 
yet  when  the  innocent  had  what  was  known  as  a  "square  chance." 

An  authentic  account  of  this  remarkable  case  was  written  by 
Messrs.  T.  A.  Barry  and  B.  A.  Patten,  contemporaries  of  the  stirring 
events  of  that  more  than  eventful  spring.  The  following  account  is 
paraphrased  from  their  ancient  narrative,  part  of  which  is  used 
almost  as  they  wrote  it. 

This  remarkable  case  of  mistaken  identity,  which  puzzled  the 
public  and  the  lawyers  alike,  is  that  of  one  Thomas  Berdue.  who 
was  arrested  and  charged  with  a  murderous  assault  on  a  man 
of  the  name  Jansen.  of  Jansen.  Bond  &  Company,  the  assault  having 
been  accompanied  by  the  robbery  of  their  store  on  Montgomery 
Street. 

No  Case  Like  It. 

None  of  the  old  lawyers  or  judges  can  remember  any  case  in 
the  annals  of  California  approaching  this  one  in  the  remarkable  ele- 
ments of  mystery,  resemblance,  and  dramatic  termination.  The 
circumstantial  confusion  and  minuteness  of  resemblances,  in  fact, 
form  one  of  the  most  interesting  chapters  in  the  story  of  the  law 
itself. 

The  general  outlines  of  this  story,  though  familiar  only  dimly 
to  a  few  of  the  old  San  Franciscans  who  still  linger,  is  unknown 
to  most  of  the  lawyers  of  to-day.  even  in  vague  outline,  though  it 
was  published  in  considerable  detail  throughout  the  world  at  the 
time  of  the  remarkable  trial  itself.  The  remarkable  particulars,  the 
facts  of  the  case — stranger  than  fiction — would,  if  in  romance,  be 
deemed  highly  improbable,  if  not  foolishly  overdone. 


HISTORICAL  31 

Berdue  was  arrested  for  the  attempted  murder  of  Jansen  aud 
the  actual  burglariziug  of  the  store,  then  taken  to  the  bedchamber 
of  ]Mr.  Jansen,  who  was  then  supposed  to  be  in  articulo  mortis,  and 
recognized  by  the  injured  man  as  the  villain  who  had  assaulted  him. 
The  news  of  the  complete  identification  caused  much  excitement, 
but  the  angry  crowd  that  haunted  the  places  where  Berdue  was 
taken  was  not  allowed  to  wreak  its  vengeance,  the  sentiment  being 
to  "see  the  case  through"  and  discover  just  how  far  the  wretch  in 
custody  would  go  toward  denying  what  seemed  positive  evidence  of 
his  guilt. 

Another  man  was  taken  to  the  bedside  of  Mr.  Jansen,  in  com- 
pany with  Berdue,  but  the  wounded  man  unhesitatingly  pointed 
out  Berdue  as  the  person  who  had  tried  to  kill  him.  The  accused 
man  was  at  once  remanded  to  the  jail,  then  in  the  old  Graham 
House,  on  Kearny  Street.  He  was  there  tried  for  the  crime,  and 
without  delay,  b}-  the  exasperated  citizens  who  sought  to  right  the 
grave  wrong,  because  they  no  longer  trusted  the  regularly  consti- 
tuted authorities.  Oddly,  in  spite  of  the  positive  evidence  and  of 
many  circumstances  that  seemed  to  make  it  clear,  the  jury  thus 
rudely  summoned  failed  to  agree.  The  citizens  then  assembled, 
much  wrought  up  by  passion,  for  the  declared  purpose  of  hanging 
the  accused  man.  They  were  restrained  by  the  military  until  cooler 
counsel  prevailed. 

The  delay,  however,  plunged  Berdue  into  still  deeper  ditfi- 
culties.  He  had,  during  the  delay,  been  recognized  as  the  murderer 
of  Sheriff  Moore,  of  Anbury,  California.  He  was  taken  there  to 
be  tried,  and  after  a  very  hasty  hearing  of  the  case  he  was  speedily 
convicted  and  sentenced  to  be  hanged. 

Evidence  Seemed  Complete. 

There  seemed  not  the  slightest  reason  to  doubt  that  the  wretch 
was  not  only  guilty  of  murdering  and  robbing  Sheriff  Moore,  but 
the  sentiment  grew  strong  that  he  was  the  man  who  had,  in  a 
similar  manner,  robbed  and  tried  to  kill  Mr.  Jansen.  Had  he  not 
been  identified  as  the  criminal  in  the  two  striking  instances  at  bar? 
Was  his  own  appearance  not  so  odd  that  mistake  was  next  to  im- 
possible? Men  who  swore  they  had  known  Berdue  in  Australia 
(though  it  transpired  that  he  was  never  there  in  his  life),  and  men 
who  as  positively  swore  that  they  had  worked  with  him  for  a  long 
period  in  the  mines  of  California,  swore  also  without  the  slightest 
doubt  that  Thomas  Berdue  was  in  reality  not  Berdue  at  all,  but  a 
man  of  the  name  Stuart. 


32  HIS'LO  RIVAL 

It  was  argued  that  those  men  were  nut  likely  to  be  mistaken, 
and  the  men  themselves  laughed  at  the  idea  that  there  could  be 
the  sliy:htest  doubt   in  their  identification. 

The  jirisoner.  aecoriling  to  the  testimony  of  everybody,  as  was 
proved  afterward,  was  a  very  peculiar  looking  man — tall,  inclined 
to  stoop:  his  beard  was  remarkably  black,  long,  and  pointed,  but 
his  hair  was  of  a  rieh  brown  eoloi'.  tine  and  wavy.  It  reached  below 
his  eollar. 

Then  he  had  j)ersonal  marks  and  jxH-uliarities  accom[)anying 
the  other  remarkable  points  of  ideiitilication.  lie  had  lost  a  joint 
from  one  of  his  fingers.  lie  also  had  a  little  slit  in  one  of  his  ears — 
a  scar  over  the  left  eyebrow.  His  eyes  were  black,  glittering,  and 
restless.  According  to  the  testimony  of  everybody,  Stuart's  nose 
was  aiiuiline.  as  was  the  prisoner's  nose — and  he  had  a  defiant  way 
of  raising  his  head  and  looking  around  him. 

In  the  gait  of  Stuart,  as  in  that  of  the  prisoner  at  the  bar,  there 
was  a  marked  peculiarity — a  long,  measured  step,  or  stride,  like 
a  man  pacing  the  ground  as  if  measuring  it.  or.  possildy,  a  sugges- 
tion of  military  training. 

It  was  argued  that  the  witnesses  could  not  be  mistaken  in  every 
point  of  their  identification.  The  prisoner  was  in  reality,  therefore, 
the  man  they  had  known,  and  not  Berdue  at  all,  that  name  being 
manifestl\-  a  created  one,  the  refuge  of  a  guilty,  cornered  wretch. 

With  all  these  peculiar  marks  of  identity  and  traits  of  char- 
acter, which  were  emphasized  and  agreed  upon  by  every  witness, 
how  could  there  l)e  even  a  remote  chance  of  error? 

Therefore,  ]Mr.  Thomas  Berdue,  alias  Stuart,  was  promptly,  con- 
denmed  to  be  hanged,  and  was  given  only  a  short  time  for  his  final 
preparations.     Here  comes  the  strangest  feature  of  all. 

Another  Crime  Committed. 

While  Berdue  awaited  his  sentence  to  be  executed,  there  lay 
in  the  harbor  of  San  Francisco  an  English  merchant  ship  which 
had  brought  a  cargo  into  poi't  and  was  al)out  to  sail  for  her  home 
in  England.  The  captain's  wife  was  on  board  with  him.  One  night 
.soon  after  the  arrival  of  the  vessel,  and  while  Berdue  was  in  cus- 
tody, tht're  was  a  disturbance  aboard  the  ship.  It  ha])pened  just 
after  the  crew  and  all  others  had  liirncd  in  for  sleep.  They  hearil 
a  sound  as  of  some  one  pacing  the  deck. 

After  listening  for  a  few  moments  without  hearing  any  further 
disturbance,  both  the  captain  and  his  wife  ceased  to  give  the  matter 
any  further  attention;  but  presently,  hearing  an  unusual  movement 


HISTORICAL  33 

in  the  cabin,  the  captain  stepped  forward  to  learn  the  cause,  where- 
upon he  was  knocked  dow^n  by  a  slungshot,  the  same  weapon,  it 
appears,  that  was  used  upon  Mr.  Jansen,  for  the  assaulting  of 
whom  Berdue  had  been  originally  arrested. 

The  brave  wife  of  the  captain  was  grappling  with  the  would-be 
murderer  before  he  could  turn  from  his  victim  to  his  mission  of 
robbery.  The  wife's  sudden  appearance  was  an  unexpected  dilemma 
for  the  assassin,  so  he  attempted  choking  and  slungshotting  her,  but 
she  clung  to  his  hands  with  a  tenacity  and  strength  that  finally 
defeated  him.  In  her  desperation  she  screamed  so  loudly  that  an 
alarm  was  quickly  given,  assistance  promptly  came,  and  the  villain 
was  soon  in  the  hands  of  the  Vigilance  Committee  on  Battery  Street. 

This  was  the  real  Stuart !  He  was  undoubtedly  the  murderer 
of  Sheriff  Moore  and  the  robber  of  Jansen.  The  people  were  be- 
wildered when  they  beheld  the  double  of  Berdue.  When  he  was 
brought  into  the  daylight  the  morning  after  his  arrest  the  public 
could  scarcely  realize  that  he  was  not  the  man,  the  identical  wretch 
who  had  already  been  tried  and  condemned  to  death  at  Auburn, 
for  the  murder  of  Sheriff  Moore. 

When  Berdue,  who  was  absolutely  innocent  of  all  for  which 
he  had  stood  accused  and  been  condemned  to  die,  w^as  placed  side 
by  side  with  the  Australian  convict  and  undoubted  murderer,  the 
resemblance  was  so  remarkable  that  everybody,  even  Berdue  and 
Stuart  himself,  gave  way  to  a  sense  of  amazement  that  God  had 
made  two  creatures  so  much  alike,  so  identical  in  the  peculiarities 
by  which  men  distinguish  one  person  from  another.  One  of  the 
witnesses  in  the  case  described  that  resemblance  as  simply  awful, 
particularly  in  view  of  the  awful  consequences  that  it  had  barely 
failed  to  bring  about. 

Resemblance  Minute. 

Not  only  was  this  resemblance  minute  as  to  stature,  complexion, 
similarity  of  hair — soft,  long,  brown,  and  waving  over  the  shoulders 
— and  long,  black,  pointed  beards;  but  each  had  lost  the  same  joint 
from  the  same  finger  of  the  same  hand;  each  had  the  peculiar  little 
slit  in  his  left  ear;  the  same  shaped  scar  over  the  left  eyebrow^ ;  and 
when  they  stepped,  there  was  the  same  remarkable  peculiarity  in 
their  gaits. 

The  physiogomist  could  see  the  aquiline  nose,  the  very  black 
eye,  and  the  habit  of  lifting  the  head  to  look  around ;  but  in  Berdue 's 
eyes,  the  disciple  of  Lavatar  could  not  see  the  cold,  wicked,  cruel 
glitter  noticeable  in  Stuart's  eye,  nor  the  devilish  expression  of 
his  mouth  and  nostrils,  as  if  he  defied  the  world  and  its  moral  codes. 


64:  n  I  S  T  0  7i*  /  C  A  L 

The  differences  in  the  appearance  of  the  men  were  so  minute, 
however,  that  even  those  of  the  shrewdest  j)owers  of  observation 
hardly  noticed  them  at  the  outset  of  their  comparisons. 

When  Stuart  was  ordered  to  be  brouirht  out  for  his  sentence, 
the  guards  led  him  forward  from  his  cell  in  the  corner  of  the  Vigi- 
lance Committee-room  to  a  spot  not  far  from  the  judge's  seat.  It 
was  readily  noticed  that  the  i)risoner  was  taller  than  either  of  the 
guards,  being  a  powerfully  knitted  man  as  well,  so  his  arms  were 
pinioned  behind  him. 

His  black,  piercing  eyes  glanced  on  every  side  as  he  was  led 
through  the  throng  of  anxious,  indignant,  and  surprised  men  to  the 
open  space  in  front  of  the  judgment  seat. 

The  guards  halted  with  their  prisoner  directly  before  that  seat, 
whereupon  the  prisoner  fastened  his  gaze  on  that  calm,  yet  solenui, 
face,  with  an  intensity  that  was  almost  painful.  Breathless  silence 
prevailed  for  a  brief  time.  The  judge's  voice  then  broke  the  silence 
by  pronouncing  the  prisoner's  name  and  proceeding  with  the  usual 
form.  Stuart's  crime  was  recited,  and  it  was  ordered  that  he  be 
taken  forth  within  two  hours  and  hanged  by  the  neck  until  dead. 
He  was  exhorted  to  make  his  peace  with  God,  if  possil)le.  through 
the  several  priests  who  were  in  attendance. 

When  the  judge's  Avords  broke  the  silence  that  had  enveloped 
the  multitude  at  that  awful  moment,  as  the  murderer  paused  to 
hear  his  doom.  Stuart  started,  lifted  his  head  defiantly,  then  stood 
like  a  marble  statue  until  the  last  word  of  the  sentence  was  uttered ; 
but  the  burning  eye  of  the  condemned  man  was  never  averted  for 
a  moment  from  the  face  of  the  man  who  was  pronouncing  his  doom ; 
yet,  by  an  indescribable  sort  of  flash,  it  seemed  to  be  continually 
taking  in  everything  else  in  the  room,  as  if  his  sight  and  his  atten- 
ti(»ii  were  in  some  mysterious  way  divided — fascinated  by  some 
ol)ject  from  which  he  could  divert  neither  his  ga/e  nor  liis  thought. 
He  was  looking  at  Berdue. 

A  Watchful  Prisoner. 

While  watclifid  and  intensely  eonscious  of  every  movement  and 
sound  around  him.  like  some  ferocious  beast  of  prey,  surprised 
and  angry  because  he  was  in  captivity,  maddened  in  a  sullen  way 
because  of  his  fetters,  keenly  alert  with  the  forlorn  hope  of  escape, 
intensified  by  the  desire  to  destroy  liis  eai)tors.  tliere  was  never  the 
evidence  of  a  single  gleam  of  sorrow  or  i-epentanee  in  that  almost 
inhuman  face. 


HISTOlilCAL  35 

At  the  close  of  the  sentence,  when  the  guard  turned  the  pris- 
oner back  to  the  corner  of  the  room,  where  the  priests  awaited  his 
return,  he  strode  forward  wath  that  peculiar  step,  characteristic  of 
and  so  nearlj-  fatal  to  his  remarkable  double — but  his  features  could 
not  assume  inditference.  His  eyes  seemed  to  look  everywhere,  as 
if  taking  in  every  detail  of  expression  in  the  faces  of  those  assem- 
bled. He  noticed  the  slightest  movements  near  him;  and  recoiled 
from  them  with  an  apparent  mingling  of  fear,  entreaty,  and  de- 
fiance-— his  manner  being  like  that  often  seen  in  hardened  char- 
acters w^ho  await  death  at  the  end  of  the  rope  or  at  the  end  of  a 
volley  fired  b}'  soldiers. 

Within  the  time  named  by  the  judge,  declining  with  scorn  all 
spiritual  consolation,  Stuart  was  led  down  the  stairs  from  the 
Vigilance  Committee-rooms  to  the  street,  and  escorted  by  hundreds 
of  armed  men  to  a  little  pier  on  Market  Street,  the  spot  where  lie 
was  to  expiate  his  crimes.  The  rude  gallows  had  been  improvised 
upon  a  derrick  nsed  for  loading  lighters. 

Stuart  is  Hanged. 

The  rope  was  placed  around  his  neck  by  the  stern  executioners 
of  the  judgment  of  that  rude  court  of  justice,  after  somebody  had 
removed  his  black,  broad-rimmed  hat  and  placed  it  on  his  head 
so  as  to  cover  his  face  and  hide  the  contortions  of  the  death  struggle 
about  to  ensue.  The  man  who  had  thus  placed  the  hat  then  pressed 
the  prisoner's  hand  and  said,  "Be  firm,  old  boy.  It  will  soon  be 
over. ' ' 

At  an  agreed  and  familiar  signal  the  tall,  silent  figure  of  the 
man  of  crime  and  mystery  was  suddenly  and  violently  pulled  against 
the  outstretched  arm  of  the  derrick  by  hundreds  of  willing  hands 
that  grasped  the  long  rope  that  led  from  the  gallows  to  the  rear 
ranks  of  the  brass  band — a  band  that  marched  and  played  as  the 
orderly  mob  led  to  his  doom  one  of  the  vilest  outlaws  that  ever 
came  from  the  penal  colonies  of  Great  Britain  to  the  shores  of 
California. 

Circumstantial  Evidence  Doubted. 

For  a  long  time  after  the  trial  of  this  remarkable  case  it  was 
difficult  to  induce  juries,  when  these  bodies  were  regularly  consti- 
tuted, to  give  proper  weight  to  circumstantial  evidence,  evidence 
that,  in  its  completeness,  is  always  regarded  as  the  strongest  pos- 
sible. 


36  HISTO  li'  ICAL 

Lawyei*s  who  have  studied  the  history  of  remarkable  cases  of 
eireumstantial  evidence,  eases  slathered  from  all  parts  of  the  world, 
unhesitatingly  say  that  notliiny;  in  tlie  annals  of  any  other  conntry 
has  surpassed,  if  indeed  any  ease  has  equaled,  the  remarkable  re- 
semblances, in  the  minutest  details,  that  characterized  the  persons 
of  Stuart  and  Berdue  in  the  days  of  early  California.  It  was  surely 
a  strange  freak  of  nature  tliat  made  two  men  so  much  alike  that 
it  required  rare  discernment  to  enable  one  to  say  that  one  was 
not  the  other,  as  if  both  had  beeu  east  in  the  same  mold,  then 
marred  and  scarred  bv  similar  accidents  and  misfortunes. 


THE  COMMONWEALTH  ORGANIZED. 

SOME  facts  regarding  the  judicial  and  -constitutional   develop- 
_       ment  of  California  between  1846  and  1850  may  prove  of  deep 
interest,  more  particularly  because  the  state  is  unique  in  the 
history  of  the  states  of  the  American  Union  in  the  method  of  its 
organization — a  state  sui  generis,  so  to  speak. 

California  stands  alone,  as  an  old  writer  on  the  subject  has 
said,  in  the  history  of  political  governments  and  the  growth  of 
commonwealths  in  the  United  States.  It  is  for  one  thing  the  only 
example  wherein  a  people,  far  from  similar  in  characteristics  or 
homogeneous  in  origin  and  habits  of  life,  living  unrestrained  lives 
in  an  unorganized  territory,  have,  of  their  own  free  will,  and  in 
accordance  with  the  light  of  their  own  wisdom  and  under  the  direc- 
tion of  their  own  impulses,  organized  and  put  into  permanent,  and 
for  the  most  part  successful,  operation,  without  anarchy  or  disorder, 
a  prosperous  state.  This  was  at  the  close  of  the  year  1819,  during 
the  feverish  gold  excitement  following  Marshall's  remarkable  dis- 
covery of  January  24,  1848. 

Not  a  Toy  Affair. 

It  should  be  remembered  that  the  experiment  of  self-govern- 
ment thus  successfully  launched  was  not  a  toy  affair  in  a  limited 
territory ;  for  the  boundaries  of  California  consisted  of  more  than 
seven  hundred  miles  of  frontage  on  the  Pacific  Ocean,  containing 
a  population  estimated  at  between  175,000  and  200,000  persons.  It 
is  true  that  the  population  was  largely  of  the  Celtic  and  Anglo- 
Saxon  types,  yet  it  should  be  remembered  that  this  hurriedly  assem- 
bled population  also  consisted  of  people  from  almost  every  quarter 
of  the  globe. 

As  has  been  aptly  shown  by  Samuel  Holladay,  for  many  years 
an  able  and  conscientious  lawyer  of  San  Francisco,  it  was  a  time 
of  profound  peace.  Most  of  the  population  had  arrived  since  the 
recent  discovery  of  the  rich  gold  mines  that  turned  the  world's  eyes 
toward  the  w^est.  Of  course  this  discovery  had  electriiied  the  com- 
merce and  stimulated  the  imaginations  of  the  world.  In  the  ab- 
sence of  rapid  means  of  communication  the  imaginations  of  those 
abroad  wrought  wonderful  pictures  of  the  life  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
a  life  of  which  they  knew  almost  nothing. 

Another  odd  circumstance,  especially  wdien  considered  in  con- 
nection with  the  founding  of  a  state,  is  that  the  great  majority  of 
the   people   had   no   abiding   intention   of  making   the   far   Avcstern 


38  III  STO  7i'  IC  AL 

empire  their  permanent  home.  The  fact  that  the  country  had  re- 
cently passed  from  the  possession  of  ]\Iexico  to  that  of  the  United 
States  no  doubt  caused  many  to  look  upon  it  as  a  land  more  or  less 
alien  to  their  hopes,  ambitions,  and  preferences  as  to  the  way  of 
life. 

Xow  that  California  is  known  as  a  wonderful  a^rricultural  state, 
it  seems  remarkable  that  the  great  versatility  and  productiveness 
of  the  soil  were  so  long  unknown.  If  her  gold  was  long  hidden, 
so  were  her  natural  resources,  for  many  old  letters  and  records 
indicate  that  the  masses  took  California  for  a  land  of  barren  lands 
and  wild  animals  rather  than  a  region  susceptible  of  great  agri- 
cultural development. 

Those  who  began  the  earnest  investigation  of  agricultural  pos- 
sibilities finally  realized  that  the  grains  of  the  tields  and  the  fruits 
of  the  earth  would  thrive  in  the  Golden  State,  if  properly  cultivated 
and  given  water.  All  this,  however,  was  long  before  the  dawn  of 
the  present  rational  method  of  developing  agricultural  possibilities 
in  countries  that  at  first  blush  do  not  seem  fit  for  the  plow  of 
the  liusbandman. 

Resources  not  Known. 

The  substantial  agricultural  and  horticultural  developments  of 
which  the  later  days  have  been  very  proud  did  not  attract  much 
attention  until  after  the  marked  decline  of  the  gold  excitement 
became  manifest. 

The  simple  habits  of  the  sparsely  scattered  population  did  not 
require  much  of  that  ministration  given  by  courts,  and  the  rough- 
and-ready  way  of  dealing  summary  justice  prevented  the  need  of 
many  trials  in  the  regular  courts.  In  a  sense,  the  people  were  too 
busy  with  big  out-of-door  events  to  stop  and  pay  much  heed  to  such 
things  as  courts  of  law.  Little  time  or  money  was  lost  in  litigation, 
and  whenever  a  judgment  was  reached,  even  in  the  regular  courts, 
it  was  executed  with  a  promptness  woi-thy  of  emulation,  to  a  certain 
extent,  by  the  people  of  later  times. 

It  may  be  said  that  the  adoption  of  a  constitution  by  a  sparse 
population  of  this  character,  a  population  collected  from  many 
parts  of  the  world — a  population  of  all  degrees  of  intelligence  and 
custom.s — was  one  of  the  remarkable  features  of  the  days  of  gold. 
a  feature  that  made  the  whole  procedure  unique  in  the  history  of 
American  commonwealths,  if  not,  indeed,  in  the  history  of  world 
movements  of  similar  character. 

In  the  autumn  of  1840.  as  heretofore  said,  the  constitution  was 
adopted  by  a  vote  of  tliis  heterogeneous  population  of  male  voters. 


HISTORICAL  39 

Among  the  electors  were  many  who  had  only  recently  arrived,  and 
there  was  almost  no  restriction  on  the  franchise.  It  is  remarkable, 
in  one  way.  that  the  framing  and  adoption  of  the  organic  law  came 
of  the  people's  own  motion,  without  the  slightest  dictation  from 
federal  sources  as  to  what  that  document  should  contain.  The  idea 
of  state  organization,  however,  had  long  been  uppermost  in  the 
minds  of  those  dwelling  on  the  soil — at  least,  it  had  been  in  their 
minds  almost  from  the  moment  of  their  arrival — and  they  wanted 
direct  government  instead  of  territorial  probation.  In  this  ambition 
they  had  the  tacit  consent  and  encouragement  of  President  Polk 
and  President  Taylor  successively,  also  of  their  administrations. 
This  idea  was  most  naturally  imparted,  of  course,  by  the  executive 
to  his  immediate  subordinates,  though  no  sign  of  dictation  or  of 
leading  in  the  movement  could  ever  be  found  in  the  memory  even 
of  the  oldest  citizen  or  in  any  of  the  records  deposited  in  early 
archives. 

Many  Provisions  Remain, 

It  might  be  noted  that  the  substantial  features  of  the  old  con- 
stitution remain  to  this  day,  despite  the  many  changes  of  1879, 
which  failed  to  carry  away  the  framework,  which  was  mainly  the 
product  of  the  American  mind,  this  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  many 
of  the  prominent  persons  then  living  in  California  were  from  other 
parts  of  the  world.  It  should  be  said  that  there  were  few  attempts 
to  inject  foreign  notions,  as  those  from  far-away  countries  naturally 
deferred  to  the  American  spirit,  about  which  they  had  doubtless 
heard  much  before  their  immigration  to  this  country. 

The  choice  and  master  spirits  in  the  governmental  work  were 
recently  arrived  from  "the  states,"  though  there  were  a  goodly 
number  of  native  Californians  in  the  convention,  also  in  the  early 
legislative  sessions  that  followed. 

The  members  of  the  convention  were  strongly  imbued  with  the 
ideas  of  patriotism,  for  the  love  of  liberty  and  law  duly  admin- 
istered was  a  part  of  their  mental  fiber.  ^larked  devotion  to  the 
spirit  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence  has  been  traced  as  a 
strong  characteristic  of  the  sentiments  in  the  minds  of  the  builders 
on  the  Pacific  slope.  Next  to  the  fundamental  ideas  of  religion,  one 
might  say.  the  leaders  felt  allegiance  to  the  federal  constitution. 

Though  a  lately  acquired  territory,  California  was  really  as 
much  a  part  of  the  Union,  or  at  least  of  American  soil,  as  were  any 
of  the  original  states  that  struck  for  liberty  in  the  days  of  Wash- 
ington. Californians  yielded  nothing  on  the  score  of  patriotic  ideals 
to  any  of  the  states  east  of  the  great  Sierra  range. 


40  El  S  TOBICAL 

In  the  minds  of  the  framers  of  the  constitution  there  was  not 
the  slightest  doubt  that  the  state  would  finally,  even  speedily,  become 
a  member  of  the  Union.  The  men  who  held  these  views  and  took 
steps  to  form  a  state  were  representative  citizens  in  every  good 
sense  of  the  phrase.  They  who  formed  the  original  community 
were  composed  of  lawyers,  physicians,  merchants,  traders — in  short, 
men  from  all  ranks  and  conditions  of  life.  That  they  were  strong 
men  may  be  .judged  by  the  fact  that  the  weaklings  remained  at 
home  in  those  sturdy  days,  while  men  of  daring  became  the  pio- 
neers, therefore  the  builders.  Though  the  surroundings  were  rude, 
the  ideals  were  old — at  least  as  old  as  Bunker  Hill,  if  not  harking 
back  to  ^Magna  Charta. 

Founders  were  Experienced  Men. 

Some  of  the  early  founders  had  already  discharged  political 
duties  in  their  eastern  homes.  Under  these  circumstances,  it  is  not 
to  be  wondered  at  that  the  constitution  they  drew  up  was  such  as 
sensible  men  might  be  expected  to  draw  up  anywhere — anywhere 
so  long  as  the  vivid  memory  of  strong  ideals  might  remain  to  guide 
them.  In  short,  the  leaders  of  the  convention  had  a  comprehensive 
idea  of  the  importance  and  plan  of  the  great  work  committed  to 
their  hands. 

There  has  now  and  then  been  some  criticism  and  much  com- 
ment of  a  favorable  nature  on  the  boldness  of  the  framers  of  the 
organic  law.  There  was  nothing  hesitating,  experimental,  or  un- 
certain in  their  procedure.  They  did  not  prepare  a  simple  sketch 
or  tentative  outline  of  what  they  wanted  in  the  way  of  a  state 
government,  and  send  it  to  Washington  to  be  either  neglected  and 
carped  at.  as  in  the  case  of  New  Mexico  about  the  same  time,  but 
drew  up  the  framework  of  their  government  and  went  to  work  as 
if  they  meant  business  from  the  start.  They  planned  their  funda- 
mental law  and  went  about  their  task  fully  equipped,  full-panoplied 
to  go  into  operation  as  such,  and  be  admitted  into  the  Union  or 
not.  as  Congress  might  desire  at  its  leisure.  They  organized  their 
state  and  went  to  work,  with  nnich  earnestness,  at  the  problem  of 
government  as  it  presented  itself  to  them. 

A  State  is  Born. 

California  became  a  state  instantly,  and  upon  the  meeting  of 
the  governor,  the  senate,  and  the  assembly,  and  being  sworn  into 
office.  General  Riley,  the  military  governor,  in  December.  1S49. 
resigned  all  claims  as  governor.     Ever  since  that  moment  California 


HISTORICAL  41 

has  exercised  the  complete  functions  of  a  state,  though  it  was  not 
formally  admitted  into  the  Taiion  by  act  of  Congress  until  the  9th 
of  September,  1850,  which  has  been  celebrated  for  many  years  as 
Admission  Da}'. 

It  has  always  been  regarded  as  a  fortunate  circumstance  for 
the  people  of  California  that  three  successive  presidents  of  the 
early  histor}'  of  the  territory — Tyler.  Polk,  and  Taylor — and  their 
cabinets,  during  the  period  when  the  change  from  IMexican  rule  took 
place,  took  the  initiative,  in  a  broad-minded  way,  and  co-operated 
with  the  peo]ile  in  their  ambition  for  self-government  under  the 
rules  and  regulations  of  modern  statehood. 

President  Taylor's  reply  to  resolutions  of  inquiry  directed  to 
him  by  Congress,  in  which  he  was  asked  as  to  the  status  of  atfairs 
in  California,  remains  a  clear,  candid,  fully  responsive,  frank,  and 
characteristic  document  of  American  history. 

Early  Day  Courts. 

No  one  can  read  of  trials  in  these  early  days  without  coming 
upon  circumstances  and  incidents  that  give  rise  to  laughter.  It  is 
hard  to  realize  that  law,  as  we  now  know  it,  w^as  nonexistent.  It 
was  the  formative  period  in  state  history.  The  old  had  not  fully 
died  and  the  new  had  not  come  to  light.  The  laws  of  a  great  area, 
applying  to  a  large  number  of  human  beings,  cannot  be  changed  in 
a  day. 

One  or  two  incidents  sometimes  tell  a  plainer  story  than  pages 
of  description.  Some  unique  proceedings  took  place  in  the  courts 
of  these  early  days,  especially  in  the  transition  period  referred  to. 
Mr.  Hollada}'  gives  an  example  of  a  divorce  case  that  probably 
breaks  the  record  for  oddity.  It  seems  that  a  married  couple  had 
applied  to  an  alcalde  somewhere  in  the  northern  part  of  the  state 
for  a  divorce.  There  was  much  confusion  as  to  whether  there  was 
any  way  to  handle  the  case.  To  get  light  on  the  subject,  the 
alcalde  consulted  General  Kearny,  for  military  power  still  had  sway. 
General  Kearny  was  then  in  control  at  the  presidio.  The  general 
advised  the  alcalde  that  the  husband  and  the  wife  each  should  choose 
an  arbitrator.  The  two  arbitrators  thus  chosen  were  to  select  a 
third,  and  the  three  arbitrators,  in  the  presence  of  the  alcalde,  were 
to  hear  what  both  parties  to  the  suit  had  to  say  regarding  their 
grievances,  then  decide  whether  the  parties  to  the  suit,  naming 
them,  should  be  separated  for  three,  six,  or  twelve  months,  or  sepa- 
rated at  all.  The  wisdom  of  Solomon,  as  the  narrator  of  the  inci- 
dent remarks,  could  not  have  excelled  that  judgment. 


42  //  I  STO  K  ICAL 

To  resume  the  main  uarrative.  it  should  be  said  that  ou  ^Tay 
28,  1847,  General  Kearny  appointed  (Jeorjie  Hyde  alcalde  for  the 
district  of  San  Francisco,  in  place  of  Edwin  Bryant,  who  had  re- 
signed. Mr.  Hyde,  soon  after  his  appointment,  was  elected  alcalde 
by  a  vote  of  the  people.  ^lunicipal  elections  were  ordered  at  sundry 
times  and  plaees  thereafter  for  prefects,  sub-prefects,  and  otluu- 
officers.  It  was  also  soon  ordered  that  some  of  the  elections  be  set 
aside  for  irregularities. 

On  July  14.  1847,  (Tovernor  Mason  appointed  John  Foster 
alcalde  for  the  district  of  San  Juan,  which  embraced  the  ranches 
of  San  Juan.  San  Luis,  and  Pala,  in  Upper  California. 

Governor  Mason's  Proclamation. 

On  August  7,  1848,  GoveniDr  ^lason,  colonel  of  the  First 
Dragoons  and  governor  of  California,  made  a  public  proclamation 
ratifying  the  treaty  of  peace  and  reconciliation  between  the  United 
States  and  Mexico,  by  which  Upper  California  was  formally  ceded 
to  the  United  States. 

The  proclamation  says  that  until  a  regularly  organized  terri- 
torial government  should  be  an  accomplished  fact,  the  civil  officers 
should  continue  in  the  regular  exercise  of  their  functions,  and  that 
when  vacancies  might  occur,  they  would  be  filled  b}'  regular  elec- 
tions held  by  the  people.  This  shows  that  the  spirit  of  self-govern- 
ment was  predominant,  even  in  the  mind  of  a  military  man. 

"When  California  found  herself  a  part  of  the  territory  of  the 
United  States,  yet  without  any  fixed  legal  system,  the  alcaldes,  or 
judges  of  the  first  instance,  prefects,  and  others  in  some  of  the 
larger  settlements  were  of  course  confronted  with  perplexing 
problems. 

These  officers  were  almost  comi)ellecl  by  necessity  to  exercise 
their  previous  functions  as  they  had  done  before,  and  in  conformity. 
as  nearly  as  possible,  to  the  Mexican  laws  and  customs  with  which 
they  and  the  people  had  long  been  familiar.  Of  course  these  laws 
were  still  iniamended  and  unrepealed,  and  were  therefore  not 
changed  by  the  transfer  of  title  from  ]\Iexico  to  the  United  States. 

Frequently  the  places  of  native  officers  were  soon  filled  by 
settlers  from  the  eastern  states,  while  in  the  mines  there  Avas  a  large 
class  of  the  population,  after  the  mining  rush  was  well  on.  and  the 
miners  naturall}^  appointed  their  own  alcaldes  from  among  their 
friends  of  the  communit3\ 

With  the  aid  of  a  jury,  the  alcalde,  when  demanded  by  litigants, 
tried  all  sorts  of  mining  suits,  criminal  cases,  and  other  causes,  in 


HISTORICAL  43 

conformity  with  proper  court  procedure  as  nearly  as  they  under- 
stood it.  For  the  most  part  the  law  was  so  administered  that  jus- 
tice usually  came  rather  quickly,  in  the  spirit,  for  the  most  part,  of 
fairness  and  apparently  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  community  where 
it  was  administered. 

The  student  of  history  will  readily  note  that  there  were  some 
exceptions  to  the  jury  practice  of  the  calm,  collected  kind  that 
often  prevailed,  these  exceptions  being  noticeable  in  some  of  the 
mining  camps,  where  capital  punishment  was  summarily  visited  on 
certain  criminals,  as  told,  for  example,  in  some  of  the  paragraphs 
preceding  this  immediate  narrative.  Scarcely  less  harsh  penalties 
than  judgments  of  death  were  sometimes  visited  on  criminals  with- 
out the  formality  of  a  deliberate  trial. 

It  was  to  prevent  acts  of  this  character  that  alcaldes,  at  times, 
administered  some  severe  means  of  correction. 

People  are  Delighted. 

There  w^as  much  rejoicing  when  the  constitution  of  the  United 
States,  as  a  firm  safeguard  of  civil  rights,  was  extended  over  Cali- 
fornia. This  event,  reassuring  to  the  timid  and  gratifying  to  all, 
took  place  by  proclamation  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  May,  1848, 
being  the  date  on  which  the  treaty  with  Mexico  was  finally  con- 
summated. 

From  that  moment  the  inhabitants  of  far-away  California  en- 
joyed all  the  blessings  and  benefits  resulting  from  the  best  form  of 
civil  government  that  the  ancestors  of  those  now  living  in  the 
United  States  were  able  to  devise. 

A  large  part  of  the  population  of  California  was  composed  of 
Mexican  citizens,  but  the  better  class  of  them  soon  fell  willingly 
under  the  mild  sway  of  laws  that  were  somewhat  strange  to  them. 
It  was  not  long  before  they  understood  that  a  spirit  of  fairness  lay 
beneath  the  new  forms  of  procedure,  and  that  an  honest  purpose 
prevailed  throughout  the  state.  As  a  result  most  of  the  Mexicans 
became  good  and  obedient  citizens  under  the  new  regime.  Of  course 
they  longed  now  and  then  for  old  times,  as,  indeed,  did  others; 
but  the  things  they  missed  were  not  the  old  laws  so  much  as  the 
old  customs,  the  ancient  free  and  rather  easy  life. 

Idyllic  Life  Popular. 

One  of  the  most  prominent  of  the  older  lawyers  regretted  to 
see  the  transcontinental  railroad  nearing  completion,  perhaps,  for 


44  HISTORICAL 

a  reason  similar  to  the  reasons  that  endcaretl  the  old  residents  to  the 
past. 

"We  have  a  happ.v  and  peaceful  empire  here,"  he  said,  "hut 
trouble,  competition,  new  modes  of  life,  and  sterner  ideals  will 
hi-eak  up  the  dreams  and  liappiness  of  our  idyllic,  if  somewhat 
isolated,  life." 

It  .should  be  noted  that  events  of  vital  importance  were  trans- 
piriuiT  in  California  about  the  time  of  the  transition  from  the  old 
to  the  new  system  of  jurisprudence.  To  uo  back  to  February  12, 
1S49.  for  example,  one  will  come  upon  some  stirring'  events.  On 
that  date  there  was  a  great  mass  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  San 
Francisco  for  the  avowed  purpose  of  establishing  a  government, 
although  of  a  temporary  character,  for  the  district  of  San  Fran- 
cisco. They  said  that  circumstances  prevailing  rendered  such  action 
justifiable,  logical,  and  proper  in  the  light  of  patriotic  motives. 

What  was  known  as  the  legislative  assembly  of  San  Francisco 
thus  began.  Among  its  fifteen  members  were  several  whose  talents 
were  of  the  very  highest  order,  the  best  class  of  men  ever  known  in 
California.  These  select  men  went  at  their  task  with  earnest  and 
just  motives,  which  fact  has  never  been  ((uestioned;  nor  has  there 
ever  been  any  ground  of  real  complaint  that  they  were  in  any 
way  disloyal  to  the  United  States,  or  that  the  federal  government 
had  not  intended  to  do  all  in  its  power  for  them.  In  default  of  the 
proper  number  of  officers  there  were  chosen  three  magistrates,  a 
treasurer  and  a  shei-itf.  Tlie  population  of  San  Francisco  at  this 
time  numbered  aliout  two  thousand,  at  least  early  in  the  spring; 
but  by  July  it  had  grown  to  at  least  five  thousand. 

In  the  midst  of  these  turmoils  and  discussions  for  the  pui'pose 
of  orgaiiiziuL;'  civil  govei'niuent  tlici'c  occurred  an  event  of  great 
importance  to  the  jurisprudence  of  those  early  times.  General 
Bennett  Riley  came  to  California  on  April  12.  1848,  aboard  the 
"Iowa,"  and  on  the  following  day  he  receivetl  Colonel  ]\Iason,  the 
acting  governor  of  California. 

Clash  Narrowly  Averted. 

Both  of  these  tlistinguished  military  men  knew  of  the  deter- 
mination of  the  public  to  organi/.e  a  government.  They  knew  also 
of  the  pi-cpai'ations  that  were  then  under  way.  and  (Jeiieral  Riley 
awaited  with  nnudi  patience  tin-  ai'i-ival  of  lu'ws  concei-ning  con- 
gressional action. 

On  learning  of  the  tliii-d  failui'c  to  pi-ovidc  for  tlie  civil  i^Dveru- 
ment  of  California,  the   'general   issued   a   pi'oclaination.  dated  July 


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3rd,  defining  what  he  understood  to  be  the  legal  condition  of  affairs 
in  California  and  pointing  out  the  course  which  he  deemed  advisable 
to  pursue  in  order  to  procure  a  better  political  and  civil  organiza- 
tion, adapted  to  the  character  and  condition  of  the  country. 

In  this  proclamation  the  following  important  provisions  were 
contained:  "In  order  to  complete  this  organization  with  the  least 
possible  delay,  the  undersigned,  in  virtue  of  the  power  in  him  vested, 
does  hereby  appoint  the  first  of  August  next  as  the  day  for  hold- 
ing a  special  election  of  delegates  to  a  general  convention  and  for 
filling  the  offices  of  judges  of  the  superior  courts,  prefects,  sub- 
prefects,  and  all  vacancies  in  the  offices  of  first  alcalde,  or  judges 
in  the  first  instance,  alcaldes,  justices  of  the  peace,  and  town  coun- 
cils." 

General  Riley,  meantime,  had  been  informed  of  the  existence 
and  force  of  San  Francisco's  legislative  assembly,  which  had  by 
that  time  begun  to  assume  more  extended  powers.  The  assembly, 
however,  did  not  recognize  any  civil  power  as  residing  in  the 
military  office  held  by  General  Riley. 

Accordingly,  his  proclamation  appointing  a  day  and  place  for 
the  convention  provoked  considerable  opposition.  The  San  Fran- 
cisco legislative  assembly,  which  had  become  the  leader  of  the 
settlers'  movement,  began  a  pretty  vigorous  assertion  of  what  it 
deemed  its  undoubted  rights. 

"It  is  the  duty  of  the  government  of  the  United  States  to 
give  us  laws,"  ran  the  proclamation,  "and  when  that  duty  is  not 
properly  performed,  one  of  the  clearest  rights  we  have  is  to  govern 
ourselves. ' ' 

The  assembly  even  went  so  far  as  to  recommend  a  general  con- 
vention, regardless  of  the  military  proclamation,  this  to  be  held 
at  San  Jose  on  the  first  Monday  of  August,  "with  enlarged  discre- 
tion to  deliberate  on  the  best  measures  to  be  taken,  and  to  form, 
upon  mature  consideration,  a  state  constitution  and  submit  it  to  the 
people." 

People  are  Denounced. 

About  the  time  that  this  address  was  made  public,  Governor 
Riley  issued  a  proclamation  that  might,  under  some  circumstances, 
have  led  to  a  great  amount  of  trouble,  particularly  as  the  attitude 
of  the  settlers  did  not  differ  very  far  from  open  defiance  of  the 
regularly  constituted  military  powers  of  the  federal  government. 
Happily,  however,  the  trouble  was  averted.  This  proclamation, 
dealing  with  the  popular  movement,  declared  that  the  people  de- 
claring themselves  the  legislative  assembly  of  the  district  of  San 


46  HI  STOEIC  A  L 

Francisco,  were  an  illegal  liody  that  had  wantonly  nsiirped  powers 
vested  wholly  in  the  Congress  of  the  United  States.  The  proclama- 
tion warned  all  persons  not  to  countenance  the  illegal  and  unau- 
thorized body,  either  by  paying  taxes  or  supporting  or  abetting 
their  ottieers  and  attempts  at  government. 

For  a  time  it  appeared  as  if  the  legislative  assembly  had  taken 
an  attitude  of  rash  detiance.  but  this  was  not  true  in  fact  so  much 
as  in  appearance.  At  heart  there  was  no  intention  of  doing  much 
more  tiian  "barking."  as  an  old  lawyer  of  the  period  said  some 
years  later. 

It  so  fell  that  the  people  on  the  one  hand  and  the  acting  gov- 
ernor on  the  other  had  now  arranged  for  a  constitutional  convention, 
the  dates  and  places,  however,  conflicting,  to  say  nothing  of  the 
separate  points  of  view.  Opposing  theories,  which  may  for  con- 
venience be  termed  the  settlers'  theory  and  the  administration's 
theory  on  the  question  of  the  legal  status  of  California  from  the 
time  of  the  ratification  of  the  treaty  with  Mexico  till  the  adoption 
of  the  state  constitution,  had  been  defined  and  defended  in  the 
territory  itself.  The  vital  question  for  a  time  was,  "Which  side 
shall  give  way  without  trouble?" 

The  people,  it  appeared  in  the  last  analysis,  were  not  sticklers 
for  their  alleged  rights — at  least  not  to  the  extent  of  desiring  any 
serious  conflict.  Their  main  desire  was  to  see  an  organized  govern- 
ment witli  as  little  delay  as  possible. 

The  end  was  the  main  consideration  in  the  minds  of  the  public; 
*he  means  proved  to  be  merely  secondary  propositions.  When 
situations  present  such  phases,  compromises  are  always  made  easy. 
It  was  for  such  reasons  that  indications  of  satisfaction  and  the 
desire  to  acquiesce  in  General  Riley's  plans  began  to  manifest 
themselves  immediately  and  with  much  good  will.  Oddly  enough, 
the  first  satisfaction  was  expressed  at  San  Jose,  where  the  indica- 
tions at  first  pointed  to  defiance.  Other  districts  followed  rapidly, 
falling  into  line  and  accepting  the  San  Jose  view. 

San  Francisco  in  Line. 

San  Francisco  soon  fell  into  line  without  any  further  effort  to 
interfere.  The  legislative  assembly  vicwftl  Avith  liopefulness  the 
improvement  of  the  situation  and  cheerfully  recommended  the  pro- 
priety of  the  proceedings  at  the  time  and  place  mentioned  by  Cxcn- 
eral  Riley  in  his  proclamation,  "and  acceded  to  by  the  people  of 
some  other  districts.''  which  were  then  referred  to  by  name.     It 


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seems  that  this  was  not  deemed  a  surrender  of  principle,  but  rather 
a  waiving  of  means  for  expediency. 

The  assembly  still  refused,  in  a  sort  of  formal,  technical  way, 
to  recognize  any  rightful  authority  to  appoint  times  and  places 
as  residing   in    General   Riley. 

But  the  downfall  of  the  assembly,  which  had  remained  loyal 
to  the  last  to  its  conceptions  of  duty,  as  well  as  active  for  what 
it  had  conceived  to  be  policies  for  the  welfare  of  California,  was 
an  event  that  took  place  on  July  19th  following.  This  ended  one  of 
the  most  interesting  and  remarkable  controversies  in  the  history 
of  community  development  in  the  United  States. 

The  election  of  delegates  to  the  convention  roused  great  in- 
terest in  every  district.  This  was  the  result,  in  a  large  measure,  of 
the  special  efforts  of  Generals  Riley  and  Smith,  and  Thomas  Butler 
King,  prominent  in  the  history  of  those  times. 

Those  Californians  residing  in  the  southern  portion  of  the  state 
showed  great  cordiality.  Even  the  miners,  busy  as  they  were,  found 
time  to  turn  aside  and  nominate  suitable  candidates  for  the  offices 
in  their  sections. 

Matters  of  pre-eminent  importance  to  the  judicial  history  of 
California  took  place  early  in  1850.  The  start  of  a  really  impor- 
tant era  in  state  history  began  at  the  first  session  of  the  legislature, 
which  was  convened  on  December  21,  1849.  At  the  very  outset  of 
this  session  Governor  Peter  H.  Burnett,  a  lawyer  then  lately  arrived 
from  Tennessee,  after  clearly  declaring  that  he  had  given  the  subject 
much  attention,  recommended  the  adoption  of  a  state  code.  He 
enumerated  the  causes  that  had  led  him  to  his  decision,  pointed 
out  the  beauties  of  the  civil  law,  referred  to  the  fact  that  some 
southern  states  had  gone  along  smoothly  under  that  system,  and 
recommended  as  follows :  First,  the  definition  of  crimes  and  mis- 
demeanors, as  known  to  the  common  law  of  England ;  second,  the 
English  law  of  evidence;  third,  English  commercial  law;  fourth, 
the  Civil  Code  of  Louisiana ;  fifth,  the  Louisiana  Code  of  Practice. 

The  governor  took  occasion  to  amplify  his  views  in  a  somewhat 
exhaustive  explanation.     Among  other  things,  he  said: 

"These  codes  will  be  found  to  combine  the  best  features  of  both 
the  civil  and  the  common  law,  and  at  the  same  time  they  will  be  seen 
to  omit  many  of  tlie  most  objctionable  portions  of  each." 

Continuing  his  discussion,  he  said:  "The  Civil  Code  of  Louisi- 
ana was  compiled  by  the  ablest  of  American  jurists,  and  it  contains 
the  most  extensive  references  to  authorities.     It  has  undergone  ma- 


48  HISTORICAL 

terial  changes  for  the  last  twenty  years.     For  its  simplicity,  brevity, 
beauty,  accuracy,  and  equity  it  is  perhaps  uneqiuiled. 

Civil  Law  Advocated. 

"Its  provisions  almost  entirely  relate  to  general  subjects,  rather 
than  to  local  and  would  be  quite  applicable  to  the  condition  and 
circumstances  of  tiiis  state.  The  civil  law.  the  basis  of  the  Louisi- 
ana Civil  Code,  aside  from  its  mere  political  maxims  and  so  far 
only  as  it  assumes  to  regulate  the  intercour.se  of  men  with  each 
other  is  a  system  of  the  most  refined,  enlarged,  and  enlightened 
principles  of  e(iuity  and  justice.  So  great  a  proportion  of  the 
cases  that  must  arise  in  our  courts  for  many  years  to  come  must  be 
decided  by  the  principles  of  the  civil  law.  that  the  study  of  its 
main  features  will  be  forced  upon  our  judges  and  members  of  the 
bar. 

''The  Civil  Code  of  Louisiana,  being  a  mere  condensation  of  the 
most  valuable  portions  of  the  civil  law.  would  greatly  lessen  the 
labors  of  our  jurists  and  practitioners;  and  from  the  simplicity  and 
yet  comprehensive  nature  of  its  provisions,  a  general  knowledge 
of  the  leading  principles  of  the  law  might  the  more  readily  be  dif- 
fused among  the  people.  A  sufiEicieut  number  of  copies  of  both  the 
Civil  Code  and  the  Code  of  Practice  could  be  procured  in  Xew 
Orleans,  at  a  much  less  cost  than  it  could  be  published  here." 

Senator  David  S.  Douglass,  of  Stockton,  on  the  first  day  of 
February  following,  who  was  to  be  some  years  later  the  Know 
Nothing  secretary  of  state,  presented  a  petition  to  the  senate,  from 
certain  members  of  the  San  Francisco  bar.  praying  that  the  legisla- 
ture retain,  in  its  substantial  elements,  the  system  of  the  civil  law, 
as  proposed  by  the  governor,  in  preference  to  the  English  common 
law. 

.J(»hn  AV.  Dwiiielle  headed  the  petition.  He  was  an  unusually 
studious  and  able  man.  destined  to  win  considerable  reputation 
later  in  both  law  and  literature.  He  was  then  only  thirty-two  years 
of  age,  and  hailed  from  Xew  York. 

Committee  Gets  Petition. 

The  petition  was  read,  ordered  to  be  ju'inted.  and  promptly 
referred  to  the  Committee  on  Judiciary.  Another  lawyer  recently 
from  Xew  York — Horace  Hawes,  the  author  of  San  Francisco  Con- 
solidation Act — in  his  inaugural  address  as  prefect  of  the  district 
of  San  Francisco,  delivered  before  the  town  council,  in  September. 
1849,  had  remarked  that  the  laws  enforced  in  this  country,  when 


//  ISTO  RI  a  A  L  49 

well  understood,  might  not  be  found  more  adequate  to  the  purposes 
of  good  government  than  had  generally  been  supposed.  The  civil 
la-vv,  already  strongly  established  on  the  field  of  action,  and  thus 
powerfully  recruited,  had  apparently  a  secure  tenure  in  California, 
but  a  week  before  this  petition  came  into  the  senate,  the  Honorable 
John  C.  Brackett,  of  Sonoma  Comity,  introduced  in  the  assembly 
a  resolution  providing  that  the  Committee  on  the  Judiciary  be  in- 
structed to  report  to  the  house  a  brief  and  comprehensive  act  sub- 
stantially enacting  that  the  common  law  of  England  and  all  the 
statutes  and  acts  of  parliament,  down  to  a  certain  reign,  or  to  some 
designated  year  of  a  certain  reign, — laws  of  a  general  nature,  not 
local  to  that  kingdom,  excluding,  if  deemed  advisable,  any  named 
statute  or  any  certain  portion  of  any  named  statute,  which  common 
law  and  statutes  should  be  found  not  repugnant  to  or  inconsistent 
with  the  constitution  of  the  United  States,  or  of  this  state,  and 
statute  laws  that  are  now  or  that  may  be  hereafter  enacted— shall 
henceforth  be  the  rule  of  action  and  decision  in  the  state  of  Cali- 
fornia. 

On  motion  of  the  author  the  resolution  Avas  laid  on  the  table 
for  consideration.  To  end  the  whole  matter,  it  was  not  long  before 
a  petition,  embracing  the  principles  of  the  resolution  and  indorsing 
the   common  law,  was  adopted. 

The  members  of  the  bar  of  San  Francisco  then  numbered  about 
one  hundred,  most  of  whom  were  earnestly  in  favor  of  the  common 
law  system  and  its  methods  of  procedure. 

There  was  much  discussion  of  the  proposition,  and  the  merits 
of  the  two  systems  were  strongly  contrasted  in  a  report  drawn  by 
the  Honorable  Elisha  0.  Crosb}-,  of  Sacramento,  though  Nathaniel 
Bennett,  of  San  Francisco,  and  T.  A.  Vermeule,  of  Stockton,  were 
also  on  the  Committee.  There  was  but  one  opinion  developed,  and 
that  was  favorable  to  the  common  law,  so  the  decision  was  quickly 
made. 

Common  Law  Adopted. 

The  report  set  forth  that  the  question  of  the  adoption  of  one 
or  the  other  system  was  one  of  the  most  important  questions 
that  had  confronted  or  ever  would  confront  the  members  of  the 
bar  and  the  people  of  the  state. 

It  was  premised  that  nobody  had  any  purpose  of  foisting  the 
body  of  either  the  civil  or  the  common  law  on  the  people  of 
California,  because  both  of  the  old  systems  present  principles  and 
doctrines,  political,  civil  and  criminal,  wholly  inconsistent  with  the 
American  ideal. 


50  H  I  STO  R  I  C  A  L 

It  was  shown  that  in  every  state  in  the  Union  the  harsh  pro- 
visions of  both  the  civil  and  the  common  law  had  been  swept  away 
by  legislative   enactments. 

The  committee  pointed  to  the  fact  that  in  the  domestic  relations 
the  civil  law  was  serionsly  at  variance  with  the  ideals  of  the  people 
of  the  United  States,  regarding  a  husband  and  his  wife  no  more 
seriously,  in  their  domestic  relations,  than  if  they  were  in  some 
commercial  partnership.  There  was  no  idea  of  community  property, 
and  .some  of  the  obligations  and  duties  enumerated  were  foreign  to 
American  notions  and  to  modernity. 

Coming  to  the  age  of  majority"  in  males,  another  odd  circumstance 
was  found.  Twenty-five  years,  instead  of  twenty-one.  was  the  age. 
and  there  were  a  number  of  odd  parental  and  filial  obligations  follow- 
ing that  age. 

There  were  a  number  of  singular  provisions  regarding  the  sale 
of  property — the  doctrine  of  lesion,  for  example — whereunder  a  pur- 
chaser might  come  into  court  several  years  after  a  transaction  and 
lay  a  claim  that  the  property  was  not  as  represented.  Such  ''Indian 
trading"  would  not  appeal  to  the  people  of  a  western  state,  where 
men  made  firm  decisions  and  stood  by  their  word  and  their  judg- 
ments. 

In  conclusion,  after  enumerating  many  points  wherein  it  would 
be  almost  impossible  to  harmonize  the  system  advocated  in  the  origi- 
nal resolution,  it  was  recommended  that  the  common  law  of  England, 
as  received  and  modified  "in  the  United  States:  in  other  words,  the 
American  common  law,"  be  adopted  as  the  fundamental  unwritten 
law  of  California.  The  measure  thus  recommended  took  full  effect 
on  April  12.   1850. 


VIOLENCE  AND  CRIME  REBUKED. 

"I"  T  has  been  said  that  the  mills  of  "the  gods  grind  slow,  bnt 
I  wonderfnlly  fine."  Perhaps  no  country,  no  city,  no  event  in 
American  history  more  dramatically  illustrates  this  saying  than 
does  the  history  of  San  Francisco  during  the  reign  of  disorder  that 
led  to  the  activities  of  the  community  as  Judge  Lynch. 

It  may  be  well  to  digress  here  for  the  purpose  of  giving  a  pretty 
full  account  of  the  remarkable  events  and  conditions  that  confronted 
the  pu])lic  soon  after  the  adoption  of  the  organic  law  of  the  state, 
and  before  the  orderly  processes  had  gained  sufficient  strength,  celer- 
ity, and  certainty  to  please  the  public  and  punish  crime. 

The  people  of  San  Francisco  and  other  portions  of  the  new  com- 
monwealth— but  of  San  Francisco  in  a  marked  way — suddenly  found 
themselves  face  to  face  with  questions  of  disorder  and  problems  of 
anarchy  that  led  to  the  formation  of  the  famous  vigilance  commit- 
tees that  have  furnished  the  theme  for  much  discussion  by  editors, 
historians,  and  students  of  social  development  for  more  than  sixty 
years.  Often  these  students  go  back  to  the  example  that  gave  San 
Francisco  her  unique  fame  because  her  early  citizens  administered 
a  form  of  rude  justice,  regardless  of  the  slow  and  uncertain  processes 
of  the  courts. 

Even  the  severest  critics  of  the  lynching  methods  that  prevailed 
when  Judge  Lynch  rode  the  circuit  admit  that  much  falsehood  has 
gone  abroad  regarding  the  social  life  of  California  as  a  whole  during 
the  first  decade  after  the  discovery  of  gold.  Few  persons  can  get  a 
true  picture  of  the  conditions  that  prevailed  from  about  1851  to,  1857 
in  and  around  San  Francisco — conditions  caused  to  a  large  extent  by 
the  sudden  influx  of  hard  characters  from  all  parts  of  the  world, 
especially  from  England's  Australian  penal  colony,  descendants  of 
the  old  Botany  Bay  fiends. 

Lynch  Law's  Stronghold. 

It  is  known  to  all  who  have  made  a  careful  examination  of  the 
question  that  lynch  law  now  and  then  ruled  the  mining  camps  without 
warrant,  and  often  with  a  recklessness  amounting  to  crime,  as  Charles 
Howard  Shinn,  the  eminent  Californian  author,  has  pointed  out  in 
his  work  dealing  with  those  days;  that  mobs  dealt  from  suddenly 
improvised  courts  quick  and  summary  judgment  on  the  misdeeds  and 
alleged  misdeeds  of  men,  but  it  is  not  so  generally  known  that  the 
provocation,  in  many   instances,   was  so  great  as  to  move  even  the 


52  II I  SI  0  E  IC  AL 

most  conservative  citizens  to  indorse  the  irregular  proceedings  of  those 
perilous  times. 

It  must  be  remembered  that  the  regular  i)r()fesses  of  the  law  in 
the  administration  of  justice  were  so  slow  and  luisatisfactory  that 
self-defense  seemed  to  the  public  to  demand  something  of  this  char- 
acter. Farther  along  in  these  pages  it  will  be  shown  that  the  Vigi- 
lance Committee  of  1856.  like  that  of  1851,  was  severely  and  boldly 
criticised,  even  during  its  operations,  by  a  prominent  journalist. 
citizen,  and  defender  of  the  courts — Mr.  James  O'Meara.  He  was  a 
pioneer  and  an  active  spirit  in  public  affairs  during  this  era  of  turbu- 
lent deeds. 

But  the  situation  has  now  and  tluii  been  so  grossly  misrepre- 
sented as  to  put  the  early  settlers  of  the  city  and  the  founders  of  the 
state  in  the  light  of  desperadoes,  and  it  is  to  correct  some  of  these 
impressions,  as  well  as  to  hold  the  committees  responsible  in  the  judg- 
ment of  history  for  such  of  their  delinquencies  as  really  existed,  that 
the  subject  is  introduced  at  this  time.  Aside  from  this,  the  inter- 
ruption of  legal  processes  and  the  unique  situation  resulting  justly 
belong  to  the  story  of  courts  and  lawyers. 

It  might  be  held  a  consolation  to  those  members  of  the  committee 
who  still  live,  to  their  friends,  descendants,  and  defenders  that  the 
calm  and  far  removed  judgments  of  some  of  the  greatest  students  of 
history,  as  well  as  of  many  editors  the  world  over,  now  incline,  in  a 
way.  to  justify  much  of  what  was  then  done  oft'-hand,  while  the  people 
as  a  whole  were  suffering  to  the  point  of  keen  exasperation  from  very 
gross  evils. 

'Sir.  Charles  James  King,  who  still  lives  in  San  Francisco,  has 
written  a  clear  and  entertaining  account  of  the  famous  Vigilance 
Committee  of  1856,  which  was  organized  to  avenge  the  death  of  his 
father,  owner  and  editor  of  the  " San  Francisco  Bulletin." 

Charles  J.  King's  Story. 

^fr.  King  has  kindly  permitted  *' Bench  and  Bar"  to  use  parts 
of  his  manuscripts  interpreting  the  events  of  those  turbulent  days, 
deeds  intertwined  with  history  in  such  a  way  as  to  be  of  great  value 
to  the  student  of  early  times.  Of  course  his  view  is  that  of  a  strong 
defender  of  the  acts  of  the  committee.  He  could  not.  of  course,  argue 
otherwise  than  that  so  great  an  outrage,  so  cruel  a  deed  as  one  that 
left  him  an  orphan,  merited  speedy  punishment  of  that  drastic  nature 
that  has  usually  overtaken  the  known  perpetrators  of  known  crimes 
of  the  character  of  murder. 


HISTORICAL  53 

Following"  our  summary  of  I\Ir.  King's  graphic  description  of  the 
stirring  and  unfortunate  events  that  robbed  him  of  his  father  and 
the  community  of  a  strong,  loyal  citizen,  we  shall  present  the  other 
side  of  the  shield,  the  ease  made  by  the  late  James  0  'Meara,  hereto- 
fore mentioned. 

The  double  statement  will  give  the  reader  an  impartial  point 
of  view  in  the  sense  that  two  w'riters  of  marked  and  contradictory 
opinions  will  have  put  their  pictures  on  the  canvas  for  inspection, 
just  as  prosecution  and  defense  have  each  a  day  in  court  in  the  actual 
experiences  of  procedure.  This  method  will  give  a  fair  portrayal  of 
one  of  the  most  thrilling  stories  of  the  early  days — the  story  of  San 
Francisco's  struggle  to  establish  respect  for  the  law  and  bring  the 
violators  of  that  law  to  justice. 

It  is  really  necessary  to  go  back  almost  seven  years,  for  the 
nucleus  of  later  events  found  its  origin  just  after  the  pioneers  be- 
came acclimated,  counting  those  of  1849  as  pioneers,  according  to  the 
limit  set  by  the  Society  of  California  Pioneers. 

Uprising  of  "'The  Hounds." 

The  first  uprising  of  any  importance  was  in  July,  1849,  when  a 
band  of  strangely  short-sighted  ruffians  called  "The  Hounds,"  who 
gave  themselves  this  odd  nomenclature,  organized,  as  they  pretended, 
for  "self -protection"  in  the  mining  districts  of  the  state.  They  an- 
nounced that  they  M'ere  opposed  to  cheap  foreign  and  native  laborers. 

To  carry  out  their  alleged  plans  they  established  headquarters  in 
San  Francisco,  where  they  impudently,  and  with  much  system,  as- 
sumed the  task  of  "regulating  society." 

Now  and  then  they  committed  deeds  of  great  violence,  such  as 
tearing  down  the  tents  of  the  Chileans,  beating  inoffensive  persons, 
and  carrying  away  the  goods  and  merchandise  of  others  by  force. 

July  15,  1849,  fell  on  Sunday,  and  on  that  day  the  Hounds  be- 
came unusually  bold  in  their  crimes.  Returning  from  a  picnic  in 
Contra  Costa  County,  they  boldly  marched  through  the  principal 
streets  of  San  Francisco  to  the  Chilean  quarters,  then  at  Clark's 
Point.  There  they  tore  down  tents,  beat  the  owners  and  occupants, 
plundered  them,  and  even  fired  maliciously  upon  their  unarmed  and 
frightened  victims. 

The  fair-minded  public,  already  wrought  up  over  past  offenses, 
was  at  once  fired  to  the  greatest  indignation.  It  was  not  long  before 
the  alcalde  called  a  public  meeting,  invited  to  assemble  at  Ports- 
mouth Square,  afterward  famous  by  reason  of  Robert  Louis  Steven- 


54  III  STO  n  ICAL 

son's  association  with  it,  and  tliL-n  a  popular  spot  with  San  Fran- 
ciscans. 

Brannan  a  Leader. 

At  that  memorable  meeting  Samuel  Brannan.  a  hot-tempered 
leader  of  the  times,  addressed  the  crowd.  He  urged  that  it  was 
neeessarj-  to  do  something  radical,  and  that  out  of  the  usual  order, 
to  suppress  the  Hounds.  In  truth,  everybody  knew  that  the  purpose 
of  the  meeting  was  to  take  decisive  measures  against  that  organiza- 
tion. This  sentiment  was  so  well  known  that  many  of  the  members 
of  the  Hounds  had  already  begun  to  take  their  flight,  or  to  prepare 
to  leave  San  Francisco  on  a  moment's  notice.  The  wise  ones, 
alarmed  at  the  state  of  public  opinion,  got  out  of  the  way. 

As  an  evidence  that  feelings  of  humanity  and  generosity  pre- 
vailed at  the  meeting  where  summary  means  were  being  arranged. 
a  generous  fund  was  subscribed  for  the  relief  of  the  plundered  Chil- 
eans. Thirty  brave  men  enrolled  themselves  as  special  constables  to 
make  a  man-hunt  for  the  band  of  Hounds. 

The  constables  must  have  been  pretty  busy,  for  before  night 
twenty  of  the  miscreants  had  been  arrested  and  locked  up  in  the 
United  States  ship  "Warren."  there  to  await  trial  by  the  members 
of  the  committee.  The  defendants  were  in  fact  tried  before  a  popular 
judge  and  ten  of  them  were  found  guilty,  but  the  judgment  of  the 
court  was  never  put  into  execution.  The  result  of  the  raid  and 
conviction  was  effective,  however,  for  it  broke  up  the  organization  of 
the  Hounds. 

Just  here  one  obtains  a  clear  idea  of  the  unsettled  condition  of 
society,  particularly  when  it  is  remembered  that  the  Hounds,  during 
the  period  of  their  unbridled  audacity  and  strength,  were  in  the 
habit  of  visiting  stores  when  they  pleased  and  taking  whatever  they 
desired,  this  without  any  thought  or  pretense  of  intending  to  pay 
therefor. 

Old  citizens  have  often  told  the  writer  that  these  ruffians  had 
the  habit  of  walking  away  with  merchandise,  saying,  in  an  impudent 
and  even  threatening  tone,  ''Charge  these  goods  to  the  Hounds." 

It  is  not  remarkable,  in  view  of  these  facts,  that  there  was  a 
glad,  even  an  enthusiastic,  response  to  the  call  to  suppress  this  organi- 
zation as  speedily  as  possible,  even  if  violence  might  result  from  the 
suppression.  The  doctrine  of  an  eye  for  an  eye  and  a  tooth  for  a 
tooth,  yea,  the  mining-camp  idea  of  ridding  the  community  of  "bad 
eggs,"  was  popular  over  all  the  city  at  that  moment,  for  many  had 
felt  and  all  had  feared  the  violence  of  the  cowardlv  organization. 


HIST  0  III  C  AL  55 

Desperadoes  in  Sand  Dunes. 

It  is  of  more  than  passing  interest  to  recall  that  these  desperadoes 
were  permitted  to  live  in  the  sand-dune  region,  though  they  were 
known  to  be  criminals  from  New  York  and  sundry  Australian  ports. 
That  they  themselves  feared  the  popular  verdict,  in  spite  of  their 
lack  of  fear  of  the  law  itself,  was  shown  by  their  precipitate  flight 
toward  San  Jose  when  they  finally  realized  that  the  public  conscience 
had  experienced  an  awakening  and  that  retributive  justice,  aided  by 
the  great  law  of  self-defense,  regardless  of  constitutions  and  statutes 
— regardless,  too,  of  whether  the  common  law  or  the  civil  law  pre- 
vailed— was  likely  to  pursue  them.  It  should  be  explained  that 
disasters  caused  suspicion  to  rest  on  the  Hounds,  in  the  first  instance. 
There  had  been  a  great  fire  in  San  Francisco  in  December,  1849. 
The  burned  district  was  soon  rebuilt,  however,  and  comparatively  few 
persons  were  sorry  that  such  a  visitation  had  afflicted  the  city. 

There  was  a  second  fire  on  March  4,  1850.  Losses  were  great, 
for  the  disaster  destroyed  $3,000,000  worth  of  stores  and  warehouses 
containing  goods,  wares,  and  merchandise  that  were  sorely  needed. 

Strangely,  a  third  fire  occurred  on  June  14,  and  on  September 
17,  1850,  there  was  yet  another  serious  blaze.  By  this  time  the  public 
were  becoming  suspicious  that  incendiaries  were  at  work.  It  was  at 
once  believed  that  the  Hounds  or  their  allies  were  responsible  for 
these  multiplying  disasters. 

On  June  22,  1851,  there  came  another  great  fire  that  destroyed 
many  residences.  It  is  known  in  history  as  the  poor  man's  fire,  by 
reason  of  the  great  suffering  it  caused  among  people  in  straitened 
circumstances.  Now,  from  the  outset  of  these  events  many  persons 
believed  that  the  fires  were  the  malicious  work  of  desperate  criminals 
who  desired  to  plunder  the  public  during  the  conflagrations. 

Aside  from  the  fires,  there  began  to  be  many  mutterings  that 
criminal  wretches,  organized  in  defiant  bands,  were  allowed  to  go 
unwhipped  of  justice.  All  of  the  pioneers  with  whom  the  writer 
has  ever  talked  unqualifiedly  said  that  conditions  were  very  bad. 
In  a  history  published  by  jNIr.  Anton  Roman,  founder  of  the  "Over- 
land" and  friend  of  Mark  Twain,  although  he  was  not  the  author 
of  it,  appear  some  remarkable  statements  as  to  the  conditions  then 
existing. 

Population  Grows  Fast. 

The  writer  of  that  history  says,  in  part,  that  the  rapid  influx 
of  immigration,  of  which  36,000  were  estimated  to  have  entered  San 
Francisco  during  the  year,  the  loose  state  of  public  morals  and  of 
government,   rendered  San   Francisco  a   perfect  pandemonium. 


56  //  /  >?  T  0  li  I  C  A  L 

The  author  yives  tlu'  t'oUowiiiy  iiirture  of  conditions  that  \o\\g 
harassed  the  public  and  finally  led  to  the  organization  of  the  first 
Vigilance  Committee,  that  of  1851: 

"The  sun  rose  upon  vessels  from  every  port,  discharging  their 
cargoes  of  misci'llancous  wares  and  people.  All  day  it  ])eheld  the 
masses  of  humanily  crowding  the  long  wharves,  tilling  tlie  streets, 
struggling,  battling,  drinking  and  gambling  wildly;  looking  with 
unpitying  eyes  on  a  corpse  covered  with  blood,  joking  with  the  nuir- 
derer,  or  hurrying  him  with  frantic  execrations  to  the  jail. 

"And  at  night  the  scene  was  scarcely  less  strange.  ]Mcn  wan- 
dered up  and  down  the  sandhills,  eagerly  seeking  shelter;  or  gath- 
ered in  the  brilliantly  lighted  saloons,  or.  perhaps,  beggared  and  for- 
lorn, lay  thinking  of  home,  or  breathing  out  their  last  sighs  un- 
heeded." 

This  is  a  remarkable  picture  of  the  forbidding  conditions  that 
existed  in  San  Francisco  at  the  time  of  the  organization  of  the  Vigi- 
lance Committee  that  first  brought  the  city's  lynch-law  methods  to 
the  attention  of  the  world,  even  though  the  news  was  carried  by  the 
slow  processes  of  ox-teams  and  ships  that  rounded  the  Horn.  To 
resume  the  storj-  in  the  language  of  the  author : 

•'This  Avas  the  daily  and  nightly  life  of  San  Francisco  and  of  the 
distant  mining  camps.  Still,  withal,  there  was  some  good  in  Cali- 
fornia ;  her  treasures  were  not  all  scjuandered  in  vice.  Among  so 
many  it  would  have  been  strange  indeed  if  no  man  of  wisdom  and 
worth  could  be  found.  There  were  a  few.  and  these  became  the 
saviors  of  San  Francisco." 

Of  course  it  will  be  concluded  that  this  writer  was  a  vigorous 
defender  of  the  methods  and  work  of  the  Vigilance  Committee.  He 
concludes  his  graphic  account  as  follows: 

"Early  in  1851  the  glaring  abuses  of  the  city  government  of  San 
Francisco  again  attracted  attention;  and  not  even  the  excitement 
caused  by  rumors  of  the  discovery  of  great  values  of  gold  at  Gold 
Blutif's  and  elsewhere  could  turn  the  public  fi'oin  their  local  duties. 

Crime  w^as  Rampant. 

"Robberies  and  murders  were  far  too  frequent  and  too  openly 
winked  at  by  those  in  authority  to  admit  of  longer  delay.  ^Nlore 
than  five  thousand  peojile  collected  around  the  ("it\'  llall.  declaring 
that  murder  should  no  longer  go  unpunished.  For  thirty-six  hours 
the  excitement  continued  and  the  mol)  constantl}-  increased  in  num- 
bers. A  jury  was  impanelled,  several  men  were  arrested,  tried,  and 
sentenced  to  be  hanged.     They  were,  however.  sutVered  to  escape." 


HISTORIC  AL  57 

This  presentation  makes  a  pretty  strong  case  in  favor  of  the  deeds 
of  the  people,  who  thus  defied  the  regular  processes  of  the  law  be- 
cause those  processes  for  some  reason  failed  to  mend  conditions.  But 
hear  what  this  historian  still  further  says:  "Two  or  three  months 
later  the  Vigilance  Committee  again  took  the  power  into  their  own 
hands.  Daily  murders,  robberies,  and  incendiarism  they  considered 
demanded  their  interference  with  the  slow  and  lenient  processes  of 
the  law." 

During  the  period  of  the  failure  of  the  courts  to  cope  with  condi- 
tions, crime  in  its  wildest  and  most  brutal  forms  held  its  own,  and 
more  than  its  own,  in  the  city  of  the  argonauts.  On  February  19, 
1851,  a  merchant  of  the  name  Jansen,  heretofore  described  in  the 
chapter  dealing  with  the  remarkable  case  of  Berdue  and  Stuart,  was 
assaulted,  wounded,  and  robbed.  It  was  believed  that  two  men  had 
perpetrated  the  crime.  The  public  and  the  press  were  indignant,  for 
the  crime  was  the  culmination  of  a  long  chain  of  like  iniquities  that 
had  gone  unpunished. 

The  reader  will  recall,  however,  that  the  account  of  the  Berdue- 
Stuart  affair  gives  more  details  of  the  procedure  than  necessary  here 
to  present.  The  "Alta,"  then  a  leading  newspaper,  speaking  of  these 
events,  said  in  a  strong  and  defiant  editorial:  "How  many  murders 
have  been  committed  in  this  city  within  a  year?  And  who  has  been 
hung  or  punished  for  these  crimes?  Nobody.  How  many  men  have 
been  shot  and  stabbed,  knocked  down  and  bruised,  and  who  has 
been  punished  for  it?  How  many  thefts  and  arsons,  robberies,  and 
crimes  of  less  note,  and  where  are  the  perpetrators?  Gentlemen  at 
large,  citizens,  free  to  re-enact  their  outrages." 

When  it  is  said  that  the  "Alta"  was  cautious  and  generally 
regarded  as  the  most  conservative  publication  in  California,  one  may 
understand  somewhat  the  temper  of  the  times  and  the  provocations 
that  had  been  so  patiently  endured  by  the  people.  But  this  agitation 
bore  fruit.  The  arrest  of  the  two  men  suspected  of  the  Jansen  out- 
rage was  the  occasion  of  the  organization  of  a  mob  that  tried  to 
seize  the  prisoners  in  the  courtroom,  take  them  to  a  post,  and  hang 
them  forthwith.  In  view  of  the  strong  circumstantial  evidence,  and 
of  Jansen 's  identification  of  Berdue  as  the  man  who  assailed  liim 
(though  Berdue  was  not  the  man),  it  is  remarkable  that  the  accused 
man  escaped. 

A  Miraculous  Escape. 

The  fact  that  he  did  escape  was  due  less  to  the  temper  of  the 
crowd  outside  than  to  the  indecision  of  the  jury  and  the  timely  inter- 
ference of  the  militarv  arm  of  government.     The  sober  mental  atti- 


58  HISTO  li  I  C  A  L 

tude  and  the  calm  reflection  did  not  come  to  the  high-tempered  multi- 
tude until  the  remarkable  denouement  that  showed  them  what  a 
regrettable  crime  would  have  been  theirs  if  they  had  hanged  Berdue. 

Looking  back  to  those  days,  it  is  remarkable  that  the  crowd 
was  restrained  until  the  military  forces  arrived,  for  there  was  a 
stubborn  tight  by  the  mob.  which  tried  to  overpower  the  prisoners' 
guards,  who  were  tirm  in  the  protection  of  the  men  given  into  their 
care. 

But  the  desire  for  popular  justice  grew  very  fast,  and  by  the 
next  day  the  Vigilance  Committee  was  formed.  The  episodes  of 
the  Hounds  were  remembered,  and  it  was  believed  that  a  citizens' 
organization,  headed  by  determined  men.  would  be  able  to  banish 
criminals  and  that  peace  would  prevail. 

The  weakness  of  tlie  committee's  cause  at  that  moment  lay 
chiefly  in  the  fact  that  the  supposedly  guilty  Berdue  was  really  an 
innocent  man.  The  work  of  the  committee  went  on,  notwithstand- 
ing this  one  remarkable  case,  for  there  were  many  cases  where 
no  such  question  could  arise. 

On  June  8,  1851.  a  call  for  a  committee  of  safety  was  pub- 
lished in  the  "Alta."  It  is  now  well  known  that  the  author,  then 
not  known  to  the  public,  was  Mr.  R.  S.  Watson,  who  admitted  the 
authorship  sometime  afterward. 

On  June  11th  the  movement  for  tliis  organization  had  become 
so  popular  as  to  have  the  quasi-indorsement  of  the  "Alta"  and  of 
many  of  the  best  citizens  of  San  Francisco,  those  who  were  known 
to  have  a  great  respect  for  law  and  order  and  an  abiding  antipathy 
to  crime.  Let  this  fact  be  remembered  w'henever  there  is  an  in- 
clination to  criticise  their  unusual  procedure.  They  were  working 
under  unusual  circumstances. 

The  "Alta"  remarked  at  that  time:  "We  understand  that  quite 
a  large  party  banded  themselves  together  at  the  California  engine- 
house  for  the  purpose  of  punishing  incendiaries  and  other  crimi- 
nals." 

There  was  no  direct  indorsement,  but  the  editor  took  pains  to 
explain  that  the  meeting  was  not  a  mere  mob. 

Self-defense  Methods. 

As  indicating  the  way  that  law  was  administered  at  that  time 
— the  great  law  of  community  self-defense,  rather  than  formal  law 
of  procedure — it  might  be  said  that  a  common  thief  of  the  name 
Jenkins  was  tried  and  convicted  by  the  committee,  which  consisted 
of  more  than  184  prominent  men. 


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The  trial  took  place  between  10  o'clock  and  midnight.  The 
prisoner  had  been  discovered  in  the  act  of  stealing  a  safe  on  Long 
Wharf,  on  June  10th,  and  the  verdict  to  hang  him — eighty  or  more 
men   being   on  the  jury — was   unanimous. 

Two  hours  after  the  finding  of  the  verdict  Jenkins  was  hanged. 
Here  comes  a  remarkable  fact.  On  June  12th  the  coroner's  jury 
brought  in  a  verdict  that  blamed  two  or  three  men  of  the  com- 
mittee for  causing  the  death  of  the  prisoner  by  irregular  processes. 

As  showing  the  kind  of  material  of  the  committee,  it  should  be 
said  that  a  public  and  openly  printed  statement  was  promulgated, 
bearing  the  signatures  of  the  one  hundred  and  eighty-nine  promi- 
nent citizens,  and  in  this  remarkable  statement  every  signer  freelj^ 
confessed,  without  any  equivocal  expression  or  phrase,  that  all  whose 
names  were  signed  were  equally  implicated  in  the  hanging  of 
Jenkins. 

With  public  opinion  in  such  a  state,  nothing  ever  came  of  the 
confession,  which  was  regarded  as  one  to  be  proud  of  rather  than 
one  to  make  apologies  for.  There  was  no  sentiment  worth  reckon- 
ing with  that  would  either  have  strongly  blamed  or  tried  to  prose- 
cute the  committee.  In  fact,  any  kind  of  attempt  to  prosecute 
would  have  been  a  farce.  The  example  is  one  of  the  most  striking 
in  histor,y  of  the  impossibility  of  enforcing  a  law  that  runs  against 
public  sentiment. 

It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  during  June,  July,  and  August 
this  large  committee  was  busy  with  similar  w^ork.  It  was  this  com- 
mittee that  caught  and  hanged  the  true  Stuart,  as  heretofore  nar- 
rated, and  drove  many  ruffians  and  "Sydney  coves"  from  the  state. 

In  August,  however,  the  committee  barely  missed  an  open  col- 
lision with  the  authorities,  but  diplomacy  averted  the  trouble,  and 
the  object  lesson  of  the  committee's  great  work  is  said  to  have 
been  a  wonderful  deterrent  influence  to  criminals.  It  certainly 
made  a  deep  impression  on  the  minds  of  the  public  at  large  and 
unified  the  sentiment  for  self-protection. 

A  study  of  the  social  evolution  of  San  Francisco  compels  the 
conclusion  that  the  work  of  the  first  Vigilance  Committee  made 
possible  the  organization  and  labors  of  the  second,  the  famous  com- 
mittee of  1856.  It  is  remarkable  that  the  lessons  of  '51  were  for- 
gotten by  criminals  within  five  years. 

A  Second  Committee. 

Many  of  the  members  of  the  first  organization  became  leading 
spirits  in  the  second — men  like  William  T.  Coleman,  a  master 
spirit  in  both  organizations. 


60  HI  ST  GUI  C  A  L 

By  the  autumn  of  1855  San  Francisco  began  to  realize  that 
much  of  her  social  life  was  still  crude,  if  not  positively  wicked  and 
criminal.  During  1855  there  had  been,  it  is  said,  more  than  five 
hundred  homicides  in  the  city,  and  it  has  been  maintained  that  the 
law  proved  itself  absolutely  powerless  to  punish  those  who  had 
committed  gross  crimes  against  life  and  society. 

Everywhere  upright  citizens  denounced  these  deeds,  though 
few  were  found  with  courage  enough  to  cause  them  to  denounce  the 
criminals  by  name. 

Though  it  may  be  true,  as  AYilliam  H.  ^lills,  a  former  brilliant 
editor,  has  somewhere  said,  that  any  community  that  is  obliged  to 
establish  a  vigilance  committee  thereby  indicts  itself  for  many 
sins  of  omission,  the  other  and  more  startling  truth  remains  that  in 
the  ease  under  discussion  ballot-box  stuHfiug  and  other  forms  of 
corruption  were  exasperating  to  a  degree  diflfieult  of  appreciation 
at  this  late  day. 

One  should  understand  that  the  best  business  men  were  not 
in  a  mood  to  blame  themselves  for  the  existence  of  grave  wrongs. 
They  forgot  that  if  juries  were  bad  it  was  often  because  the  eager 
desire  to  make  money  absorbed  the  time  and  activities  of  men  who 
dodged  .iury  duty  and  by  so  doing  paved  tlie  way  for  bribery. 

Iniquity  in  High  Places. 

Tliat  there  was  much  iniquity  in  high  places  was  doubtless 
true — and  some  of  this  the  lionest  citizen  was  put  to  liis  wit's  ends 
to  remedy,  yet  it  cannot  be  gainsaid  that  honest  and  able  men  like 
Judge  Hager  and  District  Attorney  Byrne  were  in  office — and  one 
of  the  offenders  who  paid  the  penalty  in  1856,  under  popular  jus- 
tice, was  at  the  time  awaiting  trial  in  Judge  Hager's  court,  when 
the  committee  seized  him  and  assumed  superior  jurisdiction.  This 
is  probabh'  the  boldest  instance  on  record  concerning  ultra  vires, 
so  to  speak,  in  behalf  of  the  committee. 

A  clear-voiced  call  to  rectify  existing  evils  came  through  the 
*'San  Francisco  Bulletin."  then  edited  l)y  a  former  banker  of  the 
name  James  King,  or  James  King  of  William,  as  he  signed  his 
name  and  was  generally  known. 

^Ir.  King  established  his  paper  in  October,  1855,  and  so  vigorous 
and  popular  was  his  policy  that  several  enlargements  were  required 
within  a  few  months.  The  paper  was  circulated  over  all  of  the 
state,  and  King  was  generally  looked  upon  as  a  brave  deliverer 
of  the  people  who  boldly  spoke  words  long  overdue.     Though  his 


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utterances  made  him  popular  with  the  best  people,  he  was  plotted 
against  by  the  wricked. 

The  crisis  that  finally  cost  him  his  life  and  plunged  the  com- 
munity into  the  perplexities  of  the  Vigilance  Committee  days  came 
in  May,  1856,  when  King  was  shot  down  in  the  street  by  James 
Casey,  then  an  editor,  a  supervisor,  and  a  man  of  much  political 
power. 

Six  days  later  King  died  of  his  wounds,  whereupon  the  great 
Vigilance  Committee  of  1856  was  organized  for  much  important 
business.  The  story  of  its  remarkable  career,  as  told  by  Mr.  Charles 
James  King,  a  surviving  son  of  the  martyred  editor,  is  given  in  the 
following  pages.  Mr.  King  has  made  a  life  study  of  the  events 
that  culminated  in  the  killing  of  his  father  when  he  was  a  mere 
child.     His   account   is   unique   and    interesting. 

Though  somewhat  long,  it  is  reproduced  in  the  essential  por- 
tions, because  it  gives  a  view  somewhat  out  of  the  usual  owing 
to  the  fact  that  the  author's  father  was  murdered  by  the  popular 
Casev,  who  was  later  hanged  bv  the  committee. 


A  PICTURE  OF  VKULAXCE  COMMITTEE 

WORK. 

THE  son  <»f  tlu'  inartyi-iHl  editor  of  tlic  old  "San  Frant'iseo 
J^uUetiu"  begins  his  aecouut  by  saying  that  the  history  of 
the  two  famous  vigilance  committees — 1851  and  1856 — have  no 
parallel  in  American  history,  particularly  since  the  leaders  were 
men  who  loved  liberty,  justice,  and  Ihr  s(iuar('  deal. 

lie  cites  the  fact  that  both  et)mmittees  were  composed  of  Ameri- 
can citizens.  ind)ued  with  the  love  of  country,  accustomed  to  forms 
of  law.  and  with  that  crystallized  idea  of  the  centuries  that  all 
men  are  created  equal,  as  expressed  in  the  fundamental  declaration 
of  American  liberty. 

Properly  to  understand  the  conditions  that  demanded  such  ac- 
tion as  the  organization  of  a  vigilance  committee  in  an  American 
city,  by  Americans,  he  maintains  that  the  impartial  student  must 
look  closely  to  the  causes  that  brought  about  the  uprising  of  those 
who  had  always  been  loyal  to  the  traditions  of  their  country.  These 
conditions  are  recited  in  detail,  substantially  as  in  the  preceding 
pages  of  this  work. 

Mr.  King  then  shows  the  conditions  that  existed,  as  he  saw 
them  in  his  boyhood,  for  he  was  only  a  youth  in  1856.  He  lived 
through  those  exciting  times,  his  memory  and  attention  having  been 
so  keen  in  the  days  of  his  youth  that  he  still  carries  vivid  impres- 
sions of  those  stirring  scenes  that  cost  the  murderer  of  his  father 
his  life.  Mr.  King  was  only  seven  years  old  when  he  arrived  in 
San  Francisco  in  May,  1851.  By  1856  he  was  old  enough  to  com- 
prehend quite  clearly  the  meaning  of  all  he  saw,  especially  as  he 
had  heard  the  older  committee  discussed  until  he  knew  much  about 
its  workings. 

All  that  ]\li-.  King  remembers  of  his  father  is  contined  to  the 
five  years  between  the  work  of  the  two  committees.  To  quote  JNIr. 
King: 

"I  could  not  have  l)een  witli  him  more  llian  1  was.  even  had 
I  known  how  few  the  years  were  to  be  in  which  I  was  to  see  him. 
Every  moment  I  could  spare  from  my  school  duties  I  chose  rather 
to  be  with  him  than  elsewhere.  AVhen  he  was  a  banker  I  rode 
on  )ny  pony  after  school  each  aftci'iiooii  to  l)e  with  him  at  his 
bank  on  the  corner  of  Commercial  and  ^Montgomery  Streets,  and 
was  beside  his  buggy  on  each  afternoon  on  his  way  to  his  home, 
then  on  Jones  Street,  between  Lombard  and  Chestnut." 


HISTORICAL  63 

Mr.  King  says  his  father  used  to  tell  his  friends  that  the  young 
son  was  the  most  thorough  reader  of  the  "Bulletin."  "I  used  to 
read  all  the  advertisements,  news,  and  editorials,"  he  continues, 
"and   often   discussed  the   situation   with  my  father." 

Hounds  Described. 

After  describing  the  misdeeds  of  the  Hounds  and  the  con- 
ditions that  led  to  their  undoing,  he  gives  an  extract  from  the  con- 
stitution of  the  earlier  Vigilance  Committee,  as  follows: 

"Whereas,  it  has  become  apparent  to  the  citizens  of  San 
Francisco  that  there  is  no  security  for  life  and  property,  either 
under  the  regulations  of  society  as  it  at  present  exists,  or  under  the 
laws  as  now  administered ;  therefore  the  citizens  whose  names  are 
hereunto  attached  do  unite  themselves  into  an  association  for  the 
maintenance  of  the  peace  and  the  good  order  of  society,  and  the 
preservation  of  the  lives  and  the  property  of  the  citizens  of  San 
Francisco,  and  to  bind  ourselves,  each  unto  the  other,  to  do  and 
perform  every  lawful  act  for  the  maintenance  of  law  and  order, 
and  to  sustain  the  laws  when  faithfully  and  properly  administered; 
but  we  are  determined  that  no  thief,  burglar,  incendiary,  or  as- 
sassin shall  escape  punishment,  either  by  the  quibbles  of  the  law, 
the  insecurity  of  prisons,  the  carelessness  or  corruption  of  police, 
or  the  laxity  of  those  who  pretend  to  administer  justice." 

Mr.  King  says  that  the  signal  for  the  assembling  of  the  com- 
mittee, when  necessary,  was  to  give  three  taps  on  the  bell  of  the 
old  California  Fire  Company.  The  first  alarm  rang  out  in  the 
night  of  June  10,  1851,  in  the  ease  of  the  man  Jenkins,  who  was 
caught  stealing  a  safe  at  Long  Wharf.  The  safe  contained  a 
large  amount  of  mone.y,  but  the  amount  would  have  cut  no  figure. 
For  a  time  after  his  capture  he  looked  for  rescue  at  the  hands 
of  his  confederates,  but  he  was  duly  arrested  and  found  guilty  of 
the  various  charges.  He  was  hanged  at  half-past  1  the  next  morn- 
ing, as  set  forth  in  a  previous  part  of  this  narrative. 

A  remarkable  circumstance  is  the  fact  that  the  Reverend  T. 
Dwight  Hunt,  pastor  of  the  First  Congregational  Church,  in  a  ser- 
mon that  was  suggested  by  the  execution,  used  the  following  re- 
markable language : 

"I  cannot  censure  a  people  if,  having  been  long  and  needlessly 
outraged  by  a  gang  of  villains,  they  rise  in  their  sovereign  majesty 
and  quietly  seize  upon,  try,  condemn,  and  execute  one,  even  though 
they  have  to  set  aside  the  authority  they  dare  not  trust  with  the 


64  //  I  STO  A'  /  C  A  L 

culprit.     It  is  sometimes  necessary  to  the  existence  of  society  tlnis 
to  be  its  own  lawyer,  judge,  and  executioner." 

This  rt'inarl'Cahlf  statement  is  pi-ohahly  the  Ix'sl  possible  l)arom- 
eter  of  the  better  public  opinion,  it  should  be  remembered  that 
this  was  a  man  of  the  cloth,  a  man  familiar  with  all  the  conditions 
surroundini;-  his  pulpit,  and  he  must  have  l)een  a  man  of  much 
courage  to  make  so  strong-  ;i  statement  in   public. 

Stuart  is  Hanged, 

James  Stuart  was  hanged  on  July  11.  1851,  for  the  murder  of  a 
sheriff,  as  told  in  the  story  of  the  remarkable  Berdue  case.  Other 
hangings  followed  in  (piick  order.  Wliittakei-  and  ^IcKenzie,  two 
other  murtlerers,  were  hanged  on  August  24th  of  the  same  year. 
The  committee  then  disbanded,  after  issuing  sentences  of  banish- 
ment against  thirty  known  desperadoes. 

The  second  Vigilance  Connnittee,  that  of  1856,  was  composed 
almost  Avholly  of  those  who  had  served  in  1851.  It  was  a  much 
larger  body  of  citizens  than  its  predecessor,  wielding  a  greater 
influence  in  the  years  that  followed,  as  the  cause  leading  to  its 
formation  had  to  do  with  the  foundation  of  society  itself.  In  fact, 
the  very  existence  of  the  city  as  a  place  in  which  to  remain  with 
safety,  to  live  and  rear  families,  was  at  stake  in  these  perilous  days. 

Mr.  King  says:  "The  n.[)rising  of  the  pe()j)le  in  this  committee 
could  not  have  been  a  revolution  in  the  usual  sense  of  that  word, 
as  it  was  unlike  any  that  ever  took  place  before.  All  other  revolu- 
tions were  a  separation  from  the  government,  and  because  of  op- 
pression and  wrongs  iiiHieted  on  the  sufl'efiiig  peo[)le  that  caused 
them  to  absolve  themselves  completely  from  the  yoke  that  oppressed 
and  form  a  new  state  or  nation. 

"This  was  a  nmvement  of  the  citizens  1o  enforce  the  law  which 
those  to  whom  this  ])ower  was  delegated  had  Tailed  to  cai'ry  out. 
It  was,  therefore,  a  transcendency  of  the  law  rather  than  a  violation 
of  it.  To  comprehend  the  situation  it  may  be  said  that  the  judiciary 
of  the  state  was  held  in  too  many  instances  by  men  from  the  crim- 
inal element,  or  men  in  complete  sympathy  with  tlieiii.  as  shown  by 
tlieir  own  unlawful  acts. 

"A  few  illustrations  will  suflice:  Xed  Mcdowan,  who  had  served 
a  term  in  the  Pennsylvania  state  prison,  upon  ari-ival  here  pro- 
ceeded to  have  himself  made  one  of  the  judges  of  tliis  city. 

"Hugh  ^Murray,  a  corrupt  and  immoral  man,  Avas  another; 
William  H.  Almond,  through  Ins  friends,  the  1  Founds,  as  the  roughs 
were  called,  obtained  a  similar  appointment.     One  J.  Hardy,  judge 


HISTORICAL.  65 

of  the  sixteenth  judicial  district,  was  indicted  by  the  grand  jury 
for  the  murder  of  Samuel  T.  Newell." 

Terry's  Career. 

It  must  be  admitted  that  this  indictment  looks  pretty  strong, 
but  Mr.  King  follows  it  with  the  following  remarkable  statement: 

"David  S.  Terry  was  another  striking  instance  of  how  the 
judiciary  of  California  was  disgraced  by  the  conduct  of  some  of 
its  leading  members.  Terry  stabbed  Stephen  Hopkins,  of  the  Vigi- 
lance Committee,  and  afterward  killed  David  C.  Broderick  in  a 
duel.  In  later  years  he  followed  Chief  Justice  Stephen  J.  Field 
around  the  state  in  the  determined  attempt  to  kill  him,  but  this 
was  frustrated  by  a  deputy  United  States  marshal,  who  had  long 
been  detailed  to  shoot  Terry  if  it  became  necessary  to  protect  the 
person  of  the  chief  justice.     Nagel  was  too  quick  for  Terry. 

"In  the  old  days  the  most  gigantic  frauds  imaginable  were 
boldl}-  perpetrated  on  the  people  at  the  polls. 

"The  citizens  voted,  but  their  votes  were  not  counted.  The 
Vigilance  Committee  afterward  discovered  that  the  ballot-boxes  had 
secret  drawers  in  them  in  which  the  votes  that  were  counted  were 
deposited,  but  it  usually  required  several  days  to  have  all  the 
returns  in.  It  was  always  noticed  that  those  from  the  twelfth 
ward  were  several  days  late  in  being  handed  in,  and  the  ward  could 
always  be  depended  on  to  deposit  sufficient  votes  to  elect  the  party 
in  power ;  although  to  do  this  it  was  necessary  to  record  more  votes 
cast  than  the  resident  population  of  that  ward  numbered,  includ- 
ing men,  Avomen,  and  children. 

"The  leader  in  the  manipulation  of  the  polls  was  James  T. 
Casey,  supervisor  and  editor  of  the  'Sunday  Times.'  He  had  been 
elected  supervisor  without  even  going  through  the  form  of  a  nom- 
ination, all  through  the  methods  shown  above.  All  officers,  there- 
fore, in  the  city  and  county  of  San  Francisco  and  all  the  appointees 
under  them  owed  their  election  to  Casey. 

"So  long  and  shamelessl}^  had  this  state  of  affairs  continued  that 
lie  felt  that  he  owned  the  city,  and  had  no  fear  that,  in  an  emer- 
genc}',  he  could  count  on  the  support  of  all  those  who  were  in- 
debted to  him  for  their  places,  together  with  their  friends,  who 
were  numerous. 

"Crime,  in  the  intervening  years  between  the  first  and  the 
second  Vigilance  Committees  held  high  carnival,  and  the  wrongdoer 
easily  secured  immunity  from  his  acts;  so  that  the  citizens  soon 
learned  that  there  was  no  protection  for  either  life  or  property. 


66  HISTORICAL 

"In  walkin«j:  the  streets  of  the  city  peaceful  men  usually  took 
the  middle  of  the  road  instead  of  the  sidewalks,  in  order  to  pro- 
tect themselves  so  far  as  possible  from  the  unexpected  attack  of 
the  assassin.  And  so  year  after  year  this  state  of  affairs  occurred, 
until  it  is  said  that  in  the  year  1855  the  number  of  murders  com- 
mitted in  this  state  was  535,  and  that  onh'  seven  of  the  perpetrators 
were  executed  by  the  oflScers  of  the  law.  Arson,  robbery,  and  other 
crimes  were  of  constant  occurrence,  and  so  seldom  was  puni.shment 
inflicted  that  the  law  was  held  in  contempt.  Men  felt,  as  they 
looked  upon  one  another,  as  they  learned  of  some  fresh  outrage,  that 
the  courts  could  offer  them  no  protection  at  all.  because  they  would 
not. 

King  Edits  " '  Bulletin. ' ' 

"On  October  8,  1855.  the  "Evening  Bulletin'  appeared  with 
James  King  of  William,  my  father,  as  its  editor.  He  boldly  attacked 
corruption  in  high  places,  and  was  in  a  short  time,  through  the 
city  and  in  the  mountains  and  valleys  of  California,  recognized  as 
the  champion  of  the  people's  rights.  The  'Bulletin'  became  eagerly 
sought  for  each  day  for  tidings  of  the  warfare  it  was  waging  in  their 
behalf.  On  the  other  hand,  the  paper  had  not  been  three  months 
in  existence  before  it  became  universally  understood  that  it  was 
war  to  the  knife  between  it  and  the  shoulder-strikers.  One  side 
or  the  other  was  now  bound  to  go  down.  It  was  a  struggle  for  the 
rights  of  the  people  that  has  never  had  a  eounterpart  in  the  history 
of  our  land. 

"On  November  17,  1855,  General  William  II.  Richardson,  the 
United  States  marshal,  was  murdered  by  a  notorious  gambler  of 
the  name  Charles  Cora,  wlio  was  instigated  by  Belle  Cora,  a  pros- 
titute whom  he  had  taken  to  a  place  of  amusement,  and  whom  the 
virtuous  ]\Irs.  Richardson  had  oft'ended  by  simply  conducting  herself 
as  a  lady. 

"Cora,  after  mutual  friends  had  persuaded  the  general  to  let 
the  matter  pass  and  take  a  drink  with  Cora  as  an  evidence  of  set- 
tling the  dispute,  turned  in  a  brutal  manner  and  killed  Richardson 
as  he  unsuspectingly  followed  in  the  act  which  he  thought  would 
close  the  affair, 

"The  gifted  Colonel  Baker,  who  afterward  lost  his  life  at  Ball's 
Bluff,  was  severely  censured  in  those  days  for  using  his  forensic 
eloquence  in  defense  of  Cora  and  succeeding  in  getting  a  disagree- 
ment of  the  jury  at  the  first  trial.  Forty  thousand  dollars  had  been 
raised  by  Belle  Cora  and  her  associates  to  defend  Charles  Cora. 


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and  no  hope  was  entertained  by  the  people  that  his  dastardly  crime 
would  be  punished. 

"The  party  in  power,  flushed  by  long-continued  success  in 
cheating  the  people  at  the  polls  and  running  the  courts  to  suit  them- 
selves, felt  no  uneasiness  about  the  final  acquittal  of  Charles  Cora. 
And  now  they  determined  to  reach  out  for  one  more  victim.  That 
victim  was  the  editor  of  the  'Bulletin,'  James  King  of  William.  In 
council  of  these  plotters  it  was  agreed  to  cast  lots  to  see  who 
would  do  the  shooting,  and  the  lot  fell  to  James  P.  Casey.  He 
thought  he  had  an  easy  job.  To  the  many  who  were  indebted  to 
him  for  office  or  place  he  felt  he  could  confidently  turn  for  support, 
and  the  courts  gave  him  no  concern. 

''He  never  dreamed  of  the  uprising  of  the  citizens,  and  felt  that 
with  the  people's  champion  under  the  sod  he  would  be  free  to  con- 
tinue his  course  with  none  to  say  him  nay.  The  patience  of  the 
people,  however,  had  now  reached  its  limit,  as  the  events  following 
the  plot  to  assassinate  James  King  of  William  soon  showed. 

Casey 's  Enemy  Busy. 

"A  man  of  the  name  Bagley,  who  had  had  a  falling  out  with 
Casey,  sent  on  and  secured  the  documentary  evidence  which  showed 
that  James  P.  Casey  had  served  out  a  term  in  Sing  Sing  prison. 
Armed  with  these,  he  carried  them  to  the  editorial  rooms  of  the 
'Bulletin.' 

"James  King  of  William,  commenting  on  these  papers,  said  in 
the  'Bulletin'  of  May  15,  1856,  'that  the  fact  that  Casey  had  been 
an  inmate  of  Sing  Sing  prison,  in  New  York,  is  no  offense  against 
the  law^s  of  this  state,  nor  is  the  fact  of  his  having  stuffed  himself 
through  the  ballot-box  as  elected  to  the  board  of  supervisors  from 
a  district  where  it  is  said  that  he  was  not  even  a  candidate  any 
justification  for  Mr.  Bagley  to  shoot  Casej^,  however  richly  he  may 
deserve  to  have  his  neck  stretched  for  such  frauds  on  the  people. 
These  are  acts  against  the  public  good,  not  against  Mr.  Bagley  in 
particular;  and  however  much  we  may  detest  Casey's  former  char- 
acter, or  be  convinced  of  the  shallowness  of  his  promised  reforma- 
tion, we  cannot  justify  the  assumption  by  Mr.  Bagley  to  take  upon 
himself  the  redressing  of  these  wrongs.' 

"That  was  sufficient  for  Casey.  He  determined  now  upon  the 
assassination  of  James  King  of  William,  and  it  was  an  open  secret 
among  his  friends  that  the  shooting  would  come  off  that  afternoon. 

"Thomas  S.  King,  James  King  of  William's  brother,  who  usu- 
ally walked  home  with  him,  happened  to  be  in  Natchez  Gallery,  on 


68  11 1  STO  h'  I  C  A  L 

Clay  Street,  having  his  pistol  cleaned,  when  he  heard  of  it,  and 
immediately  started  to  prevent  it.  but  arrived  too  late.  The  shot 
had  been  fired.  Casey  had  called  at  the  editorial  rooms  of  the 
'Bulletin'  to  see  James  Kintj  of  William.  Instead  of  attacking  him 
then  and  giving  him  a  fighting  chance  for  his  life,  he  simply  found 
fault  with  what  had  been  said  in  the  'Bulletin.'  and  upon  being 
asked  if  it  were  true,  and  retorting  that  he  did  not  want  such 
things  printed  a])out  liim.  he  was  shown  the  door  and  left  muttering 
revenge. 

"Then,  in  a  cowardly  maunei".  he  made  all  the  arrangements  for 
his  attack  and  escape,  and.  hiding  himself  behind  one  of  the  wagons 
of  the  I'acifie  Express  Company,  standing  at  the  corner  of  Mont- 
gomery and  Washington  Streets,  he  waited  for  liis  victim  to  appear 
on  the  usual  route  he  took  on  going  home. 

Casey  Fires  Shot. 

"As  he  stepped  upon  the  sidewalk  Casey  quickly  approached 
him  from  the  wagon  and  fired  the  fatal  shot  without  giving  any 
warning.  Seeing  he  had  infiicted  a  mortal  wound,  he  retreated  to 
a  convenient  hack  in  attendance  with  three  of  his  favorite  friends 
awaiting  him,  each  of  whom  had  his  own  revolver  drawn  to  defend 
the  murderer  from  any  attack  that  might  be  made  by  the  crowd 
that  soon  gathered,  and  was  driven  to  the  jail,  where  his  friend, 
David  Scannell.  the  sheriif,  was  ready  to  protect  him  with  all  the 
power  that  the  city  government  could  muster  in  his  defense." 

Mr.  King  then  tells  of  the  experiences  of  Dr.  W.  0.  Ayres, 
who  chanced  to  be  near  at  the  time  of  these  stirring  events.  He  says 
that  the  doctor  had  an  active  part  in  trying  to  apprehend  the  mur- 
derer, and  in  some  personal  memoirs,  written  some  little  time  after 
the  event,  the  medical  man  says: 

"A  carriage  was  standing  at  the  entrance  to  Dunba)*  Alley,  at 
the  rear  of  the  police  office.  It  was  undoubtedly  about  to  start.  I 
sprang  on  the  steps  and  just  as  I  did  so  Dave  Scannell's  pistol  was 
stuck  directly  in  my  face.  I  looked  in  and  saw  Casey  on  the  seat 
with  Scannell.  with  his  pistol  pointed  out  of  the  opposite  window. 
The  driver  .started  his  horses  and  I  was  thrown  to  the  ground,  but 
was  on  my  feet  in  an  instant  and  away  with  the  crowd  who  were 
pursuing  the  carriage  at  full  speed,  yelling,  with  every  breath, 
'Hang  him!  Kill  him!'  The  horses,  of  course,  were  too  swift-footed 
for  us.  but  we  all,  however,  knew  their  destination — the  county 
jail.  The  building,  on  Broadway  near  Kearn}',  was  then  at  an  ele- 
vation of  about  eight  feet  above  the  level  of  the  street,  which  had 


HISTORICAL  69 

been  graded  down  to  that  extent.  On  the  bank  above  stood  every 
one  of  the  most  noted  gamblers  and  shoulder-strikers  in  the  city. 
Their  faces  were  well  known  to  me — Charley  Dnance,  Dan  Aldrich, 
and  a  host  of  others.  There  they  stood;  a  dangerous  looking  com- 
pany quietly  looking  down  on  the  crowd  that  filled  the  street  and 
surged  back  and  forth  with  intense  excitement.  How  came  those 
men  to  be  there?  I  have  no  doubt  that  they  were  there  in  position 
when  the  shot  was  fired  and  James  King  of  William  bowed.  I  was 
waiting  for  the  first  pistol  shot,  which  I  well  knew  would  be  the 
prelude  to  a  fearful  scene  of  bloodshed,  when  a  man  rushed  past 
me  and  began  scrambling  up  one  of  the  posts  of  the  balcony  directly 
at  my  back.  I  saw  it  was  Thomas  S.  King,  brother  of  James  King 
of  William. 

Frenzied  Man  Talks. 

"He  at  once  began  a  harangue  of  almost  delirious  frenzy,  and 
after  only  a  few  words,  he  shouted  out,  'Who  will  go  with  me  and 
drag  the  murderer  of  my  brother  from  the  jail?'  He  could  not 
utter  another  word.  The  fierce  and  savage  yell,  'I,'  'I,'  'I,'  from 
hundreds  of  throats  was  perfectly'  deafening,  and  the  revolvers  came 
out  like  magic,  ready  for  sharp  service. 

"Thomas  S.  King  leaped  to  the  ground,  and  started  with  a 
rush,  but  he  had  not  crossed  half  the  breadth  of  Broadway  before 
he  stopped,  and  at  the  same  moment  the  crowd  began  to  grow 
quiet.  Someone  had  touched  his  back  and  whispered,  'The  Vigi- 
lance Committee  has  organized.'  " 

Mr.  King  tells  of  his  own  experiences,  following  this  event.  He 
says  he  had  gone  out  to  the  Presidio  on  that  afternoon  to  get  some 
shrubs  for  his  garden,  at  Mason  and  Pacific  Streets.  While  en- 
gaged in  planting  the  shrubs  he  noticed  a  number  of  persons  enter- 
ing the  King  home.  They  came  in  such  unusual  numbers  that  he 
hastened  to  see  what  could  be  the  matter.  He  was  told  that  his 
father  had  been  shot. 

Those  who  were  trying  to  break  the  news  to  his  mother  did  it 
so  gently  that  she  did  not  at  first  realize  how  serious  the  situation 
was.  Griffin  Dobson,  a  colored  man  who  had  been  a  porter  at 
the  office  of  the  stricken  editor,  told  Mrs.  King  that  her  husband 
had  been  shot  in  the  arm,  but  the  young  son  immediately  reasoned 
that  if  his  father  had  been  shot  in  the  arm  only  he  would  then  be 
home,  so  he  called  Dobson  aside  and  asked  him  for  more  details. 
He  learned  that  the  wounded  man  was  then  at  the  office  of  the 
^  Pacific  Express  Company. 


70  HISTORICAL 

Without  saying  anything  as  to  his  purpose,  he  left  the  room 
and  hurried  down  to  the  express  office.  When  he  had  reached  the 
corner  of  Kearny  and  Washington  Streets  he  saw  hirgo  crowds 
gathered  on  ^lontgoniery  Street.     He  continues  thus: 

''A  policeman  who  recognized  me  asked  if  I  wanted  to  see 
my  father,  and  I  answered  that  I  did.  He  then  piloted  me  through 
the  crowd  and  I  finally  reached  my  father,  who  was  unconsciinis 
on  a  mattress  on  the  floor  of  the  express  company's  office. 

''Here  among  strangers  I  awaited  anxiously  by  his  side  for 
the  arrival  of  my  mother,  who  in  the  meantime  had  been  apprised 
of  the  true  condition  of  affairs.  After  good  counsel  as  to  what  to 
say  to  my  brothers  and  sisters,  and  after  some  directions  as  to  what 
to  do  in  arranging  some  of  the  household  affairs  in  my  mother's 
absence,  she  bade  me  go  home.  I  did  so,  returning  early  the  next 
morning,  and  was  present  when  they  removed  my  father  to  ^[ont- 
gomery  Block. 

"During  the  days  that  intervened  I  was  in  attendance  to  go 
upon  any  errand  and  attend  to  sucli  things  as  ni}-  mother  needed. 

Vigilance  Men  Meet. 

"The  Vigilance  Committee  formetl  on  the  night  of  ^Nlay  14,  1856, 
temporarily  in  the  rooms  of  the  Society  of  California  Pioneers  on 
Washington  Street,  opposite  the  Old  Plaza.  Some  two  thousand 
signed  the  roll  that  night.  The  next  morning  larger  rooms  and 
accommodations  were  obtained  on  Sacramento  Street,  near  Front, 
and  the  following  notice  appeared  in  the  morning  papers:  'The 
Vigilance  Conimittce'  was  the  heading,  and  the  notice  ran:  'The 
members  of  the  Vigilance  Committee  in  good  standing  will  please 
meet  at  lOoi^  Sacramento  Street  this  day.  By  order  of  tlie  com- 
mittee of  13.' 

"New  fortifications  were  at  once  erected  l)y  filling  gunnybags 
with  sand  and  planting  cannon  to  defend  the  place.  It  was  called 
Fort  Gunnybags.  In  less  than  three  days  five  thousand  names  had 
been  enrolled  as  members. 

"These  were  men  drawn  from  the  business  coniiiuinity  and  those 
who  had  the  interests  of  the  city  at  heart,  and  were  as  loyal  a  band 
of  patriots  as  the  world  has  ever  known.  The  'London  Times'  said 
of  them  upon  their  disbanding  that  they  had  shown  sufficient  ability 
to  found  a  state  organization — a  nation — if  cireumstances  had  de- 
manded its  exercise. 

"On  the  enrollment  of  meiiihers  eaeh  man  took  a  number  and 
was  known  bv   it  instead   of  his  name.     William  T.   Coleman    was 


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number  1  and  was  elected  its  president.  Number  33  was  Isaac 
Bluxome,  the  secretary. 

"Turn  Verein  Hall,  on  Bush  and  Stockton  Streets,  served  as  an 
armory,  and  the  members,  being  divided  into  companies  of  one 
hundred  men  each,  w'ere  thoroughly  drilled  by  competent  officers. 

"A  lot  of  5,000  flint  muskets,  in  good  order,  belonging  to  Mr. 
George  Law,  stored  in  a  warehouse,  were  at  once  hired  by  the 
committee.  The  committee,  for  convenience,  was  divided  into  four 
departments,  as  follows :  grand  marshal,  commissary,  medical,  and 
police ;  and  was  organized  into  four  regiments  of  infantry  number- 
ing ten  companies  each  and  two  battalions  of  cavalry,  three  batteries 
of  flying  artillery,  one  marine  battery,  one  pistol  company.  No  one 
received  any  pay  except  fifteen  of  the  police  force  of  three  hundred. 

Org-anization  is  Expensive. 

"Notwithstanding  this,  the  expenses  necessarily  incurred  in 
maintaining  this  organization  were  very  large,  amounting  to 
$250,000,  which  sum  was  raised  by  voluntary  subscriptions  among 
the  members  and  those  who  sympathized  with  them  in  the  noble 
work  in  which  they  were  engaged. 

"When  the  news  of  the  assassination  of  James  King  of  William 
was  flashed  over  all  the  state,  the  strongest  expressions  against  the 
outrage  came  from  the  mountains  and  valleys  of  California,  with 
the  offer  of  any  help  that  might  be  needed  by  the  committee  in 
the  way  of  more  men  and  more  means. 

"James  King  of  William  was  shot  on  Wednesday,  May  14,  1856. 
He  lingered  until  Tuesday,  the  20th,  when  he  died. 

"In  the  days  that  followed  the  organization  of  the  committee 
and  during  the  months  that  it  was  in  existence,  the  most  exciting 
events  followed  in  rapid  succession.  Before  the  committee  had 
taken  any  action  the  scouts  brought  word  that  the  Hounds  and 
their  friends  and  sympathizers,  calling  themselves  the  Law  and 
Order  party,  who  might  w^ell  have  been  dubbed  the  Law  and 
Murder  party,  were  determined  to  do  all  in  their  power  to  prevent 
Casey  and  Cora  from  being  taken  by  the  Vigilance  Committee. 
They  went  so  far  as  to  threaten  to  burn  down  the  city  if  such  a 
thing  were  attempted. 

"Fearing  that  they  might  be  called  upon  for  an  accounting  in 
case  the  committee  should  be  able  to  control  the  affairs  of  the  city, 
and  flushed  by  the  success  with  which  their  party  had  managed 
so  long  to  defy  the  administration  of  justice,  these  men  were  de- 


72  //  I  STORI  C  A  L 

terinincd  to  do  all  they  could  to  ruin  San  Francisco  and  keep  it 
subject  to  their  power. 

"On  the  next  day,  the  IGth  of  ^May.  it  was  discovered  that  a 
plot  had  been  forinecl  to  call  out  the  state  militia. 

''Governor  J.  Xeele^'  Johnson  was  in  town,  staying'  at  the  Ocri- 
dental  Hotel.  Word  was  sent  to  William  T.  Coleman  that  tlie  gov- 
ernor wanted  to  see  him. 

"An  interview  took  place  which  seemed  to  settle  matters,  the 
governor  at  its  close  slai)pinii'  Coleman  on  the  back  and  saying, 
'Go  ahead,  but  get  through  as  soon  as  you  can.' 

Sherman  on  Scene. 

"Later  in  the  evening  the  governor  called  at  tiie  rooms  of  the 
committee  with  William  T.  Sherman,  afterward  famous  in  the  Civil 
War  as  General  Sherman.  Coleman  noticed  from  the  governor's 
actions  that  he  ignored  his  previous  interview  and  started  in  anew 
on  the  subject.  The  governor  said  that  they  had  come  to  see 
whether  matters  could  be  amicably  settled.  Coleman  replied  that 
outrages  were  of  common  occurrence,  the  people  having  been  de- 
frauded of  their  rights  at  the  ballot-box,  and  citizens  often  having 
been  shot  down  in  the  streets ;  and  he  declared  that  no  redress  was 
afforded  by  the  courts.  He  said  the  public  Avould  endure  it  no 
longer.  The  governor  urged  that  the  law  be  permitted  to  take  its 
course,  saying  that  tliere  was  no  need  for  the  people  to  tn)-ii  into 
a  mob. 

"]\Ir.  Coleman  em{)hatieally  stated  that  the  governor  liiinsdf 
knew  that  the  organization  was  not  a  mob;  that  it  was  a  govern- 
ment within  a  government,  pulsating  under  tlie  ))oisonous  effects  of 
unrebuked  villainy. 

"After  a  long  (lis(;ussion  it  was  finally  agi-eed  tliat  the  ^'ilzilan(•e 
Committee  shouhl  have  a  special  guard  stationed  at  the  county  jail, 
which  was  to  be  withdrawn  aiul  due  notice  given  to  the  governor 
before  any  overt  act  shoidd  be  undertaken  by  the  committee. 

"W.  T.  Sherman  was  api)ointed  major-general  of  mil  ilia,  and 
the  governor  issued  a  proclamation  declaring  San  Francisco  in  a 
state  of  insurrection.  Sherman  soon  resigned  his  commission  in 
disgust,  and  in  his  memoirs  he  distorts  the  truth  so  much  as  to  make 
his  work,  so  far  as  histoiw  is  concerned.  1hor(»ugliIy  nni-e]i;il)le  and 
valueless. 

"Besides  endeavoring  to  enlist  the  state  militia  against  the 
Vigilance  Committee,  the  effort  to  get  the  United  States  troops  at 
the  Presidio  and  Fort   Point,  under  Geiu'ral  Wood,  jiiid  the   Pnited 


HISTORICAL  73 

States  Xavy,  under  Captain  Farragut,  to  interfere,  proved  equally 
futile,  as  did  the  appeal  of  Governor  Johnson  to  President  Pierce. 

''On  Saturday,  May  17th,  the  Vigilance  Committee  in  force 
moved  to  their  headquarters  at  Fort  Gunnybags,  and  had  a  large 
bell  placed  at  the  top  of  their  building  to  call  the  members  together 
when  wanted  for  an  instant  emergency. 

"They  had  hardly  reached  their  quarters  before  the  governor's 
party  circulated  the  statement  that  the  committee  had  determined 
on  no  overt  act.  This  incensed  the  committee  to  that  extent  that 
it  determined  to  have  no  further  communication  with  the  governor. 
The  time  for  action  had  now  come.  The  guard  at  the  county  jail 
was  removed  and  the  governor  was  notified  of  the  action  taken. 

"Marshal  Doane  was  notified  to  call  out  the  entire  membership 
and  have  them  in  attendance  at  8  o'clock  the  next  morning,  which 
was  Sunday,  ]\Iay  18th.  Colonel  Olney,  in  command  of  sixty  men 
Avho  had  seen  service,  was  delegated  to  watch  the  jail. 

"They  came  in  at  half-past  10,  in  citizens'  dress,  armed  with 
pistols,  and  so  scattered  as  not  to  attract  attention. 

Committee's  Maneuvers. 

"The  main  body  of  the  committee  was  maneuvered  so  as  to 
march  in  ditferent  ways,  and  upon  reaching  the  block  that  sur- 
rounded the  jail  make  the  juncture  so  complete  that  at  exactly  ten 
minutes  past  12,  when  the  order  to  ground  arms  was  given,  they 
should  all  come  down  at  the  same  time.  The  plan  was  carried  out 
exactly,  and  a  cannon  loaded  to  the  muzzle  was  aimed  at  the  door 
of  the  jail,  and  a  man  with  a  lighted  fuse  stood  ready,  should  the 
command  be  given  to  fire. 

"The  marshal  then  approached  the  jail  and  demanded  first  that 
James  P.  Casey  be  delivered  up.  Upon  this  being  reported  to 
Casey,  with  the  added  statement  that  if  he  were  not  delivered  up 
they  proposed  to  fire  upon  the  jail,  he  turned  to  Scannell  and  asked 
him  if  he  could  not  defend  it.  Scannell  replied  that  there  were 
thousands  of  men  in  front  of  the  jail  and  that  it  would  be  useless 
to  oppose  them. 

"Coleman  and  Truett,  from  the  War  Committee,  then  de- 
manded the  surrender  of  Casey. 

"Casey,  fearing  that  he  would  be  immediately  executed,  asked 
leave  to  speak  ten  minutes.  Upon  being  assured  that  he  would  be 
protected,  he  was  taken  out  and  placed  in  a  carriage  with  Coleman 
and  Truett.  Upon  his  appearance  a  murmur  ran  through  the 
crowd,  but  the  hand  of  Coleman,  raised,  produced  a  silence  through- 


74  HISTORICAL 

out  the  ranks,  unbroken  in  the  march  to  the  heacl([uarters  of  the 
committee. 

"A  force  had  been  left  at  the  jail  and  notice  was  given  the 
sheriff  that  the  committee  would  soon  return  for  Cora.  This  was 
done,  and  after  some  delay  at  the  jail  Cora  was  also  snrrondered 
and  taken  to  Fort  Gunnybags. 

"The  'New  Yoi-k  Herald.'  commenting  on  this  event,  said:  'We 
cannot  read  the  account  of  the  taking  of  Casey  and  Cora  from  the 
scoundrels'  sanctuary — the  county  jail — without  a  thrill  of  admira- 
tion for  the  nerve  and  coolness  of  the  armed  citizens.'  " 

Some  of  the  incidents  of  the  days  of  execution  are  worth  not- 
ing. It  was  known  that  most  of  the  Vigilance  Committee  members 
were  opposed  to  violence  in  civic  life,  detesting  reckless  gambling, 
drinking,  and  the  reign  of  crime,  so  they  were  often  called  ultra- 
sanctimonious. 

It  is  related  that  a  friend,  seeing  the  committee  march  with  a 
victim,  remarked  to  his  friend  on  the  sidewalk:  "When  you  see 
these  psalm-singing  Yankees  turning  out  Sunday  you  can  just 
reckon  there's  h — 11  to  pay." 

Excitement  Intense. 

]\rr.  King  says:  "The  excitement,  which  became  intenser  each 
day.  reached  its  climax  on  Wednesday,  May  20th,  Avhen  it  was 
announced  that  James  King  of  William  had  died.  Thousands 
viewed  his  remains,  which  lay  in  ^lontgomery  Block,  and  the  city 
was  draped  in  mourning. 

"In  these  times  Casey  and  Cora  were  given  wliat  was  considered 
a  fair  trial,  having  counsel  of  their  own  selection.  They  were 
promptly  found  guilty  and  hanged. 

"Cora  was  somewhat  of  a  fatalist,  and  from  the  moment  that 
Casey  assassinated  James  King  of  William  he  began  to  feel  that 
he  had  no  chance  of  escape.     He  felt  that  his  doom  was  sealed. 

"He  said,  however,  that  if  he  had  been  as  abh'  defended  on 
his  first  trial  as  he  was  (by  Smiley)  before  the  committee,  he  be- 
lieved he  would  have  been  acquitted  by  the  jury  that  then  tried  him. 

"The  funeral  services  over  James  King  of  William  Avere  held 
on  Thursday,  May  22d.  He  was  buried  at  Lone  Mountain  Cemetery, 
now  known  as  Laurel  Hill  Cemetery.  As  the  funeral  procession 
left  the  Unitarian  ehureh.  which  Avas  then  on  Stockton  Street,  be- 
tween Clay  and  Sacramento,  Casey  and  Cora  were  hanged  from  the 
rooms  of  the  committee  on  Sacramento  Street,  between  Front  and 
Davis. 


HISTORICAL  75 

"Cora  made  no  remarks  whatever,  but  Casey  was  greatly  agi- 
tated and  made  a  talk.  He  exclaimed  several  times,  'I  am  no 
murderer.  I  did  not  intend  to  commit  murder.  Oh,  mj'  mother! 
My  mother ! ' 

"There  were  many  hard  characters  which  the  Vigilance  Com- 
mittee soon  banished  from  the  city.  The  execution  of  these  men  had 
a  deterrent  influence  for  a  long  time  and  caused  a  great  flight  among 
the  Hounds  and  their  friends.  The  committee  arrested  some  men 
and  took  them  to  Fort  Gunnybags  until  they  could  have  a  convenient 
method  of  sending  them  away.  Among  these  was  a  man  who  was 
known  as  Yankee  Sullivan,  who.  having  been  deprived  of  his  usual 
allowance  of  liquor,  committed  suicide  on  May  31st,  the  cessation 
of  his  customary  indulgence  having  unseated  his  reason.  With  a 
knife  wound  inflicted  on  his  arm  he  accomplished  his  exit  from 
life.  Many  persons  were  thereafter  banished  by  order  of  the  Vigi- 
lance Committee,  upon  penalty  of  being  hanged  if  they  should  ever 
return.  The  committee  afterward,  when  good  government  was  re- 
stored under  the  People's  party,  revoked  their  orders  of  banishment. 

Trouble  Made  Later. 

"Of  these,  Billy  Mulligan  and  Charles  P.  Duane  created  con- 
siderable trouble  some  years  afterward.  Bill  Mulligan  was  shot  by 
policemen  sent  to  arrest  him  on  Dupont  Street.  He  proved  so  dan- 
gerous a  character  that  they  were  compelled  to  shoot  him.  Charles 
P.  Duane  proved  to  be  even  a  more  desperate  man.  He  killed  one 
or  two  men  more  and  made  the  boast,  which  history  proved,  that 
he  would  never  be  hanged. 

"The  so-called  Law  and  Order  party  were  continually  endeav- 
oring to  do  all  they  could  against  the  committee.  They  succeeded 
in  obtaining  at  Sacramento  some  six  cases  of  arms  which  were 
shipped  on  the  schooner  'Julia'  to  San  Francisco. 

"Two  notorious  scoundrels,  members  of  the  Law  and  Order 
party,  were  deputized  by  that  body  to  take  charge  of  them  on 
the  passage.  On  the  night  of  June  20,  1856,  John  L.  Durkee, 
of  the  Vigilance  Committee,  with  twelve  chosen  men,  succeeded  in 
capturing  the  schooner  from  her  custodians — Maloney  and  Phelps 
— and  transferring  her  cargo  to  the  headquarters  of  the  Vigilance 
Committee." 

Mr.  King  then  continues  his  interesting  narrative  of  particulars 
as  follows : 

"In  tlie  meantime  Maloney  and  Phelps  having  visited  all  the 
saloons,  making  threats  against  certain  members  of  the  Vigilance 


76  IIISTORI  C  A  L 

Committee,  ■whom  they  swore  tliey  woultl  slioot  on  siylit.  Sterliiiii' 
A.  Hopkins,  with  four  men,  was  sent  to  arrest  tlu'ni.  anil  meetinj? 
with  more  resistant-o  than  was  expected,  he  sent  for  reinforcements. 

■"When  again  approaching  the  heachiuarters  of  the  Law  and 
Order  i)arty  a  pistol  was  accidentally  discharged  and  Judge  David 
S.  Terry,  of  the  supreme  court  of  the  state,  who  had  aided  and 
abetted  the  Iloinids  and  their  followers,  the  Law  and  Order  jjarty. 
all  he  could,  turned  suddenly  upon  Hopkins  and  stabbed  him  with 
a  large  bowie-knife.  He  then  escaped  with  his  friends  to  the  rooms 
above  the  place. 

"The  bell  of  the  Vigilance  Committee  Avas  sounded  and  quickly 
the  head(puirters  of  the  scoundrels  was  surrounded,  and  Terry  was 
captured  and  taken  to  the  rooms  of  the  committee. 

"If  Hopkins  had  died  the  murder  of  Broderick  some  time 
thereafter  would  not  have  taken  place,  and  California  would  not 
have  been  further  disgraced  by  the  high-handed  conduct  of  a  judge 
who  ought  to  have  been  a  good  citizen  instead  of  the  character  he 
proved  himself  to  be,  as  shown  l)y  the  following  sentence  of  the 
Vigilance  Committee,  after  Hopkins'  tinal  recovery  and  Terry's 
trial,  pronounced : 

Terry  Discharged. 

"  'That  David  S.  Terry,  having  been  convicted  after  a  full,  fair, 
and  impartial  trial  on  certain  charges  before  the  Vigilance  Com- 
mittee, aiul  the  usnal  penalty  in  their  power  to  afflict  not  being 
applicable  in  the  present  instance. 

"  'Therefore,  lie  it  declared  the  decision  of  the  Connnittee  of 
Vigilance  tliat  tlie  said  David  S.  Tei'ry  l)e  dischai-ged  from  cus- 
tody; and  also  resolved  that  in  tlu'  opinion  of  tlu^  Committee  of 
Vigilance  the  interests  of  the  state  imperatively  demand  that  the 
said  David  S.  Terry  should  resign  his  position  as  judge  of  the 
supreme  court. 

"  'Resolved,  that  this  resolution  be  read  to  David  S.  Terry,  and 
that  he  be  forthwith  discharged  from  the  custody  of  the  Committee 
of  Vigilance  on  this  being  ratified  b}^  the  board  of  delegates.' 

"The  release  of  Terry  created  such  intense  excitement  that,  for 
his  safety,  the  Executive  Committee  sent  him  to  Sacramento  on  the 
steamer  'Adams,'  and  thus  closed  the  Terry  incident. 

"One  would  have  supposed  tliat  the  most  daring  nuirderer 
would  have  hesitated  to  have  eoniniitted  any  otlnu"  like  ci'ime  during 
the  existence  of  the  \'igilance  Committee. 

"It  was  reserved  for  Joseph  Hetherington.  who  had  killed  other 
men,  to  deliberately  kill  Doctor  Randall  at  tliis  time.     He  was  im- 


HISTOEl  C  A  L  77 

mediately  arrested,  as  was  also  Philander  Brace,  a  cold-blooded 
assassin,  who  had  made  away  with  quite  a  number  of  men  in  years 
preceding,  and  had  never  been  punished  for  any  of  his  murders. 

"After  a  fair  trial,  in  which  these  men  were  both  convicted 
and  found  guilt}',  they  were  on  July  29,  1856,  hanged  by  the 
Vigilance  Committee. 

"On  August  14,  1856.  just  three  months  after  their  organizing, 
the  committee  disbanded  and  Fort  Gunnybags  disappeared  from 
view.  A  public  procession  through  the  streets  of  the  city  was  made 
by  the  members  of  the  committee,  in  which  there  were  nearly  six 
thousand  men  in  the  ranks. 

"The  'New  York  Times,'  on  learning  of  the  disbanding,  spoke 
as  follows:  'It  is  due  to  these  Vigilance  Committees,  both  the  first 
and  the  second,  to  say  that  in  no  one  instance  have  we  discovered 
any  abuse  of  their  authority.  We  cannot  learn  that  either  of  them 
hanged  any  person  who  did  not  richly  deserve  hanging.' 

Committee  is  Unique. 

"The  Vigilance  Committee  of  San  Francisco  is  not  to  be  com- 
pared with  any  of  those  sudden  outbursts  of  frontier  towns  that 
have  sometimes  taken  place  in  the  history  of  our  country.  They  are 
deserving  of  the  highest  praise  for  the  manner  in  which  they  per- 
formed their  work. 

■  "Nearly  fifty  years  ago  this  noble  band  of  men  risked  their 
lives  and  pledged  their  honor,  one  to  the  other,  to  transmit  to  those 
who  should  follow  them,  a  pure  government,  and  for  several  years 
succeeding,  under  the  rule  of  the  People's  party,  no  city  in  the 
Union  was  better  governed  than  San  Francisco. 

"Later,  beginning  with  the  Civil  War  and  other  events  that 
followed,  the  two  great  national  parties  again  managed  to  divide 
the  attention  of  the  voters;  and  the  good  work  done  by  the  com- 
mittee was  soon  effaced  by  the  success  of  one  or  the  other  of  the 
two  political  parties  that  held  sway  over  elections  throughout  the 
land." 

Continuing  his  interesting  narrative,  he  says:  "A  people  who 
had  to  contend  against  the  obstacles  of  nature,  the  wild  beasts  of 
the  forest,  and  the  wilder  denizens  of  the  howling  wilderness,  hav- 
ing wrenched  liberty  from  their  oppressors,  pushed  out  as  pioneers 
to  people  and  settle  the  great  heritage  their  prowess  had  secured  to 
them. 

"In  their  struggle  with  wild  beasts  and  the  Indians,  they  had 
learned  to  be  expert  marksmen,  for  it  was  often  if  not  always  their 


78  //  ISTOEl  C  A  L 

life  or  that  of  the  beast  or  the  Indian  who  came  siuUlenly  upon 
them. 

"It  was  this  that  led  them  to  be  sure  of  their  aim.  and  that 
told  so  fearfully  under  Jackson  when  the  tiower  of  the  British 
Army  were  almost  annihilated  in  their  onset  against  these  yeoman. 

"All  honor,  then,  to  these  heroes  who  showed,  onh*  as  an  Amer- 
ican population  could  show,  how  to  pioneer  a  city  out  of  the  con- 
ditions into  which  San  Francisco  had  fallen,  into  that  which  to  the 
student  of  history  shall  encircle  them  Avith  imperishable  frlory  for 
the  success  that  crowned  their  etforts. 

The  Case  of  Immigrants. 

"As  we  realize  that  in  1903  almost  a  million  imigrants  came 
to  New  York  harbor,  and  that  in  the  last  month  of  that  yedv 
35,000  came  to  San  Francisco,  let  us  echo  the  universal  California 
sentiment  relative  to  the  class  of  men  we  desire  to  welcome  to  our 
golden  state,  as  expressed  so  eloquently  in  the  halls  of  national 
legislation  by  one  who  lies  buried  in  Laurel  Hill  Cemetery,  as  fol- 
lows: 'I  Avould  see  its  fertile  plains,  its  sequestered  vales,  its  deep 
blue  canyons,  its  furrowed  mountains  dotted  all  over  with  American 
homes;  the  abode  of  a  free  and  happy  people.  Avith  the  sweet  voices 
of  tiaxeu-haired  children,  and  ringing  with  the  joyful  voices  of  the 
maiden  fair,  soft  as  our  clime  and  sunny  as  our  skies.  Like  the 
homes  of  New  England,  yea.  better  and  brighter  far.  shall  be  the 
homes  to  be  builded  in  the  wonderland  b.v  the  sunset  sea.  The  homes 
of  a  race  from  Avhich  shall  spring  the  flower  of  men,  to  serve  as 
models  for  the  mighty  world,  and  be  the  fair  beginning  of  a  better 
time.'  '■ 

It  should  be  said  that  the  view  in  favor  of  the  A'igilance  Com- 
mittee and  its  methods  has  not  always  fully  obtained. 

The  late  James  O'^NIeara.  a  ])ioneer  journalist,  was  always  a 
defender  of  the  Law  and  Order  party,  which  opposed  the  Vigilance 
Committee,  although  he  never  belonged  to  either  organization. 

Despite  ^Mr.  King's  strong  opinion,  it  should  not  be  forgotten 
that  there  have  been  two  views  of  the  work  of  the  Vigilance  Com- 
mittee of  1856.  almost  from  the  very  first  days  of  its  organization. 
Though  ]\Ir.  King  has  presented  the  popular  side  (piite  fully,  it 
might  be  said  in  justice  to  the  memory  of  Cora  that  a  jury,  com- 
posed in  large  part  of  highly  reputable  citizens  and  merchants, 
failed  to  find  him  guilty,  and  a  second  trial  was  hanging  over  his 
head  at  the  very  moment  he  was  tried  and  convicted  by  the  Vigi- 
lance  Committee. 


HISTORIC  AL  79 

The  late  "Deacon"  George  K.  Fitch,  a  journalist  for  many 
3'ears,  and  one  of  the  owners  of  the  "Call"  and  the  "Bulletin"  of 
San  Francisco  from  the  old  days,  said  to  the  writer  of  this  sketch, 
in  January,  1904:  "The  killing  of  United  States  Marshal  Rich- 
ardson was  never  clearly  accounted  for  as  to  details.  Of  course 
Cora  killed  him,  but  whether  the  men  quarreled  has  always  been 
unaccounted  for,  and  was  much  of  a  mystery  during  the  trial." 

A  Coin  is  Flopped. 

Mr.  William  M.  Hinton,  for  many  years  one  of  the  prominent 
publishers  and  printers  of  San  Francisco,  also  a  supervisor  during 
his  last  years,  and  the  patron  and  publisher  of  the  first  edition  of 
Henry  George's  "Progress  and  Poverty,"  said  to  the  writer,  in 
December,  1903: 

"The  facts  concerning  Cora's  conviction  by  the  Vigilance  Com- 
mittee, interesting  as  they  are,  have  never  been  published.  The 
late  auditor,  Thoiuas  Smiley,  of  San  Francisco,  defended  Cora  be- 
fore the  Vigilance  Committee,  he  being  a  member  thereof  in  good 
standing.  Mr.  Smiley  once  told  me  that  there  was  a  tie  vote  as 
to  the  guilt  of  the  accused  man.  A  member  of  the  committee 
said,  'Suppose  we  settle  it  by  the  flopping  of  a  half  dollar,'  and 
Smiley  is  my  authority  for  the  statement  that  the  committee  then 
flopped  the  coin.  The  throw  was  against  the  accused  man,  and  Cora 
was  hanged  on  the  chance  verdict  of  the  coin!" 

Mr.  George  K.  Fitch,  who  knew  of  this  version,  said  he  did 
not  doubt  the  word  of  either  Smiley  or  Hinton,  but  it  w^as  hard 
for  him  to  understand  such  procedure,  which  he  deemed  too  trifling 
for  a  serious  case.  He  maintained  that  the  members  of  the  Vigilance 
Committee  were  honest  and  conservative  men. 

Perhaps  no  higher  tribute  has  ever  been  paid  to  the  Vigilance 
Committee  than  these  calm  words  of  the  famous  old  editor,  uttered 
many  years  after  the  stirring  scenes  of  those  times. 

Coming  to  Mr.  O'Meara's  criticism,  and  preliminary  to  quota- 
tions from  his  interesting  manuscripts,  it  might  be  said  here  that 
he  stoutly  maintained  that  all  published  accounts  of  the  committee 's 
work  were  by  friends  or  members  of  that  organization,  and  did  not 
show  a  correct  appreciation  of  the  conditions  of  law  and  order 
that  prevailed  in  the  courts  of  the  time,  which  he  alleges  admin- 
istered justice  under  honest  judges.  As  for  himself,  he  maintains 
that  he  was  never  either  a  member  of  the  committee  or  of  any 
opposing  organization,  being  free  to  make  such  criticism  as  facts 
might  lead   him  to   indulge   in.     For  the  Law   and   Order   Society, 


80  HISTOIil  C  A  L 

of  which  William  T.  Sherman  was  afterward  president,  he  had.  how- 
ever, high  respect,  indorsing:  and  favoring  its  work.  Of  the  main 
subject  he  speaks  as  follows : 

O'Meara's  Plain  Words. 

''First,  as  to  the  cause  or  pretense  for  the  organization  of  the 
Vigilance  Committee:  It  is  declared  by  its  ex-members  and  sup- 
porters or  apologists,  that  it  was  absolutely  necessary,  for  the  rea- 
son that  the  law  was  not  duly  administered,  that  the  courts,  the 
fountains  of  justice,  were  either  corrupted  or  neglectful  of  their 
duties;  that  juries  were  packed  with  unworthy  men  in  important 
criminal  cases :  that  there  Avere  gross  frauds  in  elections,  by  which 
the  will  of  the  people  was  defied  and  defeated,  and  improper  and 
dishonest  men.  some  of  them  notorious  rogues,  were  counted  in  and 
installed  in  public  office ;  and  that  there  was  a  class  of  turbulent 
offenders  who  had  the  countenance,  if  not  the  support,  of  judges 
and  officials  in  high  places,  and  who  felt  themselves  to  be  above  or 
exempt  from  the  law. 

'"Tennyson  has  well  remarked  that  there  is  no  lie  so  baneful 
as  one  that  is  half  truth.  So  it  is  in  respect  to  these  alleged  reasons 
for  the  organization  of  that  Vigilance  Committee.  It  is  not  true 
that  the  courts  were  corrupt,  neglectful  or  remiss.  Judge  Hager 
presided  in  the  fourth  district  court,  and  his  integrity  and  judicial 
qualifications  or  judgments  have  never  been  questioned  or  im- 
peached. 

"Judge  Freelon  presided  as  county  judge;  the  same  can  be  re- 
marked of  him.  There  was  no  material  fault  alleged  against  the 
police  court.  It  is  true,  however,  that  in  imj)ortant  criminal  cases, 
and  sometimes  in  civil  suits,  the  juries  were  packed.  But  why? 
I  Avill  state :  merchants  and  business  men  generally  had  a  great 
aversion  to  serving  on  juries,  particularly  in  important  criminal 
cases,  which  are  usually  protracted,  and  the  juries  were  kept  in 
comparatively  close  condition,  because  tlieir  time  was  toi>  valuable 
and  their  business  required  their  constant  attention.  They  pre- 
ferred, therefore,  to  pay  the  fine  imposed,  in  case  they  Avcre  unable 
to  prevail  upon  the  judge  to  excuse  them. 

"Jury  fees  were  inconsiderable  in  comparison  witli  tlitMr  daily 
profits;  but  it  was  the  loss  of  time  from  tlieir  business  which 
mainly  actuated  them. 

Fees  Would  Pay  Board. 

"Yet  these  fees  were  sufficient  to  pay  a  day's  board  and  lodg- 
ing, and  to  the  many  who  were  out  of  emploj'ment,  serving  on  a 


HISTORICAL  81 

jury  was  the  means  to  both.  There  is  iu  every  large  community  a 
class  known  as  professional  jurymen — hangers  about  the  courts, 
eagerly  waiting  to  be  called. 

"There  were  men  of  this  kind  then;  there  are  more  than 
enough  of  them  still  loitering  about  the  courts,  civil  and  criminal. 
San  Francisco  is  not  the  only  city  in  the  United  States  in  which 
defendants  in  grave  criminal  cases  have  recourse  to  every  con- 
ceivable and  possible  means,  without  scruples,  to  procure  their  own 
acquittal,  or  the  utmost  modification  of  the  penalty,  by  proving 
extenuating  circumstances,  or  that  the  indictment  magnifies  the 
crime. 

"This  was  true  of  1856,  here,  as  elsewhere  in  the  land;  it  is 
equally  true  now.  Had  the  merchants  and  solid  citizens  drawn  as 
jurors  fulfilled  their  duties  to  the  cause  of  justice,  to  the  con- 
servation and  maintenance  of  law  and  order,  they  would  have  had 
no  cause  or  pretense  for  the  organization  which  they  formed." 

This  criticism  reminds  us  of  the  one  heretofore  quoted  from 
the  late  William  H.  Mills'  letter  on  the  subject.  He  was  for  many 
years  famous  as  land  agent  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Railroad  Com- 
pany and  editor,  for  many  years,  of  the  old  "Sacramento  Record- 
Union."  He  always  held  that  the  existence  of  the  Vigilance  Com- 
mittee was  an  indictment  against  the  community  itself.  But  to 
recur  to  the  words  of  ]Mr.  O'Meara,  he  says: 

"The  initial  fault  was  attributable  to  themselves;  the  jury- 
packing  they  complained  of  was  the  direct  consequence  of  their 
own  neglect  of  that  essential  duty  to  the  state,  in  the  preservation 
of  law  and  order;  and  they  cannot  reasonably  or  justly  shift  the 
onus  from  themselves  upon  the  courts." 

Probably  there  is  not  extant  an  abler  defense  of  the  courts  and 
constituted  authorities  as  they  then  existed  than  in  the  words  just 
quoted  and  those  which  follow,  from  Mr.  O'Meara,  who  continues 
as  follows : 

"Concerning  the  frauds  in  elections;  yes,  there  were  gross, 
outrageous  frauds  at  every  election ;  repeaters,  bullies,  ballot-box 
stuffing,  and  false  counts  of  the  ballots  to  count  out  this  candidate 
and  count  in  the  one  favored  of  the  'boys.' 

Committee  Had  Knowledge. 

"More  than  one  member  of  the  Vigilance  Executive  Committee 
had  thorough  knowledge  of  all  this,  for  the  verj^  conclusive  reason 
that  more  than  one  of  them  had  engaged  in  these  frauds,  had  not 
only  participated  in  them  directly  or  indirectly,  but  had  actually 


82  HISTORIC  A  L 

proposed  theni;  employed  the  persons  who  had  committed  the 
frauds,  and  paid  these  tools  round  sums  for  the  infamous  service." 
These  words  are  probably  the  strongest  indictment  that  has 
ever  been  drawn  against  certain  members  of  the  Vigilance  Com- 
mittee by  any  conservative  critic  who  was  within  close  range  of 
the  circumstances  and  in  possession  of  supposed  tirst-hand  knowl- 
edge of  the  facts  and  conditions  of  the  times.  If  this  criticism  be 
correct,  it  simply  shows  the  extent  to  which  human  nature  may 
be  perverted  when  self-interest  overthrows  the  higher  faculties  of 
the  mind. 

^Iv.  O'Meara  continues  as  follows:  "The  reward  of  these  em- 
ployers and  accessories  both  during  and  after  the  frauds  was  the 
office  coveted;  and  the  'Honorable'  prefixed  to  their  names  Avas  as 
the  gilt  which  the  watch-stuffer  applies  to  the  brass  thing  he  imposes 
on  the  greenhorn  as  a  solid  gold  watch, 

"Out  of  the  committee,  of  the  Executive  Committee,  the  de- 
tectives of  that  body  might  have  unearthed  these  honorable  and 
virtuous  purifiers  and  reformers ;  with  them,  perhaps,  others  whose 
frauds  w^ere  no  less  wicked  and  criminal ;  but  in  business  transac- 
tions, and  not  in  political  affairs. 

"One  of  the  Executive  Committee  had  served  liis  term  of  two 
years  in  the  Ohio  state  prison  for  forgery;  here  in  San  Francisco 
he  had,  during  two  cit}'  elections,  been  the  trusted  agent  and 
disburser  of  a  very  heavy  sack  in  the  honest  endeavor  to  secure 
the  nomination  and  promote  the  election  of  his  principal  to  high 
office;  yet  this  pure  man  was  one  of  tlie  advisers  and  associates 
of  the  committee,  and  became  singularly  active  in  pressing  the 
expatriation  of  the  very  'ruffians  and  ballot-box  stuffers'  he  had 
patronized  and  paid.  He  had  learned  that  'dead  men  tell  no  tales.' 
"This  pui'e  character  did  not  stand  alone  in  his  experience  of 
penal  servitude,  as  'birds  of  a  feather,'  and  he  was  uiuler  a  neces- 
sity of  exemplifying  Lord  Dundreary's  bird,  to  go  into  a  corner 
and  flock  by  himself. 

"That  sonic  turbulent  offenders,  and  lar^clx-  too  many  of  thcin. 
defied  the  law,  is  likewise  true.  But  that  tliey  were  countenanced 
or  favored  by  the  judges  is  utterly  without  truthful  foundation. 

"And  it  is  remarkaljb-  tliat.  of  all  the  men  hanged  or  expatri- 
ated by  the  committee,  only  two  had  ever  been  complained  of  or 
arraigned  before  the  courts  for  any  crime  of  violence ;  not  one  of 
them  all  had  been  either  acquitted  or  convicted,  accused  or  sus- 
pected of  theft,  robbery,  or  other  felony. 


HISTORICAL  83 


Some  Other  Strictures. 


"This  is  more,  as  I  have  stated,  than  can  be  said  of  some 
of  the  forty-one  members  of  the  Executive  Committee.  And  among 
the  members  of  the  rank  and  file  of  the  5,000  or  6,000  men  enrolled 
upon  the  lists  of  the  committee — of  native  or  English-speaking  citi- 
zens or  residents — there  were  scores  of  scoundrels  of  every  degree, 
bogus  gold-dust  operators,  swindlers  and  fugitives  from  justice. 

"Of  the  members  of  other  nationalities — some  of  whom  had  not 
been  in  the  country  long  enough  to  acquire  a  knowledge  of  Eng- 
lish— I  have  no  occasion  to  pass  remark ;  but  the  fear  of  communism 
and  disturbance,  from  the  increase  of  its  incendiary  votaries  in  our 
country,  east  and  here,  cannot  be  lessened  or  composed  by  the  recol- 
lection of  the  conduct  of  many  of  the  same  nationality  who  then 
swelled  the  ranks  of  the  committee's  troops. 

"Saturday,  November  19,  1855,  the  community  was  startled 
by  the  report  that  General  Richardson,  United  States  marshal,  had 
been  shot  dead  by  a  gambler. 

"The  shooting  occurred  on  the  south  side  of  Clay  Street,  about 
midway  between  IMontgomery  and  Leidesdortf  Streets.  The  fatal 
shot  was  fired  by  Charles  Cora.  Cora  was  a  gambler,  yet  he  did 
not  look  the  character.  He  was  a  low-sized,  well-formed  man ; 
dressed  in  a  genteel  manner,  with  no  display  of  jewelry  or  loudness ; 
was  reserved  and  quiet  in  his  demeanor ;  and  his  manners  and  con- 
versation were  those  of  a  refined  gentleman.  I  first  saw  him  at 
the  Blue  Wing,  a  popular  rendezvous  for  politicians,  on  Montgomery 
Street,  east  side,  between  Clay  and  Commercial  Streets,  and  my 
impression  then  Avas  that  he  was  a  lawyer  or  a  well-to-do  merchant. 

"General  Richardson  was  a  morose  and  at  times  a  disagreeable 
man.  He  was  of  low  stature,  thick-set,  dark  complexion,  black 
hair,  and  usually  wore  a  bull-dog  look.  He  was  known  by  his 
intimate  friends  to  be  a  dangerous  man  as  a  foe,  and  he  always 
went  armed  with  a  pair  of  derringers.  The  Thursday  night  prior 
to  the  shooting  General  Richardson  and  Colonel  Joe  C.  McKibben, 
afterward  a  member  of  Congress,  were  at  the  Blue  Wing  in  company. 

"After  midnight  Richardson  went  out  for  a  moment  on  the 
sidewalk.  A  man  passed  him,  made  a  jocular  remark,  and  entered 
the  saloon.  Richardson  followed  him  into  the  saloon  and  asked 
of  Perkins  his  name.  Richardson  had  been  drinking  heavily.  Mc- 
Kibben prevailed  on  him  to  start  for  his  home.  It  was  on  Minna 
Street,  not  far  from  Fred  Woodworth's,  just  above  Jessie  Street. 


84  HISTOmCAL 

Angry  Over  Insult. 

"Joe  aeeonii);uiied  him  most  of  the  way.  Kit-liardson  spoke  to 
him  of  an  insult  he  had  reeeived  from  'thai  fellow  Carter' — as  he 
seemed  to  think  the  name  to  be — and  declaretl  liis  pui-pose  to  make 
him  answer  for  it. 

"]\IeKibben  knew  Cora,  and  that  Cora  was  the  man  to  whom 
Richardson  referred;  but  he  likewise  knew  enough  of  Richardson 
not  to  correct  him.  ami  Id  him  believe  that  Carter  was  the  name,  in 
the  hope  that  iu  his  condition  he  would  either  not  think  of  the 
occurrence  the  next  day  or  woidd  not  be  able  to  recooiiize  Cora 
if  he  did. 

"The  following  Saturday  afternoon  a  party  of  us — Joe  ]\Ic- 
Kibben,  John  Monroe,  clerk  of  Judge  Hoffman's  court.  Yj.  V.  Joice, 
Pen  Johnston,  Josh  Haven,  and  m^'self — were  in  the  Court  Ex- 
change, corner  of  Battery  and  Washington  Streets. 

"Richardson  came  in  while  we  w^ere  there  and  was  in  drinking 
humor.  He  became  sullen,  and  as  we  all  knew  his  nature,  it  was 
(piietly  agreed  among  us  that  we  would  leave  and  try  to  get  him 
away.  He  was  devoted  to  his  wife,  whom  he  married  in  San 
Francisco.  McKibben  and  I  accompanied  him  on  his  way  home. 
going  as  far  as  the  old  Oriental  Hotel,  within  a  few  blocks  of  his 
residence.  There  he  insisted  on  a  'last  drink,'  when  we  left  him — 
he  to  go  straight  home. 

"It  turned  out  that  he  did  not.  He  brooded  over  the  insult 
of  Carter,  as  he  still  called  Cora,  and  made  his  way  to  the  Blue 
Wing  to  find  him.  l^nfortunately  he  found  Cora  there.  He  called 
him  out,  and,  as  one  man  will  lead  anotlier  by  his  side,  walked 
with  him  around  the  corner  into  Clay  Street,  halting  just  in  front 
of  the  store  of  a  French  firm — I  do  not  recall  the  name — and  so 
managed  as  to  put  Cora  on  the  iron  grating  of  the  sidewalk,  inside, 
with  his  back  1o  llie  brick  wall  of  tiie  store. 

"Cora  had  not  the  slightest  idea  that  Richardson  had  taken 
offense  at  his  remark  on  Thursday  night,  for  it  was  in  no  wise 
offensive  or  insulting,  but  simply  a  bit  of  ordinary  pleasantry,  and, 
therefore,  he  was  not  aware  of  Richardson's  object  in  asking  him  to 
come  out  from  the  saloon. 

Demanded  Cora's  Life. 

"But  nuiny  of  Richai-dson 's  intimate  friends,  who  felt  his  death 
keenly,  were  at  that  time  disposed  to  the  extreme  penalty  of  the 
law  upon  the  man  who  shot  him,  after  due  reflection  and  delibera- 
tion, came  to  the  conclusion,  that,  under  the  circumstances;  stand- 


HI  STOEIC  AL  85 

ing  as  he  was  placed  before  Richardson,  who  stood  with  his  hands 
in  his  pockets,  and  a  derringer  in  each  pocket,  forcing  his  demand 
upon  Cora,  the  latter  had  one  of  two  things  to  do — either  to 
kill  Richardson  or  allow  Richardson  to  kill  him. 

"There  were  not  many  on  Clay  Street  near  the  fatal  scene, 
but  the  discharge  of  Cora's  pistol  soon  brought  several  to  the 
spot.  Richardson's  body  was  carried  to  the  side-door  entrance  on 
Clay  Street,  into  the  drug-store  then  on  that  corner  of  Montgomery 
Street,  and  there  hundreds  viewed  it. 

"Cora  was  taken  in  charge  by  Dave  Scamiell,  the  sheriff.  After 
that  episode  the  excitement  increased  every  hour  and  many  urged 
the  summary  hanging  of  Cora.  Scannell  had  duly  prepared  for  all 
this,  and  order  was  preserved,  although  several  hundred  men 
formed  in  line  and  proceeded  to  the  county  jail  to  force  their  way 
in,  seize  Cora,  and  hang  him  forthwith. 

"Sunday  morning  the  excitement  had  diminished  in  spirit  of 
violence,  but  had  increased  in  volume  and  disposition  to  bring 
Cora  to  justice.  Several  prominent  lawyers,  the  personal  friends 
of  Richardson,  had  already  volunteered  to  assist  in  the  prosecution 
of  the  man  who  shot  him." 

Subsequent  events  show  that  it  was  difficult  indeed  during  that 
turbulent  period  to  obtain  a  lawyer  to  defend  Cora,  and  when 
one  was  obtained  he  tried  hard  to  get  out  of  the  contract,  owing 
to  the  pressure  of  public  sentiment.  Mr.  O'Meara  continues  his 
account  as  follows : 

"The  application  of  some  of  Cora's  friends  to  several  of  the 
most  noted  criminal  lawyers  in  the  city,  with  a  heavy  fee  for 
defense  as  the  consideration,  was  in  many  instances  declined.  Cora 
had  one  to  his  support,  however,  who  proved  more  successful  in 
engaging  counsel  than  his  other  friends.  This  w^as  the  woman 
known  as  Belle  Cora,  keeper  of  a  notorious  resort,  with  whom  Cora 
lived. 

"She  was  rich  and  possessed  of  indomitable  spirit.  She  was 
devoted  to  Cora.  In  this  connection  I  will  relate  that  which  Gov- 
ernor Foote  imparted  to  me  and  J.  Ross  Browne,  during  a  trip 
to  Oregon  late  in  the  summer  of  1857. 

Belle  Cora  Pleads. 

"It  was  substantially  this:  Belle  Cora  herself  had  gone  to  the 
law  office  of  Colonel  E.  D.  Baker  to  engage  him  as  counsel  for 
Cora,  and  had  succeeded.  The  fee  was  to  be  $5,000;  one-half  this 
sum  was  immediately  paid  to  him.     She  then  applied  to  Governor 


86  HISTORICAL 

Foote  to  eugatjo  him  to  assist  in  the  ease.  He  deelined.  ])ut  assured 
her  that  he  should  not  appear  for  the  prosecution.  In  a  few  daj's, 
on  account  of  tlu'  intense  popular  feeliuii  to\vai-d  Coi-a.  and  also 
because  the  law  partner  of  Colonel  Baker  liad  strenuously  ob- 
jected to  his  acting  as  counsel  for  Cora,  as  it  would  greatly  dam- 
age their  professional  business  and  their  per-sonal  standing  in  the 
community.  Baker  called  upon  Governor  Foote  and  requested  him 
to  see  Belle  Cora  and  apprise  her  tiuit  she  nuist  employ  some  other 
counsel;  that  he  felt  that  he  must  Avithdi-aw  from  the  case — the 
.$2.r)()(>  already   paid   would   be    iTturned  to  her. 

"To  extricate  his  professional  brother  from  his  unpleasant 
situation.  Governor  Foote  consented  to  undertake  the  disagreeable 
mission.  The  woman  was  imnu)val)le  in  her  determination  to  hold 
Colonel  Bakei-  to  his  engagement,  and  she  intimated  in  terms  not 
to  be  misunderstood  that  she  was  determined  that  he  should  fulfill 
his  obligations. 

"Colonel  Baker  was  a  num  of  dauntless  courage  in  meeting 
and  coping  with  dangers  of  human  ([uality;  but  he  was  in  constant 
fear  at  sea,  and  it  seems  that  there  was  another  quality  of  peril 
which  overmastered  his  intrepid  spirit. 

"When  Governor  Foote  related  to  him  the  result  of  his  mission, 
he  advised  the  Colonel  to  see  the  Avonuiii  liimself.  Colonel  Baker 
did  go,  Governor  Foote  accompanying  him. 

"The  governor  said  he  had  never  witnessed  such  a  manifesta- 
tion of  a  woman's  power  and  irresistible  influence.  Belle  Cora  "was 
inspired  to  the  height  of  heroism  in  her  devotion  to  Cora,  her  pur- 
pose to  secure  his  acquittal  and  prevent  his  sacrifice. 

"She  appealed,  implored,  begged  Colonel  Baker  to  stand  by  his 
engagement.  AVhen  he  nuitle  no  response  and  seemetl  not  to  yield, 
she  commanded  that  he  must,  he  should.  She  would  double  his 
fee.  She  would  have  him  appear  as  Cora's  counsel,  even  if  he  did 
no  more  than  sit  in  court  with  Cora  near  him.  and  speak  no  word 
at  all.  But  go  on  in  eourl  and  have  it  known  that  he  was  Cora's 
counsel,  he  must.  She  was  inflexible  in  this;  and  when  the  day  of 
trial  came,  Colonel  Baker  did  appear  with  Colonel  James  A.  Mc- 
Dougell,  Colonel  James  Frank  Tilford,  as  counsel  for  Charles  Cora, 
and  it  was  at  that  ti"ial  that  C'olonel  Baker  made  the  most  eloquent 
and  extraordinary  argument  of  his  life,  in  a  criminal  case.  "It  was 
not  a  packed  jury  in  Cora's  case.  Care  had  been  taken  to  impanel 
only  good,  respectable  citizens,  some  of  whom  a  short  time  after- 
ward became  members  of  the  Vigilance  Committee,  and  in  a  greater 
or  less  degree  participated  in  the  seizure  of  Cora  from  the  county 
jail,  and  in  his  condemnation  and  execution. 


HIST  OBI  C  AL  87 

Merchants  on  Jury. 

''Three  of  the  jury  were  prominent  Front  Street  merchants. 
Notwithstanding  all  the  feeling  against  Cora,  the  popular,  unrelent- 
ing prejudice,  and  the  great  preponderance  of  the  foremost  legal 
minds  of  the  San  Francisco  bar  in  his  prosecution — Alex  Campbell, 
General  Williams,  and  Colonel  Sam  Inge,  the  United  States  district 
attorney  to  assist  in  the  prosecution,  the  jury  disagreed,  and  among 
the  jurors  who  held  out  against  a  verdict  of  murder  were  three 
Front  Street  merchants  and  others  of  equal  high  standing  in  the 
community.  Cora  was  held  for  another  trial,  and  it  was  while 
awaiting  this  that  he  was  seized  by  the  Vigilance  Committee,  taken 
to  their  rooms,  and  hanged. 

"The  excitement  consequent  upon  the  killing  of  Richardson 
did  not  culminate  in  the  formation  of  a  Vigilance  Committee  similar 
to  that  of  1851.  but  it  influenced  the  public  mind  in  that  direction. 
It  was  the  piling  of  combustibles  which  required  only  the  electric 
spark  to  fire  and  heat  to  consuming  flame. 

"There  were  still  in  the  city  a  round  number  of  the  early  Vigi- 
lance Committee  which  had  ridden  San  Francisco  of  the  Sydney 
thieves,  some  who  had  also  suppressed  the  Hounds — and  they  were 
prepared  again  to  meet  violence  and  lawlessness  with  the  strong- 
arm  of  organized  public  force,  and  the  quick,  sharp  vengeance  of 
the  lex  talionis. 

"The  occasion  soon  came.  On  May  14,  1856,  between  4  and  5 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  James  T.  Casey  shot  James  King  of  William 
on  Montgomery  Street,  at  the  corner  of  Washington.  He  fired  only 
one  shot.  King  was  facing  Casey  when  he  fired;  he  immediately 
staggered  and  fell. 

"The  crowd  gathered  in  a  very  few  moments.  Casey  was  taken 
into  custody  and  Sheriff  Scannell  hastened  him  to  the  county  jail 
in  a  hack.  The  crowd  followed  and  clamored  for  his  life ;  they 
wanted  to  hang  him  at  once.  Then  followed  the  organization  of 
the  Vigilance  Committee,  made  up  in  part  and  mainly  directed  by 
members  of  the  Committee   of  1851. 

Profit  by  Fraud. 

"And  the  burning  fact  remains  incredible  that  among  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Executive  Committee  were  some  who  had  themselves 
obtained  office  by  bribery  and  corruption,  by  calling  into  play  the 
stuffing  of  ballot-boxes  and  by  all  the  infamous  and  wicked  means 
which  were  at  that  time  practiced. 


SS  HISTO  B  I  C  A  L 

"Among  the  members  was  a  felon  who  had  served  his  time  in 
the  Ohio  state  prison:  another  still  livinir  at  tliis  writing,  and  a 
highly  respectable  ehnreh  member,  who  i)r(>fesses  holy  horror  of 
frand.  had  in  early  years  colluded  with  his  brother  to  get  posses- 
sion of  valuable  wharf  property,  of  which  the  brother  was  agent  and 
care-taker  by  appointment  of  the  owner,  who  had  returned  to  his 
home  in  the  east  to  be  gone  a  year. 

"The  scheme  of  these  brothers  was  a  fraud  of  villainous  con- 
ception, but  it  was  clumsy  and  therefore  failed.  On  his  return  the 
courts  restored  the  property  to  the  rightful  owner.  I  might  go  on 
and  point  out  other  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  who  had 
committed  deeds  which,  had  they  been  duly  brought  to  answer  in 
the  courts,  would  have  put  upon  them  the  felon's  brand  and  the  con- 
vict's stripes,  in  some  instances;  in  others,  pilloried  them  as  rogues 
and  swindlers  unwoi'tliy  of  trust  and  not  fit  for  respectable  associa- 
tion. 

"But  were  one  to  trace  the  career  of  several  others  of  that 
body,  the  tracks  would  be  through  the  sloughs  and  avenues  of  turpi- 
tude and  crime  and  finally  to  self-murder.  It  was  as  bad — it  could 
hardly  have  been  worse,  except  in  numbers,  proportioned  to  the 
greater  numerical  force — as  the  vigilance  rank  and  file. 

"It  is  against  reason  and  sense  to  expect  that  in  a  body  of  5,000 
men  there  will  l)e  none  who  are  not  good  and  honorable;  that  there 
will  be  no  base  and  disreputable  characters,  rogues  and  scoundrels. 
Therefore  it  is  not  strange  that  of  the  committee's  entire  force  so 
man}-  were  of  the  vile  stamp,  notorious  gold-dust  operators  who 
robbed  the  honest  miner  of  his  pile  by  bare-faced  frauds;  mock- 
auction  sharpers,  high-toned  frauds  and  swindlers  of  low  degree; 
and  others  who  neither  toiled  nor  spun,  but  feasted  and  fattened. 
"All  these  found  in  tlie  i-anks  of  the  eoniiiiittee  their  own 
security  from  the  judgment  of  incarceration  or  banishment,  en- 
forced in  the  case  of  others  less  culpable  than  themselves.  But 
the  onus  rests  upon  theP^xecutive  Connnittee — who  constituted  the 
head  and  the  front  of  tlie  grave  offending  of  the  very  laws  they 
usurped;  they  were  the  counselors  and  administrators,  the  accusers 
and  arbiters  of  the  fate  of  their  powerless  victims. 

"Theirs  was  a  tribunal  organized  to  convict — they  were  the 
prosecutors,  the  .jurors,  tlie  judges  from  wliose  fiat  of  condenuia- 
tion  there  was  no  appeal. 

"Arrest  meant  death  or  banishment.  The  accused  were  prose- 
cuted by  the  promoter  or  participant  with  tliem  in  the  charged 
offense  or  crime,  and   convicted   l)y   the   verdict    nf  some   who  had 


HI  STOKIC  A  L  89 

been  accessories,  and  these  were  often  the  most  strenuous  for  con- 
viction. It  is  a  rule  of  law  that  the  accuser  shall  come  into  court 
Avith    clean   hands. 

"Ignoring  this  just  rule,  and  in  defiance  of  law,  in  usurping 
the  seat  of  justice,  the  Executive  Committee  gave  opportunity  to 
several  members  to  compound  for  sins  they  were  inclined  to ;  they 
sat  in  judgment  on  those  whose  testimony  in  any  court  of  justice 
would  have  turned  the  tables  and  wrought  the  conviction  of  their 
accusers,  prosecutors,  and  judges. 

Only  a  Few  Guilty. 

"Of  course  these  strictures  do  not  apply  to  the  greater  number 
of  the  Executive  Committee — to  only  about  half  a  dozen  of  its 
members.  The  committee  was  composed  mainly  of  honorable  men. 
deservedly  high  in  the  community,  in  every  walk  and  relation  of 
life.  They  doubtless  acted  from  a  conscientious  sense  of  duty,  and 
neither  intended  usurpation  of  the  law,  violence  to  justice,  nor  any 
wrong  whatever. 

"They  believed  it  incumbent  upon  them  to  reform  what  they  re- 
garded as  the  maladministration  of  public  affairs,  .and  to  cleanse  the 
city  of  the  corruption  which  existed — as  it  has  existed  and  always 
will  exist  in  popular  communities,  agreeably  to  the  sentiment  of 
Jefferson  that  cities  'are  scabs  upon  the  body  politic' 

"And  with  the  best  of  motives  they  believed  that  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Vigilance  Committee  was  the  better  and  surer  remedial 
agent  to  these  wholesome  and  commendable  purposes.  But  their 
action  was  akin  to  that  of  the  thousands  of  citizens  who  refrain 
from  voting  at  primary  elections,  where  the  seed  is  planted  that 
Mdll  produce  its  kind  in  the  fruiting  of  the  day  of  the  final  and 
determining  election,  and  subsequently  complain  of  the  incompe- 
tency or  dishonesty  of  the  incumbent  whose  election  is  largely  at- 
tributable to  the  neglect  of  these  very  citizens  to  make  it  their 
special  care  that  only  good  and  qualified  men  shall  be  elected  at 
the  primaries." 

Mr.  O'Meara  has  uttered  some  strong  words  in  defense  of 
Casey.  He  says  Casey  has  always  been  wrongly  described  as  a 
ruffian  and  villain  of  irredeemable  depravity — desperate  to  the  last 
degree.  He  maintains  that  Casey  was  a  young  man  of  intelligent 
and  rather  prepossessing  face,  being  in  his  habits  inclined  to  fine 
clothes,  but  neither  flashy  nor  gaudy  in  attire.  His  eyes  were  blue 
and  large,  and  his  record  in  the  office  of  assistant  county  treasurer, 
where  he  handled  a  large  amount  of  money,  is  said  to  have  been 


90  HISTORICAL 

clear,    and    his    atlniinistration    compares    favorably    with    that    of 
any  who  have  succeeded  him. 

Ca^ey  not  Vicious. 

Durinrr  his  career  in  ^au  Francisco,  says  O'Meara,  Casey  had 
never  been  accused  of  any  crime  and  had  never  been  suspected  of 
any  offense  involving  moral  turpitude.  Ballot-box  stuffing  was 
charged  to  his  account,  also  fraudulent  counting  in  the  election, 
and  there  may  have  been  some  foundation  for  each  charge,  but 
there  were  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  who  had  been  asso- 
ciated with  him  in  these  very  wrongs,  and  at  least  one  of  them, 
says  O'Meara,  had  gained  a  place  of  much  profit  therefrom.  He 
says  it  will  serve  to  state  the  offense  for  which  Casey  was  sentenced 
before  he  left  New  York.  He  had.  the  same  as  many  other  young 
men.  taken  up  with  a  girl  whose  chastity  had  been  ruined  by  an- 
other, and  hired  and  furnished  an  apartment  for  her.  The  two 
lived  together  as  husband  and  wife,  but  finally  quarreled  and  sep- 
arated. 

"In  his  hot  temper  one  day."  says  the  narrator,  "he  saw  her 
upon  the  street,  and  instantly  the  thought  flashed  upon  his  mind 
that  he  would  go  to  her  apartment  and  have  the  furniture  taken 
from  it.  He  still  kept  the  key  to  the  door,  hired  a  wagon,  and  car- 
ried out  his  determination.  The  landlady  supposed  it  to  be  all 
right,  as  he  had  paid  the  rent  in  advance,  and  she  was  that  much 
the  gainer. 

"Casey  took  the  furniture  to  a  second-hand  dealer,  sold  it, 
and  kept  the  money.  As  he  bought  it.  he  held  that  it  was  his  to 
sell.  An  hour  or  two  later  the  girl  arrived  and  the  landlady  told 
her  what  had  happened.  It  appeared  that  in  taking  the  furniture 
Casey  had  also  taken  a  few  articles  that  belonged  to  the  girl, 
probably  by  mistake,  but  she  hastened  to  the  police  court,  made  a 
charge  against  him.  He  was  arrested,  and  in  spite  of  his  defense 
was  convicted.  The  sentence  was  eighteen  months  in  Sing  Sing 
prison.     He  served  his  time  and  came  to  California. 

"This  was  the  damning  record  that  James  King  of  "William  liad 
threatened  to  publish  in  the  'Bulletin.'  " 

Facts  not  Published. 

The  facts  in  the  case  were  not  i)ublished,  says  ^Ir.  O'^Ieara. 
but  only  the  fact  of  the  indictment,  the  conviction,  the  sentence. 
and  the  sentence  to  pri.son.  ^Mr.  King  had  been  told  all  this  by 
a  man  who  was  clerk  of  the  court  and  was  cognizant  of  all  the 


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facts.  He  was  a  prominent  Broderick  man  and  hated  Casey,  who 
had  left  that  wing  of  the  party  and  joined  the  other  wing,  and 
sought  by  this  means  to  blast  Casey's  reputation. 

Casey  was  morbidly  sensitive  on  the  subject.  He  had  been 
told  that  Mr.  King  intended  to  publish  the  matter,  and  early  in  the 
afternoon  of  the  shooting  he  called  on  the  editor  at  his  office  and 
Avarned  him  to  desist  from  the  publication.  King  gave  no  heed  to 
the  warning,  and  the  matter  appeared  in  the  "Bulletin"  that  day. 
Casey  was  thereupon  exasperated  to  madness. 

He  armed  himself,  watched  for  King  on  Montgomery  Street, 
but  did  not  conceal  himself.  It  was  King's  invariable  custom  to 
leave  his  office,  a  small,  one-story  brick  building,  which  long  occu- 
pied Merchant  Street,  at  the  foot  of  Montgomery,  soon  after  the 
paper  was  issued.  Casey  saw^  and  hailed  him.  The  distance  be- 
tween him  and  the  angry  man  was  probably  about  forty  feet.  Some 
witnesses  swore  that  Casey  shouted,  "Prepare  yourself!"  and  fired. 
King  reeled  and  fell  on  the  sidewalk.  He  had  frequently  made 
notice  in  his  paper  that  any  whom  he  denounced  in  his  columns  had 
the  choice  of  adopting  their  own  mode  of  recourse,  named  the 
route  he  usually  took  to  and  from  his  otfice,  with  the  significant 
hint.  "God  help  anyone  who  attacks  me,"  defying  that  method 
of  redress.     Casey  took  him  at  his  word. 

King  was  borne  to  the  Montgomery  Block,  as  heretofore  stated, 
where  he  soon  died. 

Mr.  O'Meara  maintains  that  there  is  ample  evidence  that  the 
work  of  the  famous  committee  of  1856  was  not  free  from  bias, 
"pulls,"  and  like  weaknesses  of  mankind.  He  cites  the  fact  that 
in  the  county  jail  at  that  very  time  was  Rod  Backus,  a  young 
man  of  good  family,  a  cousin  of  Phil  Backus,  a  man  of  considerable 
prominence  in  mercantile  and  social  life. 

Rod  Backus  had  shot  and  killed  a  man  whom  he  had  never  seen 
until  a  moment  before  he  shot  him,  a  dozen  paces  distant.  It  was 
a  cold-blooded  murder,  without  excuse,  extenuation,  or  palliating 
circumstances. 

Rod  Backus  was  a  frequent  visitor  at  the  house  of  one  Jennie 
French.  As  he  came  to  visit  her  one  evening  at  dusk  she  was 
standing  at  the  doorway,  at  the  head  of  the  iron  stairway,  which 
led  to  the  entrance  of  the  second  floor.  On  the  opposite  side  of 
Jackson  Street  Avas  a  man.  As  Rod  met  her  she  said,  "Rod,  that 
fellow  has  insulted  me ;  shoot  him."  At  the  Avord,  Backus  drcAV  his 
pistol  and  fired,  after  Avhich  the  man  fell  dead.  Backus  had  in- 
fluential friends  among  business  men  and  politicians,  so  the  coroner 


92  HISTORIC  A  L 

held  an  inquest.  A  jury  to  hold  Backus  blameless  had  been  ob- 
tained, but  they  overshot  their  mark,  and  the  thing  was  too  bare- 
faced. 

Murdered  Man  Respected. 

The  murdered  man  was  a  Cierman.  much  respected  among  his 
people ;  but  at  last  Backus  had  his  crime  reduced  to  a  small  degree 
and  to  a  short  term — three  to  five  j'ears  in  San  Quentin  prison.  This 
easy  let-off  did  not  satisfy  him.  for  he  wanted  a  verdict  of  ae(iuittal. 
and  expected  still  to  get  it.  Accordingly  he  appealed  his  case,  and 
while  in  the  county  jail  waiting  the  decision  of  the  supreme  court 
on  his  appeal,  they  had  seized  and  taken  Casey  and  Cora. 

Backus  was  not  molested.  Nevertheless  his  fear  of  conse- 
quences impelled  him  to  withdraw  his  appeal,  submit  to  his  sentence, 
and  serve  his  term  at  San  Quentin.  lie  even  begged  to  be  taken 
there  at  once,  and  he  was  taken  there. 

The  explanation  made  by  the  committee  leaders  for  not  taking 
him  was  that  the  law  had  already  passed  judgment  in  his  case,  and 
it  was  not  the  purpose  of  the  committee  to  interfere  with  the  judg- 
ment of  the  courts. 

The  explanation  was  puerile  and  inconsistent  with  the  decision 
in  the  case  of  Cora,  who  was  also  in  the  hands  of  the  court  and 
awaiting  another  trial. 

In  conclusion.  ]\Ir.  O'^NIeara  thus  pays  liis  respects  to  the  com- 
mittee: "Colonel  E.  D.  Baker  had  defended  Charles  Cora  at  the 
first  trial,  as  I  have  heretofore  related.  He  was  positive  and  un- 
reserved in  his  denunciation  of  the  committee.  "Whether  he  was 
ever  threatened  with  ari-est.  I  do  not  know;  l)nt  lie  afterward  went 
into  one  of  the  northern  interior  counties  and  practiced  his  pro- 
fession until  September,  when  he  entered  into  the  Presidential  cam- 
paign as  chief  orator  for  the  Fremont  party,  and  in  November  re- 
turned to  his  i)ractice  in    San  Francisco." 

The  Vigilance  Committee  disbanded  their  military  force  late  in 
August.  The  Executive  Committee  held  to  them  for  future  emer- 
gencies, but  ceased  their  meetings.  Fort  Gunnybags  was  disman- 
tled. 

In  concluding  this  sketch  it  may  be  well  to  say  that  during 
the  trial  of  Cora  there  was  no  definite  reference  as  to  the  nature 
of  the  dispute  between  him  and  General  Richardson  at  the  time  of 
the  fatal  shot.  On  the  authority  of  the  late  Oscar  T.  Shuck,  a 
prominent  legal  writer,  Cora  was  a  sober  man.  while  (ieneral  Rich- 
ardson was  drinking  and  in  a  quarrelsome  mood  the  night  before  the 
killing. 


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Baker's  Fame  Grows. 

The  fame  of  Colonel  E.  D.  Baker  grew  rapidly  after  his  able  de- 
fense of  Cora.  His  speech  in  that  defense  is  one  of  the  great  for- 
ensic efforts  in  the  history  of  the  California  bar.  Here  are  sub- 
mitted two  extracts  from  that  effort: 

"The  profession  to  which  we  belong  is,  of  all  others,  fearless 
of  public  opinion.  It  has  ever  stood  up  against  the  tyranny  of 
monarch,  on  the  one  hand,  and  the  tyranny  of  public  opinion,  on 
the  other;  and  if,  as  the  humblest  among  them,  it  becomes  me  to 
instance  myself,  I  may  say  with  a  bold  heart,  and  I  do  say  it  wuth 
a  bold  heart,  that  there  is  not  in  all  this  world  a  wretch  so  humble, 
so  guilty,  so  despairing,  so  torn  with  avenging  furies,  so  pursued 
by  the  arm  of  the  law,  so  afraid  of  death — there  is  no  wretch  so 
steeped  in  all  the  agonies  of  vice  and  crime  that  I  would  not  have 
a  heart  to  listen  to  his  cry,  and  a  tongue  to  speak  in  his  defense; 
though  around  his  head  all  the  wrath  of  public  opinion  should 
gather  and  rage  and  roar  and  roll,  as  the  ocean  rolls  around  the 
rock.  And  if  ever  I  forget,  if  I  ever  deny  that  highest  duty 
of  my  profession,  may  God  palsy  this  arm  and  hush  my  voice  for- 
ever." 

The  Colonel  here  went  into  an  exhaustive  analysis  of  all  the 
evidence.  Among  other  things,  he  said:  "Mrs.  Knight  swears  that 
Richardson  had  an  arm  raised.  Two  others,  for  the  prosecution, 
say  he  had  not.  Remember  that  the  raising  of  his  arm  is  life  or 
death  to  us.  If  Cora  killed  him  when  his  hands  were  down,  it  is 
murder ;  if  there  was  a  struggle  it  was  different.  I  believe  Richard- 
son was  brave.  I  don't  believe  the  man  lives  who,  twice  in  one  day, 
could  back  Richardson  against  the  door,  put  a  pistol  to  his  bosom 
and  hold  it  there  while  he,  Richardson,  cowered  like  a  slave.  Is 
there  no  moral  law  to  be  observed?  Is  there  no  correspondence 
in  the  nature  of  things?  Did  Richardson,  as  Mrs.  Knight  says, 
raise  his  arm?     Did  he,  as  Cotting  says,  have  his  arms  pinioned? 

"Now,  before  you  go  one  step  further  toward  a  conclusion 
you  must  be  satisfied  on  this  point,  and  you  must  all  agree  upon  it. 
Again,  a  pistol,  cocked,  was  found  near  his  hand.  Now,  I  want 
to  utter  a  word  on  which  eternal  things  may  depend.  I  ask  you, 
was  that  pistol  drawn  before  Richardson  was  shot?  Can  you  be- 
lieve he  stood  up  in  that  doorway  for  four  minutes,  with  a  pistol 
cocked,  and  say  he  was  unarmed?  IMr.  Cook  may  have  been  mis- 
taken, but  whether  he  was  or  not,  the  pistol  was  there,  the  knife 
was  there.     They  were   drawn;  he   drew  them;   they  were   drawn 


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in  combat;  and.  being  drawn,  it  justified  tlio  utmost  extremity  of 
arms  before  men  or  angels." 

An  Eloquent  Close. 

After  a  still  further  analysis  of  the  evidence  Colonel  Baker 
reached  his  peroration,  and  said:  "That  a  woman  should,  in  adver- 
sity and  bitterness,  in  sorrow  and  crime,  stand  by  her  friend  in 
the  dungeon,  on  the  scaffold,  witli  her  money  and  tears  and  defiance 
and  vengeance  all  combined,  is  hunum  and  natural.  This  woman 
is  bad;  she  has  forgotten  her  chastity — fallen  by  early  tempta- 
tion from  her  high  estate;  and  among  the  matronage  of  the  land 
her  name  .sliall  never  be  heard.  She  has  but  one  tie,  she  acknowl- 
edges but  one  obligation,  and  that  she  performs  in  the  gloom  of 
the  cell  and  the  dread  of  death ;  nor  public  opinion,  nor  the  passions 
of  the  multitude,  nor  the  taunts  of  angry  counsel,  nor  the  ven- 
geance of  the  judge  can  sway  her  for  a  iiionu*nt  from  her  course. 
If  any  of  you  have  it  in  your  hearts  to  condemn  and  say  'Stand 
back!  I  am  holier  than  thou,'  remember  Mary  Magdalene's  name 
written  in  the  book  of  life. 

"I  feel  prouder  of  human  nature.  I  have  learned  a  new  les- 
son. Hide  him  in  the  felon's  grave,  with  no  inscription  conse- 
crated to  the  spot ;  and  when  you  have  forgotten  it  and  the  memories 
of  the  day  have  passed,  there  will  be  one  bosom  to  heave  a  sigh 
in  penitence  and  prayer,  there  will  be  one  eye  to  weep  a  refreshing 
tear  over  the  sod,  one  treml)liug  hand  to  plant  flowers  above  his 
head.  Let  them  make  tlie  most  of  it.  I  scorn  the  imputation 
that  infamy  should  rest  on  liim  for  her  folly  and  lier  sins.  Let  them 
make  the  most  of  it,  and  wiien  the  Great  Judge  of  all  shall  con- 
demn— when,  in  that  dread  hour,  you  and  I  and  she  shall  stand  at 
the  common  tribunal  for  the  deeds  done  or  aimed  to  be  done  at 
this  day. — if  this  be  remembered  against  her  at  all.  it  will  be  lost 
in  the  record  of  a  thousand  crimes  perpetrated  by  high  and  noble 
souls.  Let  a  man  who  feels  in  his  heart  no  type  of  such  traits 
of  goodness,  of  truest  courage  in  darkest  destiny,  let  that  man  be 
the  first  to  put  his  liaud  to  tlu'  bloody  verdict. 

As  to  Public  Opinion. 

"There  is  public  ()i)inion  now;  there  was  no  such  thing  as 
genuine  public  opinion  at  tlie  time  of  the  homicide — it  was  bastard. 
It  is  now  calm,  intelligent,  relenting,  determined,  and  just.  If 
you  mean  to  be  the  oracles  of  this  public  opinion,  in  God's  name 
speak!     If  you  mean  to  be   priests  of  the   divinity  which   honest 


HISTORICAL  95 

men  may  worship,  answer !  If  you  are  the  votaries  of  the  other,  you 
are  but  the  inflamed  Cassandra  of  a  diseased  imagination  and  of  a 
prurient  public  mind.  If  of  the  former,  I  bow  at  your  feet,  in  honor 
of  the  mysteries  of  your  worship.  Against  this  man  the  public 
press,  so  potent  for  good,  so  mighty  for  evil,  inflames  and  convulses 
the  public  mind  and  judgment.  There  is  not  one  thing  they  have 
said  that  is  in  accordance  with  truth  and  justice ;  there  is  not  one 
version  they  have  given  that  is  based  on  testimony  and  facts." 

Now  that  the  reader  has  had  a  pretty  full  account  of  the  posi- 
tions held  by  the  friends  of  both  sides  of  the  famous  controversy 
as  to  the  powers  and  prerogatives  of  the  two  famous  vigilance  com- 
mittees of  San  Francisco,  especially  of  that  of  1856,  he  may  judge 
whether  the  men  of  the  olden  day  were  right  or  wrong,  whether 
they  were  justified  wholly  or  partly  in  their  struggle  for  social 
order  in  the  wonderful  era  that  followed  in  less  than  a  decade  after 
the  discovery  of  gold. 

The  most  noted  event  following  the  abandonment  of  the  Vigi- 
lance Committee  was  the  organization  of  an  independent  political 
party  by  a  number  of  those  who  had  been  members  of  that  commit- 
tee. The  late  Deacon  Fitch,  long  owner  of  the  "Bulletin,"  once 
said  to  the  writer  that  the  purpose  of  that  political  party,  as  stated 
by  its  founders,  was  to  "rescue  the  city  of  San  Francisco  from  the 
clutch  of  irresponsible  men." 

The  conclusion  of  their  deliberations  was  the  organization  of 
what  was  known  as  the  People's  Reform  party.  It  has  been  main- 
tained by  some  of  the  more  bitter  opponents  and  critics  of  the 
Vigilance  Committee  that  the  new  Reform  party  was  really  organ- 
ized for  the  purpose  of  protecting  those  who  had  been  members 
of  the  Vigilance  Committee ;  but  Mr.  Fitch,  who  was  probably  a 
fair-minded  observer  of  the  events  of  those  times,  did  not  credit 
this  view.  He  maintained  that  the  ultimate  fruit  of  that  party's 
work  was  to  give  San  Francisco  the  best  government  of  any  city 
in  the  United  States. 

A   Party  is   Born. 

In  August,  1856,  at  a  public  meeting  held  in  front  of  the  Ameri- 
can Exchange,  in  San  Francisco,  Ira  P.  Rankin  was  elected  chair- 
man of  the  new  organization.  Resolutions  declaring  the  unfitness 
of  the  old  political  parties  were  speedil}^  adopted. 

About  twenty  young  men,  among  whom  were  J.  B.  Thomas, 
E.  H.  Washburn,  Louis  McLean,  Frederick  Billings.  A.  B.  Forbes, 
and  T.  0.  Larkin,  were  appointed  a  committee  to  draw  up  resolutions 


96  HI  ST  0  HI  C  A  L 

recomniendinir  tlie  election  of  leg:islators  pledfred  to  reform,  aiul  it 
was  made  jiart  of  their  duty  to  iioniinate  city  and  county  officers. 

It  is  said  that  the  persuasive  eh)(|uence  of  E.  II.  Washburn  was 
instrumental  in  enabling:  the  committee  to  carry  out  its  reform 
work.  In  a  short  time  it  named  a  ticket  that  won  at  the  polls. 
The  county  officers  it  elected  are  said  to  have  lieen  patriotic  and 
efficient.  To  this  fact  and  the  viy:ilance  of  the  awakened  public 
sentiment  may  be  attributed  the  infrequeney  of  corruption  in  the 
economic  reign  which  followed. 

So  eager  was  the  desire  to  save  the  public  funds  that  the  judges 
of  the  nisi  prius  eourt  were  reminded,  wlien  they  asked  for  stoves 
for  their  courtrooms,  tliat  fuel  was  not  needed  in  a  land  of  perpetual 
summer. 

One  of  the  immediate  effects  of  the  new  regime  was  the  swift 
and  ci'rtain  administration  of  justice  in  the  regularly  constituted 
courts,  and  a  marked  decrease  of  crime.  There  were  not  many 
policemen,  but  they  are  said  to  have  been  efficient  and  were  well 
backed  up  by  enlightened  public  sentiment;  also  by  judges  who  were 
not  afraid  to  give  criminals  long  term  sentences. 

Under  the  reform  movement  almost  every  expense  connected 
with  the  administration  under  the  city  government  was  less  than 
under  the  sparser  population  of  the  older  daj's.  As  the  city  of  San 
Francisco  thus  set  a  good  example  in  prosperity,  showing  a  remark- 
able recovery  from  the  excitement  and  uncertainty  of  earlier  years, 
so,  too.  the  state  itself  ])rospered.  and  the  world  ])eheld  the  spectacle 
of  a  mighty  empire  of  pioneers  righting  the  ship  of  state  at  a  time 
when  some  of  the  severer  critics  were  maintaining  that  California 
and    chaos    were   fated   to   be    synonymous. 

Professor  Josiah  Royce.  of  Harvard,  who  wi-otc  a  charming 
history  of  California  for  a  specified  era.  has  aptly  said  that  a  race 
has  grown  up,  under  the  reign  of  law  and  as  the  outcome  of  these 
early  struggles,  and  that  the  race  is  characterized  by  peculiar  quali- 
ties of  strength  and  weakness.  He  thinks  the  genesis  of  society  in 
the  Golden  State  accounts  foi-  nuich  of  the  free  Anierieanism.  the 
disregard  of  old  customs,  antl  tlu'  fi-cc-licaiied  gciiei-osity  of  the 
native  Californians. 

Prosperity  is  Result. 

It  was  not  many  years  after  the  Vigilance  Committee  work 
before  the  social  order  was  well  established  tliroughout  all  Cali- 
fornia, and  her  industries  went  forward  under  a  systematic  and 
enlarged  scale.  The  fruits  of  the  early  struggles  of  the  pioneers 
are  thus  being  reaped  by  the  generation  now  living.     The  lessons 


HISTORIC  AL  97 

of  these  struggles  are  to  be  the  final  reward  of  futurity,  although 
the  administration  of  the  laws  under  regular  methods  has  long 
been  an  esta])lished  fact,  and  the  aberrations  of  1851-56  may  now 
be  said  to  be  little  more  than  a  memory.  Reforms  in  legal  proce- 
dure have  gone  on  steadily.  They  are  now  being  agitated  through- 
out California,  as  throughout  the  United  States,  but  the  extent  to 
which  the  iK)pnbn-  will  may  yet  impress  itself  upon  the  courts  and 
the  laws  tliemselves  is  within  the  field  of  prophecy  rather  than 
of  history. 

]\Iany  ([uaint  and  interesting  stories  concerning  the  first  jus- 
tices who  held  the  scales  in  California  have  been  told  from  time 
to  time,  and  some  of  them  have  been  circulated  the  world  over, 
have  found  their  way  into  novels  and  plays. 

Biographers,  county  historians,  newspaper  men,  and  others  have 
often  collected  these  "yarns"  of  the  olden  days.  In  no  instance 
have  we  seen  a  much  better  collection  than  that  gathered  by  E.  S. 
Harrison  in  his  History  of  Santa  Cruz  County.  We  are  indebted  to 
his  charming  volume  for  the  substance  of  many  of  the  following 
incidents,  some  of  them  drawn  from  the  territorial  history  of  the 
state. 

^Ir.  Harrison  found  the  records  of  Alcalde  Blackburn  a  source 
of  good  material.  Alcalde  Blackburn  was  a  prominent  jurist  in 
the  earl,y  days,  although  no  one  has  ever  accused  him  of  having 
known  much  of  the  technical  side  of  law. 

It  should  l)e  borne  in  mind  that  Blackl)urn  careered  at  a  time 
when  there  were  neither  codes  nor  statutes,  so  he  had  to  render 
many  of  his  decisions  without  the  aid  of  the  doctrine  of  stare  decisis 
or  other  precedent.  If  there  were  precedents  elsewhere,  he  did 
not  know  of  them  or  care  for  them. 

It  is  probable  that  the  Civil  Codes  of  Justinian  had  a  greater 
influence  on  the  minds  of  the  early  justices  than  did  the  rules  of 
the  common  law,  for  the  Spanish  influence  predominated. 

The   Old  Alcaldes. 

The  inference  from  the  old  dockets  of  Alcalde  Blackburn  is  that 
he  was  not  influenced  very  much  b}"  either  civil  or  common  law. 
Common  sense,  the  dictates  of  his  own  judgment,  a  familiarity  with 
Holy  Writ,  and  a  few  homely  axioms  seem  to  have  ruled  him  in 
many  of  his  decisions.  He  had  more  respect  for  and  knowledge 
of  the  laws  of  Moses  than  of  either  those  of  Blackstone  or  Jus- 
tinian. 


98  11 1  STO  R I  C  A  L 

Among  the  stories  verified  by  Mr.  Harrison  may  be  cited  the 
following  incidents,  the  first  being  taken  word  for  word  from  the 
alcalde 's  records : 

It  appears  that  on  November  27,  1847,  at  Alcalde  Blackburn's 
office,  Alexander  Kodriquez  sued  one  Casember  for  a  civil  injury. 
The  defendant,  a  boy.  was  proved  to  have  maliciously  sheared 
the  mane  and  tail  of  tlie  plaintiff's  horse.  The  magistrate  sen- 
tenced him  to  have  his  own  head  shaved  in  front  of  the  office  before 
the  public.     This  sentence  was  duly  carried  out. 

Under  date  of  June  16.  1848.  an  entry  shows  that  Andrea  Sunigo 
was  up  for  breach  of  peace  and  the  malicious  stabbing  of  an  Indian. 
The  case  was  duly  heard  and  the  defendant  was  found  guilty.  The 
sentence  was  that  he  be  banished  from  Santa  Cruz  for  one  year. 

In  a  misdemeanor  case  the  defendant  was  found  guilty.  The 
sentence  was  "a  number  of  lashes  on  the  ])are  back."  with  the  end 
of  a  riata  "well  put  on." 

Another  odd  record  from  this  quaint  old  volume  of  the  alcalde's 
is  where  a  husband  invokes  the  aid  of  the  alcalde  to  force  his  wife 
to  live  with  him.  After  a  careful  hearing  of  the  evidence  the  al- 
calde's conclusion  was  that  they  should  "settle  their  own  differ- 
ences. ' ' 

Another  interesting  entry  discovered  in  the  old  record  is  as 
follows,  omitting  the  names  of  the  jurors: 

Territory  of  California  Magistrate's  Office, 

vs.  Santa  Cruz,  Feb.  10,  1848. 

Trueman  Trueman.  Kobbery. 

Defendant  accused  of  robbing  an  individual  named  Brock. 
Tried  by  a  jury.  Verdict :  That  the  defendant  shall  immediately 
receive  twelve  lashes  on  his  bare  back,  well  laid  on.  and  be  banished 
from  this  jurisdiction  forever;  and  if  ever  found  here  again,  be 
hung  by  the  neck  until  dead. 

(Signed)  W.  BLACKBURN, 

Alcalde  of  Santa  Cruz. 

In  the  same  book  is  another  entry  under  date  of  July  IHth.  a 
case  wherein  the  defendant  was  found  guilty  of  perjury.  The 
punishment  was  fifty  lashes  and  l)anishment.  with  tlic  warning  that 
he  would  have  to  suffer  the  penalty  of  being  hanged  if  he  should 
ever  be  found  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  alcalde  atiain. 

A  Great  Hog  Case. 
One  of  the  odd  stories  of  those  times,  but  as  yet  unverified  by 
the  discovery  of  the  record,  pertains  to  the  ever-present  and  hu- 


HISTOIilCAL  99 

morous  liog  and  the  succulent  garden  into  which  he  so  often  breaks 
on  mischief  bent. 

This  story  shows  that  one  of  the  parties  to  the  suit  owned  a 
garden.  Of  course  the  trouble  began  when  a  neighbor's  pestiferous 
and  hungry  hog  broke  through  the  enclosure,  regardless  of  the 
statutes  in  such  case  made  and  provided.  And  once  therein  he 
ate  his  fill,  remembering  well  the  location  as  a  preventive  of  future 
starvation.  The  hog  repeated  the  offense  so  often  that  the  owner 
of  the  garden  lost  his  temper  and  decided  to  execute  the  lex  talionis; 
so  in  a  fit  of  temper  he  ended  the  hog's  career  and  dragged  the 
carcass  off  the  premises. 

Another  person  living  in  the  vicinity,  believing  in  economy 
and  having  a  tooth  for  bacon,  concluded  that  it  would  be  good 
policy  to  utilize  the  meat  forthwith.  He  did  not  believe  in  the 
wasteful  policy  of  leaving  the  dead  animal  a  prey  to  coyotes  and 
other  beasts  of  the  forest.  With  this  "put  money  in  thy  purse" 
philosojihy  uppermost  in  his  mind,  he  soon  had  the  fat  in  his  own 
larder.     But  there  was  a  day  of  reckoning  coming  to  him. 

The  owner  of  the  hog  at  once  brought  an  action  against  the 
owner  of  the  garden  for  the  value  of  the  animal,  and  the  evidence 
was  undisputed  before  the  alcalde,  who  took  much  pains  to  give  his 
views.  He  conceded  the  right  of  the  owner  of  the  garden  to  defend 
his  property  to  the  extent  of  using  force  and  arms  (the  alcalde 
said  "vi  et  armis")  if  necessary  to  preserve  the  potatoes  and  other 
vegetables  that  were  peacefully  growing  therein.  The  magistrate, 
however,  thought  that  there  would  be  genuine  equity  in  giving  the 
owner  of  the  hog  a  judgment  for  its  value,  since  something  should 
not  be  taken  for  nothing.  But  there  was  another  element  to  be 
reckoned  with — the  fellow  who  ate  the  hog;  so  the  wise  alcalde 
assessed  damages  and  coiu^t  costs  against  the  beneficiary  who  waxed 
fat  on  the  bacon.  Be  it  known  that  this  lover  of  pork  was  never 
a  party  to  the  suit,  but  the  lasso  of  the  court,  like  the  drag-net 
of  the   deep-sea   fisherman,   knew   no   limits   of  that   kind. 

Judge  Gaffey's  Humor. 

In  later  years  many  hnmorous  incidents  came  to  light  while 
Judge  Gaffey  was  in  power  in  Santa  Cruz  County.  Being  a  witty 
Celt,  he  never  lost  an  opportunity  to  catcli  the  humorous  phase 
of  even  the  driest  situation.  Some  of  the  stories  that  originated  in 
Judge  Gaffey's  court,  like  some  of  those  from  Alcalde  Blackburn's 
record,  have  been  revamped  and  adapted  to  other  countries  and 
courts,  l)ut  they  were  born  of  California's  atmosphere. 


100  HI  ST  ()  i:  I  ('  A  L 

\  iiKirc  oriiriiial.  iiioi'c  uciiial.  or  iiiorc  Imiiiorous  justice  prob- 
iil)l\'  lu'ver  lu'kl  office  than  .ludtie  (Jaft'ey.  who  at'tei-ward  became 
prominent   in   the  hc('t-.sii<:ai-  indiislry  of  Calitor-nia. 

"When  lie  presided  over  the  justice's  couiM  at  Watsonville,  he 
entertained  a  hijrliei-  i-e>iard  for  justice  and  e(piity  tlian  for  the 
technical  features  of  the  law.  and  if  he  ever  missed  the  Irishman's 
opi)oi't  unity  to  jxTpct  ivitc  a  harmless  joke,  even  when  pi-esidini;- 
in  his  court  with  an  effoi'l  at  di.<:nit\".  it  is  not  i-enicmhered  by 
those   wlio   had   business   with    that    coui't. 

One  of  the  stoi'ies  told  of  his  court  is  that  he  once  had  l)(>fore 
him  a  man  accused  of  violating;'  the  uame  law  of  the  state  by  catcli- 
iuiT  youn^'  fish. 

The   cross-examination    ran    somet liiiiL;    like   tliis: 

"How   do   you    know    that    the    fisli    wei'c   youii.u''' 

"Because  Xk^ry  small."  was  the  answei'. 

"'Then  I  suppose  you  think  a  minnow  is  a  youni;'  fish  and  a 
whale  an  old  one?" 

"A  whale  is  a  warm-blooded  animal,  not  a  fish  at  all."  iii- 
teri'uptetl   the   court;   "do   not   mislead    the   witness." 

Finally  the  judjic  said  he  thought  he  could  shorten  the  pro- 
ceedings by  deciding'  that  the  best  way  to  tell  the  age  of  a  fish 
is   by   its   smell. 

Once  two  Italians  came  to  .rud<:i'  (latVey  to  have  liim  (b^ter- 
mine  which  was  the  owner  of  a  cow.  'i'he  judii'e  took  great  pains 
to  hear  i.'\vv\  detail  of  the  testimony.  With  minute  particulai'ity 
he  viewed  the  sjjots  and  brands  of  the  animal.  The  Italians  were 
eager  to  know  what  so  much  interest  could  mean,  foi'  tlie  judge 
was  unusually  atti'acted  by  the  bi-and.  They  wei'e  not  long  in 
doul)t.  for  the  coui't  said:  "This  cow  is  miiu'.  for  it  beai's  my 
hi'ands  and  is  markecl  just  as  it  was  when  a  calf.  I  lia\-e  often  won- 
dered who  stole  it.  I)i-ive  or  lead  it  over  to  my  house,  either  one  or 
both  of  you.  go  home  and  the  case  will  be  ended.  The  statute  of 
limitations  has  i-un  against  the  thief,  but  I  am  much  obliged  to 
you  for  feeding  the  calf  while  the  statute  was  woi'king  against  the 
prosecution." 

The  Sign  Language. 

Another  Italian  case  is  worth  i-eciting.  Two  Italians  had  been 
fighting  viciously,  but  neither  knife  nor  pistol  was  used  in  the 
melee.  One  had  chewed  the  other's  thumb  viciously,  but  in  doing 
so  he  had  contracted  a  vei-y  mournful  looking  eye.  Kach  had 
the  other  arrested  for  assault  aiul  l)attery  and  both  wei-e  im- 
patient   foi-  the   case   to   go   on.     Hut   another   case   was   under   way 


HISTOBICAL  101 

when  they  appeared,  so  they  were  asked  to  wait.  The  case  was 
prolonged  beyond  expectations  and  the  excitable  Italians  grew  im- 
patient. The  case  had  not  been  finished  when  the  hour  set  for  the 
hearing  of  theirs  arrived. 

The  courtroom  was  crowded,  the  day  was  hot,  and  the  justice 
was  sitting  near  a  raised  window  in  order  to  get  some  fresh  air. 
The  Italians  were  outside. 

One  of  them,  growing  eager  and  seeing  that  the  .judge  was 
close  to  the  window,  stepped  close  thereto,  attracted  the  attention 
of  the  judge,  and  pleadingly  held   up  his  mutilated  thumb. 

The  judge  put  up  his  right  hand,  open,  and  motioned  the  sup- 
pliant away.  A  moment  later  the  other  Italian  appeared  just  where 
his  antagonist  had  been,  attracted  the  attention  of  the  justice,  and 
pointed  to  his  black  eye,  as  if  to  plead  for  redress.  Just  as  he 
had  done  in  the  other  instance.  Brother  Gaffey  held  up  his  right 
hand  and  motioned  to  the  pleading  man  to  go  away.  The  motions 
were  misunderstood  by  the  two  litigants,  as  the  secpiel  will  show. 

The  Italians  Disappear. 

The  Italians  began  to  study  the  sign  language.  By  a  common 
impulse  they  came  to  the  conclusion  that  the  judge  meant  five  dol- 
lars, as  his  hand  had  plainly  displayed  five  fingers.  They  soon 
caught  the  attention  of  the  judge  again,  Avhereupon  each  deftly 
laid  a  five  dollar  gold  piece  on  the  table,  which  was  close  to  the 
window,  and  both  departed,  feeling  that  the  judge  had  held  them 
equally  guilty  and  fined  each  five  dollars. 

One  of  the  most  amusing  incidents  during  the  reign  of  Judge 
Gaffey  has  to  do  with  the  man  for  whom  Watsonville  was  named — 
John  H.  Watson,  a  man  much  beloved  by  the  people,  because  he 
was  of  the  free-and-easy  type  that  never  counted  the  money  he 
lent  or  borrowed,  never  thought  of  either  borrowed  or  lent  monej^, 
never  expected  the  one  nor  paid  the  other — one  of  the  last  of  the 
old-time,  easy-going  Californians  who  meant  neither  discourtesy  nor 
dishonesty.  He  was  genial,  warm-hearted,  and  intelligent.  He  liked 
the  old  Spanish  custom  of  leaving  "guest  money"  in  the  room  of 
the  visitor.  If  the  guest  were  short  of  funds,  he  was  supposed 
to  help  himself,  and  under  no  circumstances  was  the  money  left  ever 
counted    after   the    visitor's   departure. 

Watson  w^as  an  attorney,  and  he  figured  in  many  humorous 
incidents  in  the  early  days  of  jurisprudence,  the  days  that  shortly 
followed  the  admission  of  California  to  the  Union. 


]02  HISTORICAL 

111  oiie  of  these  cases  a  prisoutT  was  up  for  stealing  a  horse. 
It  was  evident  that  he  had  no  money,  so  the  judge  appointed  Mr. 
Watson  to  defend  him. 

*'0f  course  I  am  an  officer  of  this  court."  retorted  Watson, 
"and  iiiu.st  obey,  but  your  Honor  has  made  some  remarks  that  indi- 
cate that  a  lawyer  will  have  a  hard  time  relieving  the  situation. 
Possibly  the  defendant  is  beyond  legal  relief  and  had  better  plead 
guilty." 

"Not  so  bad  as  that."  said  the  judge,  '"and  I  desire  you  to  do 
the  very  best  you  can  for  the  defendant.  Even  the  humblest  is 
entitled  to  every  iiossil)le  relief  and  to  the  best  legal  advice  ob- 
tainable  under  the   circumstances." 

"As  I  know  nothing  about  the  case."  said  Watson.  "I  should 
like  the  privilege  of  consulting  with  my  client  for  about  fifteen 
minutes,  for  which  purpose  I  ask  your  Honor  to  kindly  let  us 
withdraw  to  your  chambers." 

"That  will  be  proper."  said  the  judge,  adding.  "Mr.  Watson, 
you  will  please  advise  your  client  what  is  the  best  course  you  think 
your  client  should  pursue.  ^leantime  the  court  will  neither  adjourn 
nor  take   a  recess." 

The  judge  really  meant  this  as  a  hint  that  the  state  should  be 
spared  the  costs  and  trouble  of  a  trial,  and  he  thought  Watson 
would  naturally  be  glad  to  escape  the  trial  by  advising  his  client 
to  plead  guilty. 

"Thank  you.  your  Honor."  responded  Wat.son.  addintr.  "As  I 
take  the  case  reluctantly.  I  shall  advise  my  client  what  I  deem  the 
best  course  for  him  to  pursue." 

Defense  Wins  Case. 

After  fifteen  minutes  the  judge  began  to  wonder  what  sort 
of  a  defense  client  and  attorney  were  planning.  At  the  end  of 
twenty  minutes  a  bailiff  was  sent  to  knock  at  the  door  of  the 
chamber  and  notify  the  attorney  that  the  time  had  elapsed. 

To  the  surprise  of  the  judge  and  his  bailiff,  as  well  as  to  the 
amusement  of  the  spectators,  nobody  was  to  be  found  except  Wat.son. 

"Where  is  the  prisoner.  Mr.  Watson?"  asked  the  judge. 

"I  think  he  is  taking  your  Honor's  advice."  retorted  Watson, 
"imparted  by  me.  Your  Honor  asked  me  to  tell  him  the  be.st 
course  to  pursue,  and  it  required  less  than  a  minute  to  see  the 
advantages  of  one  that  lies  in  a  northwesterly  direction  up  the 
canvon.     The  last  I  saw  of  him  he  was  following  my  advice." 


HISTORICAL  103 

William  F.  White,  whose  prominence  in  politics  made  him  a 
noted  fi^inre  in  California  history  for  many  years,  has  related  many 
incidents  and  anecdotes  in  his  book  entitled  "Pioneer  Times."  The 
first  story  in  his  book  has  Per  Lee,  the  first  .judge  of  Santa  Cruz, 
Peter  Tracy,  the  first  county  clerk,  and  a  bright  and  efficient  young 
attin-ney.  believed  to  have  been  the  late  "Bill"  Stowe  as  principal 
characters. 

Stowe  had  a  case  before  Judge  Lee.  He  had  prepared  it  with 
minute  pains,  especially  his  speech  for  the  jury.  He  had  even 
declaimed  it  at  the  seashore. 

The  evidence  was  all  in,  and  the  ambitious  Stowe  was  in  the 
middle  of  his  oration,  whereupon  the  judge  interrupted  him,  saying, 
"Mr.  Stowe.  I  have  an  authority  wdiich  I  desire  to  consult  and  to 
which  I  now  invite  the  attention  of  the  officers  of  this  court  and 
the  attorneys  in  this  case  in  particular." 

Quietly  looking  down  from  the  bench  he  said  to  the  clerk, 
"Pete,  pass  up  that  authority." 

Peter  at  once  withdrew  from  under  his  desk  a  large  demijohn 
and  several  glasses.  The  judge  invited  the  attorneys  to  come  up 
and  consult  the  authority,  telling  Mr.  Stowe  that  he  knew  he 
must  be  dry.  as  he  had  overexcited  both  himself  and  the  jury, 
and  telling  the  other  attorney  that  he  needed  some  sort  of  con- 
solation, as  it  was  evident  that  he  was  about  to  lose  his  case.  The 
treat  then  became  general,  and  the  jurors  were  invited  up  to  "wet 
their  whistles." 

Judge  Gives  Views. 

After  the  second  roinid  of  drinks  the  judge  remarked  to  the 
jurors,  "I  believe,  boys,  you  are  going  to  give  this  case  to  Stowe." 

The  jurors  unanimously  agreed  that  such  was  their  feeling. 

Turning  to  ]\Ir.  George  Crane,  attorney  for  the  lost  cause,  the 
judge  said,  "That  being  the  case,  George,  there  is  not  any  need  to 
go  further,  as  that  would  simply  mean  loss  of  time ;  besides  I  see  it 
is  dinner-time.  Let's  have  one  more  appetizer  and  call  it  off  for 
the  day." 

Turning  to  Stowe.  he  said:  "Bill,  save  the  rest  of  that  big 
speech  for  some  other  jury,  as  it  is  foolish  to  waste  ammunition  on 
a  jury  that  has  already  decided  the  case." 

Frank  Alvinza  was  then  sheriff.  He  has  said  that  Stowe  fur- 
nished a  basket  of  champagne  for  the  dinner  at  the  hotel.  Jurors, 
attorneys,  and  the  judge  were  the  guests  of  the  victorious  attornev. 


104  //  /  N  T  i)  H  I  C  A  L 

Stowe  waited  for  two  yt'ars  l)efort'  he  could  use  tliat  spcccli. 
but  wheu  he  was  elected  speaker  of  the  assembly  of  the  state  lie 
used  it. 

Auother  ^rood  story  concerning  Judge  Gaffey's  court  has  to 
do  with  the  day  wheu  the  last  of  a  series  of  baseball  gauu's  was 
to  be  played — a  game  that  had  created  wouderful  intei-cst  in  exci'v 
household  in  Watsonviilr.  The  IloUister  and  Watsonville  baseball 
clubs  were  scheduled  to  play  the  tinisliiu^-  ^anic  in  a  (dosely  eon- 
tested  series,  but  .ludiie  (Jatf'ey's  couil  was  tangled  up  \\itli  an 
important  case  at  the  sauu'  time.  This  was  an  awkwai'd  predica- 
ment. l)ut  baseball  won.  as  the  result  shows. 

The  two  clubs  were  tied  in  their  struggle  for  tlie  i)ennant.  and 
this  game  meant  everything.  The  good  people  of  Watsonville  aban- 
(b)ned  l)usiness  and  vwvy  other  l\ind  of  pleasure  except  watehing 
baseball,  each  one  hoping  that  the  home  town  would  succeed. 

The  inexorable  recjuirements  of  the  law  seemed  to  thwart  the 
last  hopes  of  jurors  and  litigants,  as  the  case  before  Justice  Gaffey 
was  being  untluly  pi-olonged. 

Finally  the  testimony  was  all  in.  antl  Julius  Lee  was  in  the 
midst  of  a  rhapsody,  nearing  the  peroration  of  his  address  i)efore 
the  .jui'v.  when  the  huz/.ahs  of  the  multitude  were  wafted  iii1i>  the 
courtroom  fi-om  tlu'  baseball  grounds.  With  those  huzzahs  came 
the  notes  of  the  village  brass  band,  i)laying  some  lively  music  of 
victory.     This  made  the  jury  more  impatient  than  ever  for  freedom. 

Want  to  See  Game. 

One  of  tlie  jui'ors.  a  prominent  citizen,  took  advantage  in  a 
rhetorical  pause  in  Mi-.  Lee's  address,  and  while  the  attorney  was 
sipping  some  water,  pr'eparatoi-y  to  aiu)tlier  eX])losion.  tliis  juroi'. 
rising  calmly,  said : 

"Julius,  1  wisli  you  would  cut  her  short.  I  want  to  see  the 
baseball  game  and  I  think  all  the  other  boys  on  the  jury  are  eager 
to  see  it.  Besides,  I've  got  twenty  dollars  bet  on  our  boys.  You 
are  holdiim  the  stakes,  ain't  you.  Bill."  this  last  I'enuirk  being  ad- 
dressed to  the  justice. 

Justice  Gatt'ey  admitted  thai  he  was  stakeholder  and  suggested 
tliat,  with  the  consent  of  the  attorneys,  the  l)ench.  the  bai-.  tlie  jurors, 
litigants,  and  spectators  might  .see  an  afternoon  of  unalloyed  fun. 
Court  was  adjourned  without  further  delay. 

After  a  careful  .study  of  original  documents,  old  anecdotes,  and 
stories  of  uncouth  coiii-t  manners.  Mv.  Hubert  Howe  P>aiieroft.  the 
eminent   historian,   concludes   that    cf)urts   of  justice    in    early    Cali- 


HIST  0  EI  C  A  L  105 

foriiia,  notwithstanding  these  laughable  yarns  and  many  others  re- 
lated by  him.  were  equal,  if  not  even  superior,  to  those  of  any  other 
new  country  or  border  settlement  since  the  days  of  Justinian. 

He  says,  in  part:  "Anything  that  courts  of  .justice  could  do 
anywhere,  or  under  any  circumstances,  good  or  bad,  ours  could 
achieve;  yet  I  may  safely  say  tliat  the  .pidges,  as  a  whole,  were 
honest  men ;  and  while  frequently  neither  educated  in  law  nor  spe- 
cially fitted  for  the  positions,  they  were  far  above  the  average  mag- 
istrates in  general  intelligence  and  practical  judgment.  On  the 
supreme  bench,  and  presiding  over  the  district  and  county  courts. 
particularly  in  the  cities  and  more  thickly  jiopulated  parts,  have 
been  from  the  first  occupation  of  th(»  territory  by  citizens  of  the 
United  States  until  the  present  day.  as  abl(»  and  erudite  jurists, 
broad  and  enlightened  intellects,  as  might  be  fouud  elsewhere  eitlicr 
in  Europe  or  America." 

He  says  that  some  of  the  judges  were  dissipated,  but  most  of 
them  were  of  sterling  honesty.  During  the  lawless  times  there  were 
sitting  on  tlu'  judicial  ])enches  of  California  meu  whose  purity  of 
life  and  character  was  never  for  a  moment  questioned. 

Many  incidents  of  a  humorous  character  and  of  rare  historical 
value  were  narrated  in  the  old  newspapers.  The  tiles  of  these  give 
the  student  a  more  detailed  idea  of  the  people,  a  clearer  idea  of 
the  atmosphere  than  can  be  obtained  elsewhere.  The  "California 
Star,"  which  was  published  at  Yerba  Buena,  abounds  in  incidents 
that  reflect  the  spirit  of  the  courts  aud  the  times. 

Smoking  in  Court. 

Under  date  of  January  9,  1847,  the  following  letter  from  a  crit- 
ical citizen  is  of  interest  at  this  late  day  : 

"Among  the  many  good  rules  adopted  hy  our  late  alcalde,  and 
broken  by  the  present  one,  is  that  against  smoking  in  the  court- 
room, and  this,  too,  is  practiced  almost  wholly  by  the  judge  and  his 
clerk,  who  are  more  than  half  their  time  puffing  forth  clouds  of 
smoke  from  their  long  pipes,  greatly  to  the  annoyance  of  all  persons 
having  business  in  court,  particularly  those  who  are  not  in  the  habit 
of  smoking.  I  would  ask  whether  it  looks  very  dignified  for  a  judge 
to  be  delivering  a  decision  in  an  important  case,  with  a  cigar  in 
his  mouth.  ])ausing  evci-y  half-minute  in  bis  adtlress  to  give  a  pulf 
or  two." 

A  careful  examination  of  newspapers  and  correspondence 
among  persons  who  lived  in  California  at  that  time  will  slunv  that 
many  crude  liabits  persisted  for  many  years  after  1817. 


JOG  HISTORICAL 

In  his  intt'i'i'sliim-  voluiiic  ciititlrd  "Inter  I'ociila. ""  Mi-.  Bancroi't 
relates  tliat  the  t"olh)wiii<i-  scciic  hapix'iicd  in  a  San  Fi-ancisco  court 
in  February.  1848.  beinj-:  only  one  cxanipU'  from  a  elass  that  llicn 
was  eoninion :  It  seems  that  two  rowdies  met  in  a  saloon,  drank. 
(|uai'i-oled.  and  fouuht.  One  was  stal)l)ed  in  ihe  hack.  The  other 
was  arrested  hy  a  posse  of  eiti/.ens  and  taken  het'ore  the  mauist  I'ate 
wlu).  after  an  examination,  intimated  that  he  thought  tiie  neeessities 
of  the  ease  demanded  tliat  tlie  defenthmt  ])e  sent  to  the  calaboose. 
The  Shakespearean  outbursts  and  oaths  with  wliicli  the  i)i'isoner 
interlarded  his  conversation  are  omitted  l)y  the  histoi-ian.  but  lie 
trives  us  a  sti'ikiniz  pictui-e  of  the  scene.      It    is  !-e|)or1e(l  as  foHows: 

A  Rich  Dialogue. 

Prisoner  to  tlu'  judge:  "This  is  a  bailable  ease.  sir.  and  you 
eau't  ]>ut  me  Ihar." 

Judge:  "It  is  not  ;i  l)ailal)le  case.  sir.  and — " 

Pi'isoner.  interru])!  ing :  "1  know  it  is  a  baihd)b'  case:  1  am  a 
lawyei"  if  1  am  dressed  in  buckskin.  You  can't  put  me  in  that 
calaboose,  sir." 

]\Iagistrate :  "Stop,  sir!  Sto])!  You  will  liave  to  go  to  prison 
if—" 

Prisoner:  "I  go  to  prison?  No,  sir!  And  you  can't  put  me  in 
thar." 

Magistrate:  "Yes,  sir.     We'll  see!" 

Prisoner:  "I'll  see,  and'  if  you  go  to  put  nw  in  tiuit  thai- 
calaboose  3'ou  cain't  live  in  this  place.  Yes,  sir,  I  know  you  and 
you  are  a  rascal — " 

^Magistrate:  "Be  silent,  sir!     Will  you  heai-  nu'?" 

Prisoner,  in  a  high  fever:  "Yes.  sir.  I'll  heai-  you:  you  are  no 
gentleman!  V(»u  cain't  put  me  in  that  |)rison  :  you  are  a  villain. 
Don't  you  dare  to  |)u1  me  in  that  |)rison.  1  never  was  in  prison 
yet,  and  if  you  i)u1  me  thar  and  want  to  live,  you  had  oeltei-  leave 
this  place !" 

The  judge,  says  Mr.  Baiu-i-oft.  who  was  not  tit  for  the  eitu'r- 
gency  and  who  did  not  lik<'  the  as])ect  of  the  case,  would  have  set 
the  prisoner  free  without  sending  him  to  jail,  had  it  not  been  that 
the  citizens  and  Ihe  town  conm-il  interfered  and  foi'ced  the  judge 
to  send  the  man  to  the  calaboose. 

Tliere  were  many  odd  incidents  of  this  character,  not  only  in 
country  places,  but  in  San  Francisco  and  the  larger  places.  It  is 
said  tliat  Judge  Almoiul.  of  San  Francisco,  who  had  been  a  peanut 
vender,  succeedecl   in   a    remai"]\ab]e  wa\'   in   his  ambition   to  have  a 


HISTORICAL  107 

court  of  his  own.  This  court  had  many  remarkable  features,  most 
of  them  based  on  the  eccentricities  and  hard  common  sense  of  the 
judge,  the  absence  of  salaries,  and  the  general  desire  for  coin. 

Judges  shared  with  clerks,  constables,  sheriffs,  and  all  other 
officers,  due  compensation  for  their  fees,  which  they  fixed  them- 
selves. It  seems  the  business  of  conducting  a  court  was  largely  a 
speculation,  like  running  a  hotel  or  a  store.  The  court  was  con- 
ducted for  the  purpose  of  making  money,  even  when  the  judgments 
were  based  on  an  honest  effort  to  administer  the  law  right.  Of 
course,  the  position  was  valued  solely  for  what  it  could  pay.  In 
order  that  its  decisions  might  be  lawful,  certain  appointments  and 
elections  were  necessary.  These  were  obtained  as  the  exigencies  of 
the  times  demanded. 

Recurring  to  Judge  Almond,  it  is  related  that  an  attorney  once 
came  into  his  court,  courteously  removed  his  large  hat,  which  was 
worth  two  or  three  ounces  of  gold,  and  carefully  placed  it  on  the 
tioor  in  front  of  the  judge's  bench. 

Hat  in  the  Way. 

The  judge,  who  was  for  the  moment  absorbed  in  the  details  of 
the  case  before  him,  noticed  the  hat,  but  thought  it  was  a  new 
cuspidor,  so  he  used  it  for  that  purpose,  chewing  tobacco  freely 
as  he  spat. 

Finally  the  owner  of  the  hat,  seeing  its  plight,  carefully  moved 
it  a  few  inches,  thinking  that  the  judge  would  understand  that  he 
had  made  a  mistake  and  apologize  for  his  blunder. 

The  eye  of  the  judge,  however,  noted  the  movement  and  his 
puckered  lips  unerringly  sciuirted  the  juice  to  the  new  spot.  This 
exasperated  the  owner  of  the  hat  so  much  that  he  approached  the 
bench,  cursed  the  judge,  and  shook  his  fist  in  his  honor's  face. 

This  demonstration  roused  Almond  to  the  gravity  of  the  situ- 
ation and  he  joined  with  the  spectators  in  a  roar  of  laughter  over 
the  occurrence. 

Almond's  great  peculiarity  was  that  he  had  no  use  for  lawyers 
and  no  patience  with  their  speeches  and  motions.  But  he  was 
upright,  quick,  and  usually  reached  his  decisions  without  much  hesi- 
tation. He  believed  in  dispatching  business  rapidly,  and  it  is  said 
that  he  could  dispose  of  matters  of  grave  import,  cases  tliat  held 
other  courts  for  days,  Avithin  half  an  hour  or  an  hour. 

When  a  little  exhausted  or  vexed,  it  is  said,  he  had  a  habit  of 
raising  himself  on  his  tiptoes,  whereupon  he  would  say,  "The  court's 
dry  and  court's  adjourned.     Let's  all  take  a  drink." 


]0S  HISTOFICAL 

It  was  customai'v  tor  tliis  uni<nu*  jiulirc  to  ilt'inaml  an  ounce  ol' 
ir»»ld  in  t'vory  ease  before  he  permitted  a  motion  or  a  continuance. 
In  fact,  he  wa.s  not  iuii(|ue  in  this  custom,  for  other  courts  did  the 
same  thincr.  If  a  witness  wanted  to  be  excused  from  appearance 
until  a  certain  day.  the  judire  would  promptly  say.  "You  will  be 
excused  on  jiayment  of  the  customary  fee  of  one  ounce,  strictly 
in  advanct'." 

And  when  a  lawyer  made  a  motion,  there  was  no  parleying- 
The  prompt  answer  always  came  back.  "Granted.  Mr.  Clerk,  col- 
lect the  fee  of  an  ounce." 

It  was  fully  understood  that  either  side  could  always  have 
a  postponement  on  payment  of  the  rejjulation  ounce,  and  when  both 
wanted  a  continuance,  there  was  a  double  assessment  or  the  con- 
tinuance was  denied. 

Sometimes  the  judge's  table  was  half  covered  with  irold-dust, 
and  the  court,  of  course,  encouraged  continuances. 

Judges'  ounces,  especially  Judge  Almoiurs  ounces,  became  a 
by-word  in  the  community.  Stories  of  his  procedure  were  retailed 
for  many  years  after  liis  death. 

Jurors  Whittled. 

Another  odd  feature  of  those  days  was  the  whittling  habit 
among  men.  especially  among  jurors,  many  of  wliom  were  from 
Missouri  and  Tennessee.  The  habit  of  cutting  up  desks  and  mutil- 
ating other  furniture  was  so  prevalent,  that  boards  and  poles  were 
finally  provided  for  this  pastime,  and  signs  were  posted.  "Whittle 
the  boards;  spare  the  desks." 

A  long  pole  or  board  was  prepared  for  each  juror  to  use. 
When  the  Jenny  Lind  Theater  was  ciiauged  into  a  city  hall  these 
whittling  boards  became  numerous.  This  was  considered  a  great 
reform. 

At  the  same  time  courtroom  manners  wtTi'  modified  l)y  tlie 
elimination  of  coarse  jesting,  profanity,  aiul  even  smoking. 

An  li-ish  excursionist,  on  seeing  the  polfs.  asked  what  they 
were  for,  and  when  told  tliat  they  were  whittling  posts,  he  was 
convulsed  with  laughter.  He  wrote  a  humorous  account  of  his 
experiences  and  it  was  published  in  a  Glasgow  paper.  He  said  he 
had  l)e»Mi  told  tliat  these  poles  were  known  as  desk-protectors. 

Another  reform  of  the  times  prohil)ited  the  carrying  of  weapons 
into  court  unless  they  were  deposited  on  the  desk  provided  for  that 
purpose  before  trials  began. 


HISTORICAL  109 

It  is  related  of  one  Judge  Brown,  who  held  a  court  in  Santa 
Cruz  in  the  old  days,  that  he  once  hanged  a  man.  by  sentence 
passed  without  a  trial.     It  was  during  his  indulgence  in  li({uor. 

A  Spaniard  was  ])ruught  before  him  for  stealing  a  horse.  A 
few  days  before  the  .judge  liimself  had  lost  a  horse  by  a  similar 
theft. 

The  defendant  was  one  Pedro  Castro.  His  presence  seemed  to 
anger  the  judge,  who  said:  "Pedro,  stand  up.  I  believe  you  are  the 
damned  scoundrel  who  stole  my  horse.  The  sentence  is  that  you 
be  taken  out  before  sundown  and  hanged  by  the  neck  until  dead." 

The  district  attorney  arose  and  suggested  that  the  proceedings 
Avere  irregular,  as  the  man  had  not  been  tried.  He  was  commanded 
to  sit  down  and  told  that  the  court  knew  its  own  business. 

The  prisoner  was  removed  to  the  prison;  the  .judge  went  home 
with  a  bottle  of  whisky  to  further  solace  himself,  and  was  soon 
tucked  in  bed.  The  officers  of  the  court  were  puzzled,  but  it  was 
finally  decided  to  enter  the  case  of  record  as  having  l)een  carried 
to  the  extremes.  The  sheritf  made  his  return  in  due  form  that 
the  man  was  dead. 

Next  morning  the  judge  awoke,  duly  sober.  He  had  forgotten 
his  rage  and  the  sentence  of  death. 

Defendant  is  Called. 

He  called  out  the  case  of  Pedro  Castro. 

"He  has  been  hanged  as  ordered,"  said  the  sheriff. 

"Hanged?"  queried  the  judge;  "there  has  been  no  trial  yet." 

The  clerk  told  him  that  was  true  but  reminded  him  tliat  tlie 
sentence  had  been  duly  passed  and  the  judgment  of  the  court 
executed. 

"Well,"  responded  the  judge,  "let  the  trial  proceed  nunc  pro 
tunc.  If  the  sherift"  has  made  an  error  we  nuist  rectify  it  in  the 
regular  way." 

The  prisoner  was  tried,  condemned,  and  hanged  later. 

Recurring  to  San  Francisco,  it  should  be  said  that  Ned  Mc- 
Gowan  was  one  of  the  odd  characters  that  became  a  judge.  He 
had  served  a  term  in  the  Pennsylvania  penitentiary  for  the  robbery 
of  the  bank  at  Chester  He  was  afterward  pardoned  on  condition 
that  he  would  leave  Pennsylvania.  He  had  not  l)een  in  California 
long  before  he  found  himself  on  the  bench  with  full  powers,  and 
he  welcomed  the  change  from  stripes  to  ermine. 

One  day  an  attorney,  recently  from  Philadelphia,  was  surprised 
to  come  into  court  and  find  the  unabashed  ]MeG()wan  presiding. 


no  iiisTomcAL 

"I  liave  seen  tliat  face  before.  Can  it  be  ^FrGinvan  ?  Surely 
I  am  not  mistaken,  but  I  must  make  sure." 

"Is  it  Edward  ^leliowan  I  liave  the  honor  of  addressing?" 
he  asked. 

"The  very  same.""  said  Xed.  as  he  ran  liis  finders  thronirh  his 
hair,  as  was  his  enstom  when  pnzzled. 

The  attorney  was  satisfied.     His  courst'  was  no  longer  elouded 
witii   the   slightest   doubt    so   he   turned   to  his   elients  and   firmly 
but    (juietly   said:   "'Gentlemen,  you   have   no   further   use   for   me. 
You  may  as  well  eome  down  heavy  witli  the  coin  first  as  last,  for 
this  is  your  only  chanee." 

As  eonveying  an  accurate  picture  of  the  courts  of  those  times, 
the  following  notice  from  the  "Evening  Picayune"  is  of  interest. 
The  excerpt  is  from  the  issue  of  August  20.  1850.  and  runs  thus: 

''An  interesting  ease  came  up  before  Justice  ^IcGowan  this 
morning — interesting  because  several  interesting  young  ladies  ap- 
peared as  witnesses.  Thomas  Jackson  claimed  ^'200  as  wages  earned 
as  bar-keeper  for  Eliza  Crothers  and  her  husband,  Ross  Crothers. 
and  i)resented  in  his  behalf  ]Miss  ^ilaloney  and  ]\Iiss  ^Margaret  War- 
ing, two  young  ladies  of  rare  attractions  and  fashionable  apparel. 
The  .judge,  of  course,  could  do  nothing  less  than  render  a  jndg- 
ment    in   favor  of  the   i)laintiff. " 

A  Sea  Cook  Arrives. 

A  remarkable  interview  occvn-red  between  the  mayor  of  San 
Francisco  and  a  i)risoner  on  l\Iay  20.  1850 — an  interview  that  seems 
like  a  leaf  from  other  years.  One  John  l>rown.  an  iinpiident  and 
egotistical  oflfendiM*.  was  called  from  the  mayoi'"s  dock. 

"Who  are  you.'"'  demanded  the  mayor. 

"The  son  of  a  sea  cook."  was  his  reply. 

"What  is  your  name  and  business?" 

"I  am  a  sea  lawyei-.  1  sliijjpcd  before  tlie  mast  as  a  matter 
of  form,  but  practiced  law  in  the  forecastle  during  ail  the  voyage." 

"Were  you  recognized  l»\    the  captain.'"' 

"Yes.  ;it)out   as  nnu'h  as  y(Ui  are  by  tlu'  people." 

"  Wluit   have  you  to  say  for  yourself.'""  denuinded  the  mayor. 

"1  deny  your  jurisdiction."  exclainu'd  tlie  prisoner,  "for  your 
court  has  no  legal  existence." 

"Have  you  no  other  defense?"  asked  his  honor. 

"Yes.  I  am  a  friend  of  Bill  Lewis  and  Billy  ^NFulligan." 

"This  nu\n  is  mad,"  exclaimed  the  mayor.  "I  will  send  him 
before  the  county  jndge  to  see  whether  he  is  insane." 


HISTORICAL  111 

"You  will  find  I  am  not  insane." 

"Silence,  sir!"  thundered  the  mayor. 

Such  scenes  were  frequent  in  most  of  the  courts.  Bumptious 
persons  were  in  the  habit  of  demanding  all  sorts  of  things,  pretend- 
ing to  great  attainments  and  ignoring  court  orders. 

It  is  interesting  to  recall  that  the  illustrious  Stephen  J.  Field 
Avas  an  alcalde  when  a  very  young  man.  his  jurisdiction  being  at 
Marysville.  Many  humorous  stories  are  told  of  his  experiences. 
Perhaps  his  first  case  gives  as  good  a  picture  of  the  times  as  one 
might  find  by  searching  libraries. 

The  learned  jurist  who  afterward  became  chief  justice  of  the 
supreme  court  of  the  United  States  tried  his  first  case  while  walk- 
ing along  the  streets,  as  he  used  to  tell  his  friends  in  Washington. 

Tried  on  the  Street. 

"A  well-known  citizen  was  riding  a  horse  which  he  had  just 
bought,"  said  Mr.  Justice  Field,  "and  he  was  confronted  by  an- 
other prominent  citizen  who  maintained  that  the  horse  was  his  and 
had  been  stolen.  Both  citizens  agreed  to  leave  the  decision  of  the 
ease  to  me  without  the  formality  of  a  trial  in  court.  I  had  just 
been  elected  alcalde,  duly  qualified,  and  they  wanted  to  give  me 
ni}'  first  ease.  I  heard  the  disputants  where  they  stood  and  decided 
in  favor  of  the  man  afoot.  The  horse  was  immediately  surrendered 
and  the  fee  of  an  ounce  of  gold  at  once  became  mine." 

A  crowd  had  assembled  in  the  street.  After  the  decision  they 
adjourned  to  a  near-by  saloon  and  all  had  a  drink.  It  is  not  said, 
but  is  believed,  that  the  young  alcalde  joined  them  in  this  potation. 

An  odd  case  was  reported  from  Badger  Hill.  At  the  request 
of  both  prosecution  and  defense  in  a  case,  the  contestants  agreed  to 
settle  their  dispute  in  a  fisticuif.  the  victor  in  that  contest  to  be 
the  winner  of  the  legal  battle.  The  alcalde  removed  his  coat, 
waved  back  the  crowd,  and  commanded,  "Gentlemen,  get  out  of  the 
way;  stand  back.  If  the  gentlemen  to  this  suit  want  to  effect  a 
compromise,  it  is  none  of  the  business  of  this  court."  The  defend- 
ant was  soon  so  pummeled  by  the  prosecutor  that  he  was  glad  to 
make  his  peace  and  pay  the  costs,  several  ounces  of  gold,  besides 
the  damages. 

So  many  amusing  incidents  have  been  told  of  the  courts  of 
old  that  there  is  really  an  embarrassment  in  the  selection  of  those 
Avhich  should  be  reproduced.  One  of  the  most  remarkable  stories 
of  the  days  of  gold  has  to  do  with  a  remarkable  character  who  w^as 
always  known  as  Philosopher  Pickett,  a  name  he  is  said  to  have 


112  HISTORICAL 

given  himselt'.  He  lived  at  iSutter's  Fort  and  was  an  old.  positive 
character  who  afterwai-d  t1;/ured  in  nianv  sti'ikin.i;  incidents  else- 
where in  the  state. 

He  was  for  a  long  time  a  merchant  at  Sntter's  Fort,  and  there 
he  had  occasion  to  shoot  and  kill  a  man.  prohaljly  in  self-defense, 
or  snch  was  the  final  opinion  of  the  commnnity.  The  trial  was 
nnique. 

The  first  alcalde  of  the  place,  a  man  of  the  name  Bates,  was  in 
duty  bound  to  proceed  with  the  case  against  Pickett  by  having 
him  i)laced  under  arrest,  but  as  Pickett  was  a  man  of  very  (ecentric 
character  and  positive  views,  a  good  shot  and  a  hard  tighter.  Bate<^ 
became  alarmed  and  resigned  his  office.  Whether  a  threai  was 
ever  made  by  Pickett  is  not  in  evidence. 

Progressive  citizens  then  called  on  the  second  alcalde,  a  man 
of  the  name  Fowler,  anil  tiemanded  that  he  put  the  suspected  man 
under  arrest  and  go  forward  with  the  trial,  as  failure  to  do  so 
Avould  reflect  on  the  community.  Fowler  was  overcome  with  stage 
fright  and  immediately  resigned. 

It  was  then  that  there  entered  upon  the  stage  one  Samuel  Bran- 
nan,  afterward  famous  in  San  Francisco.  lie  knew  not  the  meaning 
of  the  word  ''fear."  having  eliminated  the  word  from  his  vocal)u- 
lary  early  in  his  youth. 

Brannan  proclaimed  that  he  was  not  afraid  of  Philosopher 
Pickett  or  the  evil  one  himself,  so  he  called  a  meeting  of  the  citizens 
and  took  steps  to  have  an  alcalde  elected.  Tlu-re  was  not  any  great 
amount  of  material.  Xobt)dy  wanted  the  job.  so  Brannan  finally 
took  it  himself. 

It  was  soon  concluded  tiuit  oiu'  alcalde  would  be  enough  for 
the  town,  under  the  circumstances,  as  the  people  did  not  care  to  tro 
into  the  alcalde  business  in  a  wholesale  way. 

Prosecutor  is  Chosen. 

The  next  puz/.ling  ])rol)lem  was  to  elect  a  pi-oseeuting  attorney, 
but  there  was  a  dearth  of  candidates.  Xol)od\-  wanted  tliat  .iob.  as 
every  person  nominated  declined  and  suggested  tlie  name  of  an- 
other who  in  turn  resigned. 

This  so  disgusted  Brannan  that  he  declared  himself  willing  to 
accept  that  office  also.     He  was  enthu.siastically  elected  thereto. 

A  sheriff  was  then  elected,  the  philosopher  was  made  a  prisoner, 
the  jury  was  impaneled,  and  the  trial  was  soon  under  way. 

When  Pickett  was  brought  into  coiu-t  liiMiman  asked  him  to  be 
kind  enough  to  disarm,  as  \\r   was  in  no  danger.     So  he  deposited 


HISTORICAL  113 

his  revolvers  and  bowie-knives  on  the  table  in  front  of  the  alcalde's 
bench. 

Close  to  the  weapons  there  was  an  ample  supply  of  brandy,  in 
a  pitcher,  also  a  pitcher  of  water.  As  the  trial  proceeded  the 
goodly  sized  pitcher  of  brandy  disappeared  pretty  fast,  but  it  w^as 
noticed  that  there  was  almost  as  much  water  as  at  the  outset. 
Judge,  witnesses,  prisoner,  jurors,  and  attorneys  drank  freely. 

One  of  the  perplexing  questions  discussed  by  his  honor  and 
the  attorneys  was  this:  When  a  man  is  being  tried  for  murder 
in  a  courtroom,  regularly  constituted,  is  it  proper  for  gentlemen  to 
smoke  in  the  room? 

As  everybody  present  was  eager  to  smoke,  there  was  not  much 
delay  in  making  the  wish  father  to  the  decision.  Precedent  was 
easily  discovered.  The  overpowering  influence  of  precedent  was 
seen  in  the  custom  of  Californian  women,  who  were  accustomed  to 
smoke  at  bull-fights,  executions,  and  funerals. 

In  summing  up  the  case,  Brannan  said:  "As  it  is  agreed  that  it 
is  perfectly  proper  for  women  to  smoke  at  executions,  of  course 
the  men  may  properly  smoke  during  a  trial  that  might  or  might  not 
lead  to  an  execution.  Let  the  smoking  proceed  unconfined. "  And 
everybody  and  his  neighbor  relit  his  pipe. 

As  the  trial  proceeded,  equity,  in  its  ])roadest  form,  was  sought, 
and  the  technicalities  of  the  law  itself  were  shunned.  The  alcalde 
announced,  however,  that  it  would  not  be  right  to  proceed  without 
some  attention  to  formalities. 

Judge  and  Prosecutor. 

After  a  time  the  judge  began  to  argue  for  the  prosecution. 
The  prisoner  at  the  bar  was  guilty  and  should  be  punished,  even 
hanged. 

"Hold  on,  Brannan!"  said  Philosopher  Pickett.  "You  are  the 
judge;  you  should  not  prosecute  me." 

"Yes,  I  know  I  am  the  judge,"  exclaimed  Brannan,  "but  I 
am  also  the  legally  chosen  prosecuting  attorney." 

Without  further  parleying,  Brannan,  in  his  capacity  as  prose- 
cuting attorney,  began  to  address  himself  as  alcalde,  directing  his 
remarks  also  to  the  jury. 

At  the  conclusion  of  Brannan 's  address  Pickett  arose,  took  a 
good  horn  of  brandy,  and  delivered  a  strong,  eloquent,  and  convinc- 
ing speech,  being  a  man  of  rare  endowments,  despite  his  erratic 
conduct  at  times. 


]14  HISTORICAL 

The  trial  lasted  until  pretty  late  in  the  niprht:  the  jury  dis- 
persed, for  in  those  days  it  was  not  the  custom  to  eonfine  jurors 
while  deliberating  on  a  ease. 

The  (juestion  arose  as  to  what  disposition  to  make  of  the  de- 
fendant. It  was  sutrirested  that  he  be  confined.  l)ut  there  was  no 
place  in  which  to  contine  him. 

"Then  put  him  in  irons."  said  the  alcalde,  hut  it  is  not  believed 
that  the  remark  was  serious. 

"We've  got  neither  irons  nor  prison."  said  the  sheritf. 

The  alcalde  then  called  the  ayes  and  nays  as  to  whether  the 
prisoner  be  admitted  to  bail.  The  ayes  won.  whereupon  the  pris- 
oner was  permitted  to  gather  up  liis  weapons  and  depart  for  his 
own  home. 

The  next  day  the  jury  was  called  together,  but  it  disagreed. 
A  new  trial  was  soon  called  and  Philosopher  Pickett  was  set  free. 

Another  incident  illustrating  how  justice  was  administered  in 
early  times  arose  in  San  Diego,  where  a  murder  trial  was  under 
way.  A  negro  was  tried  for  killing  an  Indian,  and  the  jury  was 
composed  almost  entirely  of  Americans.  They  found  the  prisoner 
guilty  of  manslaughter.  lender  the  law.  their  duties  ended  with 
this  verdict,  for  they  were  without  power  to  name  the  punishment. 
As  there  was  no  tribunal  at  hand  to  mete  out  the  punishment,  it 
was  decided  that  the  prisoner  be  given  one  hundred  lashes  and  one 
year  at  hard  labor  with  ball  and  chain.  In  this  way  the  ideas  of 
jurors,  in  those  crude  days,  were  carried  out.  the  jurors  using  their 
common  sense,  regardless  of  constitutional  authority.  They  strove 
to  deal  such  punislnnent  as  they  thought  tit  for  tlu^  crime. 

Miners  are  Ambitious. 

It  is  related  that  the  Stanislaus  miners,  eager  to  keep  up 
with  other  localities  in  the  matter  of  punishment,  and  desiring  to 
have  what  might  seem  the  semblance  of  courts,  elected  one  of  their 
members  a  justice  of  the  peace.  After  this  tril)unal  was  established, 
it  was  soon  visited  by  a  blustering  traveler  who  said  he  was  a 
lawyer.  He  had  much  fuss  and  feathers  in  his  make-up.  and  this 
offended  the  miners  and  their  justice. 

This  lawyer  hinted  that  the  tribunal's  head  did  not  have  the 
intelligence  and  knowledge  of  law  to  enalile  it  to  deal  out  justice. 
The  justice  replied  in  terms  that  were  severe,  also  profane. 

The  lawyer  then  said  that  the  tribunal  was  taking  advantage 
of   its   position    to    insult    liim.   and    that    if   his   lionor   would    take 


H I S  T  0  F I  C  A  L.  115 

ten  steps  from  the  hench  he  would  come  face  to  face  with  well- 
merited  chastisement. 

Now,  it  so  happened  that  the  head  of  the  court  was  in  his 
element  at  the  four-fisted  game,  so  the  invitation  was  accepted  with- 
out delay. 

"If  you  Avill  come  out,"  said  the  lawyer,  "I  shall  take  pleasure 
in  giving-  you  a  good  beating  for  your  impudence." 

The  justice  at  once  rose  coolly  from  the  bench,  met  his  chal- 
lenger at  the  appointed  place,  tweaking  the  lawyer's  nose  as  a 
teaser  as  he  passed  that  individual,  and  then  drubbing  him  in  the 
yard  until  he  was  satisfied  to  return  to  the  court  and  finish  the 
case.  That  was  the  only  time  that  the  traveling  lawyer  ever  at- 
tempted to  reflect  on  the  intelligence  of  a  tribunal  in  a  miners'  town. 

It  is  related  that  two  miners — Timothy  Loker  and  Amber  John 
— had  a  dispute  that  was  to  be  settled  in  the  court  of  George  Kelsey, 
in  Washington,  California.  Kelsey  was  a  raw-boned  Missourian  and 
an  honest  alcalde. 

The  friends  of  the  disputants  persuaded  them  that  miners'  jus- 
tice should  be  good  enough,  and  that  the  alcalde  in  the  round  tent 
should  not  try  the  case ;  so  it  was  thought  that  the  only  way  to 
settle  the  dispute  was  to  burn  powder  over  it,  one  to  defend,  the 
other  to  attack,  the  mine  in  dispute. 

Dignity  Trampled  upon. 

The  news  of  the  contemplated  rifie  settlement  reached  the 
alcalde,  along  with  some  reflections  on  his  ability.  Kelsey  felt  that 
his  dignity  was  trampled  upon.  He  called  the  litigants  before  him 
and  addressed  them  after  this  fashion : 

"Now  here,  boys,  you  Tim  and  John,  just  a  word  from  the 
court  before  you  go  out  to  settle  your  fight;  and  I  want  to  say 
that  you  can  take  your  troubles  to  any  mills  you  want  to,  to  be 
ground  out  to  suit  yourselves,  but  you  have  put  me  in  here  and 
have  appeared  before  me.  Now,  John,  I'm  going  to  pull  off  my 
coat  and  give  you  a  sound  thrashing  before  you  go  out  to  settle 
that  case  out  of  my  court,  for  you've  insulted  me.  I'm  a  big- 
hearted  fellow  that's  been  elected  because  I'm  square;  I'm  no 
trickster  and  don't  know  no  law,  but  as  long  as  I'm  alcalde  here 
I'm  going  to  deal  out  that  kind  of  justice  that  suits  me,  and  if 
it  don't  suit  you,  then  you  go  and  elect  another  man,  but  I'm 
insulted  and  the  court  must  hold  up  for  herself.  Get  ready  for  your 
medicine." 


j16  HISTOKICAL 

Just  at  this  moment  somebody  put  a  quantity  of  whisky  on 
the  table  and  everybody  drank  freely,  after  which  the  case  was 
amicably  continued  without  the  punishment  threatened  by  the 
alcalde.  Good  words  finally  took  the  place  of  blows,  and  the  plain- 
tiff won  his  case. 

Old-time  lawyers  often  tell  of  a  dis«rraceful  court  row  that 
occurred  at  ^larysville  in  1850.  Cruel  words,  fines,  arrests,  tlireats, 
and  other  unseemly  conduct  characterized  the  feud.  Knives  were 
brandished  and  weapons  were  drawn  by  judtres  seated  on  their 
benches  in  open  court.  The  mob  finally  took  the  matter  in  hand, 
marched  from  the  court  of  one  .justice  to  another,  amid  cheers  and 
groans,  carryinir  pistols.  Finally  the  mob  dispersed,  the  matter  was 
settled,  and  nobody  was  hurt. 

This  recalls  the  fact  that  it  was  connnon  in  the  early  days  for 
judges  and  lawyers  to  become  involved  in  l)itter  disputes,  call  one 
another  liars,  carry  revolvers,  and  shake  their  fists  at  one  another. 
So  far  as  this  goes,  similar  procedures  have  characterized  some  of 
the  bitterly  tried  graft  cases  in  San  Francisco  in  recent  years. 

One  of  the  noted  cases  was  that  of  Laura  D.  Fair,  tried  for 
murder  in  the  killing  of  a  prominent  citizen.  The  feature  of  that 
case  was  the  presence  of  a  large  number  of  demonstrative  women, 
who  applauded  and  otherwise  made  a  disturbance  to  .show  their 
sympathy  with  the  defendant.  The  judge  found  it  necessary  to  fine 
a  number  of  women  for  this  offense. 

Women  are  Fined. 

Among  these  wonit-n  were  Emily  Pitt  Stevens  and  a  Mrs.  Booth, 
both  prominent  in  San  Francisco  history.  The  feature  of  the  case 
was  that  as  fast  as  the  judge  would  fine  a  woman  the  defendant 
would  thank  him  and  say,  "I'll  pay  that  fine."  An  unusual  dia- 
logue here  followed. 

The  judge  assessed  a  fine  of  twenty-five  dollars  against  each  one. 

"I'll  pay  the  fines,"  said  the  defendant. 

"You'll  have  to  draw  heavily  on  your  purse  to  pay  all  these 
fines."  said  the  judge. 

"Oh.  I've  got  it."  retorted  Miss  Fair,  adding,  "I  do  not  think, 
your  Honor,  that  these  ladies  understood  the  law." 

"Oh.  they'll  understand  it  better  now."  replied  the  judge. 

It  is  said  that  in  Nevada  City,  in  18.12.  there  lived  a  man 
known  as  Uncle  Zeke,  whose  other  name  was  never  known  until 
he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace. 


H  1ST  0  Pi  I  a  A  L  117 

During'  the  trial  of  a  man  for  stealing  a  horse  it  became  known 
that  the  justice's  name  was  Ezekiel  Dougherty. 

"I  don't  see  what  you  want  of  any  witnesses,"  exclaimed  the 
rude  old  Uncle  Zeke,  addressing  the  defendant's  attorney. 

"May  it  please  your  Honor,"  said  the  attorney  for  the  pris- 
oner, "the  object  of  the  testimony-  I  propose  to  offer  is  to  prove 
the  good  character  of  the  accused." 

"What  in  hell's  the  use  to  prove  his  good  character  when  he's 
already  proved  to  be  a  horse  thief?"  roared  the  justice. 

The  attorney  argued  that  the  theft  had  not  been  proved  and 
that  it  was  a  presumption  of  law,  a  presumption  always  existing, 
that  a  man  is  supposed  to  be  innocent  until  proved  guilty. 

"Speaking  of  presumptions,"  said  the  impatient  Uncle  Zeke, 
"it  is  also  a  presumption  of  law  that  a  justice  of  the  peace  is  not 
bottomed  with  cast-iron.  You  may  go  on  with  your  speech,  but 
I'm  goin'  out  for  my  toddy  right  noM'." 

It  has  been  remarked  that  these  were  the  times  when  justice 
and  juleps  were  often  administered  by  the  same  hand. 

Irate  Judge  Resigns. 

One  of  the  odd  cases  of  California  came  before  Justice  Gordon, 
of  Yolo  County.  One  John  C.  Murphy  stole  Gordon's  horse,  where- 
upon the  magistrate  sent  the  constable  for  the  prisoner  and  pro- 
ceeded to  try  him  forthwith.  There  were  no  delays  in  the  trial, 
for  the  justice  was  in  earnest,  so  the  prisoner  was  sentenced  to 
be  hanged  that  afternoon. 

It  was  with  great  difficulty  and  by  an  appeal  to  his  sense  of 
fairness  that  the  sentence  was  not  carried  out ;  but  finally  the  old 
fellow  was  persuaded  to  send  the  case  to  another  magistrate,  on 
the  ground  that  he  should  not  act  as  witness,  complainant,  judge, 
and  jur.y.     In  the  other  court  the  defendant  was  set  free. 

This  so  angered  Gordon  that  he  forthwith  resigned,  swearing 
that  he  would  never  again  act  as  judge  in  a  court  where  he  could 
not  deal  out  genuine  justice. 

It  is  said  that  a  magistrate  of  the  name  Springer,  in  Eldorado 
County,  believed  he  had  a  right  to  grant  divorces,  so  he  divorced  a 
couple  one  afternoon  in  order  that  the  woman  might  permit  him 
to  perform  the  ceremony  that  united  her  to  another  man  that  night. 

It  was  a  practice  in  the  early  courts  to  charge  up  costs  and 
collect  them  on  the  spot.  "Settle  up  now  and  get  the  lowest  prices 
possible,"  was  the  motto,  and  gold-dust  was  plentiful  in  the  courts. 


118  HISTORICAL 

One  alcalde  sentenced  a  prisoner  to  pay  three  ounces  of  gold, 
receive  forty  lashes  on  his  l)are  back,  and  pay  the  costs  of  the 
suit,  all  for  insultintr  the  court.  Similar  sentences  were  far  from 
infrequent. 

One  of  the  remarkable  early  justices  of  Califoruia  was  John 
W.  Champ,  of  the  town  of  Washington.  He  lived  among  and  well 
knew  the  oystermen  of  the  beach,  where  the  j)opulation  was  very 
much  opposed  to  the  technicalities  of  law.  He  was  himself  a  mus- 
cular man.  sixty-five  years  of  age.- but  Avell  preserved  and  able  to 
take  care  of  himself  in  a  physical  encounter. 

Champ  was  very  fond  of  rye  whi.sky.  was  a  good  "mixer,"  and, 
in  his  rough  manner,  he  united  considerable  wisdom  with  a  desire 
to  do  justice,  even  though  his  methods  were  crude.  Being  from 
Vermont,  however,  he  had  the  cunning  of  the  New  Englander  and 
was  frequently  able  to  extricate  himself  from  difficult  situations. 

It  Avas  common  for  constables  and  others  about  town  to  meet, 
when  whittling  and  loafing,  and  their  eonversation  would  run  some- 
what as  follows : 

"Old  Champ  has  ju.st  got  in  a  new  lot  of  good  whi.sky.  boys. 
Let's  go  up  to  court  and  try  it." 

Sample  Judge's  Whisky. 

"That  suits  me."  one  of  the  others  would  say.  and  they  would 
approach  the  judge's  quarters,  where  all  would  drink  their  fill. 

"Order  in  court!"  the  judge  would  exclaim  of  a  suddenness, 
directing  the  constable  to  cry  at  the  door. 

One  of  the  remarkable  cases  of  the  early  days  in  Champ's  court 
was  against  a  man  of  the  name  Bowman,  who  was  believed  to  have 
been  a  menace  to  the  oystermen  a  thief,  and  a  trickster.  They 
called  him  a  pirate,  and  the  people  did  not  want  him. 

He  was  called  into  court  one  time  by  the  constable,  who  tapped 
him  on  the  shoulder,  saying.  "Old  Champ  wants  to  see  you." 

Bowman  had  no  idea  he  was  being  summoned  by  legal  process, 
so  visions  of  a  good  drink  and  a  friendly  visit  filled  his  mind. 

"Well,  what  have  you  got  to  say  for  yourself?"  demanded 
the  judge. 

"Nothing  much.  Judge,  except  that  I'm  awful  dry.  Pass  out 
some  of  the  juice." 

"Whisky!"  exclaimed  the  judge,  apparently  angered  at  the 
familiarity.  "What  have  you  been  doing,  you  scoundrel?  An- 
swer, sir ! " 

"What  do  you  mean.  Judge,  a  joke?" 


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"Guilty  or  not  guilt}',  sir?"  roared  the  judge. 

' '  This  is  pretty  rich.  Judge.  Not  guilty.  Ha !  Ha !  You 
always  were  a  pretty  good  joker,  Champ;  but  say.  Judge,  I'm 
drier 'n  a  codfish.     Pass  her  out." 

"Say,  look  here,  I'll  codfish  you!  Don't  you  know  you're  a 
sittin'  on  trial?" 

"No,  I  didn't  know  I  was  arrested.  Who  arrested  me;  what 
am  I  held  for?" 

"Why,  you  big  lubber,  the  constable — Dutch  Charley.  Didn't 
you  show  him  that  there  paper,  Dutch?"     ■ 

"Yes.  I  did,  Judge." 

"That's  a  damned  lie;  I  haven't  see  any  paper,"  exclaimed 
Bowman. 

"Order  here!  Order  here!"  exclaimed  the  judge,  adding,  "Say, 
Dutch,  give  him  -that  there  paper,  and  tell  him  he 's  arrested  in 
the  name  of  the  United  States." 

The  paper  was  handed  to  Bowman.     It  ran  as  follows: 

"You  are  hereby  commanded  to  leave  the  bay  within  twenty- 
fiive  hours  or  receive  twenty-five  lashes,  and  may  the  Lord  have 
mercy  on  your  soul.     John  W.  Champ,  justice  of  the  peace." 

Bowman  protested,  exclaiming  that  this  seemed  to  be  more 
like  a  Vigilance  Committee  notice  than  anything  else.  He  wanted 
to  know  what  crime  he  was  accused  of,  who  had  accused  him,  etc. 

The  judge  exclaimed,  "Why,  man,  you  are  accused  of  every- 
thing by  everybody-  on  the  bench — but  particularly  you  stole  old 
man  Russell's  money,  and  you're  a  pirate  and  a  red-rover." 

"I'd  like  to  know  my  accuser,  would  like  to  meet  the  witnesses, 
and  have  a  fair  trial." 

"Now,  look  here;  we  don't  want  no  witnesses  in  this  here  little 
matter.  You  know  damned  well  what  you  stole,  without  any  wit- 
nesses tellin'  you.  As  for  who  brought  the  charge,  I  brought  it 
myself,  you  scoundrel — and  I  know  just  what  you've  got  to  do,  and 
that's  the  end  of  the  whole  business."  With  this  explanation  the 
judge  exclaimed,  "Court's  adjourned." 

Bowman  was  forthwith  taken  to  a  vessel  that  lay  in  waiting 
and  was  shipped  to  Astoria,  with  a  warning  never  to  return.  Thus 
ended  what  is  known  as  the  famous  Shoal  Water  Bay  case. 

Many  humorous  stories  are  told  of  Judge  Rogers,  who  was  a 
jurist  in  San  Jose  in  the  early  daj^s.  He  could  not  speak  Spanish, 
though  there  were  many  Spanish  cases  before  him. 

Once  it  became  necessary  to  sentence  a  Mexican  horse-thief  to 
be  hanged.     There  was  some  difficulty  in  communicating  the  judg- 


120  HISTORICAL 

ment  of  the  court  to  tlu>  prisoner.  Tlic  clerk  of  tlic  eourt  was  thor- 
ouirhly  versed  in  the  Si);uiish  huitruaii-e.  so  lie  was  asked  to  tell  the 
prisoner  what  the  sentence  of  the  court  was.  As  he  was  a  man  of 
exceedingly  nervous  temperament,  he  demurred  and  almost  had  a 
chill  when  asked  to  communicate  so  gloomy  a  message. 

The  judge  then  undertook  to  tell  the  prisoner  the  outcome  of 
the  trial.  He  used  pantomimie  in(4lio(ls.  first  ordering  the  prisoner 
to  stand  uj)  for  sentence. 

"You  have  been  tried,  damn  you."  exclaimed  the  judge;  "j'ou 
have  been  found  guilty,  savvy.'  Say.  Mr.  Clerk,  what's  the  Span- 
ish of  this?     Well,  you  catch  the  end — finis,  finite." 

Seeing  doubt  in  the  mind  of  the  prisoner,  the  judge  pulled  out 
his  handkerchief,  twisted  it  around  his  neck,  and  imitated  a  man 
being  choked. 

Mexican  Understands. 

The  ^Mexican's  face  lit  up.  He  understood  and  would  meet 
the  situation  with  fortitude,  so  he  repeated  the  gurgling  sounds 
of  a  strangling  man.  as  if  to  reas.siire  himself  that  he  understood. 

"Yes."  he  finally  said.  "I  catch  fin'ish.  eh.'  That's  nothing. 
Thank  you." 

"There  will  be  no  fee — you  are  welcome,"  said  the  judge. 

A  number  of  interesting  stories  are  told  of  the  way  business 
was  dispatched  by  the  early  judges.  The  nisi  prius  courts  of  the 
early  years  had  their  own  way  of  transacting  business,  celerity 
sometimes  being  the  rule,  especially  among  judges  who  rode  the 
circuits. 

The  late  A.  P.  Crittenden  had  many  stories  at  his  tongue's  end. 
One  of  them  gives  a  picture  of  the  way  Judge  E.  W.  ^McKinstry 
dispatched  business  M'hen  he  rode  the  circuit. 

]\lr.  Crittenden  had  oeeasion  to  visit  Santa  Rosa,  wliei'e  he 
tried  a  case  before  ]\IeKinstry.  in  18,").").  during  tlie  first  day  of  the 
district  court. 

The  Honorable  E.  \V.  McKinslry  dispatehed  business  in  that 
court  with  uni(|ue  promptiu'ss.  It  seems  that  tlie  houi'  i'i»r  the  con- 
vening of  court  was  10  o'clock.  On  the  day  in  (piestion  a  large 
number  of  attorneys,  witnesses,  and  litigants  had  gathered.  Judge 
McKinstry  arrived  fi-oni  an  adjoining  count \\  traveling  on  horse- 
back. He  promptly  dismounted  and  hastily  scanned  the  calendar. 
He  looked  over  some  twenty-five  complaints,  consuniint:-  fifteen 
or  twenty  minutes  in  silence.     He  then  said  : 

"Gentlemen,  please  take  note  of  the  time.  There  is  a  clock 
on   the   wall.   o|)posit(^   the   liench.      Now.   these   complaints   seem    to 


HISTORIC  AL  121 

be  regular  on  their  face,  therefore  not  subject  to  dilatory  proceed- 
ings, demurrers,  and  motions.  Attorneys  will  be  allowed  five  min- 
utes by  this  clock  in  which  to  withdraw  motions  and  demurrers.  In 
the  event  that  attacks  prevail,  the  costs  will  be  assessed  to  the  losing 
party,  the  plaintiffs;  but  if  the  motions  and  demurrers  are  lost, 
there  will  be  a  twenty  dollar  cost  assessed  to  the  person  making 
the  move  that  loses." 

A  wonderful  hustling  among  the  attorneys  followed,  and  in 
less  than  the  five  minutes  dilatory  motions  and  demurrers  began 
to  be  withdrawn  in  great  haste,  as  the  court  had  asked  dispatch  and 
the  fine  helped  to  make  good  the  request. 

Delays  not  Favored. 

Every  case  was  soon  down  for  regular  trial  and  dilatory 
motions  were  unpopular  during  the  entire  session.  Had  dilatory 
motions  prevailed,  as  in  some  other  courts,  there  would  have  been 
a  dela}^  of  not  less  than  three  months,  as  sessions  were  delayed 
until  the  next  regular  term.  An  odd  story  is  tokl  of  the  way  a 
court  injunction  became  operative  in  a  remarkable  ranch  ease  in 
Bodega,  Sonoma  County.  It  appears  that  the  district  court  had 
prohibited  a  large  number  of  persons  from  cutting  timber  from 
the  property  of  one  Jasper  O'Farrell.  The  injunction  seemed  like 
an  infringement  of  rights,  so  the  neighborhood  lu4(l  a  mass  meet- 
ing and  recorded  its  protests.  Several  hundred  settlers  were  pres- 
ent, led  by  a  noisy  chairman.  The  common  sentiment  was  that  air, 
water,  land,  and  timber  should  be  absolutely  free.  They  deter- 
mined to  use  force,  if  necessary,  to  prevent  the  injunction  from 
becoming  effective. 

It  so  fell  that  shortly  after  this  meeting  the  chairman  of  the 
anti-injunction  movement  was  arrested  for  horse-stealing,  a  crime 
held  in  greater  contempt  than  murder.  As  soon  as  it  became  pretty 
generally  known  that  the  evidence  was  pretty  strong  against  their 
leader,  the  movement  died  a  natural  death.  The  accused  man  was 
driven  from  the  country,  the  settlers  disbanded,  and  the  injunction 
became  effective. 

Throughout  this  narrative  of  early  courts  and  their  })roceedings 
there  have  been  numerous  references  to  cases  where  prisoners  paid 
the  death  penalty  for  grand  larceny,  robbery,  and  similar  offenses, 
but  particularly  for  horse-stealing,  cattle-stealing,  and  like  oft'enses. 

In  most  of  these  cases  the  sentences  were  without  reference  to 
any  statutory  law,  being  the  work  of  vigilantes.  It  should  not  be 
inferred,  however,  that  all  this  death-dealing  work  was  without  the 


122  HI  STOEI  C  A  L 

sanction  of  statutory  law.  for  tliere  was  a  statute  permitting'  the 
death  penalty.  It  was  in  force  for  some  years.  The  same  miners, 
woodsmen,  and  pioneers  who  believed  in  the  death  penalty  made 
the  law  sanctioning  it;  or  it  was  their  sentiment  tliat  made  the  law 
possible.  It  must  be  realized  that  the  antipatliy  to  tliicvery  was 
very  great  among  the  old-time  settlers. 

Early  Law  Severe. 

The  early  law  provided  (1851)  that  any  person  found  guilty 
of  grand  larceny  miglit  be  punished  by  imprisonment  in  the  state 
penitentiary  for  from  one  to  ten  years,  or  by  death,  as  the  jury 
might  decide.  In  tlie  case  of  a  man  named  Tanner,  who  appealed 
to  the  supreme  court,  that  body  upheld  the  law.  sentenced  him  to 
death,  but  at  the  same  time  criticised  the  statute  as  unreasonable. 
It  said  tliat  it  regretted  that  tlie  legislature  had  considered  it  neces- 
sary to  retrograde  and  make  the  death  penalty  applicable  to  such 
cases,  but  it  must  construe  the  law.  not  repeal  it.  It  thought  the 
experience  and  wisdom  of  later  years  liad  nuule  such  severity  un- 
necessary, but  it  was  not  making,  only  construing,  the  law. 

It  seems  that  the  (piestion  of  the  invalidity  and  unconstitu- 
tionality of  the  law  was  not  discussed.  In  a  number  of  cases,  how- 
ever, the  highest  tribunal  was  asked  to  pass  on  the  question  of 
the  right  of  a  man  to  escape  the  death  penalty. 

At  Marysville,  in  April.  1852.  a  man  of  the  name  George 
Tanner  was  tried  in  the  quarter  sessions  for  grand  larceny.  He 
had  stolen  1.500  pounds  of  flour,  a  (juantity  of  potatoes,  a  few 
barrels  of  meal,  a  keg  of  powder,  and  some  other  staples.  The 
entire  property  taken  was  valued  at  $400. 

During  the  impaneling  of  the  jury  one  of  those  under  exam- 
ination objected  to  the  law.  saying  he  could  not  conscientiously 
vote  to  hang  a  man  for  stealing.  The  district  attorney  challenged 
the  man  on  the  ground  that  he  was  not  a  proper  citizen  for  jury 
duty,  and  his  challenge  was  sustained.  After  the  court  excused  the 
juror,  an  exception  to  tlic  i-uling  was  taken,  the  jury  was  chosen, 
and  a  verdict  of  guilt.w  with  tlu'  (h-ath  penalty  as  the  piuiishnitMit. 
was  found. 

The  prisoner  was  promptly  sentenced  to  l)e  hanged,  wliereupon 
his  attorneys  appealed  the  case  to  tlie  district  court,  which  con- 
firmed the  judgment.  An  appeal  was  then  taken  to  the  supreme 
court.  The  case  was  there  heard  and  thorougidy  argued  before 
the  highest  tribunal  in  the  land.  General  "William  Walki-r.  who 
became  famous  in  latei"  years,  participated   in  the  argument.     The 


HISTORICAL  123 

supreme  court  found,  reluctantly,  that  it  had  to  confirm  the  judg- 
ment of  death. 

In  spite  of  a  petition  for  rehearing,  the  sheriff  of  Yuba  County 
was  ordered  to  carry  out  the  sentence  of  the  court,  and  on  the 
twenty-first  day  of  July  the  prisoner  was  executed. 

It  is  curious  to  recall  the  fact  that  while  the  old  criminal 
law  did  not  permit  a  man  to  be  imprisoned  for  grand  larceny 
for  a  period  longer  than  ten  years,  yet  it  authorized  the  jury  to 
decree  that  he  might  be  put  to  death  on  the  scaffold.  The  leeway 
from  ten  years  to  death  was  pretty  liberal,  yet  there  were  many 
cases  in  which  the  death  penalty  was  decided  upon  by  juries. 

Three  Were  Hanged. 

Mr.  George  Congdon,  of  San  Francisco,  says  he  was  once 
present  at  Stockton,  where  more  than  three  thousand  persons  had 
assembled  to  see  three  men  hanged  at  one  time  for  stealing  cattle. 
This  was  in  the  year  1852.  The  hanging  was  not  by  a  mob.  but 
the  men  had  been  regularly  indicted  and  tried  in  a  lawfully  con- 
stituted   court    of   justice. 

Colonel  R.  P.  Ashe,  father  of  Porter  Ashe,  afterward  a  state 
senator,  was  sheriff  of  the  county,  and  as  such  had  charge  of  the 
execution. 

The  law  of  the  state  which  prescribed  the  deatli  penalt.v  for 
both  grand  larceny  and  robbery  was  passed  in  1851.  The  punish- 
ment was  from  one  to  ten  years  in  prison,  or  death.  The  second 
session  of  1851  was  that  at  which  the  law  was  passed.  Governor 
•John  ]\IcDougal  signed  the  bill,  and  it  remained  the  law  of  the  state 
until  April,  1856,  at  which  time  it  was  amended. 

The  juries  were  authorized  to  make  a  distinction  between  the 
crimes  of  robbery  and  grand  larceny,  so  that  robbery  was  punish- 
able by  imprisonment  for  not  less  than  one  year,  but  grand  larceny 
was  made  punishable  by  fourteen  years'  imprisonment,  the  court  in 
all  instances,  and  not  the  jury,  being  the  sole  judge  as  to  the 
length  of  the  term.  The  Know  Nothing  legislature  of  1856  was  the 
father  of  this  law.  which  was  approved  b.y  Governor  J.  Neely  John- 
son, the  Know-Nothing  governor.  The  degree  of  penalty  for  grand 
larceny  was  for  many  years  the  same  as  prescribed  by  the  statute 
of  1851.  In  recent  years  a  number  of  journalists  and  others  have 
agitated  the  death  penalty  for  burglars,  highwaymen,  footpads,  and 
other  criminals  of  that  character.  On  the  other  hand,  a  number 
of  sentimental  women  and  others  have  been  trying  to  repeal   all 


124  HISTORICAL 

death  penalties,  on  the  jrronntl  that  life  should  not  be  taken  be- 
cause it  is  too  sacred. 

Against  this  arLTUiiicnt  it  lias  been  a])ly  held  that  life  has 
often  been  appraised  too  highly,  and  that  it  is  sacred  only  when 
made  sacred  by  the  person  enjoying  it. 

It  is  said  that  the  British  Colonies,  with  a  population  of 
■45.000.000.  record  only  500  murders  a  year,  while  the  United  States, 
with  90.000.000  population,  instead  of  having  the  1.000  murders 
that  should  preserve  the  proportion,  has  12.000  annually. 

Hanging  Stops  Crime. 

The  significant  fact  is  shown  that  the  Britisli  system  })uts  eighty- 
five  per  cent  of  the  murderers  to  death,  while  in  the  United  States 
less  than  one  per  cent  pay  the  penalty  of  their  crimes  with  their 
lives.  England  hangs  its  Dr.  C'rippens  within  three  weeks  after 
they  are  arrested  for  wife  murder,  even  though  they  be  American 
citizens;  the  United  States  preserves  the  Porter  Charltons.  after  they 
have  murdered  their  wives  and  buried  them  in  trunks  in  Lake  Como. 
Italy,  covering  them  so  thickly  with  red-tape  that  the  executioner's 
blade  never  finds  their  necks.  It  is  facts  like  thc^se  that  recall 
the  old  law  that  whoever  sheds  num's  blood.  1)\-  man  shall  his  lilood 
be  .shed. 

It  should  be  saiil  that  at  the  time  of  the  death  i)enalty  for 
robbery  in  California,  society  was  not  thoroughly  organized,  and 
.stern  measures  for  protection  were  needed.  There  were  not  many 
courts,  jails,  and  penitentiaries.  The  spectacle  of  justice  as  a  ter- 
rible avenging  angel  was  doubtless  a  strong  deterrent  influence. 

John  G.  Jury  has  well  said  that  men  of  widely  divergent  types 
were  huddled  into  California  in  the  early  days.  The  outca.st  from  a 
foreign  land,  the  professional  criminal,  might  occupy  the  same  room 
or  eat  at  the  same  table  with  a  young  man  from  a  refined  home 
in  the  east.  Great  and  unexpected  tragedies  sometimes  resulted 
and  society  was  swift  in  punishing  the  culprit,  regardless  of  refine- 
ments and  technicalities.  They  would  have  enjoyed  the  story  of  the 
lawyer  who  started  tf>  present  twelve  reasons  why  his  client  slionld 
not  be  required  to  obey  an  order  of  court.  The  lawyer  was  tech- 
nical, so  he  proceeded  to  argue  astutel.\-.  beginning  mildly,  prepara- 
tory to  his  strongest  reason. 

"There  are  eleven  reasons  leading  up  to  the  strongest  one  for 
his  nonappearance."  said  the  lawyer. 

"Cut  out  the  eleven  reasons  leading  u[)  to  the  strongest  one." 
said  the  judge,  "and  give  us  the  twelfth." 


HISTORICAL  125 

"The  twelfth  reason  is  that  he  is  dead."  said  the  lawyer. 

"Make  it  the  first  reason,  strike  out  all  the  others,  and  excuse 
the  defendant,"  said  the  judge. 

The  old  lawyers  were  simple  in  their  methods  with  the  pioneer 
justices,  who  knew  little  law  but  were  long  on  common  sense. 

Mr.  John  G.  Jury  has  written  an  interesting  account  of  the 
application  of  lynch  law  in  California,  particularly  in  some  of  the 
more  exasperating  forms  of  that  remedy.  One  of  the  remarkable 
cases  occurred  in  January,  18-49,  when  several  men  were  put  to 
death  at  what  was  then  known  as  Hangtown,  now  Placerville. 

Five  Robbers  Caught. 

Five  men  had  been  caught  in  the  attempt  to  commit  larceny 
and  robber}'.  If  their  past  record  had  not  bobbed  up  to  confront 
them,  it  is  probable  that  they  would  have  lived  through  their 
punishment,  but  the  ghost  of  the  past  was  their  undoing. 

At  that  time  feeling  ran  very  high  against  thievery  in  general, 
and  particularly  against  grand  larceny.  In  fact,  the  killing  of  a 
human  being,  if  there  were  the  slightest  semblance  of  a  quarrel, 
and  except  in  eases  of  premeditated,  cold-blooded  murder,  was  not 
regarded  as  so  serious  as  the  stealing  of  horses,  cattle,  and  pro- 
visions. 

At  the  time  in  question  there  was  no  court  in  the  town,  hence 
a  provisional  judge  and  jury  were  called  into  being  without  delay. 
Proceedings  were  apparently  conducted  with  considerable  delibera- 
tion and  in  a  fairly  orderly  manner,  the  })urpose  being  to  follow 
as  closely  as  the  citizens  could  rememl)er  in  the  path  of  regularly 
constituted  courts. 

Finally  a  sentence  was  duly  rendered  that  the  prisoners  be  given 
thirty-nine  lashes  each.  The  community  seemed  satisfied,  and  the 
prisoners  would  undoubtedly  have  escaped  with  this  punishment 
had  it  not  been  for  the  fact  that  about  that  time  three  or  four 
other  charges  were  presented  against  three  of  the  men,  who  were 
charged  with  having  committed  robl)ery  and  attemjiting  to  commit 
murder  on  the  Stanislaus  River  during  the  previous  autumn. 

This  discovery  infiamed  the  community.  It  was  thought  un- 
necessary to  go  to  the  trouble  and  expense  of  sending  the  prisoners 
to  Stanislaus  County,  so  a  new  procedure  was  held. 

All  miners  in  the  town,  some  two  hundred  in  number,  were 
called  as  a  jury.  They  heard  the  evidence  and  at  once  sentenced 
all  the  unhappy  prisoners  to  be  hanged. 


126  lUSTOmCAL 

TluTo  was  only  one  man  in  tlu'  entire  assembly  that  protested 
against  the  death  sentence,  maintaining  that  the  proeeedintrs  were 
irregular,  as  a  trial  had  already  settled  the  matter.  So  bitter  was 
the  feeling  that  the  protestant  was  warned  that  lie,  too.  would  be 
put  to  death  if  he  did  not  desist  from  his  objections.  The  prisoners 
were  taken  out  forthwith  and  put  to  death. 

Would  Hang  Defender. 

Lieutenant  E.  Ci.  13utt'um  was  the  man  whose  voice  was  lifted 
in  l)ehalf  of  the  doomed  men.  The  attitude  of  the  miners  toward 
liim  was  prompted  l)y  impatience  and  the  desire  to  rid  their  com- 
munity of  men  with  bad  records.  They  thought  they  had  given 
the  prisoners  as  fair  a  trial  as  could  be  arranged  under  the  cir- 
cuuLstances.  and  after  its  culmination  they  were  impatient  of  all 
obstacles  that  stood  in  their  way. 

Mr.  Jury  concludes  that,  although  the  punishment  devised  for 
the  prisoners  Avas  merciless  and  swift,  yet  the  surroiuidings  and 
attempts  to  follow  legal  forms  show  that  it  was  the  beginning  of 
orderly  proceedings,  rather  tliaii  llic  origin  of  chaos.  The  regard 
for  law  was  evidenced  in  the  adherence,  imperfect  and  pre.puliced 
though  it  was.  to  those  forms  and  methods  of  procedure  with  whicli 
the  citizens  were  already  more  or  less  familiar. 

One  of  the  other  remarkable  cases  of  the  olden  times  was  that 
which  occurred  at  Ford's  Bar,  in  the  year  18-1:9.  Ford's  Bar  was 
on  the  middle  fork  of  the  American  River.  By  the  spring  of  that 
year  it  had  acquired  the  unenviable  reputation  of  being  one  of 
the  worst  places  in  California  and  absolutely  the  toughest  town  on 
the  river. 

A  drunken  row  liad  taken  place  l)etween  two  residents  of  that 
l)lace.  and  one  of  the  participants  in  tlie  melee  was  struck  with  a 
crowbar,  the  blow  being  so  vicious  that  the  miner  was  knocked 
into  the  river,  whereupon  the  other  followed  and  the  two  fought 
madly  in  the  water  and  were  almost  drowned.  Of  course  each  had 
friends  and  a  general  combat  was  nai'i-owly  averted  between  the 
friends  of  the  men.  If  such  a  row  had  started  the  camp  Avould 
have  been  half  depopulated.  Cooler  counsel  and  good  judgment 
finally  prevailed,  and  it  was  decided  to  take  steps  to  pi-event  such 
scenes  in  the  future. 

After  the  matter  was  settled  the  miners  began  to  realize  that 
their  own  safety  and  reputation  demanded  some  general  under- 
standing in  the  community.  They  wanted  to  i)revent  llie  recur- 
rence of  similar  scenes. 


HISTORICAL  127 

A  few  simple  rules  were  adopted  to  insure  peace  and  quiet 
in  the  camp.  Under  the  simple  rules  thus  provided  it  was  set 
forth  that  certain  offenses  thereafter  occurring  be  heard  by  a  jury 
of  three  persons.  Soon  thereafter  an  odd  ease  arose,  one  that 
tested  the  juridical  knowledge  and  skill  of  the  improvised  court. 

A  tinker  and  his  neighbor  had  a  fight  and  the  tinker  was  ar- 
rested for  attacking  his  neighbor  with  a  bottle.  The  man  whom 
he  struck  drew  a  knife  and  defended  himself  by  inflicting  several 
wounds  on  the  tinker.  Both  men  were  arrested  and  brought  before 
Alcalde  Graham,  who  was  the  leading  spirit  in  matters  judicial  in 
the   camp! 

Tinker  Goes  Free. 

It  is  amusing  to  read  that  the  tinker,  although  the  aggressor 
in  the  fight,  was  acquitted  because  there  was  no  specific  law  against 
using  a  bottle  as  a  weapon.  That  judge  might  have  become  a  mas- 
ter of  red-tape  in  later  times.  His  antagonist  was  found  guilty  of 
unlawfully  drawing  a  knife,  because  that  offense  was  held  to  have 
been  expressly  legislated  upon  by  the  community's  judiciarj'  com- 
mittee. 

The  decision  of  the  alcalde  met  with  much  opposition  and 
was  far  from  popular  in  the  camp,  for  such  refinements  as  those  he 
drew  were  unpopular. 

Another  ease  worth  noticing  is  that  of  one  John  Smith,  who 
became  involved  in  a  quarrel  with  the  proprietress  of  a  saloon, 
during  which  he  was  fatally  shot  by  the  woman's  husband.  Means 
were  taken  to  carry  out  the  lynch  law  proceedings  in  this  case, 
which  took  place  at  Columbia,  in  Tuolumne  County,  October  10, 
1855. 

The  evidence  showed  that  the  husband  of  the  woman,  who  had 
suddenly  come  from  another  place  into  the  bar-room,  saw  the  fight. 
Believing  his  wife  to  l)e  in  peril,  the  husband.  John  Barclay,  fired 
the  shot  that  killed   Smith. 

James  W.  Coftroth,  a  popular  man  in  the  camp,  and  recently 
elected  to  the  state  Senate,  had  been  a  great  friend  of  Smith's, 
so  his  rage  knew  no  bounds  when  he  realized  what  had  happened. 
He  demanded  the  application  forthwith  of  the  lex  talionis.  He 
at  once  organized  and  dominated  the  movement  that  demanded  the 
blood  of  the  slaj-er. 

Coffroth  insisted  that  vengeance  be  meted  out  to  Barclay  with- 
out delay.  He  stirred  his  fellow-citizens  to  a  frenzy  of  wrath  by 
making  a  speech  extolling  the  virtues  of  his  dead  friend  and  de- 
nouncing his  slayer.     But  he  insisted  that  nothing  should  be  done 


328  II I  ST  ()  III  ('  A  I. 

•without  the  formality  of  a  trial,  ami  then'  was  some  pretense  of 
fairness,  althougrh  nobody  seems  to  have  been  in  the  proper  frame 
of  minil  to  irive  the  accused  man  a  fair  hearin«r. 

Barclay  was  in  jail  already,  but  that  place  was  surrounded 
by  a  laro:e  mob.  The  ,iud«re.  marshal,  and  so-called  jury  of  fair 
persons  were  called  into  attendance.  The  iron  doors  of  the  bastile 
were  forced  open  and  the  prisoner,  who  had  hoped  to  make  his 
escape  through  the  crowd,  was  seized  and  carried  away  while  the 
mob  yelled  for  his  life. 

Coffroth  appeared  at  the  so-called  trial  as  jiroseeutor.  A  man 
of  the  name  John  Oxley  was  defendant's  attorney.  He  was  a  man 
of  .strong  character  and  noble  impulses,  but  he  had  no  chance 
to  do  much  on  that  occasion. 

Life  is  Taken, 

Tile  old  law  tliat  demands  an  eye  for  an  eye  and  a  tooth  for 
a  tooth,  also  a  life  for  a  life,  was  invoked,  also  the  (quotation 
that  he  who  .sheds  man's  blood  shall  suffer  death  at  the  hands  of 
man.  Despite  the  protests  of  Oxley  and  his  appeals  to  the  crowd, 
with  the  prophecy  that  their  course  would  bring  disgrace  on  the 
community.  Barclay  was  found  guilty  and  told  to  make  hasty  prep- 
arations to  meet  his  (Jod.  He  was  told  tliat  lie  must  die  at  the 
rope's  end  without  delay,  and  his  appeals  to  his  neighbors  were 
in  vain.  Sheriff  J.  M.  Stewart  tried  in  vain  to  rescue  the  pris- 
oner, but  he  was  driven  back  by  the  crowd,  and  tlic  unfortunate 
man  was  taken  out  and  hanged  witliout  delay.  So  eager  was  the 
crowd  for  his  life  that  the  prisoner  was  swung  up  witliout  the 
customary  pinioning  of  his  hands,  so  that  he  struggled  frightfully 
and  tried   to  save  his  neck   with   his  hands. 

One  of  the  most  remarkable  and  disgraceful  cases  of  these 
times  was  the  hanging  of  a  Mexican  woman,  despite  the  pleas  of 
noble  men  who  insisted  that  this  procedure  was  an  outrage. 

At  Downieville,  on  July  5.  1851.  a  ^Mexican  woman  known  as 
Juanita  was  hanged  for  stabbing  a  popular  Scotsman  to  death, 
although  the  evidence  s)?emed  to  prove  that  he  had  insulted  her. 
also  that  at  the  time  of  the  homicide  he  was  exhibiting  violence. 
following  up  threats  and  misconduct  of  the  night  before.  In  vol- 
ume HI.  page  307.  of  his  History  of  California.  Hittell  gives  an 
interesting  account  of  this  case,  one  of  the  most  disuraeefnl  in 
the    history    of   the   state. 

According  to  his  account,  the  ([uan-el  that  resulted  in  the 
killing  was  the  sequel  of  a  Fourth  of  July   celebration.     John  B. 


HISTORICAL  129 

Weller,  Avho  afterward  became  governor  of  the  state,  was  billed 
to  deliver  an  address.  A  large  crowd  had  congregated  to  hear  him, 
the  settlers  and  miners  having  gathered  from  a  large  area  in  the 
immediate  neighborhood. 

Toward  evening,  and  after  the  main  exercises  of  the  day  were 
over,  the  crowd  became  pretty  drunk,  and  when  darkness  came 
upon  it  a  large  number  of  merrymakers  started  through  the  streets, 
howding  and  beating  on  houses  like  a  band  of  savages.  The}'  had 
little  regard  what  they   did   or  where   they   did  it. 

Woman's  Home  Attacked. 

The  home  of  the  Mexican  woman  known  as  Juanita,  where  a 
countryman  of  hers  lived — the  woman  conducting  a  monte  table — 
was  one  of  the  places  where  the  human  storm  seemed  to  reach  its 
climax.  The  place  was  attacked  with  reckless  abandon  and  great 
hilarity.  One  Jack  Cannon,  a  Scotsman  of  powerful  physique, 
seems  to  have  been  acquainted  with  the  woman,  or  such  was  the  im- 
pression given.  He  made  a  great  deal  of  noise  and  disturbance. 
The  next  morning  he  visited  the  place  and  it  w^as  reported  that  the 
purpose  of  his  visit  was  to  apologize  for  his  conduct  and  pay  for 
any  damage  done  by  him  the  night  before.  If  such  was  the  pur- 
pose of  his  visit  he  was  not  diplomatic.  He  possibly  blustered, 
after  the  manner  of  certain  wild  and  woolly  western  men,  and  the 
flame  that  flickered  w^hen  he  arrived  became  a  good-sized  conflagra- 
tion in  a  moment.  According  to  the  evidence  of  a  number  of  wit- 
nesses, it  seems  improbable  that  Cannon  was  bent  on  a  peaceful 
visit. 

But  whatever  may  have  been  the  object  of  the  visitor,  nego- 
tiations had  not  proceeded  far  before  he  called  the  woman  a  vile 
name,  seeming  to  seek  trouble  rather  than  reconciliation.  The 
woman  suddenly  disappeared,  leaving  the  noisy  visitor  talking  with 
her  friend.  On  her  return  she  held  one  hand  under  her  apron,  or 
behind  her.  The  evidence  was  not  clear.  Suddenly  she  dashed 
forward  with  great  celerity  and  plunged  a  dagger  to  the  heart  of 
the  burl}'  Scotsman,  who  fell  dead  at  her  feet. 

Swiftly  the  news  of  the  homicide  spread  throughout  the  camp, 
and  a  large  crowed  was  soon  gathered.  They  were  still  under  the 
effects  of  the  dissipation  of  the  day  before,  and  their  excitement  led 
them  in  a  direction  that  demanded  vengeance  for  the  deed  of  the 
woman,  particularly  as  Cannon  had  been  known  as  a  jolly  good 
fellow. 


130  II I  STOlx'ICAL 

Tho  woman  Hed  Iroiii  lier  liome  and  tried  to  gain  protection  at 
the  saloon  of  one  Crayeroft.  but  her  appeals  were  useless.  She  liad 
unloosed  the  fury  t)f  the  savage  aiul  must  pay  llu'  jx'nalty. 

The  body  of  Cannon  was  exposed  in  a  tent  near  by  and  this 
served  to  intiame  the  passions  of  his  old  friends,  just  as  the  body 
of  an  Indian  brave,  exposed  to  his  people,  inflames  the  fury  of 
tile   red   man   to   insane   jiassion. 

Woman  is  Seized. 

In  si)ite  of  all  i)r(>tests.  the  erowtl  soon  seized  the  wc)man  and 
carried  her  to  the  stand  where  the  previous  patriotic  exercises 
had  been  carried  on. 

There  was  a  pretense  of  going-  through  the  fonnality  of  a  trial. 
A  so-called  judge  and  jury  were  summoned  without  delay,  the 
attorney  for  the  i)eople  was  chosen,  and  the  formality  of  appoint- 
ing an  attorney  to  defend  the  woman  was  carried  out.  in  order 
that  the  proceedings  might   look   like  a  scpiare  deal. 

There  was  not  much  for  the  attorney  for  the  jirosecutioii  to  do. 
because  judge,  jury,  and  witnesses  were  oidy  too  eager  to  reach  the 
decree  that  meant  the  death  of  the  woman.  But  the  attorney  for 
the  defense  had  a  ditificult  problem  before  him.  He  was  treated 
harshly  and  could  do  little  for  his  cause.  He  did  not  try  to  justify' 
the  killing,  for  that  would  have  iuManu'd  the  ci-owd.  He  argued 
that  the  hanging  of  a  woman  woidd  be  a  disgrace,  and  his  argu- 
ments to  that  end  were  so  forcibly  put  that  some  of  the  leaders 
of  the  mob  felt  that  his  remarks  reflected  on  tlu'ir  honor,  so  they 
kicked  over  the  barrel  on  which  he  stood  pleadiiii:.  His  hat  and 
spectacles  flew  off  and  it  was  with  dit'liculty  that  iw  escaped  man- 
handling. 

A  Dr.  Aiken  then  interceded,  tt'stii'ying  that  the  woman  was 
about  to  become  a  mother  and  that  the  enonnity  of  the  lianging 
under  contemplation  would  be  doubly  great,  involving  the  murder 
of  an  innocent  child.  Other  doctors  Avere  called  in  and  they  denied 
this  statement,  wherenixm  tlu'  nn)b  jeered  the  fii'st  doctoi-  and 
howled  for  the  woman's  life.  Even  without  the  opinion  of  tlio 
other  doctors,  there  is  littb'  doubt  that  nothing  couhl  have  saved 
the  woman  from  the  fni-y  of  the  mob.  It  was  not  tlu'  viclini's  day 
in  coui't.  foi-  the  ci-owd  would  suffer  no  opitosition  to  the  bloody 
plans  already  arranged. 

The  end  devoutly  to  ])e  wished  l)y  that  rude  jury  soon  came. 
After  a  very  slu)rt  ])arley.  which  could  not  i)e  called  deliberation, 
the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty.     ^Vithont   a   iiionn-nt 's  delay 


HI  ISTORICAL  131 

the  judge  thus  chosen  sentenced  the  woman  to  be  hanged  forth- 
with. The  unfortunate  victim  of  this  frenzy  of  violence  was  al- 
lowed only  one  hour  in  which  to  prepare  for  her  death,  and  ar- 
rangements were  made  without  delay  to  hang  her  in  sight  of  the 
multitude.  The  scaffold  was  improvised  by  placing  some  planks 
in  such  a  way  that  they  would  project  over  the  bridge,  being  lashed 
with  ropes  to  the  timbers  of  the  structure,  the  rope  running  to  the 
upper  part   of  the   bridge. 

Sharp  on  the  minute  set  for  the  hanging  the  woman  was  forced 
to  march  to  the  place  of  execution  and  steadied  as  she  walked 
onto  the  plank.  The  rope  was  placed  securely  around  her  neck, 
the  victim  herself  lifted  her  back  hair  from  around  her  neck  so 
that  the  noose  could  be  adjusted  snugly  against  the  tiesh  while 
several  thousand  bloodthirsty  spectators  witnessed  the  scene.  She 
took  otf  her  hat  and  handed  it  to  some  of  her  friends,  bidding 
them  good-bye  as  she  did  so.  She  then  felt  the  rope  beneath  her 
long  black  hair,  as  if  to  make  certain  that  it  was  thick  enough 
and  securely  tied  so  as  to  prevent  any  blunder  in  the  swift  work 
of  the  moment. 

Then  a  white  handkerchief  was  fastened  over  her  face ;  her 
hands  were  securely  pinioned  behind  her ;  and  two  naen,  each  with 
an  ax,  stepped  behind  her,  ready  to  cut  the  lashings  and  knock 
the  platform  from  beneath  her,  so  she  might  have  a  clear  drop  of 
four  feet,  with  a  jolt  sutficient  to  break  her  neck. 

A  pistol  shot  was  the  signal  that  had  been  agreed  upon  for 
the  simultaneous  coming  down  of  the  two  axes.  Crash  went  the 
pistol,  the  two  axes  struck  the  ropes  simultaneously,  and  the  body 
of  the  Spanish  Juanita  swung  lifelessly  over  the  bridge. 

No  case  of  lynching  in  California  ever  caused  so  much  bitter 
criticism  at  home  and  abroad.  From  that  date  forward  the  organ- 
ized forces  of  society  took  aggressive  steps  to  see  that  the  law  was 
administered  without  undue  process  or  mob  violence. 

Weakness  of  Lynch  Law. 

This  ease  was  a  revelation  of  the  fundamental  weakness  of 
lynch-law  proceedings,  showing  that  haste,  the  absence  of  delibera- 
tion, and  the  yielding  to  unbridled  passions  made  savages  of  white 
men,  dulled  every  sense  of  ])ity  and  humanity',  and  made  nu^bs  as 
furious  as  packs  of  hungry  wolves.  The  hanging  of  this  woman 
was  the  greatest  of  all  obstacles  to  the  abolition  of  regular  court 
procedure,  proving  an  argument  in  favor  of  the  systematic  pro- 
cesses of  the  courts. 


332  IIISTOIUCAL 

'Slv.  Jury  concedes  the  honesty  of  purpose  of  those  who  took 
the  law  into  their  own  hands,  and  admits  that  the  technicalities 
and  delays  of  modern  procedure  are  responsible  for  mu^h  of  the 
distrust  with  the  law  to-day  as  they  were,  at  times,  in  the  early 
days :  but  the  absence  of  courts  was  the  fundamental  weakness  of 
tlie  times,  f^ven  tlie  faults  of  some  of  the  pioneers  illustrate  the 
zeal  which  they  put  into  their  lives. 

One  of  the  most  remarkable  murder  cases  of  early  days  oc- 
curred in  Santa  Clara  County,  when  ^Irs.  Fieldiufr  Wills,  a  young 
rancher's  wife,  cruelly  slain — reason  never  known — by  a  Spaniard 
who  was  afterward  slain  by  his  neighbor,  who  believed  he  had  a 
right  to  end  such  a  life  without  the  formality  of  a  trial. 

The  woman  and  her  husband  lived  on  the  side  of  a  mountain 
some  five  miles  east  of  San  Jose.  The  husband,  on  his  return  home 
on  ^larch  6.  1854.  after  a  day  spent  in  San  Jose,  where  he  had  er- 
rands to  attend  to  and  purchases  to  make,  discovered  that  his  wife 
had  been  stabbed  to  death,  and  the  corpse  was  sitting  in  the  door, 
the  key  of  the  house  having  been  placed  in  her  right  hand  and  the 
body  propped  np  by  the  murderer,  as  if  to  grimly  welcome  the  hus- 
band. 

The  circumstances  pointed  to  the  fact  that  a  Spaniard  living 
in  the  neighborhood  was  the  guilty  man.  The  fact  that  the  suspect 
had  suddenly  disappeared  led  to  the  corroi)oratiou  of  the  first  sus- 
picion. A  search  was  made  for  the  culprit,  but  before  it  could  be 
thoroughh'  organized,  hunger  and  thirst  drove  him  into  the  open. 

On  the  night  of  April  2d  he  came  from  his  hiding  place  in  the 
mountains  to  the  ranch  of  one  Ricardo  Higuera.  who  saw  him  stand- 
ing by  a  fence,  although  he  did  not  at  first  know  who  the  visitor 
was. 

The  owner  of  the  ranch  demanded  "Who's  there?"  and  when 
the  answer  came,  although  no  name  was  mentioned.  Higuera  recog- 
nized the  voice  of  the  suspect,  who  then  sought  to  conceal  him- 
self by  stooping  so  as  to  hide  liis  real  height.  This  was  sufficient 
for  Higuera.  who  forthwith  fired  upon  the  inti-iulcr  and  the  sus- 
pected murderer  lay  dead  by  the  fence. 

Higuera 's  first  shot  did  not  quite  end  tlie  life  of  the  man.  so 
he  deliberately  loaded  his  Aveajxni  and  fired  directly  into  the  head 
of  the  suspect,  inflicting  a  wound  that  at  once  ended  life. 

Legal  Proceedings  Simple. 

The  legal  proceedings  following  give  an  excellent  idea  of  the 
way  the  conrts  proceeded  in  those  days.     The  next  morning  Hi- 


HISTORICAL  133 

guera  visited  the  justice  of  the  peace  and  told  liim  what  had  hap- 
pened the  night  before.  The  legal  machinery  then  began  to  move. 
The  justice  visited  the  spot,  saw  the  body,  took  in  the  surround- 
ings, and  made  a  note  of  all  that  had  happened.  This  was  Justice 
Allen. 

After  deliberation  he  concluded  that  there  should  be  a  jury 
to  pass  on  the  occurrence,  so  he  caused  one  to  be  impaneled.  It 
was  then  thought  best  to  bring  the  body  to  San  Jose  so  that  wit- 
nesses might  see  it.  A  number  of  them  were  speedily  examined. 
Both  Spanish  and  American  witnesses  identified  the  body  as  that 
of  a  person  whom  public  opinion  had  designated  as  the  murderer 
of  the  woman. 

The  name  of  the  murderer  proved  to  be  Duarte,  so  an  inquest 
was  held  by  Justice  Allen,  and  the  jury  decided  that  the  man  had 
come  to  his  death  from  gunshot  wounds  inflicted  by  Eicardo 
Higuera,  and  that  his  victim  was  the  person  sought  as  the  murderer 
of  Mrs.  Wills,  the  perpetrator  of  high  crimes.  For  the  reason  that 
the  rancher  fired  the  fatal  shot  under  the  conviction  that  it  was 
his  duty  to  rid  the  world  of  such  a  person  as  the  suspect,  there  were 
no  proceedings  against  the  man  who  brought  him  to  his  death. 

Another  of  the  old  cases  in  Santa  Clara  County  occurred  at 
Gilroy  on  May  12,  1855,  when  a  man  of  the  name  Kelly,  who  had 
stolen  a  number  of  horses,  was  quietly  taken  out  by  the  people  and 
hanged.  There  was  no  noisy  demonstration,  only  a  systematic  pro- 
cedure leading  to  the  scaffold.  In  view  of  the  prevailing  inse- 
curity of  life  and  property  and  the  frequent  depredations  on  prop- 
erty, it  was  decided  that  the  county  could  well  spare  the  criminal 
class. 

In  taking  justice  into  their  own  hands  in  the  Kelly  case,  the 
mob  worked  without  violence  or  noisy  demonstrations.  The  vic- 
tim was  told,  in  low  tones,  that  he  must  prepare  to  meet  his  God 
without  delay.     After  this  the  proceedings  were  soon  over. 


OLD  MlM\(i  LAAV  AND  A[1MX(;  CISTOMS. 

''■^TIK  siukleii  tliscovery  of  «r()lcl   in  California  l)rou^ht   a   uniciup 

I        situation  in  the  law  applyinir  to  the  valuable  metals  and  to 

ininintr  in  ireneral.     The  suddenness  of  a  discovery  that  revo- 

luti()ni/t'(l  tile  worhl's  way  of  tliinkin^-  hrouulit  odd  situations  in  the 

courts. 

Careful  students  of  the  situation  liave  lon^-  nv^o  concluded 
that  the  miners  and  prospectors  at  tiie  outset  of  their  activities 
Avere  simply  trespassers  on  the  public  lands  as  a.L'ainst  the  govern- 
ment of  the  Ignited  States.  There  was  no  law  to  guide,  restrain, 
or  protect  them,  as  a  writer  on  mining  law  has  shown,  so  they 
decided  to  make  their  own  laws. 

These  early  men  had  little  or  nothing  to  fear  from  the  military 
authorities.  They  seem  to  have  triumphed  over  every  obstacle  and 
to  have  shown  themselves   etiual  to   the   occasion. 

''Finding  themselves  far  from  the  legal  traditions  and  restraints 
of  the  east."  says  the  report  of  the  Public  Land  Commission  of 
1880.  ''in  a  pathless  wilderness,  under  the  feverish  excitement  of 
an  industry  as  swift  and  full  of  chance  as  the  throwing  of  dice, 
the  adventurers  of  184!)  s})ontaneously  instituted  neighborhood  or 
district  codes  of  regulation  which  were  simply  designed  to  protect 
a  basic  possessory  ownership.  Ravines  and  river-bars  Avhich  held 
the  placer  gold  were  valueless  for  settlement  (U-  liome-making.  ])ut 
were  splendid  stakes  to  liold  for  a  few  shoi't  seasons  and  gaml)le 
with  for  wealth  or  ruin. 

"In  the  absence  of  state  and  federal  laws  ade(iuate  to  meet 
the  novel  iiulustry.  and  with  the  inbred  respect  for  equitable  ad- 
justment of  rights  between  man  and  man.  whicli  is  the  inheritance 
of  centuries  of  P^nglish  common  law.  the  miners  sought  only  to 
secure  equitable  rights  and  jirotection  from  ro])bery  by  a  simple 
agreement  as  to  the  maxinniin  size  of  a  claiin.  trusting  with  a 
well-founded  confidence  that  no  machinery  was  necessary  to  enforce 
their  i-cLiulations.  other  than  the  rougli  blows  of  ])ublic  opinion. 

"Tile  gold-seekers  were  not  long  in  realizing:-  that  most  of  the 
dust  which  had  worked  its  way  into  the  sands  and  liars  and  distrib- 
uted its  precious  particles  over  the  bedrocks  of  rivers  was  derived 
from  solid  quartz  veins  which  were  thin  sheets  of  mineral  mat(^rial 
included   in  the   foundation   rocks   of  the   country. 

"Still,  in  advance  of  any  enactment  by  legislature  or  Congress, 
the  common  sense  of  the  miners,  which  had   pi-oved  strong  enough 


HISTORICAL  135 

to  govern  with  wisdom  the  ownership  of  i^lacer  mines,  rose  to  the 
question  of  lode  claims  and  decreed  that  ownership  should  attach 
to  the  thing-  of  value,  namely,  the  thin  sheet-like  veins  of  quartz, 
and  that  a  claim  should  consist  of  a  certain  horizontal  block  of  a 
vein,  however  it  might  run,  but  extending  indefinitely  downward 
with  a  strip  of  surface  on  or  embracing  the  vein's  outcrop,  or  the 
placing  of  necessary  machinery  or  buildings.  Under  this  theory 
the  lode  was  the  property  and  the  surface  became  a  mere  easement. 

The   California   Theory. 

"This  early  California  theory  of  a  mining  claim,  consisting  of 
a  certain  number  of  running  feet  of  vein,  with  a  strip  of  land 
covering  the  surface  right  to  the  claim  was  the  obvious  foundation 
for  the  federal  legislation  and  present  system  of  public  disposition 
and  private  ownership  of  the  mineral  lands  west  of  the  ^lissouri 
Eiver.  Contrasted  with  this  is  the  mode  of  disposition  of  mineral- 
bearing  lands  east  of  the  Missouri  River,  wdiere  the  common  law  has 
lieen  the  one  rule  and  where  the  surface  tract  has  always  carried 
with  it  all  minerals  vertically  below^  it. 

"The  great  coal,  iron,  copper,  and  zinc  wealth  of  the  Rocky 
^Mountains  has  all  passed  with  the  surface  title,  and  there  can  be 
little  doubt  that  if  California  had  been  contiguous  to  the  eastern 
metallic  regions  and  its  mineral  development  progressed  natu- 
rally, with  the  advance  of  homemaking  settlements,  the  old  common 
law  precedents  would  have  governed  its  w^hole  mining  history. 

"But  California  was  one  of  those  extraordinary  historic  excep- 
tions that  defy  precedent  and  establish  original  modes  of  life  and 
law.  And  since  the  developers  of  the  great  precious  metal  mining 
of  the  far  west  have  for  the  most  part  swarmed  out  of  the  Califor- 
nia hive,  California  ideas  have  not  only  been  everyw^iere  dominant 
over  the  field  of  industry,  but  have  stemmed  the  tide  of  federal 
land  policy  and  given  us  a  statute  book  with  English  common  law 
in  force  over  half  the  land  and  California  common-law  ruling  in 
the  other." 

In  discussing  the  conditions  that  existed  in  the  early  years  of 
mining.  Justice  Field  of  the  supreme  court,  speaking  when  a  justice 
of  the  supreme  bench  of  the  United  States,  in  Dennison  v.  Kirk,  98 
U.  S.  453,  sa.ys:  "The  discovery  of  gold  in  California  was  followed, 
as  is  well  known,  by  an  immense  simmigration  into  the  state,  which 
increased  its  population  within  three  or  four  years  from  a  few  thou- 
sand to  several  hundred  thousand. 


13(i  HISTORICAL 

Uncle  Sam  Owned  Lands. 

"The  lands  iu  wliieh  the  precious  metals  were  found  belonged 
to  the  United  States,  and  were  unsurveyed,  and  not  open  by  law 
to  occupation  and  settlement.  Little  was  known  of  them  further 
than  that  they  were  situated  in  the  Sierra  Nevada  jMountains.  Into 
these  mountains  the  immiirrants,  in  vast  numbers,  penetrated,  oc- 
cupying the  ravines,  gulclies.  and  canyons,  and  probing  the  earth 
in  all  directions  for  the  precious  metals. 

''Wherever  they  went  tliey  carried  witli  them  the  love  of  order 
and  the  system  of  fair-dealing,  which  are  the  common  characteris- 
tics of  our  people.  In  every  district  which  they  occupied  they 
framed  certain  rules  for  their  government.  ])y  which  the  extent  of 
ground  they  could  severally  hold  for  mining  was  designated,  their 
right  to  such  ground  secured  and  enforced,  and  contests  between 
them  were  either  avoided  or  determined. 

"These  rules  bore  a  marked  similarity,  varj'ing  in  the  several 
districts  according  to  the  extent  and  character  of  the  mines,  dis- 
tinct provision  being  made  for  different  kinds  of  mining,  such  as 
placer-mining,  quartz-mining,  mining  in  drifts,  or  mining  in  tunnels. 

"The3'  all  recognized  discovery,  followed  by  appropriation,  as 
the  foundation  of  the  possessory  title,  and  development  by  work- 
ing as  the  condition  of  its  retention.  And  they  were  so  framed 
as  to  secure  to  all  comers,  within  i)ractical)le  limits,  absolute  equal- 
ity of  right  and  privilege  in  working  the  mines. 

"Nothing  but  equality  would  have  been  tolerated  by  the  min- 
ers, who  were  practically  the  lawmakers  as  respects  mining  on  the 
public  lands  in  the  state.  The  first  appropriator  was  held  every- 
where to  have,  within  certain  well-defined  limits,  a  better  right 
than  others  to  the  claims  taken  up;  and  in  all  controversies,  except 
as  against  the  government,  he  was  regarded  as  the  original  owner 
from  whom  title  was  to  be  traced.  .  .  .  These  regulations  and  cus- 
toms were  appealed  to  in  controversies  in  the  state  courts,  and  re- 
ceived their  sanction ;  and  properties  to  the  value  of  many  millions 
rested  upon  them.  For  eighteen  years,  from  1848  to  1866.  the  regu- 
lations and  customs  of  miners,  as  interpreted  and  molded  by  the 
courts  and  sanctioned  by  the  legislation  of  the  state,  constituted 
the  law  governing  property  in  mines  and  in  water  on  the  public 
mineral  lands." 

Mr.  Yale's  Views. 

'Sir.  Gregory  Yale,  author  of  an  interesting  book  called  "Min- 
ing Claims  and  Water  Ritrhts."  contends  tliat  the  earlv  mininir  laws 


HISTORICAL  137 

were  not  the  spontaneous  creations  of  the  pioneers  who  came  to  Cali- 
fornia after  the  discovery  of  gold.  He  holds  that  the  early  placer 
diggings  of  California  were  populated  by  miners  from  ]\Iexico  and 
South  America,  and  that  these  dictated  the  system  of  work  pursued 
by  the  Americans.  He  also  maintains  that  the  Americans,  with 
few  exceptions,  men  from  the  mines  of  North  Carolina  and  Georgia, 
also  from  the  lead  mines  of  Illinois  and  Wisconsin,  w^ere  almost 
wholly  inexperienced  in  this  branch  of  industry.  He  also  insists 
that  Cornish  miners  were  quick  to  spread  themselves  throughout 
the  state,  and,  largely  by  their  experience,  practical  sense,  and  in- 
dustrious habits  aided  greatly  in  bringing  the  mining  code  into 
definite  shape. 

]Mr.  John  F.  Davis,  a  well-known  California  lawyer  of  the  older 
generation,  writes  as  follows  on  this  subject,  taking  issue  with  Mr. 
Yale:  "With  all  deference  due  to  any  opinion  expressed  by  Mr. 
Yale,  it  appears  that  he  has  in  this  chapter  failed  sometimes  to  dis- 
tinguish between  the  practical  work  in  mining  taught  the  pioneers 
by  their  ^Mexican,  Chilean,  and  Cornish  associates,  and  their  com- 
rades from  the  southern  gold  and  western  lead  states,  and  the  fram- 
ing of  rules  and  regulations. 

''The  hints  and  suggestions  on  the  pan  and  rocker  and  long 
torn  and  sluice  do  not  necessarily  include  instructions  on  a  code 
of  mining  in  a  situation  absolutely  as  novel  to  the  persons  from 
whom  they  learned  how  to  mine  as  it  was  to  the  pioneers  them- 
selves. 

"The  mining  land  in  North  Carolina,  Georgia,  Illinois,  and 
Wisconsin  is  all  held  under  principles  founded  on  the  common  law 
of  England.  Nor  is  it  necessary  to  hold  with  Yale  and  General 
Halleck  that  the  Mexican  system  was  the  foundation  for  the  rules 
and  customs  adopted,  for  in  the  manner  of  lode  claims  that  system 
is  the  direct  antithesis  of  the  California  system,  the  former  recog- 
nizing vertical  claims  to  the  exterior  boundaries,  and  the  latter 
recognizing  the  extralateral  rights.  The  mere  fact  that  the  IMexi- 
can  system  recognized  discovery  as  the  source  of  title  and  develop- 
ment as  the  condition  of  holding  it  need  not  cause  us  to  jump  to  the 
conclusion  that  in  these  respects  the  rules  and  customs  of  Calif or- 
nians  were  a  conscious  imitation  of  the  Mexican  system,  especially 
when  the  two  systems  are  noticeably  dissimilar  in  other  points. 

A  Natural  Result. 

"In  a  region  where  the  only  title  could  be  possessory,  possibly 
temporary,   under   the   law,   what   other   arrangement   in   these   re- 


]3S  HISTORICAL 

spects  than  the  one  adopted  conld  have  suu^e.sted  itself  to  the 
jMoneers ?  May  it  not  lie  simply  aiiotlier  illnstration  of  the  faet 
tliat.  with  tile  saint'  pi'(>l)h'ins  and  the  same  cnviiMnnicnt  the  liunuin 
inind  has.  in  different  ages,  ari-ivt-d  at  the  same  practieal  solution? 
pjven  the  idea  of  the  story  of  the  Jumping  Frog  of  Calaveras  need 
not  necessarily  be  deemed  a  conscious  imitation  of  its  Boeotian  pro- 
totype." 

;Mr.  Ilittcll  tells  us.  in  his  History  of  California,  volume  III, 
page  252.  that  it  was  not  uncommon  to  fix  the  size  of  the  claim  as 
ten  feet  square;  that  it  was  only  in  vei-y  rich  gromul  that  this  (juan- 
tity  was  found  to  be  sutficicnt.  In  poorer  localities,  or  where 
ground  had  once  been  partially  worked,  the  size  was  usually  one 
hundred  feet  square,  though  thei-e  were  many  variations  according 
to  circumstances — the  idea  in  each  case  being  to  aflford  every  man 
a  fair  chance  to  accumulate  wealth,  and  with  this  object  in  view 
to  give  him  as  much  gi-ound  as  he  could  i)ossibly  use. 

"The  lu^xt  provision — and  it  was  an  important  oiu' — was  that 
the  claim  could  oidy  be  held  while  it  was  being  reasonably  worked. 
It  was  usual  to  provide  that  wlien  a  claim  was  taken  up.  stakes 
should  be  driven  at  the  corners,  or  Avritten  notices  of  api)ropriation 
l)osted  up.  or  an  entry  made  in  a  record-book  open  to  the  public; 
and  sometimes  several  of  these  nuides.  or  others  e(|nally  effica- 
cious, were  required;  but  in  all  cases  the  fee  of  the  buul  was  re- 
garded as  belonging  to  tlu^  government,  and  no  person  could  ac- 
(juire  any  ownership  beyond  the  mere  use  for  mining  purposes. 
and  that  only  while  l)eing  so  used. 

"A  very  common  condition  was  that  a  certain  amount  of  work 
should  be  done  within  a  certain  specified  time — sometimes  a  cer- 
tain amount  every  week  during  the  mining  season;  or  otherwise 
that  the  claim  was  lial)le  to  l»e  taken  u|)  by  soiiiehody  else.  So. 
also,  if  a  person  went  away  without  leaving  his  tools  or  some  othei- 
understood  evidence  of  his  intention  of  retiu-ning  and  resuming 
work. 

"Here  again  it  was  the  sjinie  ])i'inci])le  of  tlie  eipuility  of  every 
num  in  his  riglit  to  any  e(iual  chance  with  his  fellow;  on  the  one 
hand  securing  him  in  his  possession  and  the  fruits  of  his  labor,  but 
on  the  other  hand  offering  to  each  of  his  fellows  the  same  privilege 
if  he  failed  to  make  use  of  them. 

Fundamental   Points. 

"The  condition  under  which  claims  could  be  held  and  the  cir- 
cumstances under  which  they  could  be  forfeited,  together  with  the 


HISTORICAL  139 

size  of  the  claim,  and  the  manner  of  settling  disputes,  constituted 
the  chief  point  and  basis  in  what  were  known  as  the  mining  laws 
or  mining  customs.  There  were  of  course  variations  in  different 
localities.  In  most  cases  the  first  discoverer  or  locator  in  a  mining 
region  was  entitled  to  more  ground  than  any  other  miner,  generally 
to  twice  as  much;  and  in  many  cases  special  provisions  were  made 
about  sales  and  the  purchase  of  claims  and  the  authentication  of 
bills  of  sale,  which  were  the  nsual  instruments  ])y  which  claims 
were  conveyed. 

"Obviously  no  customs  or  laws  could  be  ad()i)ted  without  some 
kind  of  consensus  or  consent  on  the  part  of  the  mining  eonnnunity. 
This  was  at  first  generally  merely  the  agreement  of  the  particular 
company  or  camp,  which  might  have  its  own  separate  and  distinct 
rules  and  regulations,  different  from  their  neighbors;  but  by  de- 
grees meetings  of  the  miners  of  different  camps  and  at  length  of 
the  whole  neighborhood  were  held,  nntil  finally  it  became  common 
to  form  what  are  known  as  mining  districts,  embracing  large  tracts 
of  territory,  and  to  adopt  laws  applicable  to  and  eft'ective  through- 
out the  whole  territory  so  included.  .  .  .  And  there  were  a  great 
many  hundreds  of  them,  nearly  every  bar,  flat,  and  gulch  having 
its  separate  rules.  Their  jurisdictions  were  frequently  changed, 
some  consolidating  into  large  districts  and  others  dividing  into 
smaller  ones — the  changes  depending  chiefly  on  the  character,  as  to 
homogeneousness,  or  otherwise,  of  the  mining  regions  embraced 
and  the  convenience  for  the  miners  of  access  to  the  place  of  meet- 
ing. ' ' 

In  a  very  interesting  work  on  the  mineral  resources  of  the 
west,  Mr.  Ross  BroAvne  made  a  report,  in  1867,  describing  the  na- 
ture of  the  regulations  prevailing  among  the  miners. 

]\Ir.  Browne  found  it  was  impossible  to  obtain  a  very  complete 
collection  of  the  regulations,  and  that  they  were  so  numerous  that 
they  would  fill  a  volume  of  a  thousand  pages.  He  found  that  not 
less  than  five  hundred  mining  districts  existed  in  California,  two 
hundred  in  Nevada,  and  one  hundred  each  in  Arizona,  Idaho,  and 
Oregon.  Each  had  it  own  set  of  written  regulations,  customs,  rules, 
or  laws.  The  main  ob.jects  of  the  regulations  were  to  fix  the  bound- 
aries of  the  districts,  the  size  of  claims,  the  manner  in  which  they 
should  be  marked  and  recorded,  the  amount  of  work  necessary  to 
secure  the  title,  and  the  circumstances  under  which  claims  might 
be  abandoned  and  opened  to  occupation  b}'  new  claimants.  lie 
savs: 


140  HISTORIC  A  L 


Size   of   the   Districts. 


"The  districts  do  nut  usually  contain  more  than  a  hundred 
square  miles,  frequently  not  more  than  ten.  and  there  are  in  places 
not  less  than  a  dozen  within  a  radius  of  ten  miles.  In  lode  mining 
the  claims  are  often  two  hundred  feet  lon^'  on  the  hxle :  in  placers, 
the  size  depends  on  the  character  of  the  diutiinus  and  the  amount 
of  labor  necessary  to  open  them.  In  hill  diggings,  where  the  pay- 
dirt  is  reached  by  long  tunnels,  the  claim  is  usually  a  hundred  feet 
wide,  and  reaches  to  the  middle  of  the  hill.  Neglect  to  work  a 
placer  claim  for  ten  days,  when  it  can  be  worked,  is  ordinarily  con- 
sidered  an   abandonment. 

"The  regulations  in  the  different  districts  are  so  various,  how- 
ever, that  it  is  not  possible  to  reduce  them  to  a  few  classes  com- 
prehending all  of  their  provisions." 

Chief  Justice  Beatty,  of  the  supreme  court  of  California,  in 
making  a  report  for  the  Public  Land  Connnission  many  years  ago, 
took  the  ground  that  when  placer  mining  began  in  California  there 
were  no  laws  regulating  the  size  of  claims  or  the  manner  of  hold- 
ing and  working  them,  and  local  regulations  by  the  miners  them- 
selves became  a  neces.sity.  These  were  adopted,  not  because  the 
subject  was  too  complicated  or  difficult  for  general  regulation,  but 
because  they  were  needed  immediatel}'  as  the  sole  refuge  from 
anarchy. 

He  says  that  the  first  and  most  important  matter  to  be  regu- 
lated, of  course,  was  the  size  of  claims,  and  the  first  miners'  rules 
contained  little  else  than  a  limitation  of  the  maximum  amount  of 
mining  ground  that  one  miner  might  hold.  Speaking  more  in  de- 
tail. Chief  Justice  Beatty  says:  "That  being  determined,  he  was 
often  left  to  take  possession  of  his  claim  and  work  it  as  he  pleased. 
It  thus  appears  that  the  location  of  a  mining  claim  Avas  noth- 
ing more  nor  less  than  the  taking  into  actual  possession  of  a  lim- 
ited quantity  of  mining  ground,  and  this  was  accomplished  by 
simply  marking  its  boundaries  and  going  to  work  inside  of  them. 
But  in  taking  possession  of  their  claims,  miners  sometimes  failed 
to  mark  their  boundaries  as  distinct  or  do  as  much  work  on  them 
as  later  comers  who  were  there  to  secure  claims  for  themselves 
thought  essential;  hence  arose  those  disputes  and  violent  conflicts 
of  which  we  read. 

The  Next  Step. 

"The  next  and  tiiial  ste[)  in  the  development  of  miners'  laws, 
accordingly,  was  the  rei:ulation  of  the  mode  of  marking  the  bound- 


HISTORICAL  141 

aries '  or  otherwise  designating-  the  boundary  or  extent  of  the 
claims,  and  the  quality  or  quantity  of  work  necessary  to  hold  them. 
As  a  fence  around  a  claim  was  utterly  useless,  four  stakes  at  the 
corners,  or  two  stakes  at  the  ends  of  the  river  boundary  of  a  placer 
claim  were  usually  allowed  to  be  a  sufficient  marking  of  its  extent; 
but  in  this  connection  a  written  notice,  descriptive  of  the  claim, 
and  containing  the  name  of  the  owner,  was  sometimes  required 
to  be  posted  on  the  ground  and  recorded  by  the  district  recorder. 
Then,  as  it  was  frequently  impossible  to  continue  work  upon  a 
claim  on  account  of  scarcity  or  superabundance  of  water,  and  as 
miners  were  often  driven  from  the  vicinity  of  their  claims  by  the 
severity  of  the  winter  season,  the  rules  went  on  to  prescribe  the 
minimum  number  of  days  of  work  per  annum  by  which  a  claim  could 
be  kept  good,  and  the  maximum  of  time  during  which  a  miner 
might  absent  himself  from  his  claim  without  being  deemed  to 
have  forfeited  or  abandoned  it. 

"In  rare  and  exceptional  instances  miners  may  have  attempted 
to  extend  their  regulations  to  other  matters  than  those  mentioned, 
but  I  risk  nothing  in  saying  that  the  above  statement  embraces 
the  essence  of  the  miners'  law  of  the  Pacific  Coast  in  the  placer 
claims.  After  these  regulations  had  been  for  some  time  in  force 
the  discovery  of  veins  or  lodes  of  gold-bearing  rock,  and  to  them 
the  law  of  the  placers  was  adopted  with  the  least  possible  change. 

"First,  the  size  of  claims  was  regulated  by  allowing  so  many 
feet  along  the  vein. 

"Second,  the  mode  of  making  out  or  designating  the  claim 
was  prescribed. 

"ThiT-d,  the  amount  of  work  necessary  to  hold  it. 

Laws  are  Modified. 

"The  principal  modification  of  placer  mining  law  as  adopted 
to  lode  claims  was  upon  the  second  point.  The  placers  were  located 
as  surface  claims  and  were  thus  marked  by  stakes  at  the  corners, 
notice  and  record,  when  required,  being  deemed  of  minor  impor- 
tance. In  lode  claims  these  conditions  were  reversed.  The  exact 
course  or  strike  of  a  lode  was  seldom  ascertainable  from  the  crop- 
pings  at  the  point  of  discovery;  and  as  the  claim  was  to  so  much 
of  the  lode  in  whatever  direction  it  might  be  found  to  run,  with 
a  strip  of  adjacent  surface,  taken  for  convenience  in  working  the 
lode,  and  as  a  mere  incident  or  appurtenant  thereto,  it  was  found 
to  be  impracticable  to  mark  the  claim  by  stakes  at  the  surface, 
and  hence  the  notice  and  record  came  to  play  a  more  important 


Hl>  11  I  ST  ()  U  I  ('  A  L 

part  ill  tlie  desi^aiatin^^  of  a  claim.  It  canic.  in  fact,  to  he  all-im- 
portant, locations  of  lode  claims  beinrr  eomnionly  made  by  placing 
a  notice  in  rcasonal)lt'  pi-oxiniity  lo  the  point  at  which  the  lode 
was  discovered  or  exposed,  stating  that  the  undersigned  claimed 
so  many  feet  of  the  vein,  extending  so  far  and  in  such  direction 
or  directions  from  the  discovery  point,  together  with  the  amount  of 
ad.jacent  surface  ground  allowed   by  the  rules  of  the  district. 

"The  notice  so  posted  liad  the  effect  under  the  rules  of  hold- 
ing the  ground  described  a  certain  length  of  time,  commonly  ten 
days,  within  which  time  it  was  necessary  to  have  the  notice  re- 
corded in  tin-  district  i-eeords  in  ordei"  to  keep  the  claim  good. 
This  was  all  that  was  required  under  the  head  of  marking  or  desig- 
nating the  locality  and  extent  of  the  claim,  and  it  was  thereafter 
held  simply  by  doing  the  prescribed  amount  of  work.  This  was 
the  California   minei's'   law." 

In  1851  Stephen  .J.  Field,  who  was  then  a  iiieml)er  of  the  As- 
sembly, representing  Yul)a  County,  becanu'  the  instrunu'ut  that 
molded   the   mining  customs    into   law. 

Field  introduced  ami  had  passed  what  has  been  known  as  the 
i*ractice  Acts,  section  ()21  of  which,  since  re-enacted  as  section 
7-48  of  the  Code  of  Civil  Procedure,  wrote  as  follows: 

"In  actions  respecting  mining  claims,  proofs  shall  l)e  admitted 
of  th(^  customs,  usages,  or  regulations  established  and  in  force  at 
the  I)ai-  or  diggings,  em])raeiiig  such  claims :  and  such  customs, 
uses,  or  regulations,  when  not  in  conflict  with  the  constitution  and 
laws  of  this  state,  shall  govern  the  decision  of  tlie  action.'' 

This  was  the  first  statutory  law  that  formally  recognized  the 
customs  of  the  miners  and  ineoi-jioi-ated  tlu'ni  into  tlie  law  of  the 
state. 

The  act  of  April  V-\.  ISHO.  i-elating  to  the  conveyance  of  mining 
claims,  also  recognizes  the  lawful  rules  and  i-egulations  of  the 
mines  in  the  several  ininiiig  districts  of  this  state,  and  is  the  only 
othei"  I'ecogiiition  of  the  i'\des  and  customs  in  California.  |)i'ior  to 
the  federal  mining  law  of  lS(i(i. 

Chief  Justice  Sanderson,  in  lS(i4.  in  construing  section  G21  of 
the  Practice  Act,  in  the  case  of  Morton  v.  Solandx)  Copj)er  ]\Iining 
Company.  2()  Cal.  '^^'^i .  said:  "These  usages  and  customs  were  the 
fruit  of  the  times  and  denumds  of  comnumities  who.  though  living 
under  common  law,  could  find  therein  no  clear  and  well-defined 
rules  for  their  guidance,  applicable  to  the  new  conditions  by  which 


HISrO  R  I  C  A  L  143 

they  were  surrounded,  but  were  forced  to  depend  upon  remote 
analogies  of  doubtful  application  and  unsatisfactory  results.  Hav- 
ing received  the  sanction  of  the  legislature,  they  have  become  as 
much  a  part  of  the  law  of  this  land  as  the  common  law  itself,  which 
was  not  adopted  in  a  more  solemn  form." 

From  those  early  times  down  to  date  the  courts  of  California 
have  always  given  the  rules,  regulations,  and  customs  of  the  min- 
ers full  recognition,  and  a  great  part  of  the  law  consists  of  a  sum- 
mary of  the  chief  points  that  then  obtained  among  the  miners. 


(ALIFORMA'S   (ODE   UF    LAWS. 

C^ALIFORXIA  has  the  unique  distinction  of  being  the  first  Eng- 
j  lish-speaking  state  to  introduce  a  code  of  civil  procedure. 
Before  the  laws  of  California  were  codified,  there  was  con- 
siderable agitation  of  the  question.  Governor  Leland  Stanford  hav- 
ing recommended  the  codification  and  the  appointment  of  a  code 
commission,  as  early  as  January.  1863.  and  following  that  recom- 
mendation, on  December  9th  of  the  same  year,  with  a  stronger 
reference  to  the  necessity  of  codification,  wliieh  he  presented  in  his 
annual  message. 

But  so  far  back  as  1860  the  Honorable  P.  C.  Johnson,  of  Ama- 
dor, introduced  into  the  Assembly  a  bill  to  provide  for  the  prepara- 
tion of  a  code  of  laws  for  the  state.  It  met  with  coldness  and  did 
not  pass  either  house. 

By  November,  1865.  Attorney-General  John  P.  ^IcCullough.  in 
an  official  report,  argued  against  any  attempt  to  codify  the  laws 
of  California  unless  the  very  best  talent  should  be  employed.  So 
the  matter  rested  for  some  years,  but  on  April  -t.  1870,  Governor 
Ilaight  approved  an  act  passed  at  that  session  for  a  commission  to 
revise  the  laws.  This  had  been  introduced  into  the  Assembly 
by  the  Honorable  T.  A.  Slicer,  of  Nevada   County. 

Creed  Haymond  Active. 

Creed  Haymond.  for  many  years  attorney  for  the  Southern 
Pacific  Railroad,  also  prominent  in  politics,  was  chairman  of  the 
first  Code  Commission  of  California,  and  has  often  been  dubbed 
the  father  of  the  code.  He  and  his  associates  formulated  the  first 
complete  code  of  laws  ever  adopted  by  any  state  in  the  Union, 
or  by  any  people  who  speak  the  English  language. 

It  might  seem  that  the  Practice  Act.  introduced  by  Judge 
Field  early  in  the  fifties,  was  an  earlier  codification  than  that  of 
Creed  Haymond's  Commission,  but  investigation  shows  that  the 
work  of  Field  was  not  original  codification  in  the  sense  now  under 
discussion.  The  Field  Act  was  drawn  almost  wholly  from  the  Prac- 
tice Act  of  New  York,  with  some  modifications;  but  New  York 
was  not  a  code  state  at  that  time,  nor  has  it  since  adopted  a  civil 
code  or  followed  California  and  some  other  states  in  its  reformed 

procedure. 

The  codes  of  California  went  into  effect  January  1.  1873.  J.  C. 
Bureh   and   Charles  Lindley   were   on   the   Code   Commission   with 


HISTORIC  A  L  145 

Creed  Haymond,  although  Mr.  Lindley  resigned  before  he  really 
got  into  the  service.  The  work  occupied  almost  three  years  and 
was  done  for  the  most  part  by  Creed  Haymond  himself.  A  copy 
of  the  original,  in  Mr.  Raymond's  handwriting,  is  still  preserved. 

In  answering  a  political  opponent  who  had  criticised  the  codes, 
Mr.  Haymond  once  said:  "He  does  me  much  honor  in  the  assertion 
that  Creed  Haymond  made  the  code.  It  is  the  growth  of  the 
world's  civilization,  not  the  work  of  any  one  man  or  set  of  men." 

The  late  Oscar  T.  Shuck  says  that  in  the  same  speech  Haymond 
gave  considerable  information  as  to  the  forming  of  the  code  and 
that  its  details  should  form  an  interesting  part  of  the  history  of 
the  state.     He  said  in  part: 

Committee  Sees  Work. 

"Before  their  adoption,  the  codes  were  submitted  to  an  ad- 
visory board  selected  by  Governors  Haight  and  Booth,  consisting 
of  Charles  A.  Tuttle,  of  Placer,  and  Sidney  L.  Johnson,  of  San 
Francisco.  Mr.  Tuttle,  a  lawyer  of  large  experience — the  reporter 
of  the  decisions  of  our  supreme  court — was  particularly  qualified 
for  the  position  and  gave  to  the  discharge  of  his  duties  on  the 
board  his  undivided  attention.  Mr.  Johnson,  a  ripe  scholar,  learned 
in  both  the  civil  and  the  common  law,  brought  to  his  labors  a  mind 
rich  in  accomplishments,  exact  and  critical.  After  a  careful  exam- 
ination of  the  work  they  gave  it  their  unqualified  approval  and 
indorsement  and  heartily  recommended  its  adoption." 

Before  their  adoption  the  Civil  and  Penal  Codes,  also  the  Code 
of  Civil  Procedure,  were  submitted  to  a  joint  committee  of  the 
two  houses  of  the  legislature.  This  committee  was  composed  of 
W.  W.  Pendegast,  James  T.  Farley,  James  Van  Ness,  A.  Comte,  Jr., 
C.  Gr.  W.  French,  and  F.  E.  Spencer,  who  gave  to  the  codes  a 
thorough  examination,  and,  in  elaborate  reports,  their  approval  and 
indorsement.  The  following  is  an  extract  from  one  of  the  reports 
on  the  subject: 

"Your  committee  believe  that  the  system  of  law  embodied  in 
the  codes  prepared  by  the  Revision  Committee  is  more  perfect  than 
that  prepared  by  any  other  state ;  and  it  would  be  well  for  the 
honor  of  California  if  by  the  action  of  the  present  legislature  it 
should  adopt  this  great  work,  thus  setting  an  example  which  will 
be  speedily  followed  by  all  her  sister  states,  adding  new  laurels 
to  the  fame  she  has  already  justly  acquired,  and  at  once  becoming, 
as  has  been  remarked,  not  only  a  law-giver  to  the  thousands  within 
her  borders,  but  to  the  millions  who  are  to  succeed  them ;  and  by 


146  IflsrORICAL 

force  of  luT  example,  to  not  only  the  vast  population  of  th.'  Paeitic 
Coast,  but  to  the  millions  of  citizens  of  other  states  who  will  soon 
follow  in  her  footsteps.  Then,  when  the  laws  in  all  the  states  in 
this  irreat  federation  are  harmonious  and  in  .sympathy  with  each 
other.  California,  havin^r  made  the  first  advance  toward  this  high 
aim.  will  be  entitled  to  the  tirst  post  of  honor  and  gratitude  of 
the  whole  country." 

Chairman  Edward  Tompkins,  who  was  in  the  Senate  at  the 
time  and  a  member  of  the  Senate  Judiciary  Committee,  also  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  best  lawyers  in  California,  said,  on  the  passage 
of  the  Civil  Code,  which  was  the  last  one  of  the  four  to  be  finished, 
that  he  was  satisfied  that  he  had  been  Avrong  in  his  skepticism. 
He  said  in  part : 

Thanks  the  Commission. 

"As  there  will  be  no  other  opportunity.  I  desire  to  say  a  few 
words  in  relation  to  the  bill  now  before  the  Senate  and  the  work 
of  the  commissioners,  of  which  this  is  the  final  result.  Those  sen- 
ators who  were  here  two  years  ago  will  remeiid)er  that  I  was  not 
an  advocate  of  the  organization  of  the  Code  Commission.  Past 
experience  had  taught  me  that  it  was  a  dangerous  experiment,  and 
that  the  chances  were  that  we  should  have  as  its  fruit  large  sal- 
aries and  expenses  to  pay.  and  then  an  added  uncertainty  rather 
than  any  definite  rule  to  aid  us  afterward  in  the  administration 
of  justice.  Having  entertained  these  ideas.  I  have  watched  the 
labors  of  the  Commission  with  perhaps  more  interest,  and  certainly 
not  with  any  stronger  disposition  to  be  pleased  thereby  than  would 
otherwise  have  been  the  case;  and  I  desire  now.  in  justice  to  the 
Commission  and  to  myself,  to  say  that  I  was  entirely  mistaken  in 
the  ideas  which  I  entertained  in  regard  to  the  organization  of  the 
Commission,  and  that,  on  the  contrary.  I  now  believe  that  they 
have  done  their  work  faithfully,  wisely,  and  well,  and  that  altliough 
there  will  be  errors  (doubtless  some  great  ones,  as  who  coidd  do 
such  a  work  and  not  leave  traces  of  human  infirmity  behind  them?), 
yet  I  believe,  as  a  whole,  it  is  the  greatest  and  best  step  forward 
that  the  state  of  California  has  taken  toward  a  perfect  system  of 
laws,  and  therefore,  with  as  much  earnestness  and  sincerity  as 
two  years  ago  I  used  in  opposing  this  movement.  I  now  second  the 
motion  that  the  rules  be  suspended  and  llie  hill  ])asse(l  l)y  the 
Senate  without  further  delay." 

Later.  (^Jovernor  l^ooth  appointed  Sti'phen  J.  Field.  Jackson 
Temple,  and  -Inhn  Dwinelle  a  commission  to  make  a  thorough  ex- 
amination of  the  code.     The  names  of  these   gentlemen  were  sug- 


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gestecl  by  the  judges  of  the  supreme  court,  and  after  some  months 
in  the  work,  they  made  the  followino-  report: 

Codes  are  Praised. 

"We  found  the  four  codes — the  Political  Code,  the  Penal  Code, 
the  Civil  Code,  and  the  Code  of  Civil  Procedure — as  prepared  by 
the  Commission  and  enacted  by  the  legislature,  perfect  in  their 
analysis,  admirable  in  their  order  and  arrangement,  and  furnishing 
a  complete  code  of  laws,  the  first  time,  w^e  believe,  that  such  a 
result  has  ever  been  achieved  by  any  of  the  Anglo-Saxon  or  British 
races.  It  seems  inexplicable  that  those  peoples  who  boast  of  being 
the  most  fully  imbued  with  the  sentiments  of  law,  have  left  their 
laws  in  the  most  confused  condition,  resting  partly  on  tradition, 
but  for  the  greater  part  scattered  through  thousands  of  volumes 
of  books  of  statutes  and  reports,  and  thus  practically  inaccessible 
to  the  mass  of  the  people.  That  California  has  been  the  first 
of  this  class  to  enact  a  complete  code  of  municipal  law  will  add 
not  only  to  the  prosperity  of  her  people,  but  redound  to  her  honor 
as  a  state." 

The  importance  of  the  making  and  adoption  of  this  code  was 
even  better  appreciated  abroad  than  at  home.  Great  lawyers 
throughout  the  United  States  took  great  interest  in  Avhat  was 
accomplished  by  the  Californian  Commission. 

David  Dudley  Field,  whose  own  labors  had  amply  fitted  him  to 
be  a  judge  of  such  w^ork  as  that  of  the  Commission,  praised  the 
achievement.  On  ]\Iarch  18,  1872,  he  addressed  a  telegram  to  the 
Commission,  as  follows : 

"All  honor  to  you  for  your  great  work  accomplished.  It  will 
be  the  boast  of  California  that,  first  of  English-speaking  states,  she 
has  set  the  example  of  written  laws  as  the  necessary  complement 
of  a  written  constitution  for  a  free  people. 

"DAVID  DUDLEY  FIELD." 

Japanese  Like  Codes. 

While  the  Code  Commission  was  engaged  in  its  work,  a  depu- 
tation of  educated  Japanese  lawyers  visited  California,  and  on  their 
return  to  Japan  they  took  with  them  copies  of  the  codes,  portions 
of  which  were  later  incorporated  into  the  laws  of  Japan,  and  these 
form  a  part  of  the  broad  legal  and  political  reforms  that  have  cul- 
minated in  constitutional  liberty  in  that  country.  Letters  of  com- 
pliment and  appreciation  were  addressed  by  the  Japanese  authorities 
to  the  commissioners. 


148  HISTORICAL 

Mr.  Shuck  says:  "AYheii  Creed  Haymoud  died  it  was  remem- 
bered that  it  had  been  his  wish  to  perfect  the  code  system  of 
California — to  take  in  all  the  laws  that  had  been  enacted  since 
the  adoption  of  the  code,  and  distribute  them  where  they  properly 
belong,  and  extend  their  provisions  more  in  detail — to  make  such 
a  set  of  codes  that  henceforth  all  legislation  upon  the  subjects 
treated  in  them  should  be  strictly  confined  to  amendments." 

The  principle  enunciated  by  the  first  Code  Commission  has  been 
largely  carried  out  in  subsequent  legislation  and  the  work  of  other 
commissions.  It  is  to-day  in  the  minds  of  the  best  lawyers  to  make 
the  work  of  future  legislative  bodies  harmonize  with  the  codified 
laws  of  the  state. 


THE   GREAT  PIOT  S    FUND  CASE. 

ONE  of  the  most  remarkable  cases  that  ever  originated  in  Cali- 
fornia is  that  known  as  the  Pions  Fund  litigation — a  claim 
made  for  large  sums  dne  the  Catholic  Church  by  the  Mexican 
government. 

In  his  highly  entertaining  book  called  "The  Old  Missions  of 
California,"  George  Wharton  James  gives  an  interesting  account 
of  this  suit,  the  genesis  of  which  runs  back  to  early  days  in  the 
Spanish  history  of  the  Pacific  Coast.  His  words  are  so  much  to  the 
point  that  some  of  them  may  be  quoted,  as  follows : 

"It  is  singular  how  hidden  things  come  to  light.  Nothing  more 
clearly  exemplifies  this  than  the  history  of  the  pious  fund  of  Cali- 
fornia. The  person  who  brought  this  history  to  light  is  John  T. 
Doyle,  a  fine  old  gentleman.  It  was  a  personal  joy  when  he  kindly 
consented  to  outline  the  story  of  the  original  founding  of  the  fund ; 
its  various  vicissitudes  up  to  the  time  of  its  confiscation  by  Santa 
Anna,  the  Mexican  dictator;  the  modern  discovery  of  the  claim 
that  the  Catholic  Church  of  California  had  upon  it;  the  presenta- 
tion of  that  claim ;  the  various  obstacles  met  in  furthering  it ;  the 
award  by  Sir  Edward  Thornton,  the  umpire  appointed  to  decide 
the  case ;  the  payment  of  more  than  $900,000  by  Mexico  in  conse- 
quence of  that  award.  Then  the  failure  of  Mexico  to  pay  the 
annual  installments  of  interest  implied  in  that  award;  the  various 
efforts  made  to  secure  diplomatic  action  upon  it  in  Mexico  by  our 
State  Department;  the  final  submission  of  the  case  to  the  Hague 
Tribunal  through  the  efforts  of  Secretary  John  Hay ;  and  the  final 
award.     Here  indeed  was  history  at  first  hand." 

It  was  well  known  from  the  earliest  times  that  such  a  fund 
existed,  but  it  seemed  exceedingly  difficult  to  find  much  definite 
information  concerning  it.  The  legislators  of  California — those  of 
the  early  days — did  not  know  of  Palou's  and  Gigedo's  and  Ra- 
mirez's reports  and  of  the  letters  and  reports  of  Galdez,  all  of  which 
have  become  familiar  with  the  later  critical  students  of  the  history 
of  the  great  fund.  The  lack  of  knowdedge  caused  them  to  make  a 
discouraging  report ;  but  Mr.  Doyle  and  others  w^ere  determined 
to  see  the  case  to  a  successful  conclusion. 

Mr.  Doyle's  Work. 

In  1853  Mr.  Doyle,  who  was  associated  with  the  Honorable 
Eugene  Casserly,  was  prosecuting  before  the  United  States  Land 
Commission  a  petition  of  the  Right  Reverend  Joseph  A.  Alemany. 


150  H  I  S  T  O  R  I  C  A  L 

bishop  of  ^Monterey.  DiiriniL'  the  presentation  of  the  case  he  made 
a  wonderful  discovery  that  led  finally  to  the  successful  termination 
of  the  case. 

Mr.  Doyle  tells  of  tin*  brinirin«r  to  him  of  a  packa«re  of  papers 
which  the  Reverend  Joseph  Alemany  had  found  in  the  church's  safe. 
"He  thought  they  probably  related  to  the  mission  pious  fund  and 
asked  me  to  look  them  ()vt'r  carefully  and  see  if  there  was  any 
justification  of  basis  foi-  a  claim  airainst  the  T'nited  States  for  tlio 
recovery  of  the  fund." 

It  transjiired  tiiat  the  jiapers  were  a  i)art  of  the  correspondence, 
in  a  cramped  hand,  on  flimsy  paper,  that  seemed  to  be  very  dilap- 
idated, beintr  also  fastened  totrcther.  woman  fashion,  with  a  needle 
and  thread. 

After  careful  examination  the  papers  were  found  to  be  tlie 
correspondence  between  Don  Pedro  Ramirez,  the  commissioner  who 
had  held  the  funds  in  trust,  at  the  time  they  were  confiscated,  the 
government,  and  some  others.  Ramirez  appears  to  have  been  a 
conservative  man  of  business  habits,  for  he  had  made  out  a  com- 
plete list  of  the  property  transferred  and  had  required  a  receipt 
from  the  government  official  to  whom  he  relinquished  his  charge. 
Mr.  Doyle  says  the  matter  was  dropped  for  the  time  being,  but  in 
1857  he  had  an  opportunity  to  go  to  New  York  and  go  into  the 
case  more  fully.  After  consulting  with  Mr.  Casserly.  and  giving 
him  an  outline  of  the  case,  he  thought  it  well  to  go  ahead  with 
it  if  his  partner  agreed  with  him.  There  was  an  agreement  to  this 
end  and  the  work  went  forward. 

Before  he  had  gone  very  far  in  the  investigation  of  the  pious 
fund  case.  INIr.  Doyle  found  himself  working  hard  to  accumulate 
additional  information  concerning  that  remarkable  controversy 
formulated  in  favor  of  the  church.  He  said  he  was  on  the  alert  at 
all  times  for  information,  to  which  purpose  he  read  every  scrap  of 
Mexican  history  he  could  find  in  regard  to  the  events  of  the  old 
times. 

He  gradually  accumulated,  sometimes  from  the  most  unexpected 
places,  the  materials  of  the  interesting  history  he  has  since  given 
to  a  number  of  libraries — matters  relating  to  a  remarkable  section 
of  ecclesiastical  history. 

History  is  Interesting. 
The  historical  phases  of  the  case  became  so  deeply  interesting 
to  him  that  the  information  accumulated  very  fast;  but  it  seemed 
to  him  that  the  pleasure  derived  from  the  study  of  the  case  was  to 
be  about  the  only  reward. 


HISTORICAL  151 

About  this  time  affairs  in  Mexico  became  so  entangled,  one 
revolution  following  another,  that  the  settlement  of  private  claims 
seemed  the  most  remote  thing  imaginable.  ]\Ir.  Dojde  even  ceased 
to  examine  the  treaties  at  the  conclusion  of  each  session  of  Con- 
gress, and  the  bishop,  as  well  as  all  his  associates,  had  almost  dis- 
missed from  his  mind  all  hope  of  recovering  anything  from  the 
pious  fund. 

Mr.  Doyle's  associate  in  Washington  was  absorbed  in  other 
affairs,  so  he  paid  little  attention  to  the  fact  that  he  and  Mr.  Doyle 
had  been  retained  in  the  ease.  INIr.  Doyle  himself  says  that  he 
had  almost  neglected  to  pay  any  attention  to  the  proceedings,  so 
hopeless  did  the  prospect  of  success  appear. 

Mr.  Doyle  once  spoke  as  follows  concerning  the  great  case : 
"On  March  27.  1870,  I  took  up  a  New  York  paper  and  by  luck  fell 
upon  a  paragraph  saying  that  the  30th  instant  would  be  the  last 
day  for  presenting  claims  to  the  Mexican  and  American  Commis- 
sion, then  sitting  in  Washington.  I  was  away  from  San  Francisco 
at  the  moment  and  no  conveyance  could  be  obtained  until  the  next 
day.  The  pious  fund  ease  in  my  charge  had  so  long  appeared  a 
hopeless  thing  that  I  had  not  even  observed  that  a  claims  convention 
had  been  agreed  on  between  the  two  governments.  I  hastened 
to  the  city  the  next  morning,  got  a  hold  of  the  convention  of 
July  4.  186!),  and  read  it  carefully.  Demands  presentable  under  it 
were  limited  to  damages  resulting  either  to  persons  or  property, 
committed  by  either  republic  on  the  citizens  of  the  other  since  the 
treaty  of  Guadalupe  Hidalgo,  February  2,  1848.  It  was  clear  that 
the  original  seizure  of  the  pious  fund,  and  taking  it  into  the  public 
treasury  in  1842,  could  not  be  made  the  subject  of  reclamation 
under  the  convention. 

Looks  for  Remedies. 

"I  read  it  again  with  a  mental  inquiry."  says  Mr.  Doyle, 
"which  ran  like  this.  'Is  it  possible  that  we  are  utterly  without 
remedy?'  The  time  for  deliberation  was  passed;  my  client,  the 
vicar-general,  knew  nothing  whatever  of  the  matter,  was  busy  at 
Washington,  obviously  oblivious  to  the  whole  situation.  I  had  to 
decide  on  my  own  responsibility  immediately.  I  decided  to  aban- 
don all  claim  for  the  property  of  the  fund,  take  Santa  Anna's 
decree  of  October  24,  1842,  as  a  purchase  and  sale  of  it  at  the 
price  and  on  the  terms  indicated  in  its  text,  and  claim  damages 
for  nonfulfillment  of  the  contract  by  payment  of  the  interest  ac- 
crued since  the  treaty  of  Guadalupe  Hidalgo. 


352  HISTORICAL 

■'I  telegraphed  to  Washiugtou.  outlining  the  claim  in  this  form, 
and  announcing  ray  desire  that  it  might  be  filed  with  the  Cora- 
mission,  and  l)y  the  following  Wednesday  I  had  the  satisfaction  of 
learning  that  my  message  had  been  received  and  understood  and 
the  claim  presented  in  time." 

^Ir.  Doyle  in  due  time  prepared  a  memorial  of  his  claim  as 
required  by  the  rules  of  the  Coraraission  and  incorporated  the  his- 
torical matter  with  the  papers  in  the  case,  adding  a  pamphlet  of 
sixty-eight  pages  containing  extracts  from  hLstorical  works  in 
Spanish.  French,  German,  and  Italian,  all  in  support  of  the  allega- 
tions of  his  memorial,  the  same  being  raade  a  part  thereof. 

The  historical  proofs  were  overwhelming,  not  only  as  to  the 
object  of  the  fund  itself,  and  the  subscriptions  to  it.  but  particular 
donations  of  great  magnitude. 

The  Honorable  Caleb  Cushing,  Avho  represented  Mexico  before 
the  Commission,  demurred,  but  his  demurrer  was  never  passed  upon. 
After  considerable  delay  ^Ir.  Doyle  began  to  fear  that  the  life  of 
the  Commission  would  expire  before  it  reached  decision,  and  with- 
out any  further  delay  he  examined  witnesses,  filed  their  depositions, 
and  took  every  possible  step  to  obtain  and  preserve  evidence. 

A  point  of  great  materiality  but  difficult  of  establishment  was 
the  text  of  the  Marquis  of  Villa  Puente's  deed,  because  of  the 
large  value  of  the  property  donated  ($400,000)  as  well  as  by  the 
exhaustive  definition  of  the  purposes  of  the  trust. 

He  finally  got  the  evidence  before  the  Commission,  and  Mr. 
Cushing,  as  counsel  for  ^lexico.  argued  the  case  on  its  merits. 
It  is  admitted  that  his  ability  and  attainments  were  remarkable. 
"While  his  conclusions  differed  very  greatly  from  those  of  ]Mr.  Doyle, 
the  latter  highly  appreciated  every  point  made,  and  realized  that 
he  had  a  remarkable  antagonist  in  the  field. 

Opinion  Elaborate. 

To  come  to  a  final  decision  the  Commission  delivered  an  elab- 
orate opinion,  eacli  writing  an  elaborate  statement  of  his  own 
views.  The  case  went  before  Her  Britannic  ^lajesty's  minister  at 
Washington,  as  umpire,  and  the  victory  seemed  in  sight,  and  when 
it  had  reached  that  stage  many  persons  were  willing  to  aid  Mr. 
Doyle. 

The  case  was  argued  before  him  by  ^lessrs.  Doyle,  Casserly,  P. 
Phillips,  and  Nathaniel  Wilson,  whom  Mr.  Doyle  had  retained  to 
assist  him.  He  says  he  never  entertained  a  doubt  as  to  the  results 
at  the  hand  of  a  publicist  of  the  rank  and  distinguished  abilities 


HISTORIC  AL  153 

of  Sir  Edward  Thornton.  The  decision  justified  his  confidence 
when  at  last  it  was  rendered  in  November,  1875. 

]\rr.  Doyle  thought  that  the  equal  division  of  the  fund  between 
Upper  and  Lower  California — the  one  a  sterile  mountain  chain 
with  a  population  under  30,000,  the  other  a  great  and  growing  state 
with  a  population  of  half  a  million — and  the  denial  of  interest  on 
installments  in  arrear,  scarcely  fair,  but  on  the  w^hole  the  victory 
was  remarkable.  Sir  Edward,  in  fact,  admitted  that  he  was  moved 
somewhat  by  the  poverty  of  Mexico  and  he  wanted  to  be  merciful. 

Mr.  Doyle  finally  was  awarded  a  goodly  sum.  Sir  Edward 
determined  that  the  sum  annually  payable  by  ]\Iexico  to  the  church 
of  Upper  California  for  interest  on  the  pious  fund  was  the  half  of 
$86,160.98,  and  he  awarded  to  Upper  California  twenty-one  years' 
income  at  that  rate,  which  amounted  to  $904,700.79,  all  of  which 
was  paid  by  Mexico  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  the  award. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  proceedings  Mr.  Doyle  bound  into 
volumes  as  many  copies  of  the  printed  proceedings  in  the  ease  as 
he  could  gather  up  and  deposited  them  with  public  libraries  for  the 
information  of  the  public. 


(iREAT    lIMiKiATlON   lUTTLES. 

1.\  \  ir\v  (»f  the  rnpitl  iii.-itcfial  (Icvrlopiiiciil  of  Califonii;!  ;m(l  ttic 
entire  west,  p.-irt  iciil.-ii'ly  those  sciiii-iii'id  regions  lli.-it  have  been 
either  reelaiiiied  or  iii;ule  ti'eblx'  valu.ihle  by  irrigation,  it  is 
interesting  and  iierinane  to  the  subject  of  legal  history  to  recur  to 
some  of  the  ])attles  that  were  wa<red  regardin«>-  rii)ai-ian  riuhts.  irri- 
•ration  and  similar  subjects. 

The  late  Ilonoi-able  ('.  ('.  Wi-iuht.  of  ]\Iodesto  and  Los  Anjieles. 
known  as  the  father  of  the  ii-ri '.nation  laws  of  California,  had  won- 
dei'ful  abilit\"  in  eonsti'uctive  legislati(»n.  and  his  knowlediie  of  tlie 
irrigation  laws,  the  battle  foi"  them,  and  kindred  matters,  were 
remarkable.  The  following  account  of  the  long  fight  for  the  irri- 
gation of  lands  is  summarized  frt)m  Mr.  Wright's  manuscripts  on 
that  sul)ject : 

fn  1884  a  great  legal  battle  was  fought  ovei-  tlu^  respective 
rights  of  riparian  proprietor-s  and  those  who  sought  to  divert  the 
water  from  the  natural  streams  and  apply  tlu^m  to  irrigation. 

Tin-  agitation  of  this  (pu^stion  tinally  culminated  in  tlu'  famous 
case  known  as  Lux  v.  Haggin.  in  tiu'  sujjreme  court  of  California. 
The  question  there  presented  was,  as  set  forth  by  the  court,  Can 
a  private  corporation  divert  the  waters  of  a  watercourse  and  thereby 
depi'ive  the  iMpai'iaii  |)i'(»])i"ietors  of  their  use  of  the  sanu'.  witluuit 
compensation  made  or  tendered  to  its  propi'ietors  .' 

Court  Renders  Decision, 

in  answer  to  this  vital  (pu'stion.  the  coui't  held:  First,  that  the 
owners  of  land  by  or  thi-ough  which  a  watercourse  naturally  and 
usually  tlows  have  a  right  of  i)roi)erty  in  the  waters  of  the  stream. 

Second,  this  property  may  be  taken  for  a  pid)lic  use,  just  com- 
pensation being  tii-st  made  or  paid  into  court.  Water  to  supply 
farming  neighl)orhoods  is  a  public  use,  and  it  is  for  the  legislature 
to  determine  whether,  in  the  exercise  of  the  power  of  eminent 
domain,  it  was  necessary  or  expedient  to  ])i'ovide  further  legal 
machinery  foi-  the  approi)riat  ion  and  duv  c()m|)ensat  ion  of  private 
rights  to  the  How  id'  i-uiining  streams  and  dislribut  ion  itf  llic  water 
thereof  to  public  users. 

Third,  but  one  [)riva1e  person  caiinol  lake  pn>i)er1y  IVom  an- 
other, either  for  the  use  of  tlu'  takei-  or  for  an  alleged  ])ublie  use, 
without    an.\-   comix'tisation  made   oi'  teiidei-ed. 

Fourth.  I'ipai'ian  owners  in;iy  i-easonably  use  the  water  of  a 
stream  foi'  j)urp<»ses  of  ii-i-igat  ion. 


HI  STOEI  C  A  L  155 

Decision  Discourages. 

Under  the  terms  of  this  decision  of  riparian  rights,  it  was 
felt  for  a  time  that  irrigationi  interests  in  California  had  suffered 
severely,  and  the  best  thought  of  the  state  was  directed  to  some 
solution  of  the  problem  as  to  how  waters  needed  for  irrigation 
might  be  diverted  and  appropriated  for  irrigation  purposes.  Such 
was  the  legal  situation. 

The  contestants  in  the  case  herein  cited,  subsequent  to  the  ren- 
dering of  the  foregoing  decision,  settled  all  their  differences  by 
compromise,  which  rendered  any  further  controversy  between  them 
unlikely.  The  respective  sides  had  represented  contending  forces, 
and  when  the  plaintiffs  and  defendants  in  that  case  had  settled 
their  differences,  those  whom  they  had  also  represented  were  at  a 
loss  to  know  what  course  to  pursue  in  the  premises. 

The  right  of  a  private  corporation  or  other  land  owner  to 
divert  the  waters  of  a  watercourse  for  irrigation  purposes  had  by 
this  decision  been  denied.  The  statutes  prior  to  this  time  had 
apparently  authorized  such  diversion.  A  title  of  our  Civil  Code 
provided  that  the  right  to  the  use  of  running  waters,  lying  in  a 
river  or  a  stream,  might  be  acquired  by  appropriation,  provided 
that  the  appropriation  were  for  useful  or  beneficial  purposes. 

The  simple  process  by  which  this  diversion  might  be  made  con- 
sisted in  the  requirement  that  a  notice  should  be  posted  in  a  con- 
spicuous place  at  the  point  of  intended  diversion,  and  that  the 
claimant  should  state  therein  the  amount  of  water  claimed  by  him; 
the  purposes  for  which  he  claimed  it.  and  the  place  of  intended 
use ;  the  means  by  which  he  intended  to  divert  it,  and  the  size  of 
flume,  ditch,  pipe,  or  aqueduct  in  which  he  intended  to  divert  it, 
and  that  a  copy  of  the  notice  must,  within  ten  days  after  being 
posted,  be  recorded  in  the  office  of  the  recorder  of  the  county  in 
which  it  was  posted. 

After  taking  these  preliminar}-  steps  the  claimant  was  reciuired 
to  begin  work  within  sixty  days,  which  work  he  was  required  to 
prosecute  diligently  and  uninterruptedly  to  completion,  unless  tem- 
porarily interrupted  by  snows  or  rains. 

It  had  been  thought,  prior  to  the  decision  of  Lux  v.  Haggin. 
that  these  provisions  of  the  statute  authorized  the  appropriation 
of  water  for  irrigation  purposes  in  California,  and  that  the  doctrine 
of  riparian  rights,  as  defined  in  this  case,  had  no  existence. 


356  HISTORICAL 

The  Current  Belief. 

It  may  be  said  that  it  had  becoim'  tlie  curreiit  belief  anion*,' 
the  lawyers  as  well  as  the  laymen  of  California  that  the  statutory 
enactments  heretofore  referred  to  were  suffieient  authority  for 
the  diversion  and  use  of  waters  of  any  stream  as  ajjainst  any  and 
all  riparian  claims.  The  future  welfare  of  the  state  seemed  to 
depend  upon  the  right  to  use  all  available  water  for  the  purposes 
of  irrigatit)n.  This  remarkable  Lux  v.  Haggin  decision  seemed  to 
put  a  new  pliase  on  the  irritration  situation.  The  rijrht  to  have  the 
water  flow  in  its  accustomed  channel  to  the  sea.  according  to  the 
common-law  doctrine,  it  was  thought,  did  not  exist. 

]\rany  important  irrigation  enterprises  had  l)een  launched ; 
large  canals  and  other  works  essential  to  the  diversion  of  water  had 
been  constructed  to  various  portions  of  the  state.  In  many  in- 
stances these  systems  had  been  operated  for  a  sufficient  length  of 
time,  before  this  decision  was  announced,  to  have  acquired  a  right 
to  the  use  of  the  water  theretofore  diverted  by  them  by  prescription 
or  statute  of  limitations. 

Some  of  the  largest  irrigation  systems  of  the  state  were  so  pro- 
tected. But  while  vast  amounts  of  money  had  been  expended  in 
the  building  up  of  such  systems,  the  area  supplied  by  the  water 
supplied  by  them  was  insignificant  when  compared  with  the  entire 
area  requiring  irrigation. 

It  might  be  safely  said  that  not  one-twentieth  part  of  the  irri- 
gable land  in  California  had  been  supplied  with  water  for  irrigation 
purposes  at  the  time  this  decision  was  announced.  When  we  speak 
of  irrigable  land,  we  mean  lands  that  were  scarcely  wortli  having 
unless  supplied  with  water  for  irrigation.  Such  is  the  character 
of  the  land  throughout  the  great  San  Joaquin  Valley,  except  in 
favored  spots  lying  along  the  bottoms  of  certain  rivers.  The  same 
statement  might  well  be  made  of  the  lands  in  the  great  Sacramento 
A^alley,  which  are  for  the  most  part  of  little  value  in  their  natural 
state. 

The  conditions  in  Southern  California,  especially  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  San  Diego,  were  even  worse,  this  because  of  the  desert-like 
character  of  the  surroundings.  California  was  essentially  an  irri- 
gation state.  Its  lands  were  scarcely  worth  the  government  price 
unless  they  could  be  supplied  witli  water  for  irrigation.  It  is  true 
that  the  coast  lands,  such  as  are  found  in  parts  of  Ventura,  San 
Luis  Obispo,  Santa  Cruz,  Santa  Clara,  Napa,  and  Mendocino  coun- 
ties, do  not  in  general  require  water  for  irrigation.  The  rainfall 
in  these  localities  is  generally  in  excess  of  the  rainfall  in  the  in- 


HISTORICAL  157 

terior,  and  the  added  dampness  by  reason  of  proximity  to  the 
sea  renders  them  reasonably  profitable  for  agricultural  purposes 
M'ithout  the  artificial  use  of  water  for  irrigation ;  but  the  great  pre- 
ponderance in  area  was  situated  as  noted  above.  How  this  might 
be  supplied  with  irrigation,  within  the  limits  of  the  decision  in 
Lux  V.  Haggin,  was  a  problem  to  be  met. 

Neighborhood  Rights. 

The  court  had  decided  that  farmning  neighborhoods  were  en- 
titled to  exercise  the  right  of  eminent  domain — in  other  words,  that 
water  to  supply  these  neighborhoods  was  a  public  use,  and  that 
this  public  use  authorized  the  invocation  of  the  right  of  eminent 
domain. 

But  how  should  this  be  accomplished?  The  farming  neigh- 
borhoods consisted  of  an  aggregation  of  farmers,  each  of  whom  was 
a  private  individual,  whose  interests  were  separate  and  distinct 
from  those  of  his  neighbor,  and  a  single  farmer  was  not  authorized 
to  join  with  his  neighbors  in  a  common  cause  of  action,  because 
their  interests  were  distinct  and  separate,  and  therefore  the  exer- 
cise of  the  right  of  eminent  domain  did  not  lie  within  the  reach  of 
either  the  single  farmer  or  of  the  many  farmers. 

The  court,  it  will  also  be  seen,  had  significantly  suggested  that 
it  was  for  the  legislature  to  determine  whether,  in  the  exercise  and 
power  of  eminent  domain,  it  was  necessary  or  expedient  to  provide 
further  legal  machinery  for  the  appropriation  and  due  compensa- 
tion of  jDrivate  rights  to  the  flow  of  running  streams  and  the  dis- 
tribution of  the  water  thereof  to  public  uses.  No  other  recourse 
seemed  possible  under  this  decision  than  the  organization  of  these 
farming  neighborhoods  into  public  corporations,  having  the  sem- 
blance of  municipalities,  who  would  thereby  become  possessed  of 
the  right  of  eminent  domain  in  behalf  of  any  interest  which  they, 
as  such  public  corporations,  might  have. 

When  the  legislature  of  1887  met  such  was  the  existing  condi- 
tion. Vast  areas  of  land  in  the  San  Joaquin  Valley,  which  might 
be  made  exceedingly  profitable  with  irrigation,  were  without  the 
needed  supply,  and  without  the  means  of  acquiring  it.  It  was 
absolutely  beyond  their  reach,  for  the  reason  that  any  attempt  to 
take  it  from  the  streams  would  be  met  by  riparian  claims,  and 
it  was  beyond  their  reach  for  the  further  reason,  in  many  in- 
stances, that  an  organization  could  not  be  perfected  which  would 
be  sufficiently  powerful  to  command  the  funds  with  which  to  con- 
struct the  needed  works. 


158  H I  S  I-  ()  U ICAL 

Such  beinj?  the  eonclition.  the  irrigation  law  of  California  was 
suorurested  as  a  solution  of  the  problem.  It  atTorded  to  the  farming 
neighborhoods  the  opportunity  of  organizi.ig  themselves  into  public 
corporations  wherever  the  need  might  exist,  and  of  uniting  to  the 
end  that  they  might  divert  the  waters  of  any  stream  to  supi>Iy  their 
lands  with  needed  irrigation. 

The  Law  cf  1887. 

Inasnuich  as  this  was  the  tirst  attempt  to  meet  the  situation 
under  the  decision  of  Lux  v.  Haggin.  it  will  be  interesting  to  note 
what  the  features  of  this  act  were,  and  some  of  the  efforts  that 
were  made  to  aj)ply  it.  and  with  wliat  success. 

As  a  means  of  availing  tliemselves  of  the  provisions  of  the 
district  law,  a  farming  neighborhood  might  present  to  the  board 
of  supervisors  of  a  county  a  petition  signed  by  not  less  than  fifty 
freeholders  who  should  be  owners  of  land  susceptible  of  one  mode 
of  irrigation  from  a  common  source,  and  l)y  the  same  system  of 
works. 

It  was  required  that  this  j)etition.  together  with  a  notice  of 
its  presentation,  should  be  published  at  least  two  weeks  before  the 
time  of  its  presentation,  and  that  it  should  set  forth  and  particu- 
larly describe  the  ])oundaries  of  the  proposed  district,  and  shoultl 
contain  a  prayer  tliat  the  same  might  be  organized  into  a  district 
under  the  provisions  of  said  act. 

It  was  also  required  that  the  petitioners  should  accompany  the 
petition  by  a  good  and  sufficient  bond  to  be  approved  by  the 
board  of  supervisors  in  double  the  amount  of  the  probable  cost 
of  organizing  such  district,  conditioned  that  the  petitioners  would 
pay  all  costs  in  case  such  organization  should  be  effected. 

This  provision  was  of  the  greatest  importance.  The  ob.ject  of 
it  was  to  empower  the  board  of  supervisors,  whenever  a  petition 
might  be  presented  to  them,  to  employ  all  necessary  engineering 
talent  to  determine  the  feasibility  of  the  district  asked  for;  as  to 
whether  it  had  an  ample  water  supply ;  as  to  whether  the  lands  were 
so  situated  tliat  the  entire  area  would  be  benefited  l)y  irrigation; 
whether  the  cost  of  the  .system  woidd  be  such  as  the  land  owners 
would  be  able  to  meet.  and.  generally  to  determine  the  feasibility 
from  the  standpoint  of  profit  to  be  realized  from  the  organization 
of  the  district. 

The  l)oard  of  supervisors  was  empowered  to  determine  every 
fact   nfr-cssjiry  to  be  determined  as  to  whether  or  not  the  petition 


HISTORICAL  159 

should  be  or  should  not  be  granted,  and  the  cost  of  determining 
this  question  was  properly  placed  upon  the  petitioner. 

In  case  the  petition  should  be  granted,  of  course  the  expense 
would  be  met  by  the  district  organized;  but  in  case  the  petition 
should  be  denied,  or  if.  having  been  granted,  the  farmers  failed 
to  organize  it,  the  cost  would  be  met  by  the  petitioners. 

This  provision  afiforded  ample  means  of  avoiding  any  mistakes 
in  the  organization  of  a  district,  and  if  the  boards  of  supervisors 
throughout  the  state  had  faithfully  carried  out  its  provisions,  in 
accordance  with  its  spirit,  no  mistakes  would  ever  have  been  made. 
No  districts  would  have  ever  been  organized  unless  they  had  pos- 
sessed an  ample  water  supply.  No  districts  would  ever  have  been 
organized,  the  lands  of  which  were  not  susceptible  of  irrigation, 
by  one  system  and  from  the  same  source.  None  would  have  been 
organized  where  the  cost  of  constructing  the  works  exceeded  the 
amount  which  the  farmers  could  afford  to  pay. 

The  act  provided  for  the  holding  of  an  election  in  pursuance 
of  an  order  of  the  board  of  supervisors,  in  case  they  should  deter- 
mine that  the  district  was  feasible,  and  if  at  the  election  two-thirds 
of  all  the  votes  cast  were  in  favor  of  the  organization  of  the  dis- 
trict, it  thereby  became  a  public  corporation  authorized  to  do  the 
very  things  which  it  had  been  denied  the  individual  to  do,  or  the 
private  corporation  to  do,  by  the  decision  of  Lux  v.  Haggin. 

Boards  Provided  for. 

The  act  provided  that  such  a  district  should  have  a  board  of 
five  directors,  an  assessor,  a  collector,  and  a  treasurer,  officers 
corresponding  to  those  of  any  other  public  corporation  in  this 
state.  It  was  also  provided  in  detail  what  their  duties  and  func- 
tions and  powers  should  be ;  how  these  offices  might  be  tilled  in  case 
of  vacancies,  and  for  regular  elections  for  the  election  of  officers. 

A  district,  by  means  of  such  organization,  became  possessed  of 
all  powers  essential  to  carry  out  the  objects  for  which  it  v>^as  formed. 
The  first  duty  consisted,  of  course,  in  determining  what  works  were 
needed  as  a  means  of  diverting  and  supplying  waters  essential  to 
be  used. 

Having  determined  what  works  were  essential,  it  provided  that 
plans  and  specifications  of  such  works  should  be  prepared,  and 
should  be  adopted  by  the  board  of  directors  of  the  district. 

To  meet  the  exact  conditions  created  by  the  decision  of  Lux 
V.  Haggin,  the  act  provided  that  the  board  of  directors  should 
have  the  right  to  aeciuire.  either  by  purchase  or  condemnation,  all 


J60  HI  STOlx'I  C  AL 

lauds  and  waters  and  otlier  property  necessary  for  the  construction, 
use,  supply,  niaintenanee.  repair,  and  imj)rovement  of  canals  and 
works,  inc-luding  canals  and  works  constructed  aiul  being  con- 
structed by  private  individuals,  lands  for  reservoirs  for  the  storage 
of  needful  waters,  and  all  necessary  appliances.  Thus  it  was 
thought  to  entirely  overcome  the  difficulty  which  had  been  met 
with  in  the  decision  of  the  case  of  Lux  v.  lliigi^in. 

The  farming  neighborhoods  had  been  granted  the  right  to 
acquire  the  privileges  of  eminent  domain,  to  organize  themselves 
into  a  public  corporation  with  the  right  to  avail  themselves  of 
the  laws  of  the  land. 

They  had  also  been  given  the  power  to  choose  from  such 
neighborhood  five  officers  who  should  control  all  the  affairs  of  tlie 
district ;  they  had  been  given  the  power  to  select  an  assessor  who 
sliould  assess  their  property;  a  collector  who  should  collect  neces- 
sary assessments,  and  a  treasurer  who  should  be  the  custodian  of 
the  funds.  It  presented,  indeed,  a  case  of  home  rule  in  the  last 
degree. 

For  the  purpose  of  constructing  irrigation  works,  the  board 
of  directors  were  authorized  to  cause  to  be  prepared  plans  and 
specifications  for  all  needed  works,  and  to  determine  the  cost 
thereof.  Having  determined  the  ({uestion,  they  were  authorized  to 
call  an  election  at  which  should  be  submitted  the  question  whether 
or  not  the  bonds  should  be  issued  in  the  amount  necessary  for  the 
completion  of  the  works. 

Bond  Provisions. 

Complete  provision  was  made  for  the  issuance  of  bonds:  the 
time  for  whidi  they  should  run;  how  payment  therefor  should  be 
provided,  to  the  end  that  upon  the  final  payment  the  district  would 
own  unincumbered  a  complete  system  of  works,  whereliy  it  might 
for  all  time  be  provided  with  water  for  irrigation,  had  at  the  bare 
necessary  expense  of  constructing  its  works. 

In  short,  it  provided  for  the  organization  of  farming  neigh- 
borhoods into  municipal  corporations  witli  a  single  purpose.  It 
differed  from  other  public  corporations  in  no  other  feature.  It  was 
given  no  extraordinary  power;  no  power  not  exercised  by  other 
public  corporations.  Counties,  cities,  and  towns  from  time  imme- 
morial had  exercised  without  challenge  all  llu'  powers  conferred 
on  irrigation  districts,  and  many  others  in  addition  ihcrrto. 


HISTORICAL  161 

Subsequent  History  of  the  Act. 

The  law  having  been  enacted,  the  people  of  the  state,  in  sundry 
localities,  proceeded  to  organize  under  its  provisions.  Very  many 
districts  were  organized;  some  advisedly  and  some  inadvisedly. 
The  safeguards  provided  to  insure  only  the  formation  of  such  dis- 
tricts as  should  be  only  practicable  in  their  operation  were  ignored 
by  boards  of  supervisors  in  many  instances,  and  districts  were 
allowed  to  be  organized  by  such  boards  without  a  single  inquiry 
as  to  the  conditions  surrounding  them. 

In  many  instances  districts  were  permitted  to  be  organized 
that  had  no  water  or  the  opportunity  of  obtaining  any.  In  other 
instances  impracticable  schemes  were  allowed  to  be  consummated, 
whereby  the  lands  included  within  the  border  of  a  proposed  district 
were  either  not  susceptible  of  irrigation  at  all,  or  not  susceptible 
of  irrigation  by  water  from  the  same  source,  or  by  the  same  system 
of  works.  Of  course,  in  such  instances,  failure  necessarily  followed. 
These  failures  were  charged  to  the  district  law,  instead  of  to  the 
maladministration  of  it. 

The  fight  against  the  validity  of  the  law  was  vigorous  and  pro- 
tracted. The  holders  of  large  bodies  of  land  were  opposed,  as  a 
rule,  to  its  enforcement.  Land  speculators  were  determined  not 
to  pay  irrigation  assessments  on  extensive  bodies  of  lands  which 
they  held  for  speculation  onlj',  and  which  they  could  not  hope  to 
subject  to  a  system  of  irrigation. 

The  bankers  of  the  state,  as  a  rule,  were  firml}^  set  against 
the  law.  because  many  of  them  held  large  bodies  of  land  which 
they  had  been  compelled  to  take  on  mortgages  and  trust  deeds. 
They  were  in  no  position  to  provide  their  lands  with  irrigation  be- 
cause they  simply  held  them  as  a  speculation,  or  as  a  means  of 
making  good  the  money  which  they  had  loaned  upon  them. 

Capital  Fights  Law. 

In  this  manner  almost  unlimited  capital  was  engaged  in  the 
attempt  to  have  the  law  declared  invalid.  After  a  long  battle,  and 
notwithstanding  the  fact  that  these  herculanean  powers  were  ar- 
rayed in  opposition  to  the  law,  it  passed  through  all  the  courts,  and 
was  finally  determined  to  be  constitutional  by  the  supreme  court 
of  the  United  States  in  a  remarkably  exhaustive  and  well-written 
opinion. 

The  best  example  of  the  practical  operation  of  the  law  may 
be  seen  in  the  large  districts  known  as  the  IModesto  District,  the 


162  IIISTORI  C  A  L 

Turloc'k  District,  and  Alta  District.  The  tirst  two  named  are  situ- 
ated mainly  in  Stanislaus  County. 

The  California  irrigation  district  law  constituted  a  new  de- 
parture in  the  field  of  irrio:ation.  and  was  the  first  ever  made 
to  mold  into  form  a  system  for  farming  neighborhoods,  the  sugges- 
tion of  which  grew  out  of  the  famous  case  of  Lux  v.  Haggiu. 

The  controversy  over  the  validity  of  this  law,  formed  after 
much  study  by  the  late  Honorable  C.  C.  Wright,  whose  account 
has  been  so  largely  used  in  the  foregoing,  was  continued  with 
unabated  vigor  until  tlic  decision  by  the  supreme  court  of  the 
United  States,  which  was  read  November  16,  1896. 

That  decision  determined  that  the  irrigation  of  arid  lands  un- 
der the  California  district  law  is  a  public  purpose,  and  that  the 
water  thus  used  is  put  to  public  use.  The  great  point  to  be  gained 
was  that  of  furnishing  farming  neighborhoods  with  the  right  of 
eminent  domain.  This  was  fully  accomplished  by  the  district  law, 
since,  as  construed  by  the  supreme  court  of  the  United  States, 
the  use  of  water  for  irrigation  purposes  by  farming  neighborhoods 
constituted  a  public  use. 

To  reach  this  end  required  more  than  eight  years  of  litigation, 
and  during  all  this  time  anything  like  sj^stematic  operation  of  the 
law  was  impossible.  Furthermore,  the  contention  over  the  validity 
of  its  provisions  resulted  in  the  impossibility  of  selling  bonds  by 
irrigation  districts,  and  work  thereunder  was  wiioUy  susi)ended 
until  such  time  as  confidence  could  be  created  under  the  full  de- 
termination by  the  court  that  such  irrigation  districts  were  valid. 

Success  at  Last, 

No  general  attempt  to  operate  the  districts  throughout  the  state 
was  ever  undertaken,  but  in  the  several  localities  which  we  have 
pointed  out  they  have  been  operated  and  are  now  being  operated 
with  great  success. 

The  district  law  may  well  be  deemed  an  important  event  in  the 
history  of  litigation,  law-nuiking,  and  irrigation  in  California,  and 
its  future  is  likely  to  be  attended  with  very  important  results.  As 
the  districts  already  operating  show  the  practicability  of  its  pro- 
visions and  the  high  utility  of  the  law  as  an  economic  measure, 
it  will  undoubtedly  grow  in  favor  and  become  operative  in  many 
portions  of  the  state  where  little  attention  is  now  paid  to  it. 

While  controversy  over  the  law  continued,  irrigation  by  other 
means  did  not  languish.  Systems  already  begun  were  enlarged  and 
the  areas  already  begun  were  increased  in  a  marked  way. 


HISTORICAL  163 

In  conclusiou,  it  may  be  said  that  the  Wright  law,  which  was 
patiently  formulated  by  one  of  the  former  able  lawyers  of  the 
Los  Angeles  bar,  who  was  unfortunately  cut  short  in  his  career 
by  death,  has  stood  the  test  of  the  years  and  the  scrutiny  of  the 
best  lawyers  in  the  land,  including  the  supreme  court  of  the 
United  States  itself.  Modesto,  the  former  home  of  the  author  of 
the  bill,  has  been  the  scene  of  some  of  the  bitterest  contentious  that 
have  ever  come  by  reason  of  the  irrigation  law.  At  present  the 
machinery  of  the  irrigation  law  is  working  smoothly.  Questions 
concerning  assessments,  the  issuance  and  sale  of  bonds,  and  the 
proper  proceedings  in  general  are  much  better  understood  than  at 
the  outset. 

But  the  great  factor  in  the  success  of  the  irrigation  law  is  one 
that  has  not  taken  place  in  the  courts,  but  in  the  fields  where  alfalfa 
and  sundry  profitable  crops  have  been  made  certain  and  multiplied 
in  productivity  by  irrigation  w^aters,  which  have  made  what  were 
formerly  desert  lands  as  rich  as  the  valleys  of  the  Amazon. 

Incidents  in  the  Los  Angeles  Courts. 

Like  all  other  parts  of  California,  Los  Angeles  has  contributed 
its  share  of  humorous  incidents,  especially  incidents  that  occurred 
in  the  early  alcalde  days.  It  is  impossible  to  narrate  many  of 
these  stories  in  detail,  as  they  are  too  numerous,  but  a  few  will 
indicate  the  spirit  that  prevailed  in  the  old  times,  when  the  oil 
had  not  been  placed  in  the  joints  of  the  great  legal  machine — in 
fact,  when  the  machine  itself  might  be  said  to  have  lain  unas- 
sembled. 

On  November  12,  1838,  a  citizen  complained  to  the  political 
superior  that  an  alcalde  had  appropriated  his  cattle  and  fined  the 
sufferer,  repenting  later  and  returning  the  cattle  but  not  the  hides. 
The  petitioner  was  eager  to  have  the  fine  remitted  and  the  hides 
or  their  value  returned.  It  is  not  known  just  what  happened,  but 
the  value  of  all  property  involved  was  under  fifty  dollars. 

The  governor  referred  the  case  to  the  first  alcalde,  along  with 
the  petition  and  exhibits. 

The  case  was  referred  from  one  alcalde  to  another,  from  pre- 
fect pro  tem  to  governor  pro  tem,  until  the  papers  were  almost 
worn  out  or  had  become  musty  and  dust-covered.  There  is  no 
record  as  to  what  disposition  was  finally  made  of  the  case.  It  was 
not  transferred  to  the  American  courts  after  American  occupation. 

It  seems  odd  to  read  that  in  Los  Angeles,  so  late  as  1840,  one 
Cornelio  petitioned  that  he  had  been  imprisoned  for  debt  and  his 


]G4  II I  STO  h'  IC  AL 

orchard  was  alxmt  to  lu'  taken  from  liim.  altlu)u,i;li  he  asseverates 
that  debt  is  not  a  prison  ott'ense. 

"We  read  that  the  matter  reached  the  <:-overnor.  wlio  usually 
attended  to  all  sueh  eases.  It  seems  exeeediuiily  odd  to  read  that 
the  governor  orders  the  judtre  who  aeted  to  nuike  a  written  re- 
port of  what  oeeuri-ed.  "suppliMuental   to  his  vei'hal   report." 

The  judge  finally  reports  that  he  had  much  ])ity  for  the  pris- 
oner, but  a  point  of  ethics  had  prevented  him  from  aetiim'.  as  two 
brother  judges  had  already  sentenced  the  i)risoner. 

The  Judge  Explains. 

The  judge  explained,  howevei-.  thai  lie  had  mercifully  per- 
mitted the  petitioner's  brother  to  take  jxtssession  of  his  orchard 
and  harvest  therefrom  sufficient  fi-iiit  lo  pay  the  creditors  of  the 
imprisoned  man.  Tliis  was  done  out  of  eonsideralion  for  tlie  pris- 
oner's family,  it  was  explained.  The  governor  finally  made  this 
uni(iue   order: 

"Let  the  judge  make  Cornelio  Lope/  understand  that  prop- 
erties are  respected  whenever  the  debts  conti-acted  by  tiie  owners 
do  not  accuse  them;  that  a  judge  may  imprison  a  debtor;  that  the 
prisoner  should  not  make  use  of  subterfuges,  making  a  merit  of 
imprisonment;  also  that  prisoner  waits  patiently  antl  submissively 
the  result  to  wliidi  he  has  given  cause." 

The  judge  curtly  reported  that  he  had  promptly  complied 
with  the  governor's  instructions  and  that  the  "prisoner  understood 
and  remained  infomned  and  subject  to  wliat  may  i)e  ordered." 

The  records  do  not  show  how  long  the  unfortunate  owner  of 
the  orchard  had  to  "remain  submissive  and  informed"  before  he 
gained  his  liberty,  but  an  old  rumor  says  the  apples  had  long  been 
made  into  cidei*.  the  cider  had  long  l)een  ■"hard.""  and  many  events 
had  taken  {)lace  in  the  world  before  Cornelio  again  saw  tlie  light 
of  day  except  through  prison  bars. 

In  1S40  a  petitioiH'r  comj)lains  that  he  has  been  tletained  in 
jail  three  days  "for  an  affair  of  a  lioi-se  in  dis[)ute."  He  accuses 
Don  Felii)e  Lugo,  the  judge  in  (luestion.  by  saying,  "which  gen- 
tleman has  not  deigned  to  decide  the  matter." 

The  prefect  orders  that  tlie  jndizc  wlio  tried  the  case  "will 
proceed  to  (b»  justice."  The  jmbjc  i-cported  thai  Ihe  petition  made 
by  the  pri.souer  was  "more  owing  to  iiis  violent-e  than  to  any  jus- 
tice on  his  side."  The  petitioner  was  forced  to  await  dilatory  pro- 
ceedings. The  result  is  not  rejxirted.  but  it  is  l)elieved  that  the 
eomi)laining  jietitioner  lost  his  cause. 


IIISTOBICAL.  165 

In  an  old  Los  Angeles  ease  a  citizen,  in  referring  to  eondnct 
of  a  judge,  which  conduct  displeased  the  citizen,  says:  "I  cannot 
but  be  surprised  at  the  extreme  facility  with  which  that  judge  at- 
tacks the  inviolable  rights  due  to  all  citizens." 

This  shows  that  some  citizens,  even  in  those  old  days,  had 
the  spirit  of  the  recall  in  their  mind,  or  at  least  the  roughshod  pre- 
liminary criticism. 

One  of  the  best  stories  that  has  come  to  light  regarding  con- 
ditions existing  in  Los  Angeles  at  a  date  much  later  than  the 
stories  heretofore  told  is  that  narrated  by  INIr.  J.  A.  Graves,  for- 
merly of  the  San  Francisco,  then  of  the  Los  Angeles  bar,  but 
now  a  banker.  It  is  best  told  in  his  own  language,  as  presented 
in  a  delightful  address  entitled  "Reminiscences  of  the  Early  Bar 
of  Los  Angeles,"  which  he  delivered  before  the  members  of  the 
Los  Angeles  Bar  Association  on  October  15,  1909.  It  runs  thus, 
but  the  quotation  marks  are  omitted : 

Becomes  a  Judge. 

By  one  of  those  peculiar  political  accidents  that  are  constantly 
taking  place,  Don  Pedro  Carrillo,  a  native  Calif orni an  of  distin- 
guished family  and  appearance,  but  without  legal  knowledge  or 
training,  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace  in  Los  Angeles. 

Mr.  Graves  describes  him  as  having  been  grossly  ignorant  of 
the  law  and  aggravatingly  dense  in  powers  of  understanding — in- 
tensely stupid  and  beyond  hope  of  redemption. 

He  had  his  courtroom  in  the  second  story  of  a  brick  liuilding, 
immediately  north  of  the  Cosmopolitan  Hotel.  The  courtroom  was 
reached  by  a  wooden  staircase  outside  of  the  building,  which  was 
owned  by  the  Vigilante,  Signoret.  Carrillo  was  not  very  prompt 
in  paying  rent,  and  when  ninety  days'  rent  became  due,  Signoret 
took  off  the  lower  step  of  the  staircase ;  ninety  days  later  he  took 
otf  another  step,  and  again  another,  so  that  at  the  time  I  am  speak- 
ing of,  it  was  quite  an  acrobatic  feat  to  gain  access  to  Don  Pedro 
Carrillo 's  court. 

But  the  judge  was  ingenious.  He  got  several  strong  boxes 
and  improvised  steps  in  lieu  of  those  that  were  taken  away.  When 
he  was  departing  from  his  daily  labors,  he  passed  the  boxes  up 
to  his  constable,  who  stored  them  in  the  courtroom,  after  which 
he  was  obliged  to  shin  his  way  to  the  foot  of  the  stairs.  The  next 
day,  with  the  justice's  assistance,  the  constable  mounted  the  stairs, 
passed  out  the  boxes,  and  the  justice  then  ascended  to  his  court- 
room. 


lee  HISTORICAL 

His  office  was  run  on  the  fee  system,  and  he  was  a  great 
stickler  for  his  fees.  He  would  swear  a  witness,  then  say,  ''Hold 
on  a  minute!  Let  me  charge  up  that  oath."  "When  duly  entered 
in  his  register  of  actions,  he  would  allow  the  attorneys  to  proceed. 

One  day  he  discovered  that  interpreters  were  entitled  to  pay 
for  their  services  (interpreting  was  usually  from  Spanish  to  Eng- 
lish, or  vice  versa),  so  he  did  the  interpreting  and  allowed  himself 
pay  for  it,  charging  it  up  to  the  litigants. 

There  was  at  this  time  a  woman  who  ran  a  ])eauty  parlor  in 
the  city.  She  liad  a  magnitieent  head  of  hair,  which  she  wore, 
when  on  the  street,  in  a  single  braid  of  rare  beauty.  It  reached 
far  below  her  waist.  Her  beauty  apjioalod  to  the  justice,  as  the 
sequel  will  show. 

A  Long  Examination. 

She  was  arrested  for  eml)ezzlement,  and  I  became  her  attorney. 
The  preliminary  examination  was  tediously  stretched  out  to  con- 
sume several  days.  With  true  Castilian  grace,  each  day,  Don 
Pedro  conducted  the  defendant,  with  great  gallantry,  to  the  top 
of  the  improvised  stairs,  always  apologizing  for  their  condition  by 
saying  that  he  was  having  them  repaired,  and  tliat  the  carpenter 
must  be  on  a  drunk. 

There  was  absolutely  no  evidence  on  which  to  hold  the  fair 
defendant,  and  I  moved  for  a  dismissal  of  the  charge  for  lack  of 
evidence.  After  the  argument  on  the  motion  Justice  Carrillo  shook 
his  head  and  said  that  it  was  a  most  important  matter,  as  the  rights 
of  the  state  were  involved ;  that  considerable  incriminating  evidence 
had  been  introduced ;  and  that  the  good  of  the  nation  could  be 
preserved  by  promptly  punishing  people  charged  with  crime,  and 
that  innocent  people  were  seldom  so  charged.  But  he  would  give 
the  matter  his  serious  consideration  before  doing  anything  either 
way. 

Two  days  later,  meeting  him  on  the  street,  I  asked  him  to  come 
and  liave  a  drink  with  me.  He  put  his  arm  in  mine  and  said,  as  we 
started  for  the  saloon,  "Graves,  do  you  know  that  case  of  yours 
is  making  me  gray-haired?  It  causes  me  lots  of  trouble  and  worry. 
Why,  I  work  on  it  every  night.  Do  you  see,  I  have  my  book  now, 
taking  it  home  to  study." 

I  naturally  expected  to  see  some  pondero\is  treatise  on  crimiiud 
law,  as  he  pointed  to  a  law  book  under  his  arm.  AVhen  we  reached 
the  saloon  he  laid  the  law  book  on  the  bar  to  light  the  ever-present 
cigarette.  Without  appearing  to  be  inquisitive,  I  got  hold  of  the 
work,  and  beliold.  it  was  not  a  work  on  criminal  law  or  anything 


HISTORICAL  167 

pertaining  to  such  a  case  as  that  under  consideration,  but  a  well- 
thumbed  first  edition  of  the  Political  Code  of  California ! 

Gets  an  Opinion. 

The  matter  ran  along  for  some  time,  and  finally  he  met  me 
on  the  street,  took  me  aside,  and  said,  "Graves,  I'm  going  to  grant 
your  motion,  and  the  district  attorney  is  very  hot  at  me  about  it, 
so  I  have  found  great  difficulty  in  writing  out  an  opinion  that 
satisfies  my  mind  and  will  do  me  credit.  Now,  would  you  object 
to  writing  an  oj^inion  for  mef  Have  it  ready  to-morrow,  so  I  can 
copy  it,  then  read  it  the  next  day." 

I  readily  assented,  got  him  out  an  elaborate  opinion,  quoted 
him  latin  maxims,  cited  cases,  reviewed  the  evidence,  and  wound 
up  by  declaring  the  evidence  of  the  prosecution  utterly  insufficient 
to  justify  holding  the  defendant,  dismissing  the  charge  against  her, 
and  exonerating  her  bond.  I  gave  it  to  him,  but  he  complained  that 
it  was  too  long  for  him  to  copy,  but  I  explained  that  it  would  not 
look  well  in  my  writing.  After  much  grumbling  he  wrote  the  opin- 
ion in  a  perfect  hand  such  as  was  common  among  the  Spanish 
people  in  those  times.  He  delivered  it  from  the  bench  with  fine 
elocutionary  effect  and  much  dignity  the  next  morning.  He  then 
had  it  published  in  all  the  daily  newspapers. 

Some  months  later  he  became  ambitious  and  wanted  the  nom- 
ination for  county  judge.  If  anyone  disputed  his  qualifications,  he 
would  refer  to  the  opinion  he  had  so  carefully  copied  from  my  man- 
uscript. He  would  say,  in  a  surprised  and  oflf-hand  way,  "What! 
Me  not  qualified !  You  just  go  and  read  my  opinion  in  that  embez- 
zlement case  that  all  the  papers  published." 

Mr.  Graves  says  he  has  never  been  able  to  make  up  his  mind 
whether  the  famous  Hall  McAllister  or  the  almost  equally  famous 
Samuel  M.  Wilson  was  the  greater  lawyer.  Both  were  at  the 
San  Francisco  bar  when  he  first  remembers  the  things  that  were 
going  on  in  1873. 

Like  all  others  who  have  ever  attempted  to  describe  these 
two  eminent  men  deservedly  called  legal  giants,  he  admits  that 
both  had  the  elements  of  greatness.  Both  were  handsome  men, 
although  Wilson  was  the  smaller  and  less  imposing  appearing  of 
the  two ;  but  he  was  a  better  business  man  and  perhaps  a  safer 
guide,  even  if  he  did  lack  in  oratorical  powers,  possibly  in  power 
of  statement.  He  was  keen  in  analysis  and  seldom  failed  to  see 
through  a  cause. 


168  //  /  N  T  O  r.l  C  A  L 

^Ir.  Graves  says  that  he  himself  was  oiiee  at  a  luncheon  at 
which  Hall  ^McAllister  was  i)resent.  along  with  a  number  of  other 
legal  lights.  During  the  meal  Mr.  MeAlli.ster  asked  Graves  whom 
he  regarded  as  the  coming  lawyer  of  Los  Angeles. 

"Stephen  ]\I.  White."  was  his  reply. 

]MeAllister  seemed  to  regard  the  answer  as  ridiculous  and  the 
person  making  it  as  a  dreamer.  This  nettled  Graves,  who  said.  "I 
would  as  soon  intrust  the  defense  of  my  life,  liberty,  or  property  to 
White  as  to  you.  Mr.  McAllister,  although  I  am  well  acquainted 
with  your  spb'iulid  abilities  and  high  standing  here." 

Changes  His  View, 

Some  three  months  later  ^McAllister  wrote  to  Graves  referring 
to  the  discussion  at  the  luncheon,  withdrawing  his  remarks,  and 
adding  that  he  had  met  Mr.  Wliite  in  some  litigation  in  the  United 
States  court,  where  he  had  learned  to  respect  his  abilities. 

Mr.  Graves  afterward  learned  that  White  had  ''waxed*'  Mc- 
Allister by  having  an  important  bill  thrown  off  the  calendar  with- 
out leave  to  amend.  lie  says  he  always  admired  McAllister  for 
his  frank  acknowledgment  of  his  erroneous  opinion  of  ^Fi-.  White's 
abilities  and  character. 

It  is  the  opinion  of  ^Ir.  Graves  that  the  Honorable  John  B. 
Felton  was  far  more  scholarly  than  either  Wilson  or  ^FcAllister. 
He  was  very  fond  of  such  authors  as  Rabelais,  the  great  French 
satirist.  Graves  says  he  seldom  heard  Felton  make  a  speech  in 
which  he  did  not  quote  something  from  that  famous  author. 

"Felton  was  an  extremely  intelligent-looking  man."  says  Mr. 
Graves.  "He  was  of  medium  height  and  compactly  built.  His  hair 
and  beard  were  of  a  yellowish  tinge,  his  countenance  open,  eyes 
large,  expressive,  and  entertaining.  When  he  looked  at  you.  he 
took  you  in.  as  it  were,  and  seemed  immediately  to  know  all  about 
you.  Every  subject  presented  to  him  met  with  the  same  instant 
comprehension.  He  was  a  delightful  entertainer,  a  good  story- 
teller, and  a  good  listener. 

"I  made  his  acquaintance  in  an  endeavor  to  collect  a  bill  from 
him.  He  finally  paid  it  when  I  caught  him  with  the  money,  just 
as  he  said  he  would,  the  first  time  I  ever  interviewed  him.  We 
became  fast  friends. 

"When  I  went  to  San  Francisco  to  be  examined  before  the 
supreme  court  for  admission  to  the  bar.  I  met  Felton.  who  expressed 
great  pleasure  at  seeing  me  again.  I  had  been  in  Los  Angeles  for 
some  months. 


HISTORICAL  mj 

"He  took  me  to  dinner  and  afterward  to  his  office,  where  he 
examined  me  as  to  my  legal  attainments,  and  talked  law  to  me 
nntil  11  o'clock  that  night.  When  we  parted  he  told  me  he  would 
come  up  to  the  courtroom  the  next  morning  to  see  how  I  got 
along.  I  really  hoped  he  would  forget  the  promise,  but  sure 
enough,  as  I  took  my  place  in  the  class,  I  saw  him  come  in  and 
take  his  seat.  I  was  really  more  afraid  of  him  that  of  the  supreme 
court. 

A  Slight  Digression. 

"Digressing  a  little,  I  will  relate  an  incident  that  occurred 
during  that  examination.  A  member  of  the  class  with  whom  I  had 
gone  to  college  some  years  before,  arose,  and,  addressing  the  court 
in  a  peculiar  voice,  'If  your  Honors  please,  may  I  make  arrange- 
ments in  advance  with  the  clerk  for  my  certificate  of  admission,  as 
I  live  at  San  Luis  Obispo,  and  must  return  to-day?' 

"Judge  Wallace  smiled  upon  him  and,  with  great  unction  said, 
'You  may  make  any  arrangements  you  please  with  the  clerk,  sir.' 
The  young  man  thanked  him  and  paid  the  clerk  ten  dollars,  took  the 
oath  of  office  under  stipulation  that  it  was  to  be  dated  the  next  day, 
and  departed.  Although  this  young  man  was  a  good  lawyer  and 
had  passed  an  excellent  examination,  it  appeared  that  his  name 
did  not  appear  in  the  papers  the  next  day  as  one  who  had  passed 
a  successful  examination.  In  fact,  he  was  the  only  man  in  the 
class  who  was  not  admitted. 

"I  saw  Mr.  Felton  frequently  during  the  next  few  days  and 
then  returned  to  Los  Angeles.  I  think  it  was  in  February, 
1877.  but  a  few  months  before  his  death,  that  I  met  him  on  Spring 
Street,  in  this  city.  He  was  suffering  from  gout  and  diabetes,  and 
was  shuffling  along  in  carpet  slippers,  not  being  able  to  wear  shoes. 
He  was  rejoiced  to  see  me.  I  abandoned  my  office  and  spent  three 
delightful  days  with  him,  during  w^hich  time  I  played  the  host. 

"I  showed  him  all  the  wonders  of  our  locality.  We  discussed 
law,  politics,  religion,  and  literature,  and  I  had  never  known  him  to 
be  in  a  more  vigorous  frame  of  mind.  I  saw  him  safely  to  his  train 
and  we  parted.  He  knew  that  the  hand  of  death  was  upon  him  and 
that  he  should  probably  never  see  me  again.  Shortly  afterward 
he  died.  He  was  a  man  of  brains,  possessing  a  wide  field  of  in- 
formation. He  had  read  everything  worth  reading  and  some  things 
that  were  not. 

"As  a  lawyer  he  stood  in  the  front  rank  of  that  great  Cali- 
fornia bar  that  has  seldom  had  its  equal  in  any  state.  His  antago- 
nists were   all   giants,  but  lie  was  a  match   for  anv  of  them.     He 


170  HISTORICAL 

had  no  business  ability  and  no  faculty  of  savintr  money  after  he  had 
earned  it.  so  he  died  comparatively  a  poor  man. 

''The  following  story  is  told  of  him:  A  man  to  whom  he  was 
indebted  was  onee  in  his  office  when  he  received  a  very  large  fee. 
lie  congratulated  Felton.  and  said,  'Now,  I  suppose  you're  going 
to  pay  me  that  note.'  'Xo.  my  friend,'  said  Felton.  waving  the 
check  before  liim.  'this  is  for  pleasures  yet  to  come.'  " 

Creed  Haymond's  Career. 

^Ir.  Graves  iiives  some  interesting  reminiscences  of  Creed  Hay- 
mond.  who  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  most  prominent  lawyers 
of  California — brilliant,  successful,  and  as  contradictory  as  the 
winds  in  his  attitude  toward  corporations. 

At  one  time  Raymond  advocated  that  the  public  ousht  to  tear 
up  the  tracks  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Railroad  Company.  l)ut  when 
he  became  a  state  senator  he  made  a  powerful  plea  in  their  behalf, 
and  later  became  and  remained  their  attorney  until  his  last  illness. 

According  to  Mr.  Graves.  Avho  frequently  recites  his  reminis- 
cences to  members  of  the  bar  at  Los  Angeles,  George  AV.  Tyler,  the 
notorious  old  lawyer  of  San  Francisco,  was  probably  the  most 
trick}'  member  of  the  profession  in  California.  It  was  he  who 
"passed  a  gold  brick"  to  General  W.  H.  L.  Barnes,  in  the  Sharon 
case,  by  inducing  the  general  to  pay  $25,000  of  Sharon's  money 
for  something  that  proved  to  be  only  a  trap  in  which  to  catch 
Barnes  and  Sharon. 

James  G.  Eastman,  also  one  of  the  old  and  brilliant  lawyers 
of  early  San  Francisco,  who  was  associated  with  Tyler  for  some 
years,  used  to  tell  the  following  story  on  the  wily  Tyler,  who  could 
not  be  trusted  in  anything:  In  the  daj^s  when  stage  robbing  was 
not  considered  so  seriously  as  to-day,  or  at  least  when  lawyers, 
some  of  them,  took  long  chances  with  the  gentlemen  of  the  road, 
two  highwaymen  had  held  up  a  stage  and  obtained  $15,000  in  gold. 
Of  course  thej'  publiclj'  protested  their  innocence,  but  Eastman  and 
Tyler  got  them  aside  and  probed  into  possibilities.  When  they 
finally  took  the  case  under  investigation,  as  the}-  announced,  they 
went  out,  as  they  said,  to  gatiier  evidence  of  their  client's  inno- 
cence. 

The  allegation  was  tliat  this  gold  had  been  stolen  from  the 
Well-Fargo  expre.ss  box.  "While  protesting  their  innocence  to  the 
public,  they  confessed  to  Eastman  and  Tyler  that  each  had  buried 
$5,000  of  the  money  and  each  had  spent  a  large  portion  of  the 
third  $5,000. 


HISTORICAL  171 

One  burial  of  coin  took  place  near  Sacramento,  the  other  near 
Marysville,  and  of  course  this  buried  treasure  was  to  constitute 
the  fee,  if  the  attorneys  appeared  in  the  case.  The  problem  was 
hoAv  to  get  the  gold. 

It  soon  developed  that  the  apprehension  of  the  prisoners  was 
due  to  the  fact  that  they  had  grown  hilarious  while  proceeding 
to  spend  the  $5,000  which  was  not  buried ;  but  Tjder  and  Eastman 
found  enough  of  it  left  to  serve  as  a  retainer. 

Finds  his  Coin. 

Eastman  went  to  Marysville  and  dug  up  his  $5,000,  as  agreed 
with  his  associate.  Under  the  terms  of  the  agreement.  Tyler  was 
to  dig  his  fee  from  Sacramento  soil.  After  a  few  days  Eastman 
received  a  telegram  from  Tyler  expressing  sorrow  that  he  had 
been  disappointed  of  his  hopes  and  he  desired  to  meet  his  partner 
in  San  Francisco. 

At  that  meeting  Tyler  bore  a  more  mournful  expression  than  a 
minister  who  had  just  attended  half  a  dozen  funerals.  AVith  tears 
in  his  eyes — he  was  a  good  actor — he  confided  to  Eastman  the 
sad  fact  that  he  had  been  utterly  unable  to  locate  his  share  of  the 
loot.  Eastman,  moved  by  the  story  of  his  companion's  hard  luck, 
acquiesced  in  the  request  to  divide  his  "find"  with  Tyler. 

Many  years  afterward  Tyler  criticised  Eastman  for  being  "too 
easy"  in  money  matters,  and  confessed  to  him  that  he  had  readily 
found  the  $5,000.  Both  defendants,  however,  w^ere  sent  to  the  peni- 
tentiary. 

The  unseemly  wrangling  that  often  disgraces  courts  in  these 
days,  as  in  the  so-called  graft  cases  in  San  Francisco,  was  suddenly 
ended  in  a  celebrated  case  that  was  tried  before  Judge  James  G. 
Maguire  when  he  was  superior  judge  many  years  ago,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

There  had  been  much  bitterness  between  Hall  McAllister  and 
John  I.  Bergin,  who  had  a  sharp  tongue  and  probably  the  best  mem- 
ory for  cases  of  any  man  at  the  bar. 

"These  men  had  been  getting  closer  and  closer  to  the  danger 
line,"  said  Judge  Maguire,  in  telling  of  the  trial  some  years  later, 
"and  it  seemed  prett}^  evident  that  one  or  the  other  would  soon 
be  calling  his  antagonist  a  liar.  I  had  tried  in  vain  to  calm  them, 
but  each  day  found  them  drawing  closer  to  the  firing  line,  so  I  went 
into  my  cloister  and  devised  a  way  to  end  the  trouble. 


172  7/  ISTO  I!  I  C  A  L 

Seeking  a  Remedy. 

""When  court  was  called  to  order  the  next  raoruincr  I  said: 
'Gentlemen.  I  have  tried  in  vain  to  prevent  you  from  addressing 
each  other  in  lantruat^e  more  fit  for  a  bar-room  than  for  a  court, 
.so  I  have  decided  to  make  a  rule  for  the  guidance  of  counsel  in  this 
cause.  In  order  that  the  order  may  not  be  misunderstood  I  have 
caused  it  to  l)e  typewritten.  The  clerk  will  hand  each  attorney 
a  copy  of  it.' 

"The  rule  simply  .stated  that  neither  attorney  should  address 
the  other  directly,  but  any  messages  should  be  delivered  to  the 
judge,  who  would  convey  it  to  the  other  attorney.  All  went  well 
for  a  few  hours,  messages  being  passed  through  my  mouth.  Finally 
little  Bergin  said.  *May  it  please  your  Honor,  will  you  kindly  tell 
the  distinguished  gentlemen  tliat  his  word  in  this  matter  is  no  bet- 
ter than  that  of  a  common  liar.'  I  at  once  responded.  'To  a.sk 
the  judge  to  deliver  such  a  message  is  contempt  of  court.  I  fine 
you  $100.'  The  fine  was  paid  forthwith,  with  the  remark.  'It  is 
worth  that  much  to  say  what  I  think.*  ^McAllister  said.  'May  it 
please  your  Honor.  I  am  so  pleased  to  see  a  stingy  man  disgorge, 
that  you  may  invite  the  gentleman  to  indulge  in  the  vain  luxury 
of  using  his  tongue  all  day  at   a   hundred  dollars   a   sentence.'  " 

Some  of  the  peculiar  entries  made  in  old  court  records  at  Los 
Angeles  are  exceedingly  amusing,  as  may  be  seen  by  a  few  ex- 
cerpts. 

In  one  case,  for  example,  the  record  shows  that  judges  did 
not  care  much  whether  they  held  court  oi"  not.  "A  feast  day  hav- 
ing intervened."  runs  the  entry,  "the  proceedings  are  suspended." 

In  another  cause  about  that  time,  one  of  the  parties  accounted 
for  the  nondelivery  of  the  documents  in  the  case,  as  previously  or- 
dered, by  alleging  that  although  he  came  to  deliver  it.  he  found 
the  court  closed  on  account  of  too  much  rain. 

In  the  same  case  the  following  entry  appears:  "Owing  to 
serious  engagements  of  the  court  to-day.  the  proceedings  are  herebj' 
suspended."  A  little  further  along  in  the  case  is  this  entry:  "The 
court  now  being  somewfiat  at  leisure,  the  expediente  will  be  re- 
ceived." Be  it  known  that  all  these  references  to  the  court  really 
meant  the  judge,  and  the  engagements  referred  to  were  his  per- 
sonal, not  judicial,  engagements. 

Some  Humorous  Entries. 

Many  of  the  most  humorous  entries  were  in  conciliation  courts 
such   as  existed   before   the  American   reuMUie.     In    one    of    those 


HISTORIC  AL  173 

causes  the  parties  to  the  controversy  agreed  to  appoint  arbitrators 
(judges)  to  decide  the  matter.  Their  agreement  of  arbitration 
contains  the  following:  "And  the  belligerent  parties  impose  upon 
themselves  a  fine  of  two  hundred  dollars,  Avhich  shall  be  paid  by 
the  one  who  protests  or  proposes  another  suit  which  may  override 
the  sentence  which  may  be   given  by  the  arbitrating  judges." 

In  their  final  sentence  the  arbitrating  judges  found  a  sum  due 
from  defendant  to  plaintiff,  and  allowed  interest  at  the  rate  of  two 
and  one-half  per  cent  per  month. 

Another  interesting  case  is  where  one  of  the  parties  alleges 
that  a  certain  judge  has  exceeded  his  jurisdiction.  After  quot- 
ing what  was  alleged  to  be  the  law  on  the  subject,  he  says:  "Since 
the  prescriptions  of  said  law  do  not  admit  interpretation,  it  must 
be  supposed  that  the  honorable  judge  read  it  mechanically,  since 
he  has  wished  to  take  to  himself  attributes  of  a  higher  authority. 
We  must  therefore  be  convinced  that  the  conciliation  judge  has 
not  acted  in  conformity  with  the  laws  in  force,  but  that  through 
ignorance  or  malice  he  has  acted  in  the  matter  with  too  much  par- 
tiality. This  proceeding,  your  excellency,  does  not  onl}"  trample 
upon  our  social  compact,  but  it  also  ridicules  supreme  government 
and  wounds  persons  and  authorities  that  must  be  respected  and 
conciliated  by  reason  of  the  privileges  to  them  imparted  by  law." 

In  an  interesting  case  wherein  the  defendant  had  made  some 
insinuations  as  to  the  bankruptcy  and  other  shortcomings  of  the 
plaintiff,  the  plaintiff  relies  in  a  way  that  gives  a  wonderful  picture 
of  the  reckless  use  of  language  permitted  in  legal  papers  in  those 
days,  his  reply  being  in  part   as  follows : 

"Even  if  I  wished  to  answer  in  the  same  manner  in  which 
the  preceding  coarse  and  disreputable  writing  is  formed,  my  prin- 
ciples and  good  education  do  not  allow  it.  It  seems,  your  honor, 
that  the  addition  of  my  first  writing  has  been  treated  with  the 
utmost  contempt  by  the  court  under  your  charge,  as  proved  by  the 
effrontery  by  which  the  opposing  party,  absolutely  deviating  him- 
self from  the  question,  continues  insulting  me  with  nonsense  and 
proverbs  such  as  Sancho  Panza  would  not  be  capable  of  spouting 
out  when  talking  with  Don  Quixote,  and  lastly  I  repeat  to  you 
my  prayer  in  this  particular,  making  you  responsible  for  the  results 
that  may  ensue  for  not  listening  to  me  in  justice,  because  my  op- 
ponent does  not  respect  our  being  before  a  tribunal  that  must  be  re- 
spected. ' ' 


174  //  /  .<^  T  0  J!  I  C  A  L 

An  Odd  Direction. 

In  direetinp:  the  detViulant  to  answer,  the  court  says:  ''And 
the  belligerent  parties  are  cautioned  to  stop  all  personalities  and 
Hisults  or  the  corresponding  fine  will  be  imposed." 

^Ir.  Graves  had  a  high  opinion  of  the  ability  of  Hall  McAllister, 
whom  he  describes  as  one  of  the  greatest  lawyers  he  ever  met 
in  San  Francisco.  As  heretofore  said,  however,  he  was  never  able 
to  say  whether  lie  thouglit  McAllister  or  Samuel  ^l.  Wilson  the 
more  powerful  at  the  bar.  He  describes  him  as  a  tall,  well-built, 
large-framed  man  of  tine  appearance,  who  always  wore  a  frock  coat 
and  high  hat.  It  was  his  habit  to  be  clean-shaven  daily  and  his 
clothing  was  spotlessly  neat  and  clean.  His  manner  was  kindly, 
his  bearing  dignified.  He  looked  like  an  actor,  although  when  one 
knew  him  to  be  a  lawyer  he  seemed  to  fulfill  the  ideal  of  that  char- 
acter in  his  every  appearance. 

]\rr.  Graves  says:  "He  was  a  wonderful  advocate,  equally  good 
before  a  judge  or  a  .jury.  In  his  argument  before  a  jury  he  called 
upon  the  treasured  stores  of  his  well-filled  brain,  and  by  the  magic 
of  his  honeyed  tongue,  he  aroused  the  emotions  of  the  human  heart 
and  touched  the  innermost  chords  of  human  sympathy.  Jove-like, 
he  hurled  his  thunderbolts  of  scorn,  contempt,  and  ridicule.  Broad 
in  his  views  of  life,  in  touch  with  every  element  of  human  thought 
and  action,  he  reached  into  the  innermost  recesses  of  the  juror's 
mind  and  played  upon  liis  faults  and  foibles  with  the  same  grace- 
ful ease  that  a  skilled  musician  uses  in  drawing  sweetness  from 
some  favorite  instrument." 

A  number  of  those  who  knew  McAllister  well  have  never 
said  that  he  was  an  orator.  Under  the  popular  definition,  he  was 
not,  but  when  one  analyzed  the  subtle  manner  of  his  method,  his 
diction,  his  logic,  and  the  entire  presentation  of  the  case  there 
was  no  doubt  that  he  wr>)ught  wonderful  results  by  so  exju-essing 
emotion  as  to  excite  emotion  in  otliers,  which  is  an  (»1(1  definition 
of  eloquence. 

A   Wonderful   Talker. 

Mr.  Graves  often  heard  him.  and  he  concludes  tliat  he  was  a 
man  of  magic  speech.  Continuing  his  deseriiition.  he  says:  "]Mc- 
Allister  was  an  orator,  but  not  of  the  Fourth  of  July  or  public- 
speaking  class.  His  oratory  was  of  a  legal  nature.  It  partook  of 
that  great  and  honorable  profession  to  which  he  had  so  assiduously 
devoted  his  life.  The  beauty  of  liis  language,  llie  purity  of  his 
diction,  the  wonderful  scope  of  his  l)oundless  knowledge,  filled  liis 
listeiuM's  Avith  breathless  rapture.     He  was  earnest  and  forcible  in 


HISTOBICAL  175 

his  manner,  respectful  in  his  bearing  to  the  court,  jury,  and  his 
opponents. 

"He  would  sometimes  talk  for  days  to  one  juror,  never  for 
one  moment  faltering  until  he  felt  that  he  had  won  him  to  his  view 
of  the  ease.  The  California  reports  show  that  his  practice  embraced 
every  possible  question  that  the  eccentricities  of  litigants  and  the 
peculiarities  of  our  laws  gave  rise  to.  No  man  ever  more  nearly 
approached  him  in  manner,  diction,  grace,  and  general  charm 
of  delivery  than  did  John  Garber,  who  became  prominent  in  Cali- 
fornia later.  Either  of  them  would  address  a  court  by  the  day,  and 
their  arguments,  when  presented  in  printed  form,  would  read  like 
the  well-considered  legal  opinion  of  a  master-minded  judge." 

Joseph  P.  Hoge  was  one  of  the  great  characters  of  the  old  days. 
He  w^as  an  old  man  in  1873,  but  was  hale  and  hearty.  In  fact, 
he  was  not  a  judge  until  after  he  was  seventy  years  of  age,  al- 
though this  seems  almost  incredible  to  those  who  knew  him  so 
long  only  as  a  judge.     His  former  title  was  "Colonel." 

From  Buckeye  State. 

Judge  Hoge  Avas  an  Ohioan  and  had  received  a  classical  educa- 
tion at  Jefferson  College,  Pennsylvania.  He  went  to  Ohio  after 
he  was  graduated  and  was  there  admitted  to  the  bar.  Courtesy, 
with  a  fund  of  rare  information,  and  the  equipments  of  a  gentleman, 
were  always  granted  to  be  among  his  sterling  assets.  He  became 
prominent  in  politics  and  was  a  member  of  the  Constitutional  Con- 
vention that  framed  the  present  constitution.  He  bitterly  opposed 
all  radical  influences. 

Before  he  came  to  California  he  was  a  member  of  Congress 
from  Galena,  111.,  being  a  Democrat.  He  sat  as  a  member  in  both 
the  28th  and  the  29th  Congresses.  His  political  career  thus  ran 
from  1843  to  1847. 

Hoge  and  Wilson  (Samuel  M.)  were  law  partners  in  Galena  for 
some  5'ears,  but  they  came  to  California  together  in  1853  and  prac- 
ticed together  until  1864. 

Colonel  Hoge's  life  was  active  politically  and  professionally. 
He  was  the  leader  of  the  Democracy.  He  was  elected  judge  of  the 
superior  court  of  San  Francisco  in  the  fall  of  1888  for  a  full  term 
of  six  years  from  January  1,  1889,  but  he  died  in  his  office  on  Au- 
gust 14,  1891.  at  the  age  of  eighty  years. 

Samuel  M.  Wilson. 

Samuel  M.  Wilson,  the  illustrious  father  of  Russell  J.  and  M. 
S.   Wilson,   was   one    of   the    greatest   lawvers   that    ever   came   to 


176  HISTORICAL 

California.  As  heretofore  said,  he  was  intimately  associated  for 
almost  a  lifetime  with  Judge  Joseph  P.  Hoge.  the  two  having  been 
early  friends  in  Ohio,  of  which  they  were  natives,  and  afterward 
legal  associates,  in  partnership  at  Galena.  Illinois,  at  the  time  that 
Mr.  IToge  was  a  member  of  both  the  2Sth  and  the  29th  Congresses. 

^Ir.  Wilson  was  born  at  Steubenville.  Ohio,  in  1S24.  He  had 
the  misfortune  to  lose  his  father  when  only  four  years  of  age, 
but  he  fell  into  good  hands,  so  that  his  breeding  and  education 
were  not  neglected,  but  carefully  provided  for.  although  he  had 
to  deliver  many  sturdy  blows  in  his  own  behalf  early  in  life. 

At  the  Grove  Academy,  which  he  attended  for  several  years, 
he  received  the  elements  of  a  very  good  education,  although  he 
never  won  a  diploma,  being  compelled  to  stop  and  win  his  own  way 
from  time  to  time,  having  the  physical  strength  and  courage  to  do 
so. 

His  tirst  law  studies  were  pursued  in  the  oftiee  of  General 
Samuel  Stokeley.  also  a  prominent  member  of  Congress,  as  was  his 
later  associate  from  Illinois.  Here  young  Wilson  proved  himself  a 
careful  and  enthusiastic  student  of  dogged  perseverance.  He  was 
not  given  to  over-enthusiasm  or  emotion,  but  pursued  a  dogged  pur- 
pose to  succeed,  being  aided  by  an  indomitable  will  and  a  logical 
mind. 

But  while  he  was  studying  law.  he  also  pursued  his  other 
studies,  particularly  Latin,  some  English  classics,  history,  and  the 
sciences.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  practiced  for  some  time 
at  Steubenville,  when  Colonel  Hoge.  who  was  then  in  Congress  from 
Galena,  invited  him  to  Galena  and  offered  him  a  partnership, 
which  he   accepted  in   1845. 

Although  Colonel  Hoge  was  almost  fourteen  years  older  than 
Mr.  Wilson,  the  friendship  between  them  was  remarkable,  having 
begun  in  Ohio  many  years  before,  where  that  friendship  and 
association  had  been  made  even  more  intimate  by  the  marriage 
of  ^Ir.  "Wilson's  brother  to  one  of  Colonel  Hoge's  sisters. 

Enough  of  Criminal  Law. 

An  interesting  incident  in  ^Mr.  Wilson's  life  is  the  fact  that  he 
became  district  attorney  at  Galena  by  the  resignation  of  the  regu- 
larly elected  officer.  His  experience  in  the  criminal  law  at  that 
time  sufficed  him  for  life,  for  he  did  not  like  it  and  would  have 
nothing  to  do  with  it.  This  early  determination  that  he  should 
shun  it  was  possibly  responsible  for  the  laying  of  the  foundation 
for  a  wonderfully  successful  and  lucrative  civil  practice  for  the 
remainder  of  his  life. 


HISTORICAL  177 

"The  criminal  law  business  I  had  to  attend  to  during  the  frag- 
mentary term,"  said  Mr.  Wilson  to  a  friend,  "surfeited  my  ambi- 
tion, if  I  had  ever  had  such  ambition,  to  be  connected  with  criminal 
cases." 

The  old  Galena  firm  of  Hoge  and  Wilson  removed  to  San  Fran- 
cisco in  1853,  while  the  lure  of  gold  and  the  activities  of  the  pio- 
neers were  still  the  great  features  of  social  and  commercial  life. 
This  firm  continued  in  business  until  1861,  during  all  of  which  time 
the  offices  of  the  firm  were  in  the  historic  Montgomery  Block,  one 
of  the  monuments  that   survived  the  disaster  of  1906. 

After  the  dissolution  of  the  firm,  Messrs.  Hoge  and  Wilson 
«vent  their  respective  waj^s.  ]\Ir.  Wilson  formed  a  partnership  with 
his  brother,  David  S.  AVilson.  This  lasted  only  two  years,  being 
broken  up  by  the  return  of  David  to  Iowa,  where  he  was  soon 
elected  circuit  judge. 

In  1866  Mr.  A.  P.  Crittenden  became  associated  with  Mr.  Wil- 
son, and  the  firm  of  Wilson  &  Crittenden  was  prominent  in  San 
Francisco  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Crittenden,  in  1870.  From  1870 
until  1874:  Mr.  Wilson  had  no  partner,  though  he  often  retained 
Judge  W.  W.  Cope  to  aid  him  in  his  business. 

Mr.  Wilson  and  his  second  son,  Russell  J.  Wilson,  became  part- 
ners in  January.  1874,  and  the  firm  of  Wilson  and  Wilson  was  in 
business  without  any  further  change  than  the  admission  of  another 
son — Mr.  M.  S.  Wilson — until  Mr.  Samuel  M.  Wilson's  death. 

No  lawyer  in  San  Francisco  ever  enjoyed  a  better  practice 
than  did  Mr.  Samuel  M.  Wilson,  who  represented  a  large  number 
of  wealthy  persons  and  strong  corporations  during  a  long  era  of 
active  litigation.  He  was  the  attorney  for  a  large  number  of  min- 
ing companies,  for  Wells-Fargo,  for  banks  and  safe  deposit  com- 
panies, and  other  concerns  that  took  an  active  part  in  commercial 
affairs  during  the  many  years  of  Mr.  Wilson's  career.  He  also 
frequently  appeared  as  one  of  the  attorneys  for  the  Central  Pacific 
Railroad  Company  in  important  suits. 

A   Great  Lawyer. 

It  is  the  opinion  of  those  who  met  him  in  the  courts,  or  who 
knew  his  methods  and  power  from  observation  and  general  knowl- 
edge, that  he  was  one  of  the  greatest  lawyers  and  most  indefati- 
gable workers — methodical  and  patient — that  ever  appeared  before 
any  tribunal  in  California. 

The  late  Oscar  T.  Shuck,  who  had  many  facilities  for  observing 
the  great  lawyers  of  the  early  days,  says : 


178  HISTORICAL 

"With  the  aid  of  his  sous  he  wielded  liis  immense  practice 
without  difficulty.  Although  perfectly  unassuming,  he  had  every 
possible  confidence  in  his  own  capacity." 

He  seems  to  have  been  a  man  who  knew  things  and  knew  that 
he  knew  them,  being  absolutely  certain  before  he  embarked  on  a 
sea  of  litigation.  He  often  opposed  the  giants  of  the  eastern  bar 
unaided  and  won  his  cases  even  more  frequently  than  he  lost  them. 
He  disliked  hazardous  suits  and  was  cautious  about  the  ground 
on  which  he  fought.  He  often  met  them  in  the  supreme  court  of 
the  United  States.  He  equipped  himself  in  complete  armor,  having 
a  large,  carefully  selected  library,  which  he  chose  for  utility.  No 
larger  library  was  ever  collected,  in  the  early  days,  than  his. 

There  is  no  doubt  that  he  possessed  what  is  known  as  a  well- 
balanced  legal  mind,  fine  judgment,  and  wonderful  energy.  To  his 
natural  equipment  he  added  constant  study,  making  law  his  jealous 
mistress,  as  Coke  advises  its  votaries  to  be. 

In  addition  to  loving  his  occupation  and  the  science  of  the  law, 
he  had  rare  capacity  for  work.  His  habits  were  exemplary  and  he 
led  an  honorable,  blameless  life. 

A  Great  Cross-examiner. 

The  late  A.  J.  ]Marsh.  the  great  court  reporter  who  established 
the  Marsh  system  of  shorthand,  paid  a  wonderful  tribute  to  INIr. 
Wilson,  whom  he  pronounced  the  greatest  cross-examiner  he  had 
ever  seen,  unless  he  excepted  Durant,  the  famous  associate  of 
Choate.  The  Boston  cross-examiner  was  perhaps  no  greater  than 
W^ilson,  whose  mind  seemed  to  travel  far  ahead  of  the  witness 
and  lead  the  man  on  the  stand  to  the  most  startling  and  unexpected 
conclusions  and  contradictions,  if  that  man  were  either  dishonest 
or  stupid. 

Mr.  W^ilson  was  always  known  as  a  tireless  worker.  He  per- 
haps made  the  most  thorough  preparation  of  every  phase  of  his 
case  of  any  practitioner  at  any  bar.  He  never  boasted  of  this  fact 
but  once,  when,  goaded  by  dilatory  motions,  he  made  a  remark 
that  sheds  much  light  on  his  methods  and  his  feeling  of  absolute 
confidence  in  his  conclusions. 

In  a  suit  in  1880,  he  said,  in  response  to  somebody's  motion 
based  probably  on  the  theory  that  Wilson  was  as  superficial  as  the 
other  lawyers  in  the  case:  "I  make  thorough  i)reparation  of  my 
cases.  I  have  analyzed  this  case  and  I  know  just  what  the  plaintiff 
will  be  permitted  to  prove  under  each  count.  If  this  amendment 
is  allowed.  I  mav  desire  to  demur;  I  mav  move  to  strike   out;  I 


HISTORIC  AL  '  179 

may  answer.  I  prepare  my  cases,  so  that  when  I  come  into  court 
I  may  be  able  to  assist  both  court  and  jury." 

It  was  methods  such  as  this  remark  suggests  that  caused  Wil- 
son to  bring  victory  to  so  large  a  proportion  of  his  clients  in  a 
life  of  hard-fought  legal  battles  among  men  who  were  not  pigmies. 
He  appeared  before  the  supreme  court  of  California  more  frequently 
than  did  any  other  lawyer  during  his  career,  possibly  more  fre- 
quently than  any  lawyer  will  ever  appear  in  the  future. 

He  died  after  a  brief  illness,  on  July  4,  1892,  and  was  almost 
sixtjMiine  years  old.  He  had  been  in  his  office  the  day  before, 
and  had  attended  the  meeting  of  the  Bar  Association  the  evening 
before  his  death. 

All  things  considered,  no  man  can  say  that  a  greater  lawyer 
ever  practiced  at  the  California  bar.  Samuel  M.  Wilson  may  de- 
servedly be  called  one  who  was  a  giant  among  giants. 

An  Important  State  Case. 

One  of  the  most  important  cases  ever  decided  in  California 
or  by  the  supreme  court  of  the  United  States  affecting  California 
was  that  involving  the  title  to  the  Yosemite  Valley. 

By  an  act  approved  on  April  2,  1866,  an  act  is  ratified  by  which 
the  governor  had  been  authorized  to  appoint  eight  commissioners 
to  govern  the  Yosemite  Valley  and  the  Big  Tree  Grove,  near  Mari- 
posa. 

By  the  former  act  the  state  of  California  became  vested  with 
full  title  to  the  cleft  or  gorge  known  as  the  Yosemite  Valley,  to- 
gether with  the  land  within  the  boundary  described  in  the  act,  in- 
cluding, as  before  said,  the  Mariposa  Big  Tree  Grove,  famous  over 
all  the  world  by  reason  of  the  vast  age  of  the  sequoia  gigantea 
growing  therein. 

The  commissioners  hold  this  property,  under  legal  decisions, 
for  the  uses  and  purposes  mentioned  in  the  act  creating  the  grant, 
and  the  supreme  court  of  California,  in  the  case  of  F.  F.  Low, 
as  governor,  H.  W.  Cleveland,  et  al.,  commissioners,  vs.  J.  M.  Hutch- 
ings,  cited  in  the  41  California  Reports,  page  34,  the  opinion  having 
been  written  by  Mr.  Justice  Crockett,  from  which  no  dissent  was 
made,  declares  that  so  long  as  the  powers  of  the  commissioners 
remain  unimpaired  and  the  trust  remains  in  force  under  which  the 
state  holds  these  lands,  the  right  of  the  commissioners  to  their  pos- 
session cannot  be  resisted,  and  declares  that  the  attempt  of  the 
state  legislature  to  make  a  grant  of  a  portion  of  these  lands  to 
the  defendant  Hutchings  would  be  an  open  and  flagrant  violation 


180  •  H  1ST  OEl  C  A  L 

of  the  trust  in  wliieh  these  lands  were  conveyed  to  the  state,  and 
therefore  void. 

This  was  regarded  as  an  important  decision  at  the  time  and 
created  much  interest  and  discussion.  The  supreme  court  of  the 
United  States,  at  the  December  term.  1872.  on  an  appeal  taken  by 
Hutehings,  cited  in  15  Wallace,  page  77.  ]\rr.  Justice  Field  having 
delivered  the  unanimous  opinion  of  the  court,  sustained  the  decision 
of  the  supreme  court  of  California,  that  the  act  of  Congress  of 
June  30.  1864.  granting  the  ^Mariposa  Big  Tree  Grove  and  the 
Yosemite  Valley  to  the  state  of  California,  pa.ssed  the  title  of  those 
premises  to  the  state,  .subject  to  the  trust  specified  therein,  and 
to  be  held  "for  public  use.  resort,  and  recreation,  and  bo  inalien- 
able for  all  time." 

Whatever  changes  were  afterward  made  in  the  relations  of  the 
state  toward  the  federal  government  in  no  way  affected  the  sound- 
ness of  the  decision,  which  was  an  important  one  in  the  history 
of  Californian  litigation  many  years  ago.  The  case  is  believed  to 
be  unique  in  American  history,  at  least  in  some  of  its  essential 
details. 

Views  on  Street  Railrcads. 

.Much  of  the  litigation  of  recent  years,  as  well  as  the  discussion 
of  problems  affecting  the  public  interests,  grew  out  of  conten- 
tions between  street  railway  corporations  and  the  public.  The  ex- 
ten.sion  of  the  public  desire  to  control  the  means  of  transportation 
has  caused  much  bitter  discussion,  and  some  of  the  great  cases  of 
recent  years  have  had  to  do  with  the  fundamental  principles  of 
railway  control. 

The  late  Luther  McKissick.  who  was  employed  as  special  coun- 
sel by  the  government  in  some  famous  litigation  against  the  Stan- 
ford estate,  uttered  some  advanced  views  in  his  day. 

In  the  library  of  ^Fr.  [McKissick  was  found  a  brief  that  was 
never  filed  by  reason  of  a  compromise  in  the  suit  for  which  it  was 
prepared,  but  it  is  interesting  as  an  evidence  forerunning  the  drift 
of  more  recent  tendencies  to  note  that  that  brief  took  the  position 
that,  as  railways  are  public  highways,  the  municipality  should  have 
a  right,  without  dispute,  to  the  use  of  the  tracks,  under  an  applica- 
tion of  the  law  of  eminent  domain. 

Principles  Contended  for. 

The  brief  indicates  legal  anticipation  of  economic  changes. 
"It  was  not  prepared  by  me,"  said  Mr.  McKissick.  "but  by  a 
lawyer,  aided  bj'  a  student  of  economic  problems.     The  two  made 


H  ISTO  L'  1  C  A  L  181 

thorough  investigations  of  the  labor  and  industrial  situation,  in 
conjunction  with  the  legal  problems,  and  their  very  clever  conten- 
tion was  the  result." 

The  brief,  which  later  cites  many  authorities,  opens  as  follows : 

"Under  modern  social  conditions  strikes,  boycotts,  lockouts, 
and  other  economic  diseases  are  multiplying  with  increasing  fre- 
quency. Federations  of  labor  on  the  one  hand  and  great  combina- 
tions of  capital  on  the  other  discourage  the  middleman,  disarrange 
industry,  and  plunge  societ.y  into  bitter  strifes. 

"Though  the  courts  originally  regarded  strikes  as  unlawful 
conspiracies,  the,y  now  grant  not  only  the  right  to  strike,  but  to 
employ  pickets.  One  result  of  such  decisions  is  that  strikes  are 
now  conducted  as  great  industrial  wars,  being  directed  by  national 
commanders. 

"While  these  signs  of  social  maladjustment  midtiply,  the  class 
struggle  predicted  and  agitated  by  socialists  seems  to  come  closer 
every  day.  Thoughtful  men  who  are  neither  millionaires,  labor 
agitators,  nor  socialists  naturally  begin  to  ask  where  this  strife  is 
to  end.  The  stern  capitalist  of  courage  may  call  for  state  militia 
or  federal  troops  when  the  public  peace  is  overthrown,  for  ex- 
ample, during  a  street-car  strike,  and  a  president  of  the  determina- 
tion of  a  Cleveland,  ignoring  an  Alt  geld 's  gubernatorial  protest, 
protects  Chicago's  street-cars  by  sending  an  escort  of  Uncle  Sam's 
soldiers.  Thereupon  the  socialists  and  the  public  ownership  party 
demand  municipal  ownership,  and  with  every  new  strike  there  is 
renewed  discussion.  Thousands  of  writers  and  speakers  travel 
over  the  old  roads  that  lead  nowhere,  and  each  outbreak  finds  the 
problem  as  far  from  solution  as  ever.  Must  the  strife  always  con- 
tinue?    Must   the   remedy   forever  remain   a  mystery?" 

The  attorneys  then  explain  that  they  agree  with  Captain  W.  II. 
Ashby,  one  time  a  lawyer  in  San  Francisco,  but  later  of  Beatrice, 
Nebraska,  that  OAvnership  of  the  highway — the  track  itself — should 
be  vested  in  the  government,  whether  federal,  state,  or  municipal, 
and  that  the  ownership  and  operation  of  cars  fall  within  the  prov- 
ince of  private  industry.  They  cite  the  fact  that  the  late  M.  J. 
Becker,  chief  civil  engineer  of  the  Panhandle  system,  pronounced 
the  plan  of  joint  operation  of  trains  over  a  publich'  owned  track, 
a  practical  scheme.  It  was  contended  that  several  companies  for- 
merly operated  over  a  track  near  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  each  com- 
pany leased  its  right  of  way  over  the  road,  with  the  privilege  of 
using  it,  at  specified  times,  in  conjunction   with   other  companies. 


182  H  I  S  T  ()  n  IC  AL 

It  miyrht  be  difficult  to  find  a  parallel  example  to  this  brief, 
its  peculiarity  being  that  it  minorles  economic  analysis,  industrial 
tendency,  and  legal  decisions  in  its  ar^'ument. 

For  example,  the  authors  of  the  brief  say  that  they  agree 
with  Professor  Seligman,  of  Columbia  University,  that  "it  is  possible 
to  advocate  government  ownership — especially  municipal  owner- 
ship— of  some  forms  of  property,  without  incurring  the  imputation 
of  socialism;  and  if  the  right  line  of  demarkation  is  drawn,  there 
is  a  field  for  public  ownership,  in  co-operation  with  private  in- 
dustry  in   the  operation  of  street-cars   in   cities." 

The  attorneys  responsible  for  the  brief  then  say  it  is  their 
purpose,  with  the  indulgence  of  the  court,  to  go  far  afield,  so  to 
speak,  and  look  into  historical,   ethical,   and   economic  principles. 

''We  purpose,"  they  say.  "to  analyze  the  problem  of  public 
ownership,  as  applied  to  street-car  management  and  the  question 
of  the  rights  of  the  public,  and  to  show  that  the  public  ownership 
of  the  highway  itself,  as  distinguished  from  the  public  ownership 
and  operation  of  the  cars,  is  consistent  with  the  modern  system 
of  industry,  now  conducted  along  the  conservative  and  recognized 
lines  of  individualism.  In  other  words,  a  city  may  justly  own 
the  iron  highways  within  its  territory,  may  also  own  the  power 
plants  by  which  cars  are  moved,  and  may  charge  track  toll  and 
power  rentals  to  competing  operating  companies,  all  this  without 
interfering  with  the  rights  of  private  capital,  and  without  over- 
throwing the  present  economic  system  of  industry.  This  distinction 
preserves  the  rights  of  ail  classes,  and  overcomes  the  objection 
that  municipal  operation  would  involve  the  hiring  of  a  vast  army 
of  men." 

In  view  of  the  Geary  Street,  San  Francisco,  situation,  wherein 
the  city  always  seems  to  have  some  sort  of  battle  on  with  the 
street  railway  companies,  it  may  be  useful,  from  a  historic  as 
well  as  from  a  legal  and  economic  view,  to  quote  a  little  more  in 
detail  from  the  odd  brief  that,  though  never  formally  filed,  was  in 
reality  a  part  of  the  legal  thought  in  California  almost  a  (juarter 
of  a  century  ago.  It  may  be  said  that  ]Mr.  Justice  Norman  P. 
Chipman  at  one  time  held,  as  a  layman,  that  the  best  solution 
of  the  railway  problem  itself — applying  that  word  to  every  kind 
of  rail  highway — would  be  some  such  distinction  as  should  recog- 
nize the  difference  between  rolling  stock  and  highway. 

To  come  back  to  the  brief,  here  are  some  of  the  vital  points 
set  forth  in  the  language  of  these  who  wrought  so  long  ago: 


HISTORIC  AL  183 

"It  is  now  generally  recognized  by  economists  that  government 
may  'properly  do  what  the  private  individual  cannot  do,  will  not 
do,  and  ought  not  to  do.'  [Seligman.]  The  private  ownership  of 
any  kind  of  a  highway,  the  exclusive  use  of  that  which  of  right 
belongs  to  the  public,  this  comes  fairly  within  the  limitation  of 
what  private  individuals  and  corporations  ought  not  to  do. 

''The  supreme  court  of  the  United  States  has  decided  several 
times,  as  have  the  supreme  courts  of  many  states,  that  railways 
are  public  highways.  In  the  case  of  the  Pensacola  Telegraph 
Company  (96  U.  S.,  page  1),  Chief  Justice  Waite  held  that  gov- 
ernment has  the  undoubted  'power  to  make  a  government  mon- 
opoly of  the  management  of  railways  and  the  telegraph,  and  to 
appropriate  to  its  use  the  existing  lines  of  both.' 

"Under  the  law  of  eminent  domain  private  property  must,  under 
the  compelling  force  of  public  demand,  be  surrendered,  after  just 
compensation,  for  the  benefit  of  the  majority.  Every  person  who 
has  ever  seen  a  condemnation  jury  at  work  knows  what  may  be 
accomplished  when  a  railroad  company,  in  its  quasi-public  char- 
acter, needs  a  man's  farm  for  its  switch  yards. 

"In  some  of  the  earlier  legal  battles  defendants  who  opposed 
the  right  of  railways  to  condemn  their  lands  argued  that  rail- 
roads were  private  ways  because  they  were  so  operated  that  none 
but  their  owners  could  use  them,  and  because  every  vehicle  not 
owned  by  the  company  was  barred  from  the  railroad ;  but  the  courts 
have  uniformly  held  that  railroads  are  public  highways  whose 
privileges  are  granted  for  a  time  to  companies,  subject,  always, 
to  the  superior  rights  of  the  public ;  and  that  if  railroads  do  not 
exist  by  public  necessity,  the  titles  by  which  the  companies  hold 
many  of  their  franchises  can  be  set  aside  as  absolutely  null  and 
void.  Judge  Jere  Black  announced  this  doctrine  with  singular 
force  and  clearness. 

"Though  the  cases  cited  pertain  largely  to  interstate  railroads, 
the  principle  and  the  reasoning  apply  with  even  greater  logic  to 
the  case  of  street  railways  in  modern  cities,  where  interruptions 
of  traffic  by  the  ill-arranged  affairs  of  private  owners  inflict  sharp 
and  disastrous  inconvenience  and  losses  upon  the  public. 

Highways  Belong  to  All. 

"Highways  are  of  great  antiquity.  They  existed  in  ancient 
Egypt,  in  Peru,  and  in  Ceylon,  where  they  reached  a  high  degree 
of  perfection.  In  Judges  we  find  accounts  of  highways  and  by- 
ways, and  Rome's  Via  Aurelia  and  Flamminian  Way  are  as  famous 


184  //  /  N  70  7?/  C  A  L 

as  the  military  roads  of  Caesar's  day.  Alexander  von  IInnil)oldt 
speaks  of  the  niarvelons  roads  of  tlie  Ineas.  mountain  hi<:h\vays 
over  the  Andes,  eoustrneted  by  forgotten  generations.  But  whether 
we  read  of  ancient  highways  in  India,  or  of  those  described  in 
Exodus  or  in  the  annals  of  excavated  Troy,  or  even  of  the  appear- 
ance on  the  highway  of  the  chariot  built  by  Erichthonius  at  Athens 
1486  years  before  Christ,  we  find  one  condition — that  highways 
were  always  owned  l)y  the  people,  and  from  the  earliest  times 
(down  to  the  invention  of  the  railroad)  both  civilized  and  savage 
men  have  always  guarded  their  highways  from  private  ownership. 
Whether  a  bridlepath  or  a  chariot  way.  the  road  always  remained 
the  heritage  of  the  multitude.  ^leii  of  all  races,  in  all  ages,  have 
had  the  right  to  pass  and  repass  over  the  public  thoroughfares, 
which  have  been  open  to  men,  women,  and  children  whether  walk- 
ing, driving,  or  riding.  Horses,  mules,  asses,  oxen,  camels,  ele- 
phants, dromedaries,  reindeer.  Arctic  dogs  and  even  African  cs- 
triches  ridden  by  jet  black  owners,  have  been  free  to  travel  over 
the  highway,  as  free  as  the  snow-skaters  of  Lapland  or  Holland,  as 
free  as  an  Oriental  palanquin  bearer  or  a  modern  chautfeur  racing 
through  the  highways  of  an  American  city.  With  the  advent  of 
railroads  the  public  was  ruled  off  the  track;  Then  began  our 
monopolies  and  our  strikes,  interrupting  land  locomotion  with  mod- 
ern vehicles. 

"A  study  of  the  history  of  highways  shows  that  a  compre- 
hensive definition  characterizes  them  as  such  modifications  of  the 
surface  of  the  earth  as  will  enable  it  fitly  to  receive  that  vehicle 
furnished  by  the  civilization  of  the  era.  The  path  of  a  nomad 
and  the  steel  rails  of  a  modern  trolley  system  are  inherently  a  free 
means  of  land  locomotion.  The  franchises  and  special  privileges 
granted  to  owners  of  steel  highways  mark  the  first  overthrow  of 
the  right  of  the  public  to  use  the  roads.  It  is  interesting  in  this 
connection  to  note  that  the  first  charters  issued  to  American  rail- 
roads made  it  plain  tliat  the  exclusive  right  to  own  and  operate 
trains  on  the  highways  was  denied.  The  selling  of  exclusive  fran- 
chises was  a  later  invention  of  the  money  kings  who  made  the  rail- 
road era  of  modern  civilization  in  America. 

Public  Must  Own  the  Track. 

"The  restoration  of  the  highway  to  the  public  is  the  remedy 
for  the  evils  that  come  from  strikes,  because  the  track  is  the  key 
that  enables  the  owners  of  street-car  lines  to  lock  out  the  public 
and  dictate  the  terms  under  which   men  will  be  hired   to   operate 


HISTORICAL  185 

ears.  Take  the  track  from  the  magnate,  and  the  giant  that  makes 
it  possible  to  block  our  commerce  while  he  fights  with  unions  is 
tied  and  helpless.  Abolish  private  ownership  of  the  rail  highway, 
permit  the  operation  of  cars  by  competing  companies,  and  the 
problem  is  solved. 

"It  is  clear  by  all  the  legal  authorities  that  in  temporarily 
abandoning  their  right  to  build  railways  the  state  governments 
merely  delegate  to  their  transient  agents — the  railway  companies — 
the  right  to  carry  on  a  great  public  necessity.  By  parity  of  reason- 
ing we  may  substitute  city  for  state,  street  railway'  for  steam  rail- 
way, and  argue  that  the  frequency  of  strikes  and  the  paralysis  of 
industry  by  the  stopping  of  street-car  service  justify  the  condemna- 
tion of  the  street-car  tracks,  wires,  and  power  houses  under  the 
law  of  eminent  domain.  That  step  once  taken  nobody  could  ever 
again  bar  the  public  from  its  right  of  locomotion  in  modern  vehi- 
cles, over  modern  highways. 

"The  fact  that  private  companies  have  bought  our  highways 
in  almost  every  American  city  is  an  evidence  that  public  officers 
have  never  clearly  understood  that  cities  might  have  declined  to 
go  into  the  business  of  operating  street-cars  and  still  have  retained 
the  absolute  right  to  say  who  shall  operate  them,  and  that  none 
shall  prevent  their  operation  so  long  as  anybody  owns  a  car.  Even 
if  it  be  deemed  wise  to  limit  the  general  use  of  tracks  to  one  or 
two  companies,  the  right  to  allow  almost  unrestricted  access  dur- 
ing emergencies  should  always  be  retained  by  the  public. 

"The  character  of  the  railway  is  such  as  to  make  it  imprac- 
ticable for  everybody  to  run  his  own  vehicle  thereon,  but  it  is 
possible  to  permit  a  limited  number  of  operating  companies  to 
compete  over  a  track  owned  by  the  public ;  it  is  possible  to  say  that 
no  highway  shall  ever  be  sold  to  anybody  or  permitted  to  earn 
money  for  any  corporation.  To  preserve  the  freedom  of  the  masses 
the  highways  of  every  character  must  be  as  remote  from  private 
ownership  as  were  the  wagon  roads  over  which  the  pioneers 
crossed  the  continent  in  '49.  The  track  itself  must  forever  remain 
free  from  the  clutch  of  monopoly." 


OBITLARY. 


HALL   MCALLISTER. 

It  seems  to  be  the  general  belief  in  Cali- 
fornia that  Hall  McAllister,  all  things  con- 
sidered, was  the  greatest  lawyer  in  all  the 
west,  and  that  we  shall  not  see  his  like  again. 
He  was  not  the  greatest  in  all  regards,  but 
his  faculties  were  so  developed,  his  gifts  were 
so  various,  that  it  may  be  said  that  he  had 
more  of  the  elements  of  greatness  than  any 
man  of  his  time  or  since  his  time  possessed. 

Hall  McAllister  was  born  in  Georgia  in 
1826  and  came  to  San  Francisco  in  1849.  He 
began  the  practice  of  the  law  in  August, 
1849.  He  applied  himself  to  his  profession 
with  great  earnestness.  Having  a  wealthy 
and  indulgent  father,  he  never  suffered  from 
poverty  or  the  fear  of  want.  He  was  courtly, 
popular,  and  of  an  honorable  disposition,  so 
his  practice  grew  fast  as  soon  as  his  abili- 
ties were  known.  There  was  no  let-down  in 
that  practice  until  jtist  before  his  death 
in  1888.  He  was  often  consulted  by  other 
lawyers.  Judge  E.  D.  Sawyer  once  re- 
marked that  McAllister  was  equally  good  in 
all  kinds  of  cases.  John  Garber  paid  him  a 
rare  tribute,  after  his  death,  by  saying  he 
adorned  every  subject  he  ever  touched,  and 
that  his  intellectual  capacities  knew  no  limit. 

Though  a  logical,  busy  man,  he  had  a  vein 
of  humor  in  argument,  in  cross-examination, 
and  in  his  general  intercourse  with  men. 
His  manners  were  pleasant.  He  had  a  habit 
of  taking  down  all  the  evidence,  or  the  main 
points,  in  his  own  writing.  It  seemed  to 
make  an  impression  on  his  mind,  so  he  could 
recall  it  in  argument.  He  was  a  careful 
cross-examiner.  In  the  management  of  a 
case  he  was  logical,  patient,  and  never  rat- 
tled. He  thought  and  moved  fast  for  a  man 
of  his  powerful  physique,  but  there  was  no 
suggestion  of  undue  haste.  He  was  so  polite 
and  courteous  that  he  won  court,  jury,  and 
witnesses.  His  intellectual  processes  were 
unhampered  by  hesitation.  In  achievement 
he  was  brilliant. 

STEPHEN  M.  WHITE. 

The  Honorable  Stc'ijlien  M.  White  is  now 
generally  regarded  as  having  been  one  of 
the  most  eminent  of  California's  native  sons. 
His  death,  on  February  21,  1901,  in  his 
forty-eighth  year,  cut  short  a  career  of 
statesmanship,  oratory,  and  fame  at  the  bar 
that  might,  under  the  circumstances  of  a  long 
life,  have  made  him  international  fame. 

The  Honorable  Stephen  M.  White  was  born 
in  San  Francisco,  January  19,  18.53,  his  father 
having  been  a  San  Francisco  mereliant. 
White,  Senior,  however,  soon  removed  to  the 
Pajaro  Valley  and  engaged  in  farming.     The 


hopeful  son  thus  had  much  early  experience 
in  agricultural  pursuits.  As  he  grew  older, 
the  boy  attended  a  private  school  in  Santa 
Cruz  County,  but  his  father  and  his  father's 
sister,  both  persons  of  good  mind  and  educa- 
tion, had  much  to  do  with  molding  the  career 
of  tlie  brilliant  young  man.  Being  a  devout 
Catholic,  he  went  to  St.  Ignatius  College,  San 
Francisco,  for  a  time,  then  attended  Santa 
Clara  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
in  1871.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1874.  He  almost  at  once  removed  to  Los 
Angeles,  where  he  soon  took  a  leading  place 
at  the  bar.  Prior  to  being  admitted  he  had 
studied  and  had  much  experience  at  Watson- 
ville  and  Santa  Cruz,  so  that  he  was  familiar 
with  court  practice.  He  was  district  attor- 
ney at  Los  Angeles  from  1883  to  1885,  his 
career  there  being  noted  for  industry  and 
ability. 

He  soon  began  to  take  an  active  interest 
in  politics,  having  been  a  firm  Democrat. 
He  campaigned  the  state  several  times  and  at- 
tracted attention,  for  he  was  a  close  reasoner, 
a  man  of  pleasing  personality,  possessed  a  pow- 
erful and  resonant  voice,  and  a  well-trained 
mind.  As  set  forth  elsewhere  in  this  volume, 
he  attracted  the  favorable  attention  of  Hall 
McAllister,  the  eminent  lawyer,  when  he  met 
and  defeated  that  Nestor  of  the  bar  in  the 
United  States  courts  in  an  important  case. 

He  was  elected  United  States  senator  in 
January,  1893,  and  served  his  full  term  of 
six  years.  During  his  term  he  fought  long, 
hard,  and  successfully  for  the  $3,000,000  ap- 
propriation for  the  deep-water  harbor  at  San 
Pedro.  Having  always  taken  an  active  in- 
terest in  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  in 
civic  affairs,  he  was  able  to  discuss  business 
and  economic  problems  in  conjunction  with 
the  appropriation. 

Xo  battle  ever  fought  for  a  cause  involv- 
ing the  welfare  of  California  or  any  part  of 
it  was  ever  more  gallantly  and  ably  fought 
than  was  Mr.  White's  long  and  able  conten- 
tion for  this  harbor  appropriation. 

After  his  death  there  was  great  sorrow 
throughout  California.  Bar  associations,  the 
legislature,  the  mayor  of  Los  Angeles,  and 
the  mayors  of  cities  sent  telegrams  of  condo- 
lence to  his  bereaved  widow,  and  resolutions 
of  sympathy  were  adopted  by  sundry  organ- 
izations. Leaders  of  the  bar  in  Los  Angeles 
and  elsewhere  were  of  the  opinion  that  death 
had  taken  the  most  brilliant  lawyer  and 
statesman  of  California.  His  mind  was  ad- 
mirably equipped  for  all  occasions,  and  he 
was  wise,  tactful,  logical,  and  thoroughly  in- 
formed. He  was  a  many-sided  and  greatly 
beloved  man. 


OBITUARY 


187 


AUGUSTUS  LORING  HART. 

One  of  the  remarkable  California  lawyers 
of  his  time  was  the  late  Augustus  Loring 
Hart.  He  was  in  reality  and  in  the  strict- 
est sense  a  genius  as  a  lawyer.  He  was  at 
the  same  time  a  profound  lawyer  and  a  bril- 
liant advocate — qualities  rarely  found  com- 
bined in  one  person. 

He  was  born  in  the  state  of  Indiana,  on 
the  eleventh  day  of  September,  1850,  and 
died  at  the  age  of  fifty-one  years  in  the  city 
of  San  Francisco,  on  the  thirtieth  day  of 
June,  1901.  Accompanied  by  his  father,  the 
late  Judge  James  Hart,  of  Colusa,  and  his 
uncle,  Hon.  A.  L.  Rhodes,  ex-Chief  Justice 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  California,  now  re- 
siding at  San  Jose,  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
came  to  California  in  the  fifties.  After 
graduating  from  the  San  Jose  Institute,  a 
well-known  college  of  the  early  days,  he 
took  up  school-teaching  before  he  had 
reached  the  age  of  his  majority  by  a  number 
of  years.  He  later  took  up  the  study  of  the 
law  under  Judge  Lawrence  Archer,  at  San 
Jose,  and  when  twenty-one  years  of  age  was 
admitted  to  practice  law  by  the  Supreme 
Court.  At  the  age  of  twenty-four  years  he 
was  elected  on  the  Republican  ticket  as  Dis- 
trict Attorney  of  Colusa  County,  although 
that  county  was  then  the  banner  Democratic 
county  of  the  state.  He  built  up  a  lucra- 
tive practice  in  Colusa  and  adjoining  coun- 
ties, having  been  retained  on  one  or  the 
other  sides  of  all  the  important  civil  and 
criminal  litigations  in  the  courts  of  Colusa 
and  neighboring  counties  until  the  year  1879, 
when,  at  the  age  of  a  little  over  twenty-nine 
years,  he  was  elected  as  a  Republican  Attor- 
ney-General of  California.  He  was  the  first 
Attorney-General  elected  after  the  adoption 
of  the  Constitution  of  1879,  and  there  were 
many  difficult  legal  problems  upon  which  he 
was  required  to  give  opinions  growing  out  of 
the  radical  changes  the  new  organic  law  had 
wrought  in  our  system  of  government.  It 
is  a  notable  fact  that  the  Supreme  Court 
almost  invariably  supported  General  Hart's 
interpretation  and  construction  of  the  new 
constitution. 

Among  the  important  questions  handled  by 
the  young  Attorney-General  was  the  one 
involving  the  power  of  the  state,  under  the 
new  system  of  railroad  taxation  inaugurated 
by  the  new  constitution,  to  assess  such  cor- 
porations through  the  State  Board  of  Equal- 
ization. The  precise  question  involved  need 
not  be  stated  here,  it  being  sufficient  to  ex- 
plain that  the  railroad  companies  took  the 
matter  to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court 
and  the  cases  there  presented  were  known  as 
the  "Railroad  Tax  Cases."  General  Hart,  in 
behalf  of  the  state,  argued  those  cases  in 
that  court  at  Washington,  and  arrayed 
against  him  on  the  other  side  were  the  late 
Roscoe  Conkling,  of  New  York,  and  the  late 


Geo.  F.  Edmunds,  of  Vermont.  A  writer, 
speaking  at  the  time  of  General  Hart's  argu- 
ment in  those  cases,  said:  "So  brilliantly  did 
the  young  lawyer  plead  his  cause  that  George 
C.  Gorham,  in  his  paper,  the  'Washington 
Republican,'  complimented  him  and  recorded 
the  fact  that  Senators  Conkling  and  Ed- 
munds and  even  members  of  the  Supreme 
Court  themselves  had  spoken  in  praise  of  his 
remarkable  effort." 

Among  his  notable  forensic  achievements 
were  his  victories  in  these  cases:  People  v. 
Jeffries,  charged  with  murder;  the  felony 
case  against  a  well-known  state  officer 
charged  with  embezzlement.  General  Hart 
demonstrating  the  innocence  of  his  client  in 
the  last  mentioned  case  by  showing  conclu- 
sively a  conspiracy  to  fasten  upon  his  client 
the  crime  of  a  deputy  in  the  latter's  office; 
the  cases  of  murder  against  certain  strikers 
in  the  railroad  strike  of  1904,  each  of  his 
clients  having  been  acquitted  in  the  Superior 
Court  of  Yolo  County;  the  celebrated  land 
ease  of  Paly,  Heilbron  &  Company,  involv- 
ing thousands  of  acres  of  land.  The  trial  of 
the  last  mentioned  case  consumed  over  three 
months'  time,  the  result  being,  after  the  case 
had  been  taken  through  all  the  state  and 
federal  courts,  that  General  Hart  secured  a 
judgment  finally  confirming  the  title  of  his 
clients. 

General  Hart  left  a  widow  and  three  chil- 
dren-— two  sons  and  a  daughter.  Mrs.  Hart 
is  a  daughter  of  Hon.  Wm.  Beckman,  former 
State  Railroad  Commissioner,  and  now  and 
for  many  years  President  of  the  People's 
Savings  Bank  of  Sacramento. 

General  Hart's  sons,  A.  L.  and  Fred  B., 
are  graduates  of  the  University  of  Califor- 
nia and  of  Hastings  Law  School.  The  first 
named  is  practicing  law  in  Sacramento  and 
the  last  is  located  in  Reno  in  the  practice. 
General  Hart  also  left  surviving  him  four 
brothers  and  four  sisters.  The  brothers  are: 
Judge  E.  C.  Hart,  of  the  Third  Appellate 
Court;  T.  R.  Hart,  a  practicing  attorney  in 
Sacramento;  Dr.  A.  C.  Hart,  a  prominent 
physician  and  surgeon  of  Sacramento  and  Dr. 
W.  C.  Hart,  a  well-known  dentist  in  the  city 
of  San  Francisco. 

JOHN  GARBER. 

After  Hall  McAllister  and  Samuel  M.  Wil- 
son, .Tohn  Garber  was  by  common  consent 
hailed  as  the  leader  of  the  bar  of  San 
Francisco.  In  all-round  qualifications,  in  in- 
tegrity, oneness  of  purpose,  power  of  state- 
ment, and  the  essentials  that  make  a  great 
lawyer,  he  was  second  to  none.  He  was  a 
student  of  intense  habits,  given  to  severe 
analysis,  introspection,  and  that  concentra- 
tion of  mind  that  really  shortened  his  life. 
Mr.  Garber  settled  in  San  Francisco  in  1S57, 
having  arrived  from  Virginia,  his  native 
state. 


1S8 


OBI  TV  A  If  Y 


He  practiced  in  California  until  1S70.  when 
he  went  to  Nevada,  where  he  had  a  brief 
but  brilliant  career,  being  elected  a  jus- 
tice of  the  supreme  bench  of  that  state.  He 
resigned  after  a  service  that  ran  for  about 
two  years  and  returned  to  San  Francisco. 
The  firm  was  for  a  time  Garber  &  Thornton 
(Harry  Thornton),  and  Thomas  B.  Bishop 
was  taken  into  the  firm  in  ISSU.  In  1887 
Colonel  Thornton  withdrew.  In  1890  the 
firm  became  (Jarber,  Boalt  &  Bishop.  In  189.') 
Mr.  Charles  S.  Wheeler  entered  the  firm. 
Later  the  Honorable  Eugene  R.  Garber,  who 
had  been  a  superior  judge,  became  a  mem- 
ber. Then  L.  M.  lloefler,  G.  C.  Earl,  and 
William  Rix  became  associated.  The  Honor- 
able Eugene  Garber  died  some  years  after 
this  association.  Mr.  Bishop  was  called  by 
the  same  power,  and  then  the  head  of  the 
firm  answered  the  same  summons. 

By  several  test  votes  it  was  the  almost 
unanimous  opinion  of  the  bar  of  the  state 
that  ex-Judge  John  R.  Garber  was  the  great- 
est lawyer  in  California.  In  forensic  discus- 
sion he  exhibited  uniform  strength  and  clear- 
ness, never  seeking  spectacular  methods.  He 
had  read  all  the  great  decisions,  mastered  the 
text-books,  and  had  a  legal  mind  seldom 
equaled  among  lawyers.  He  was  sincere, 
and  his  life  was  an  example  of  courtesy  and 
personal  honor.  He  was  born  at  Staunton, 
A'irginia,  and  had  the  training  of  an  engineer. 
He  excelled  in  logic  and  mathematics,  so 
when  he  essayed  the  law  his  powers  of  reason- 
ing were  well  matured.  As  a  mining  and 
corporation  lawyer  he  had  few  equals  in  the 
world.  He  was  also  famous  as  a  cross-exam- 
iner,  and   his   speeches   read  like  text-books. 

WILLIAM   T.    WALLACE. 

Honorable  William  T.  ^Yallaee,  who  was 
long  one  of  the  foremost  lawyers  of  Califor- 
nia, was  born  at  Lexington,  Kentucky,  on 
March  22,  1828,  and  died  when  well  beyond 
eighty  years  of  age.  He  came  to  California 
in  18.50,  settling  at  San  Jose,  where  he  mar- 
ried a  daughter  of  Governor  Peter  Burnett. 
During  his  long  career  he  was  prominent  as 
District  Attorney,  Attorney-General,  Superior 
Judge,  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court,  of 
which  he  was  also  Chief  Justice,  and  as  a 
member  of  the  San  Francisco  Board  of  Police 
Commissioners. 

When  Mr.  Wallace  arrived  in  California 
he  was  in  poor  health,  suffering  from  tubercu- 
losis, being  a  thin,  pale  young  man.  He 
grew,  however,  to  be  a  man  of  tremendous 
size  and  robust  health.  He  was  a  hard 
worker,  profoundly  acquainted  with  law,  his- 
tory, and  the  world  at  large.  His  greatest 
fame  probably  rests  on  his  career  as  Superior 
Judge  in  San  Francisco,  which  was  long  after 
he  had  been  on  the  su|)renie  bench.  He  had 
charge   for   many   years   of    the    criminal    de- 


jiartmcnt  and  was  a  terror  to  evil-doers.  It 
was  his  custom  to  sentence  burglars  and  foot- 
|)ads  to  terms  as  long  as  the  law  allowed — 
forty  years  or  more.  During  his  incumbency, 
word  wmt  round  the  world  that  San  Fran- 
cisco was  a  dangerous  town  for  criminals  and 
there  was  a  dearth  of  crime. 

He  was  a  thorough  believer  in  the  deter- 
rent effect  of  caj)ital  punishment  and  had  no 
])atience  with  maudlin  ideas  regarding  crim- 
inals. In  sentencing  desperate  criminals  to 
be  hanged  he  often  gave  them  terrible  lec- 
tures on  the  awfulncss  of  their  deeds,  then 
calmly,  firmly  consigned  them  to  the  gallows 
without  a  qualm  of  conscience  or  any  senti- 
mental regret,  feeling  that  he  had  performed 
his   duty    honorably. 

He  was  Attorney-General  from  1856  until 
18.jS,  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  from  1870 
until  1880,  being  Chief  Justice  for  six  years, 
the  longest  period  of  any  other  incumbent 
except   Justice   Beatty. 

W.  H.  L.  BAENES. 

W.  H.  L.  Barnes,  a  man  of  large  physique, 
classical  education,  splendid  abilities,  and 
wide  experience  the  world  over,  was  certainly 
for  many  years  one  of  the  great  lawyers  of 
San  Francisco — possibly  ranking  with  McAl- 
lister, Wilson,  and  others  in  some  of  their 
strong  points,  and  outranking  them  for  elo- 
quence. He  had  a  superb  voice,  a  varied 
vocabulary,  and  a  grace  that  was  all  his  own 
in  forensic  effort.  He  was  born  at  West 
Point,  New  York,  in  February,  1836.  his 
father  having  been  an  officer  of  the  regular 
army.  William  H.  L.  Barnes  was  educated 
at  Yale  and  was  graduated  in  18.3.3.  He  stud- 
ied law  at  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  with 
the  Honorable  Reuben  A.  Chapman,  who  later 
became  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Massachusetts.  Before  completing  his 
legal  studies  he  joined  a  Xew  York  law  firm. 
He  later  formed  a  law  partnership  with  Jo- 
seph H.  Choate,  who  later  became  ambassa- 
dor to  the  court  of  St.  James.  When  the 
war  broke  out  he  entered  the  army.  Con- 
tracting illness  he  left  and  came  to  California 
in  1863.  He  joined  with  the  Honorable 
Eugene  Casserly,  and  they  were  associated  in 
business  until  1869,  when  Mr.  Casserly  be- 
came United  States  senator.  During  many 
years  succreiling  he  had  a  great  law  practice. 
He  broke  the  Horace  Hawes  will,  won  honor 
in  the  Crusader  cases,  and  was  prominent  in 
many  of  the  great  causes  of  his  day.  He 
was  a  versatile  man,  and  when  the  Mercan- 
tile Library  was  once  in  financial  trouble  he 
appeared  as  the  heroic  figure  in  "Rose<lale." 
The  seats  were  sold  at  auction  and  the  sum 
of  .$.3,240  was  realized,  enough  to  clear  the 
]iressing  debt.  He  was  prominent  in  Repub- 
lican politics  and  his  voice  was  often  heard 
in   national   conventions.     His   son.  also  dead, 


OBITUAB Y 


189 


wa?  a  noted  lawyer  by  reason  of  bis  prose- 
cution of  Theodore  Durrant,  whom  he  con- 
victed of  murdering  a  girl  in  a  church  belfry. 


M.   M.   ESTEE. 

Morris  M.  Estee,  who  afterward  became 
the  first  United  States  Judge  in  the  Hawaiian 
Islands,  was  a  man  of  great  talents.  He  was 
for  almost  half  a  century  a  prominent  figure 
in  the  politics  and  jurisprudence  of  Califor- 
nia, having  been  a  j)rolific  writer  on  legal 
subjects,  a  fluent  and  witty  speaker,  and, 
withal,  a  man  of  varied  talents.  He  was 
born  in  Warren  County,  Pennsylvania,  in 
1833,  his  father  having  been  a  farmer.  He 
arrived  in  California  in  1853  by  way  of  the 
Isthmus.  He  began  life  as  a  miner  but  soon 
abandoned  the  pick  for  the  law.  He  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  18.59  and  practiced  at 
Sacramento  until  1866,  representing  the 
county  in  the  legislature  in  1863-64.  He*was 
then  District  Attorney.  His  career  may  be 
summarized  somewhat  as  follows:  Eemoved 
to  San  Francisco  in  1866;  was  associated,  in 
turn,  with  such  men  as  Judge  Heaeock,  John 
E.  McLaurin,  J.  H.  Boalt,  and  E.  J.  McCutch- 
eon;  was  secretary  of  the  Republican  State 
Central  Committee;  member  of  the  Constitu- 
tional Convention;  ran  for  United  States  sen- 
ator; was  a  freeholder  to  frame  the  new  char- 
ter for  San  Francisco;  was  president  of  the 
Republican  National  Convention  in  1888; 
wrote  Estee's  Pleading  and  Practice.  Pres- 
ident McKinley  appointed  him  United  States 
Judge  for  Hawaii.  He  died  at  his  post  after 
a  service  of  several  years.  Mr.  Estee  was 
a  forcible  sjjeaker  and  a  man  of  far  more 
than  average  attainments.  He  was  always 
popular  as  a  Fourth  of  July  orator  and 
speaker  on  state  occasions  of  similar  charac- 
ter. There  were  always  thousands  of  Cali- 
fornians  who  maintained  that  he  would  have 
made  one  of  the  state's  most  brilliant  sena- 
tors in  the  national  Congress,  but  that  was 
not  to  be.  He  was  well  versed  in  history 
and  politics  and  was  a  patriot  in  every  sense 
of  the  word. 

HENRY  S.  FOOTE. 

Honorable  Henry  S.  Foote,  son  of  the  illus- 
trious statesman  of  the  same  name,  and 
brother  of  W.  W.  Foote,  was  not  so  long 
known  at  the  San  Francisco  bar  as  was  his 
brother,  having  spent  much  of  his  life  in  the 
south.  He  came  to  California  pretty  late  in 
life  and  was  made  Assistant  IJnited  States 
District  Attorney  under  Bert  Schlesinger. 
During  his  term  he  handled  some  very  im- 
portant cases,  notably  the  fight  of  the  gov- 
ernment against  the  Stanford  estate.  A  few 
years  later  lie  was  made  a  federal  judge  in 
Oklahoma,  where  he  did  not  long  survive. 


L.  D.  McKISSICK. 

A  picturesque  figure  of  chivalric  southern 
manners,  a  scholarly  man  of  wide  experience 
and  attainments,  yet  one  who  never  made 
great  financial  success  at  the  bar  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, was  L.  D.  McKissick.  He  lived  to  a 
ripe  age  and  was,  in  his  prime,  regarded  as 
a  profound  lawyer.  He  figured  in  a  number 
of  important  causes  tluring  his  long  and 
varied  career,  although  infirmities  obstructed 
his  progress  in  later  years.  Perhaps  his  most 
important  case  was  that  in  which  the  federal 
government  retained  him  to  sue  the  Stanford 
estate  for  some  $10,000,000.  Mr.  McKissick 
was  a  careful,  analytical  speaker.  He  ex- 
celled in  seizing  the  salient  points  and  illumi- 
nating them  by  example.  His  manner  was 
much  like  that  of  a  broad-minded  college 
professor.  There  was  an  academic  atmos- 
phere about  the  man.  He  looked  the  serious 
student  that  he  was. 

W.  W.  FOOTE. 

W.  W.  Foote,  who  spent  most  of  his  life 
in  California,  became  one  of  the  conspicuous 
political  orators  and  advocates  of  the  state 
many  years  before  his  death.  His  father 
was  United  States  Senator  Henry  S.  Foote, 
whose  career  was  brilliant  in  the  south  and 
in  California.  Incieientally,  his  son,  Henry  S. 
Foote,  became  a  prominent  lawyer  in  Califor- 
nia also  and  was  brilliant  in  his  line.  W.  W. 
Foote  had  a  varied  career,  having  struggled 
hard  several  times  to  succeed  at  the  bar  be- 
fore he  was  victorious.  Like  many  other 
successful  members  of  the  bar,  he  was  at  one 
time  a  newspaper  man.  When  Henry  George 
owneel  the  "San  Francisco  Post"  he  was  a 
reporter  on  that  paper  for  a  time.  Earlier 
in  life,  at  Omaha,  Nebraska,  he  failed  to 
earn  a  living  at  the  law,  and  was  so  hard 
pressed  that  he  drove  a  furniture  delivery 
wagon  from  Omaha  to  Ft.  Calhoun.  Later 
he  earneel  a  living,  then  a  competency,  and 
during  the  last  ten  or  twelve  years  of  his 
life  was  fortunate  in  amassing  a  comfortable 
fortune.  His  fee  in  the  Blythe  will  case  was 
in  itself  enough  to  make  him  independent. 
He  was  known  as  the  bulldog  of  the  bar, 
being  tenacious  and  even  overbearing  with 
witnesses  in  cross-examination,  sarcastic  in 
debate,  bold  to  the  point  of  contemptuous 
with  courts.  He  w^as  a  good  liver,  a  promi- 
nent club  man,  a  Democrat,  and  a  loyal 
friend. 

JOHN  T.  DOYLE. 

.Tohn  T.  Doyle  was  one  of  the  studious, 
persistent  lawyers  of  San  Francisco,  a  man 
whose  fame  will  rest  largely  on  his  master- 
ful and  tenacious  handling  of  the-  famous 
Pious  Fund  case. 

Mr.  Doyle  was  born  in  New  York  City  on 
November   26,    1819.     He   was   a   son   of  John 


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and  Frances  (Glidden)  Doyle.  His  grand- 
father was  an  Irish  rebel  of  1798  and  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1803. 

Mr.  Doyle  studied  law  in  New  York,  where 
he  practiced  from  1S42  until  1851.  after 
which  he  came  to  California  "by  gradual 
stages,"  as  he  used  to  say,  for  he  was  en- 
gaged with  a  canal  company  at  Nicaragua 
from  18.51  until  1853,  when  the  call  of  the 
law  was  again  heard  and  he  came  to  Cali- 
fornia, where  he  practiced  until  1888. 

Mr.  Doyle  took  much  pride  in  preserving 
his  familiarity  with  the  Greek  and  Latin 
classics.  After  leaving  school  he  acquired 
an  intimate  knowledge  of  French  and  Span- 
ish, which  he  spoke  and  wrote  without  diffi- 
culty. Not  only  so,  but  he  was  a  learned 
Shakespearean  scholar.  He  wrote  an  account 
of  the  legal  phases  of  "The  Merchant  of  Ven- 
ice" and  sent  it  to  Lawrence  Barrett,  who 
had  it  published  in  "Shakespeariana." 
Shakespearian  scholars  the  world  over  recog- 
nized this  as  a  clear,  scholarly  production. 

Mr.  Doyle  is  said  to  have  excelled  almost 
every  member  of  the  bar  of  San  Francisco  in 
power  of  statement.  Like  Samuel  M.  Wil- 
son, he  was  able  to  carry  in  his  mind  an  in- 
finite amount  of  detail,  then  state  the  salient 
points  in  logical,  forcible  language. 

He  spent  his  declining  years  at  Menlo 
Park,  where  he  was  often  visited  by  eminent 
lawyers  and  literary  men.  George  Wharton 
James  thought  Mr.  Doyle  one  of  the  most 
delightful  men  he  had  ever  met.  When  writ- 
ing his  work  on  the  missions  of  California, 
Mr.  James  found  invaluable  aid  in  the  clear 
statements  and  intimate  knowledge  possessed 
by  Mr.  Doyle. 

THOMAS    BARD    McFARLAND. 

Thomas  Bard  McFarland,  who  became  fam- 
ous as  a  California  lawyer  and  .Justice  of  the 
Supreme  Court,  was  a  picturesque  character, 
an  imposing  looking  man  of  the  old  school, 
who,  though  hailing  from  Pennsylvania,  be- 
came one  of  the  mining  men  that  climbed 
up  when  flush  times  fell  upon  the  Golden 
State.  He  was  born  at  Mereersburg,  Penn- 
sylvania. He  had  advantages  in  his  youth 
and  was  graduated  from  Marshall  College, 
after  which  he  studied  law  at  Chambersburg, 
the  county  seat  of  Franklin  County,  with 
Robert  M."  Bard,  father  of  United  States  Sen- 
ator Bard,  of  California.  Mr.  McFarland 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1849  by  the  emi- 
nent .Teremiali  S.  Black,  who  was  then  a 
.iudge  in  the  district  that  included  Franklin 
County,  Pennsylvania.  He  crossed  the  plains 
and  reached  California  in  September,  1850. 
Taking  a  chance  as  a  soldier  of  fortune,  he 
worked  as  a  miner  for  three  years,  but  he 
began  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Ne- 
vada City,  in  1854.  In  1801  he  was  elected 
Judge  of  the  Fourteenth  Judicial  District, 
which  consisted  of  Nevada  County  only.     He 


married  in  that  county  and  took  a  prominent 
part  in  jiolitical  and  social  life.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Constitutional  Convention  that 
promulgated  tlie  present  Constitution,  but  he 
vigorously  oj)posed  it,  having  old  time  views 
as  to  po|>ular  rights.  He  not  only  opposed 
tiie  Constitution  in  the  Convention,  but  went 
before  the  people  on  the  same  mission.  In 
1882  he  was  appointed  .Judge  of  the  Superior 
Court  of  Sacramento  County,  In  1884  he 
was  nominated  for  the  ensuing  term,  being 
elected  by  a  large  majority.  In  1886  he  was 
elected  as  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court. 
After  serving  his  full  term  of  twelve  years, 
he  was  elected  for  a  second  term  of  the  same 
length.  Although  formerly  a  Whig  he  be- 
came an  ardent  Republican  and  took  a  j>romi- 
nent  part  in  the  politics  of  his  party.  He 
was  a  hard  worker,  a  man  of  literary  qualifi- 
cations, and  a  splendid  raconteur.  His  many 
opinions,  scattered  throughout  the  California 
reports  during  his  term  of  office,  are  vigorous 
ami  clearly  written.  .Justice  McFarland 
wrote  many  literary  papers  and  was  often 
heard  on  the  rostrum  as  a  lecturer.  In  pri- 
vate conversation  he  was  witty,  full  of  rem- 
iniscences, and  fond  of  telling  of  the  customs 
and  people  of  early  California.  He  and  Will- 
iam H.  Mills,  for  many  years  land  agent  of 
the  Central  Pacific,  were  great  friends,  and 
used  to  talk  for  hours  of  old  times. 

WILLIAM  T.  BAGGETT. 

W^illiam  T.  Baggett,  a  slight,  wiry  man  of 
southern  accent  and  manners,  was  unique 
among  lawyers.  He  followed  journalism  for 
some  years  after  he  had  been  a  practicing 
lawyer,  and  even  almost  until  the  time  of  his 
death  he  was  part  owner  of  a  law  journal. 
He  was  born  on  December  16,  1850,  in  Missis- 
sippi. After  receiving  a  good  common  school 
education  he  took  up  the  classics  and  the  law, 
and  was  admitted  to  tlie  bar  in  Tennessee  in 
1863.  Hearing  the  call  of  the  west,  and  hav- 
ing some  friends  in  San  Francisco,  he  made 
it  his  home  in  1877  and  lived  there  until  his 
death.  In  1878  he  issued  the  Pacific  Coast 
Law  .Journal,  and  the  year  thereafter  the 
Law  .Journal,  in  association  with  Messrs. 
Schofield  and  Stockwell.  In  a  few  years 
from  that  time,  in  addition  to  his  Jjaw  .Jour- 
nal work,  he  was  the  editor  of  the  "Daily 
Examiner"  of  San  Francisco.  He  was  also 
part  owner  of  that  paper.  By  1883  Mr.  Bag- 
gett began  to  apply  himself  to  the  practice 
of  the  law,  which  profession  he  liked  and 
at  which  he  was  successful.  He  was  con- 
nected with  some  cases  of  great  importance, 
either  alone  or  in  conjunction  with  others. 
He  was  always  deemed  a  scholarly,  careful 
practitioner.  He  was  a  far-sighted  man.  a 
good  judge  of  human  nature,  and  thoroughly 
familiar  with  the  technical  points  that  often 
arise  in  great  cases.  His  briefs  were  remark- 
ablv    clear    and    exhaustive.     He    excelled    in 


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mining  cases,  and  obtained  one  of  the  great- 
est judgments,  in  money  value,  ever  recorded 
in  California,  in  the  Noreross  case,  the  title 
of  which  was  Fox  v.  Levy.  He  was  one  of 
the  best  known  lawyers  of  his  day,  although 
a  modest,  retiring  man. 

JOHN  H.   BOALT. 

Honorable  John  H.  Boalt,  who  became  a 
noted  lawyer  at  the  San  Francisco  bar,  was 
born  at  Norwalk,  Ohio,  on  May  29,  1837.  He 
was  graduated  from  Amherst  College  and  de- 
cided early  in  life  that  he  would  make 
mechanical  and  mining  engineering  his  pro- 
fession. He  was  a  hard  student,  full  of  am- 
bition, so  he  went  to  Heidelberg,  Germany, 
and  spent  two  years  at  the  famous  Frieburg 
Mining  School.  After  completing  his  educa- 
tion at  these  institutions  he  spent  some 
months  in  traveling  throughout  Europe,  hav- 
ing m  mind  the  perfection  of  his  knowledge 
of  his  profession  before  returning  to  Amer- 
ica. After  returning  to  the  United  States  he 
selected  Nevada  as  the  scene  of  his  activities, 
but  it  was  not  long  before  mining  engineer- 
ing lost  its  attraction  for  him.  He  longed  to 
get  into  what  seemed  to  him  the  wider  and 
more  interesting  field  of  the  law,  which 
proved  to  be  the  vocation  of  his  life.  His 
knowledge  of  mining  and  mechanical  engineer- 
ing was  of  inestimable  value  to  him  in  many 
intricate  suits  involving  such  matters.  He 
not  only  began  the  practice  of  the  law  in 
Nevada,  but  early  in  his  career  filled  an  un- 
expired term  as  judge.  He  was  soon  re- 
garded as  a  man  of  wonderful  learning.  He 
came  to  San  Francisco  in  1871  and  soon 
formed  a  law  partnership  with  M.  M.  Estee, 
which  existed  until  1879.  He  then  retired 
for  two  years  and  traveled  with  his  family 
in  Europe.  He  opened  an  office  alone  on  his 
return.  In  1879  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  John  Garber  and  Thomas  B.  Bishop. 
This  firm  was  regarded  as  one  of  the  strong- 
est firms  in  the  west.  Mr.  Boalt  was  a  man 
of  fine  disposition  and  striking  appearance. 
He  was  fond  of  discussing  economic  ques- 
tions, Chinese  immigration,  and  similar  prob- 
lems, but  devoted  himself  quite  assiduously 
to  the  practice  of  the  law  with  the  firm  that 
always  had  a  large  clientage. 

R.  P.  CLEMENT. 

R.  P.  Clement,  who  was  long  a  prominent 
lawyer  and  somewhat  active  in  politics  and 
civic  affairs,  came  to  California  in  18.53.  He 
was  in  partnership  with  others  for  a  time, 
but  practiced  much  of  the  time  alone.  He 
began  his  western  career  with  considerable 
success  at  Virginia  City,  where  he  prospered 
during  the  flush  times  of  the  Washoe.  He 
was  in  partnership  there  with  Dighton  Cor- 
son, a  prominent  attorney  and  afterward  a 
Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  South  Dakota. 


His  San  Francisco  career  was  a  long  and  suc- 
cessful one,  however,  and  he  was  in  reality 
one  of  the  strenuous  fathers  of  the  Golden 
Gate  Park  idea.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Supervisors  and  took  an  active  part 
in  everything  that  forwarded  the  interests  of 
the  park.  As  a  lawyer  he  was  prominent  in 
his  service  for  the  San  Francisco  Gas  Light 
Company  for  eighteen  years,  following  Gov- 
ernor Haight  in  that  office.  In  politics,  busi- 
ness, and  every  other  relation  of  life  he  was 
a  clean,  progressive  citizen.  He  was  born  in 
New  York,  in  1826,  Perhaps  his  chief  fame 
will  be  his  record  in  the  matter  of  Golden 
Gate  Park.  He  hammered  for  many  years 
on  the  idea  of  an  expansion  of  Golden  Gate 
Park  to  the  ocean.  The  two-hundred  foot 
boulevard  was  his  idea.  He  was  also  a  great 
friend  of  the  public  school  system,  and  in 
fcivor  of  giving  San  Francisco  one  of  the 
best  public  school  departments  in  the  Union. 

ANTON  MORGENTHAL. 

Anton  Morgenthal,  who  was  born  in  Sax- 
ony, Prussia,  in  1850,  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1871  and  to  California  in  1879.  He 
was  educated  at  Hamburg,  Germany,  St. 
Louis,  Missouri,  and  the  Hastings  Law  Col- 
lege, San  Francisco.  After  completing  his 
law  course  he  was  admitted  by  the  Supreme 
Court.  His  professional  career  was  one  of 
great  activity  from  the  start.  He  had  a 
large  library  and  maintained  excellent  offices 
in  the  Flood  Building.  He  was  a  man  of 
quiet  habits  and  sincere  nature.  He  was  a 
member  of  several  clubs,  and  American  Legion 
of  Honor. 

WILLIAM  M.  PIERSON. 

William  M.  Pierson,  a  prominent  lawyer  in 
San  Francisco  for  some  years,  devoted  much 
of  his  attention  to  the  study  of  literature  and 
science.  He  was  deemed  one  of  the  ablest 
amateur  astronomers  in  the  United  States 
and  often  lectured  on  that  subject.  Not  only 
did  he  deliver  lectures  on  the  popular  phases 
of  astronomy,  but  he  wrote  papers  for  tech- 
nical journals  on  the  more  recondite  forms  of 
the  science.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1862,  and  after  a  well-sustained  practice  for 
thirty-eight  years  he  was  still  in  his  prime, 
battling  hard  for  a  large  number  of  clients. 
He  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  February  3,  1842. 
His  parents  were  Joseph  D.  and  Catherine 
(Taylor)  Pierson.  His  childhood  was  passed 
in  New  York  City,  but  in  his  tenth  year  he 
went  with  his  parents  to  California,  via  Cape 
Horn,  landing  in  San  Francisco  July  4,  1852. 
He  studied  law  in  the  offices  of  Nathaniel 
Bennett,  Annis  Merrill,  and  Henry  H.  Haight. 
He  formed  a  partnership  with  Mr.  Haight 
and  this  continued  until  the  latter  became 
governor,  in  1867.  Mr.  Pierson  dabbled  in 
politics  for  a  time,  serving  as  a  senator  from 


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San  Francisco  from  lS7o  until  1S7S.  The 
political  game,  however,  was  never  to  his 
liking.  His  most  important  case,  perhaps, 
was  one  that  involved  the  estate  of  Senator 
James  G.  Fair,  also  some  large  bank  cases. 
He  i)racticed  law  for  a  few  years  with  Rob- 
ert Brant  Mitchell,  who  afterward  became  a 
broker. 

HENRY  E.  HIGHTON. 

Henry  K.  Jligliton  was  one  of  the  remark- 
able lawyers  of  San  Francisco  for  a  long 
period  of  years,  during  which  he  was  en- 
gaged in  some  of  the  most  important  cases 
ever  tried  in  California.  Mr.  Highton  was 
born  in  England,  but  he  became  one  of  the 
pioneer  lawyers  of  San  Francisco,  using  the 
word  as  applying  to  those  of  the  early  fifties 
as  well  as  to  the  '49ers.  He  was  born  in 
Liverpool.  England,  in  1886,  and  much  of  his 
early  training  was  obtained  in  that  country 
and  city. 

He  began  his  legal  studies  under  his  father. 
an  eminent  man.  The  foundation  was  well 
laid,  thoroughness  being  the  prime  essential. 
Although  the  elder  Highton  was  never  a 
lawyer,  yet  he  was  a  man  of  vast  experience 
and  broad  education,  so  he  saw  that  the 
training  was  perfect.  Father  and  son  settled 
in  Wisconsin  when  the  boy  was  ten  years  of 
age,  but  the  two  came  west  in  1849.  where 
the  young  man  followed  mining  for  six  years. 
His  experiences  in  the  mines  jiroved  of  inesti- 
mable value  to  him  in  later  years  in  many  suits 
involving  definite  knowledge  of  mines.  He 
located  in  San  Francisco  in  1856,  being  then 
only  twenty-one  years  old.  He  served  as  a 
newspaper  reporter  for  a  time,  under  Frank 
Soule.  Later  he  devoted  himself  to  the  study 
of  the  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1860.  He  was  associated  for  a  time  with 
Oscar  L.  Shaffer,  after  which  he  went  to 
Sonoma  for  a  time.  He  soon  returned  to  San 
Francisco  and  was  successful  during  a  long 
career.  He  was  not  a  specialist,  but  a  suc- 
cessful lawyer  in  all-round  lines,  even  in 
criminal  law.  He  preferred  intricate  com- 
mercial cases  and  once  kept  books  for  three 
years  in  order  to  learn  the  intricacies  of 
the  business  world.  Delos  Lake  once  said 
that  a  legal  opinion  bearing  Highton's  name 
had  as  much  weight  with  him  as  a  closely 
reasoned  opinion  of  the  Supreme  Court.  He 
often  wrote  briefs  for  other  lawyers.  It  was 
he  who  successfully  defended  Isaac  M.  Kal- 
loch,  who  killed  Charles  De  Young.  He  also 
successfully  defended  A.  B.  Spreckels,  who 
shot  and  wounded  M.  H.  De  Young,  of  the 
"Chronicle."  He  was  also  successful  in  win- 
ning a  great  case  wherein  a  man  of  the  name 
Hayes  had  been  arrested  for  assaulting  Den- 
nis Kearney,  the  noted  sandlotter.  His  argu- 
ment in  the  case  was  ingenious  and  attracted 
world-wide  attention.  He  was  engaged  in 
scores  of  the  most  important  civil  trials  dur- 


ing   his    time — the    Blythe    case,    and    many 
other   will   contests  and   business  suits. 


REUBEN  H.  LLOYD. 

Reuben  H.  Lloyd  was  a  typical  American, 
although  born  in  Ireland.  He  came  to  Cali- 
fornia when  a  young  man,  in  1850,  and  be- 
came identified  with  large  interests,  both 
legal  and  social,  before  he  ended  his  long 
career  of  industrious  labor.  The  law  was  his 
jealous  mistress,  for  he  never  married.  At 
one  time  he  held  the  highest  post  in  Masonry 
in  the  United  States.  He  was  educated  in 
San  Francisco.  In  1857-58  he  studied  law 
with  McDougall  &  Sharp  and  was  admitted 
in  1859.  McDougall  withdrew  from  the  firm 
when  he  became  United  States  senator  and 
Sharp  &  Lloyd  continued  to  practice  together, 
until  the  spring  of  1S76.  Mr.  Sharp  did  not 
long  survive,  and  Lloyd  became  associated 
with  Francis  G.  Xewlands,  the  firm  being 
Lloyd.  Xewlands  &  Wood.  When  Mr.  New- 
lands  removed  to  Nevada  the  firm  of  Lloyd 
and  Wood  continued  for  many  years — in  fact, 
until  the  death  of  Mr.  Wood.  He  prospered 
in  business  and  died  leaving  a  comfortable 
fortune,  most  of  it  to  friends,  charities,  and 
fraternal  orders  of  which  he  had  been  a  mem- 
ber. He  never  used  tobacco  and  never 
touched  any  kind  of  liquor  in  his  life.  He 
never  changed  his  office  but  twice  in  more 
than  forty-five  years.  He  retained  his  resi- 
dence at  1010  Folsom  Street,  where  his  mother 
had  lived  with  him  and  where  he  had  grown 
to  manhood,  although  he  could  have  bought 
valuable  jiroperty  elsewhere.  He  was  a  hard 
worker,  possessed  a  large  library,  and  was 
deemed  one  of  the  cleverest  members  of  the 
bar  in  his  dav. 


ANNIS  MERRILL. 

Annis  Merrill  was  one  of  the  patriarchs 
of  the  California  bar,  although  he  was  ex- 
cessively modest  when  it  came  to  assuming 
any  such  distinction.  He  was  born  on  Sep- 
tember 9,  1810,  and  was  hale  and  hearty, 
with  much  keen  appreciation  of  the  world  and 
its  affairs,  at  the  age  of  ninety,  which  was 
in  1900,  although  he  lived  for  several  years 
after  that  date.  It  seems  odd  to  write  that 
he  had  almost  retired  from  business  in 
1866,  although  he  often  took  a  sort  of  active 
interest  in  cases  with  the  Honorable  Eugene 
Casserly  and  others  at  that  time.  His  career 
was  in  many  ways  remarkable.  From  1836 
till  1842  he  was  a  professor  of  Latin  and 
Greek  in  an  Illinois  college.  He  came  to 
San  Francisco  in  1849  and  used  to  say  he 
earned  and  obtained  $20,000  that  very  year. 
He  was  a  friend  and  adviser  of  the  famous 
William  Sharon,  whom  he  declared  was  always 
a  misunderstood  man.  honest,  and  the  foe 
of  all  sorts  of  hypocrisy.     Sharon  once  had 


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desk-room  in  Mr.  Merrill's  law  office.  Mr. 
Merrill  was  noted  for  clear  reasoning  and 
hard  analytical  work  in  a  case.  He  was  es- 
sentially a  principle  lawyer  of  the  Daniel 
Webstej  class,  having  less  respect  than  most 
of  his  brethren  for  the  doctrine  of  stare 
decisis.  He  believed  in  thorough  prepara- 
tion and  in  integrity,  which  latter  attribute 
he  held  essential  to  any  real  success  at  the 
bar.  In  his  life  and  character  he  was  an 
example  of  an  able  and  honest  man  wlio  ever 
held  the  profession  in  high  regard. 

CHAKLES  N.  FOX. 

Honorable  Charles  Nelson  Fox,  who  was  a 
Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  California 
in  1889-90,  was  born  in  Michigan  in  March, 
1829.  His  parents  were  poor  and  he  had  to 
work  hard  and  study  after  his  labors  in  order 
to  get  his  first  ideas  of  the  rudiments  of 
education.  He  had  to  walk  two  or  three 
miles  to  the  little  sehoolhouse  where  he  first 
studied.  He  divided  his  time  between  school 
life  and  farm  work  until  he  was  fifteen 
years  of  age,  as  was  common  in  his  age  and 
locality.  He  went  to  Ann  Arbor  University 
at  an  early  age,  determined  to  struggle  hard 
to  work  his  way  through  the  institution. 
The  only  course  opened  to  him  was  a  classical 
one.  He  pursued  it  for  two  years,  became  ill, 
and  abandoned  it.  He  then  went  into  a 
printing  office,  learned  the  trade,  and  finally 
became  a  country  editor.  General  Lewis 
Cass  took  an  interest  in  him,  and  through 
his  advice  young  Fox  became  a  public 
speaker  for  the  Democratic  party.  This  was 
m  1848.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  was 
made  Chief  Deputy  in  the  office  of  Recorder 
of  Deeds  at  Ann  Arbor.  He  was  later 
elected  City  Eecorder  and  served  as  ex-officio 
Mayor  for  a  short  time.  Later  he  began 
the  study  of  law,  being  employed  for  a  time 
by  the  Bradstreet  Commercial  Agency.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1856.  In  1857 
he  followed  his  family  to  California  and 
settled  near  San  Mateo.  He  soon  became 
attorney  for  the  San  Francisco  and  San  Jose 
Eailroad  Company.  He  was  also  retained  for 
the  people  against  the  Spring  Valley  Water 
Company  in  its  fight  to  get  a  foothold  in 
San  Mateo  County.  Later  he  gave  consider- 
able attention  to  criminal  law.  He  was  one 
time  district  attorney  of  the  county.  He 
declined  to  be  a  judge  of  the  old  district 
court.  He  was  a  member  of  the  legislature 
during  the  first  session  after  the  adoption 
of  the  new  constitution,  and  was  a  member 
of  the  Judiciary  Committee  of  that  body,  and 
of  this  he  was  chairman.  It  was  a  hard  job 
and  he  devoted  much  time  to  it.  Every 
measure  that  he  declared  unconstitutional 
was  afterward  declared  to  be  so.  His  work 
on  the  Supreme  bench  during  his  brief  ap- 
pointive term  was  characterized  by  tireless 
W'Ork.     Fi)r  twentv-five  years  before  he  became 


a  justice  he  held  his  office  in  San  Francisco. 
He  was  regarded  as  the  ablest  constitutional 
lawyer  on  the  bench  and  in  the  state  because 
of  his  unerring  foresight.  He  seemed  to  know 
just  how  courts  would  rule. 


MILTON    A.    WHEATON. 

Milton  A.  "Wheaton,  who  was  famous  as  a 
patent  attorney  for  more  than  a  third  of  a 
century,  where  he  made  a  record  in  San 
Francisco,  was  born  in  New  York,  in  1830. 
He  received  his  education  in  his  native  county 
and  at  Hamilton  College,  graduating  in  185i. 
He  lost  his  father  when  he  was  less  than 
eight  years  of  age.  He  left  college  in  order 
to  accompany  an  uncle  to  California,  arriv- 
ing in  San  Francisco,  by  way  of  Panama, 
in  1853.  He  began  his  career  as  a  wood- 
chopper  for  a  steam  mill.  He  teamed, 
freighted,  and  did  all  sorts  of  odd  jobs  until 
the  fall  of  1855,  when  he  began  the  study 
of  the  law  in  earnest,  at  Sacramento,  in  the 
office  of  Carter  &  Hartley.  He  began  the 
practice  of  his  profession  at  Suisun,  in  1857. 
He  remained  there  and  handled  a  general 
business — largely  land  titles,  however — for 
eight  years.  His  fame  as  a  land  lawyer 
was  very  great,  but  he  abandoned  that  for 
patent  law,  having  a  mechanical  turn  of 
mind.  In  fact,  he  himself  patented  a  can- 
heading  machine,  from  which  he  realized 
$20,000.  He  began  his  career  in  San  Fran- 
cisco in  1865.  Almost  at  once  he  devoted 
himself  to  patent  law  practice.  He  won  earlv 
fame  in  that  line  of  cases  and,  in  the  busiest 
days  of  his  career,  was  often  called  into 
cases  over  all  the  United  States.  His  famous 
Spaulding  Saw  Cases  were  for  a  time  the  most 
remarkable  in  the  courts,  and  he  won  against 
some  of  the  ablest  men  in  the  country — 
men  like  Hall  McAllister.  In  some  of  "the 
greatest  patent  suits  of  his  day  he  won 
victories  alone,  over  strong  competitors.  In 
his  later  years  he  was  in  partnership  with 
I.  M.  Kalloch,  son  of  Isaac  S.  Kalloch,  once 
mayor  of  San  Francisco. 


JAMES  T.  BOYD. 

James  T.  Boyd,  who  was  prominent  as  a 
leading  lawyer  of  San  Francisco  for  more 
than  fifty  years,  was  born  in  New  York  City 
in  November,  1825.  After  studying  his  pro- 
fession in  the  east  for  a  few  years  he  came 
to  California  in  1851  and  w^as  admitted  to 
the  bar  soon  thereafter.  He  joined  the  old 
firm  of  Janes  &  Noyes,  of  San  Francisco, 
making  titles  to  real  property  his  specialty. 
In  1854  the  firm  of  Janes,  Noyes,  Barber  & 
Boyd  was  formed,  followed  by  Janes,  Lake 
&  Boyd,  then  by  Boyd  &  Morrison,  and  later 
by  Crane  &  Boyd.  Then  there  came  Mc- 
Cullough  &  Boyd,  then  Cope  &  Boyd,  Fifield 
being  added  later.     Mr.  Boyd,  like  his  friend 


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Reuben  H.  LUnd.  luver  married.  He  ac- 
quired a  comfortable  fortune  in  real  estate 
litigation,  probate  matters,  and  kindred  lines. 
He  was  regarded  as  a  master  in   his  day. 

WILLIAM    H.    FIFIELD. 

William  H.  Fifield,  who  was  for  many 
years  associated  with  the  best  lawyers  in 
San  Francisco,  was  born  in  Jackson  County, 
Michigan,  in  1843.  He  was  graduated  from 
Ann  Arbor  in  I860,  after  which  he  followed 
his  profession  at  Jackson,  Michigan,  where 
he  studied  and  practiced  in  a  small  way 
with  Honorable  Austin  Blair,  war  governor 
of  the  state.  He  attended  the  Ann  Arbor 
Law  School  after  this  experience.  He  came 
to  California  over  the  Isthmus,  in  1868, 
opened  a  law  office  in  San  Francisco  that 
autumn,  and  followed  his  profession  until 
he  died.  He  was  president  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco  Bar   Association   in    1S9«:   and    1S99. 

JAMES  WILLIAM  TAGGART. 

Born  February  24,  1859,  in  Parkersburg, 
Virginia.  Son  of  George  W.  and  Eliza 
(Hines)  Taggart.  Married  June  15,  1887, 
to  Katherine  E.  Payne.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Virginia  and  West  Virginia 
College.  Moved  to  California  1881  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  1885. 
He  was  for  several  years  Judge  of  the  Su- 
perior Court  of  Santa  Barbara.  At  the  time 
of  his  death  in  July,  1910,  he  was  Associate 
Justice  of  the  District  Court  of  Appeals 
for  the  Second  District  of  California.  He 
was  prominent  in  lodge  affairs,  being  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  order.  Knights  of  Pythias, 
and  B.  P.  O,  E.  He  was  for  some  time  in- 
structor and  lecturer  in  the  College  of  Law 
of  the  University  of  Southern  California. 

DAVID   PATTERSON  HATCH. 

Born  November  22,  1846,  in  Dresden,  Maine. 
Son  of  Eben  and  Margaret  F.  (Patterson) 
Hatch.  Married  in  1874  to  Ida  Stilphin. 
Graduated  from  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary 
and  Female  College  in  1871;  University  of 
Michigan  Law  School  in  1871-72.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Minnesota  in  1872,  and  prac- 
ticed in  that  state  until  he  moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1875.  Elected  District  Attorney  of 
Otter  Tail  County,  Minnesota,  in  1874.  Ap- 
pointed Judge  of  Santa  Barbara  County, 
California,  in  1880  and  re-elected  to  that 
office  in  1884  and  again  in  1886.  During 
the  latter  term  he  resigned  and  moved  to 
Los  Angeles  to  engage  in  the  general  practice 
of  his  profession.  At  the  time  of  his  death 
in  Februarv,  1912.  he  was  in  partnership  with 
W.  E.  Lloyd  and  F.  L.  Hunt.  He  was  the 
author  of  "Scientific  Occultism,"  a  text-book 
of  the  Christian  Hermic  philosophers,  "The 
Blood   of  the  Gods,''  a  book  on  temperance, 


and  several  others.  His  writing  displayed 
broad  learning,  diligence  in  the  accumulation 
of  material,  and  skill  in  construction  and 
arrangement.  As  a  .iudge  he  was  character- 
ized by  an  earnest  elesire  to  render,  justice, 
and  by  reason  of  ability  and  integrity,  he 
commanded  the  respect  and  admiration  of 
the  community. 

PERCY    RIPLEY    WILSON. 

Born  February  2u,  1^54,  in  Athens,  Ohio. 
Son  of  Horace  and  Caroline  A.  (Hunt)  Wil- 
son. Married  in  March,  1880,  to  Emily  Alice 
Sandes.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Michigan 
University,  and  attended  University  of  Leip- 
sic  (Germany),  1877-79.  Admitted  to  bar  of 
Ohio  in  1S75  and  California  in   1"^S4.     Moved 


to  California  in  1SS2.  From  1SS6  to  1900 
he  was  in  partnership  with  Robert  X.  Bulla. 
From  1900  to  the  time  of  his  death,  on  De- 
cember 30,  1909,  he  practiced  alone.  En- 
dowed with  mental  faculties  of  unusual 
grasp  and  acuteness,  strong  power  of  analysis 
and  clearness  of  conception,  he  was  fit  to 
cope  with  the  most  complicated  legal  prob- 
lems. Although  his  powers  were  great  and 
his  prospects  of  distinction  bright,  he  will 
be  best  remembered  for  those  qualities  of 
the  heart  which  endeared  him  to  his  friends. 
Association  with  him  was  a  privilege,  which 
inspired  the  mind,  cheered  and  gladdened  the 
heart. 

FRANK  GARRETT. 

Born  September  14.  1869,  in  Leavenworth, 
Kansas.  Son  of  Robert  and  Mary  Ellen 
(Cobb)  Garrett.  Married  November  16,  1899, 
to  Sara  G.  Dickenson.  Graduated  from 
Hamilton  College  in  1892  with  degree  of  A.B., 
and  received  his  law  degree  from  University 


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of  Michigan  in  1895.  Moved  to  Los  Angeles 
in  1895  and  was  at  that  time  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  this  state.  Mr.  Garrett  was 
in  partnership  with  Walter  F.  Haas,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Haas  &  Garrett,  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  April  23,  1911,  he  was 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Haas,  Garrett  & 
Dunnigan.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
fraternity,  and  au  active  member  of  the 
Los    Angeles    County   Bar    Association. 

EDGAR  EUGENE   SELPH. 

Born  December  3,  1860,  in  Salem,  Oregon. 
Son  of  William  and  Julia  Cvnthia  (Chitwood) 
Selph.  Married  October  31",  1886,  to  Lulu  B. 
Gwinn.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Oregon.  Attended  McMinnville  College  from 
1880  to  1885.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
in  1890  and  California  in  1897.  Moved  to 
California  in  1896  and  engaged  in  the  gen- 
eral practice  of  law  in  Los  Angeles,  specializ- 
ing in  mining  law.  Deputy  Attorney-General 
from  1906  to  1907.  This  office  he  resigned 
in  the  latter  year  to  accejat  the  office  of 
Justice  of  Peace,  which  position  he  held  up 
to  the  time  of  his  death  on  February  10,  1909. 
Mr.  Selph  was  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Masonic  order  and  took  an  active  part  in 
all  civic  affairs.  He  was  one  of  the  organ- 
izers of  the  Los  Angeles  Temple  Baptist 
Church. 

PHILIP  G.  GALPIN. 

Mr.  Galpin  was  born  in  Buffalo,  Xew  York, 
February  3,  1830.  At  the  age  of  five  years 
Philip  changed  his  name,  on  his  own  motion, 
from  Philip  Galpin  Gleason  to  Philip  Gleason 
Galpin;  and  from  that  time  on  resided  with 
his  uncle  and  was  brought  up  by  him  as  his 
son.  Mr.  Galpin  graduated  from  Yale  in 
the  class  of  1849,  entered  Yale  Law  School, 
studied  in  the  office  of  Charles  E.  Ingersoll 
and  that  of  Henry  B.  Harrison,  afterward 
Governor  of  Connecticut,  and  was  admitted 
to  practice  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  that 
state  in  1852.  He  removed  to  Ohio  and  began 
practice  at  Findley.  Two  years  after,  on  a 
visit  to  New  York,  he  was  offered  a  jiart- 
nership  by  Eobert  G.  Pike,  which  he  accepted, 
and  remained  in  practice  for  some  years  in 
the  firm  of  Pike  &  Galpin  in  Wall  Street. 
He  came  to  California  on  business  of  that 
firm  in  1857,  and  remained  here  for  two 
years  to  argue  a  case  on  behalf  of  the  heirs 
of  Franklin  C.  Gray,  on  appeal  to  the  Su- 
preme Court,  known  as  Gray  v.  Pnlmer  in  the 
Ninth  District  of  California.  Winning  this,  he 
returned  to  his  jDartner  in  New  York.  He 
again  temporarily  returned  here  in  1861.  In 
1865  Mr.  Galpin  again  reappeared  temporarily 
in  California,  being  still  engaged  in  practice 
in  New  York,  and  brought  several  suits  for 
the  heirs  of  John  Hall  of  Philadelphia,  who 


claimed  large  tracts  of  San  Francisco.  In 
1S6S  Mr.  Galpin  traveled  in  Europe,  and 
then  resumed  practice  in  Wall  Street.  In  the 
year  1875  he  came  to  California  to  remain, 
having  on  previous  occasions  continued  his 
residence  and  business  in  New  York.  Since 
1875  he  has  tried  numerous  cases,  some  of 
which  will  be  found  in  almost  every  volume 
of  the  Supreme  Court  Reports  of  this  state. 
After  a  residence  here  of  one  year,  his  first 
partnership  was  formed  with  John  B.  Har- 
mon. This  lasted  until  1881,  when  the  strong, 
leading  combination  was  begun  by  John  T. 
Doyle,  William  Barber,  Mr.  Galpin  and  H. 
D.  Scripture,  under  the  style  of  Doyle,  Bar- 
ber, Galpin  &  Scripture. 


CREED  RAYMOND. 

Mr.  Haymond  was  born  in  Beverly,  Ran- 
dolph County,  Virginia  (now  West  Virginia), 
April  22,  1836.  He  came  to  California  in 
1852.  Soon  after  arriving  in  this  state,  in 
1852,  being  possessed  of  some  means,  he  en- 
gaged in  mining,  packing,  merchandising  and 
ditching,  on  a  large  scale,  in  the  northern  part 
of  Sierra  County.  For  a  year  and  a  half  he 
carried  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.'s  mails.  He  con- 
tinued in  business  until  1859,  when  he  entered 
into  the  study  and  practice  of  the  law  with 
Honorable  James  A.  Johnson,  afterward  Lieu- 
tenant-Governor of  this  state,  and  Judge 
Alexander  W.  Baldwin,  afterward  United 
States  District  Judge  of  Nevada.  In  the 
legal  profession  his  upward  flight  was  re- 
markable, carrying  him  to  the  highest  point 
then  achievable  within  the  first  year  of  his 
new  life.  The  position  thus  early  gained  he 
never  lost.  His  reputation  widened  as  time 
passed  by,  until  it  became  more  than  na- 
tional. His  later  arguments,  especially,  deal- 
ing as  most  of  thenl  did  with  the  broadest 
questions  of  constitutional  law,  engaged  the 
study  of  lawyers  and  statesmen  in  every  part 
of   the   world. 

Mr.  Haymond  was  for  a  long  time  Colonel 
of  the  First  Artillery  Regiment,  National 
Guard  of  California.  He  was  Captain  of  the 
Sierra  Grays,  a  Sierra  County  militia  com- 
pany, and  took  his  command  into  service 
in  the  spring  of  1860,  under  Colonel  Jack 
Hays,  against  the  Indians  of  Nevada,  after 
the  Pyramid  Lake  massacre.  In  this  cam- 
paign against  the  Indians,  Captain  Haymond 
was  lightly  wounded.  Two  severe  battles 
were  fought;  one  on  the  Truckee,  and  the 
other  on  the  Carson,  below  Wadsworth.  This 
broke   the    power   of   Chief   Winnemucca. 

Mr.  Haymond  was  appointed  tide  land  com- 
missioner by  Governor  Haight,  to  settle  ques- 
tions as  to  the  tide  lands  of  San  Francisco, 
but  did  not  serve,  and  L.  L.  Bullock  was  ap- 
pointed in  his  stead.  He  served  two  sessions 
in  the  state  Senate,  being  elected  in  1875 
from   Sacramento    Countv.     In   that   bodv   he 


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achieved  ilistinction  .-is  a  s|it'al\er  and  \v<irUi  r. 
lie  declined  a  lenimiination,  after  serviiijj 
four   years. 

In  18S0  ;Mr.  Hayinond  was  sent  to  the  Re- 
jiiiblican  National  Convention,  wiiich  nonii- 
uated   Garfield. 

In  1881  began  a  new  piiase  of  Mr.  ilav- 
mend's  professional  career.  In  that  year  the 
Central  I'acific  Railroad  Company  tendered 
him  the  position  of  associate  solicitor  of  that 
company. 

The  name  of  llaymond  will  always  be 
linked  to  that  of  the  Leland  Stanford  .Jr. 
University.  He.  with  Governor  Stanford, 
drew  the  act  and  formulated  the  provisions 
under  which  this  university  was  to  be  founded 
and  perpetuated,  and  to  him  was  assigned 
the  preparation  of  the  Articles  of  Endow- 
ment signed  by  Leland  Stanford  and  his 
wife,  whereby  their  immense  fortune  was 
bequeathed  to   the   cause   of   education. 

THOMAS    JEFFERSON    CAPPS. 

Born  in  ]872  in  Huutsville,  Alabama.  Was 
graduated  from  the  University  of  Tennessee, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.;  later  the  de- 
gree of  A.  M.  He  taught  mathematics  for 
some  time  at  the  University  of  Tennessee, 
and  later  became  president  of  that  institution, 
resigning  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War. 
He  was  Colonel  of  the  8th  Tennessee  Cavalry, 
and  served  to  the  end  of  the  war,  during 
which  time  he  was  shot  through  the  shoulder 
and  had  his  left  arm  broken  by  a  shell.  At 
the  close  of  the  war  he  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Selby  County,  Illinois.  For 
fourteen  years  was  United  "States  Commis- 
sioner for  the  Southern  District  of  Illinois. 
In  1879  he  moved  to  Golden,  Colorado,  where 
he  remained  until  1884,  when  he  moved  to 
California.  In  ]88(i  he  settled  in  San  Diego, 
where  he  continued  until  the  time  of  his 
death.  He  was  a  man  of  sterling  integrity. 
generous  and  had  a  host  of  friends.  Ho 
was   a   staunch    IJncolii    Republican. 

JOHN   S.    CHAPMAN. 

In  the  summer  of  1908,  the  bar  of  I^os 
Angeles  lost  its  leader.  Pre-eminently  the 
chief  of  the  bar  of  Southern  California,  many 
considered  John  S.  Chapman  the  foremost 
lawyer  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Appearing  in  the  courts  of  San  Francisco 
and  in  courts  of  states  other  tlian  his  own, 
and  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  I'liitcd 
States,    his    rejuitation    was    mor(>    than    hx-al. 

He  was  born  at  Hatcsville,  Arkansas,  Mardi 
6,  1842.  His  early  education  was  received 
at  private  schools  of  his  native  town.  He 
studied  law  alone,  without  assistance  or  in 
struction,  while  acting  as  Deputy  Sheriff  of 
Lassen  County. 

He  came  to  California  in  18;'59.  He  served 
for  a  time  as  Deputy  Sheriff  of  Lassen  County, 


was  Judge  of  the  County  Court  of  that 
county  from  ]87(l  to  1872,"  was  admitted  to 
practice  in  the  District  Court  in  1872  and  in 
the  Supreme  Court  in   1876. 

He  removed  to  Los  Angeles  in  1878,  where 
he  practiced  law  until  the  time  of  his  death. 

His  mental  equipment  contained  every 
faculty   essential   to   professional    success. 

Thoroughly  grounded  in  principles,  he  was 
eipially    well    versed    in    i)recedents.      He   was 


not  a  "case  lawyer."  Kvery  (picstion  j>re- 
scnted  to  him  was  first  considered,  and  the 
results  of  his  studies  classified,  according  to 
general  rules,  and  his  opinion  or  argument 
illustrated  and  fortified  by  citation  of  de- 
cided cases,  lilessed  with  a  memory  of  re- 
markable retentiveness,  he  had  at  command 
an  apparently  exhaustless  supjtly  of  j.rinci- 
ples  and  ])rccedents. 

The  facts  of  his  cases  were  thoroughly  un- 
derstood, carefully  analyzed,  grouped  in 
logical  order.  His  arguments  were  simple 
and  direct.  Never  losing  sight  of  the  ques- 
tiiin  und(M-  discussion,  never  straying  from 
tlie  jiatli,  nor  led  astray  by  minor  questions, 
he  jiroceeded  directly  to  his  point.  Each 
proposition  was  developed,  and  its  relation 
to    the    main    question    made    to    appear. 

Opponents'  arguments  were  met  fairly  and 
without  evasion.  His  characteristic  metho<l 
was  the  employment  of  sledgehammer  blows 
which  demolished  opposition.  Hut  at  times 
he  found  the  .joints  of  an  adversary's  armor 
witli    ra])ier   thrusts    of   sarcasm   and    wit. 

He  seldom  indulged  in  "fine  writing,"  his 
style  being  simjile  and  idiomatic,  often  sug- 
gesting the  ojiinions  of  the  older  English 
.judges  and  chancellors.  Occasional  ]>assages, 
not  intended  for  effect,  but  employed  as 
the   appropriate   vehicles   of   his   thought,   dis- 


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played  an  English  style  formed  by  a  critical 
knowledge    of    the    classics. 

Although  at  his  best  when  arguing  ques- 
tions of  law,  he  was  almost  equally  powerful 
before  juries.  Not  claiming  the  oratorical 
graces  which  are  supposed  to  be  most  ef- 
fective with  jurors,  he  impressed  them  by  his 
sound  common  sense,  power  of  reasoning, 
and   force   of   character. 

A  careful,  conservative  counselor,  a  skill- 
ful draughtsman  of  business  papers,  his  work 
as  an  "oflfice  lawyer"  was  of  the  same  high 
character  as  his  forensic  achievements. 

Every  matter  presented,  whether  involving 
litigation  or  not,  received  the  most  careful 
thought. 

In  the  examination  of  witnesses  he  was 
skillful,  his  questions  being  adapted  to  elicit- 
ing the  information  desired,  and  not  compli- 
cated  or  confusing. 

In  cross-examination  he  was  fair,  not  in- 
dulging in  "bullying''  tactics,  nor  asking  un- 
necessary questions  for  the  mere  sake  of  con- 
fusing a   witness. 

His  objections  to  questions  were  stated 
with  clearness  and  precision.  He  did  not 
make  numerous  objections,  and  his  objections 
were  made  upon  what  he  considered  valid 
grounds,  and  not  for  the  purpose  of  embar- 
rassing opponent  or  witness,  or  confusing 
court    or    jury. 

CHARLES  A.  TUTTLE. 

Charles  A.  Tuttle  was  born  in  Genessee 
County,  New  York,  November  10,  1818.  He 
attended  Hobart  College  at  Geneva,  belonging 
to  the  class  of  1844.     He  moved  to  Milwaukee, 


Wisconsin,  in  1845,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  that  year,  and  practiced  his  profes- 
sion there   until   earlv  in   1849.     In   the   same 


year  he  left  Milwaukee  with  a  party  of 
iive,  and  arrived  in  Placer  County,  California, 
in  October,  1849.  Mr.  Tuttle  engaged  in  min- 
ing on  the  American  Eiver,  and  after  about 
a  year,  returned  to  Milwaukee,  and  in  1851 
came  back  to  California  with  Mrs.  Tuttle. 
After  making  an  unsuccessful  attempt  at 
merchandising,  he  opened  a  law  office  at 
Michigan  Bluflf,  in  1853.  Leland  Stanford 
was  the  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  that  place 
at  that  time.  In  1856  Mr.  Tuttle  moved  to 
Auburn,   the    county   seat. 

In  1853  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
state  Senate,  and  represented  Placer  County 
during  the  first  memorable  Gwin-Broderick 
contest.  He  became  a  Republican  almost  at 
the  organization  of  the  party.  He  was  chair- 
man of  the  Republican  state  convention  held 
in  1859,  and  was  an  elector  on  the  Republican 
ticket  for  1860,  and  as  such  stumped  the  state. 

In  1863  he  was  appointed  Reporter  of  the 
Supreme  Court,  and  held  this  office  until 
1867. 

He  was  afterward  appointed  as  one  of  the 
commissioners  on  the  revision  of  the  codes, 
in  company  witli  Sidney  L.  Johnson.  He  de- 
clined an  appointment  to  the  bench,  and  also 
as  a  regent  of  the  University  of  California. 
In  1867  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Assembly,  and  served  in  the  session  of  1867- 
68.  In  1871  he  was  reappointed  as  Reporter 
of  the  Supreme  Court.  Mr.  Tuttle's  industri- 
ous life  ended  in  1888  at  Auburn.  His  name 
is  indissolubly  connected  with  the  history  of 
the  state.  He  was  a  man  of  the  strictest  in- 
tegrity and  absolutely  fearless  in  the  defense 
of  what  he  believed  to  be  right. 

He  was  not  an  eloquent  talker,  but  was 
possessed  of  a  wonderful  reasoning  faculty. 
He  was  always  interesting  because  of  his 
earnestness  and  sincerity.  His  logic  was  of 
the  very  best.  He  was  a  student,  and  had 
the  faculty  of  communicating  to  others  the 
results  of  his  researches.  He  was  particularly 
kind  and  encouraging  to  young  practitioners, 
and  there  are  many  able  lawyers  who  will 
always  have  a  kindly  remembrance  of  Charles 
A.  Tuttle. 

CLARENCE   R.  GREATHOUSE. 

General  Clarence  R.  Greathouse,  practically 
prime  minister  for  many  years  of  the  king- 
dom of  Corea,  resided  ancT  practiced  law  in 
San  Francisco  from  1870  to  1S86.  He  was 
associateel  first  with  Louis  T.  Haggin,  son 
of'  James  B.  Haggin,  then  with  William  M. 
Stewart,  next  with  Gordon  Blanding,  and 
from  1881  to  1884  with  Mr.  Blanding  and 
Honorable  Wm.  T.  Wallace.  He  was  an 
editorial  writer  on  the  "Examiner"  in  1885- 
86. 

In  1886  he  went  to  Yokohama,  under  ap- 
pointment of  President  Cleveland,  as  United 
States  Consul-General  for  Japan.  At  the 
close   of    his    four   vears'    term    in    that    office, 


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the  Corean  government  secured  his  services 
as  foreign  adviser.  He  achieved  a  high  repu- 
tation for  wisdom  in  council  during  the 
troubles  that  afterward  afflicted  that  country. 
Rev.  George  Heber  Jones,  a  missionary  in 
Corea.  said  in  an  interview  with  the  San 
Francisco  "Call"  of  March  31,  ISt)?,  that  Cien- 
eral  Greathouse  had  been  instrumental  in  in- 
troducing judicial  reforms  in  that  country 
which  put  an  end  to  a  long  era  of  corruption 
and  cruelty.  General  Greathouse  was  a  near 
relative  of  Lloyd  Tevis.  He  registered  as  a 
voter  in  San  Francisco  on  August  8,  1871,  as 
a  native  of  Kentucky,  then  aged  twenty-seven 
years.  He  died  in  the  Corean  capital,  la- 
mented V)v  the  king  and  people,  on  the  21st 
of  October,   1899. 


EDWARD  J.  PRINGLE. 

When  it  is  said  that  Kdward  .1.  Pringle, 
a  man  of  character  and  knowledge,  began 
the  practice  of  the  law  in  San  Francisco  in 
1854,  it  may  be  surmised  that  he  was  an 
influential  figure  at  the  bar.  Mr.  Pringle 
was  born  in  South  Carolina  in  1826  and  was 
graduated  from  Harvard  in  1845,  Following 
his  grailuation  he  traveled  abroad  for  a  few 
years,  then  came  to  California,  where  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  John  B.  Felton 
and  A.  C.  Whitcomb.  This  association  con- 
tinued until  18(34.  In  later  years  he  was  as- 
sociated with  Robert  Y.  Hayne  until  the  latter 
went  on  the  bench.  Mr.  Pringle  went  far 
into  the  study  of  Spanish  and  Mexican  land 
grants  and  came  to  be  an  authority  on  that 
subject.  He  had  been  appointed  a  commis- 
sioner of  the  Supreme  Court  only  a  few 
months  before  his  death,  which  occurred  on 
April  21,  1899. 

EDWARD    EVERETT    POWERS. 

Mr.  Powers  was  born  December  2,  18o9,  in 
Winnischiek  County,  Iowa.  Son  of  John 
Emory  and  Ruth  Ann  (King)  Powers.  Moved 
to  California  in  187U.  Married  December  31, 
1886,  to  Clara  Hoeber.  Educated  in  the  high 
school  of  Quincy,  Plumas  County,  California. 
Attended  Hastings  Law  School,  from  wiiich  he 
received  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1886.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  1886;  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts. 
Commenced  to  practice  his  i)rofession  in  Los 
Angeles,  alone,  until  1901,  when  he  formed 
partnership  with  C.  F.  Holland,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Powers  &  Holland,  which  continued 
until  his  lamented  death  in  April,  1912. 
Member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  Los 
Angeles,  1889-91. 

WILLIAM  S.  DAY. 

Born  March  14,  1848,  in  Smith  County, 
Tennessee.     Son     of    Hcnrv    D.    and     Martha 


W.  (Kerley)  Day.  Married  August  20,  1876, 
to  Helen  A.  Frick.  Educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  Illinois,  and  in  seminaries  at  Jones- 
boro  and  Carbondale,  Illinois;  later  receive*) 
legal  education  in  the  same  state.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Illinois,  by  the  Supreme 
Court,  June,  1874.  Member  of  the  Illinois 
legislature,  1886-87,  Admitted  to  the  United 
States  Suj)reme  Court  of  the  state  of  Illinois 
in  1882.  Moved  to  California  in  1887,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  that  state  in  that 
year.  In  1896  was  appointed  Superior  Judge 
of  Santa  Barbara,  and  elected  to  that  office  in 
1898.  Elected  District  Attorney  of  Santa 
Barbara  in  19(i6,  and  continued  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  that  city  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  February,  1012.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Masonic,  T.  O.  O.  F.  and 
P..  P.  O.  E.  fraternities. 


GEORGE    STROTHER   HUPP. 

Moving  to  California  in  1850,  Mr.  Hupp 
commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
White  Pine,  Nevada,  where  he  gained  con- 
siderable fame,  in  partnership  with  John 
Graber,  in  the  able  way  in  which  he  handled 
some  of  the  largest  mining  cases  in  that 
vicinity,  and  where  he  continued  in  the  prac- 
tice until  1866,  when  he  moved  to  Nevada 
City  and  practiced  alone.  After  a  period 
of  two  years  he  removed  to  Los  Angeles,  and 
remained  active  until  his  lamented  death, 
which  occurred  in  1884.  He  was  a  man  of 
considerable  eloepieuee,  and  was  much  sought 
after,  having  the  reputation  of  being  one  of 
the   best   autliorities   on   mining   law. 


J.  W.   P.   LAIRD. 

Born  in  Mt.  Carroll,  Illinois,  in  May,  1844, 
lie  received  his  education  in  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  state,  moving  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1851,  where  he  later  commenced 
the  study  of  the  profession  in  which  he  was 
destined  to  spend  his  life.  He  was  admitted 
to  the  practice  in  Inyo  County  in  ISSO,  anel 
shortly  thereafter  was  elected  District  At- 
torney of  that  county,  serving  with  con- 
siderable credit  until  1887,  when  he  was 
ai)pointed  Registrar  of  the  United  States 
Land  Office  in  Indei)ondence.  He  continued 
in  that  office  until  1901,  when  he  was  elected 
to  the  California  legislature.  In  1903  he  was 
elected  District  Attorney  of  Kern  County  and 
was  the  incumbent  of  that  office  until  1910. 
For  man}'  years  he  practiced  in  Bakersfield, 
and  commanded  the  respect  of  all  those  with 
whom  he  became  associated,  and  his  death, 
which  occurred  on  July  29,  1911,  was  mourned 
by  all  those  who  had  ever  met  him.  He  was 
an  able  lawyer,  ])ainstaking,  and  honorable, 
and  a  credit  to  the  profession  he  had  so  long 
graced. 


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JOHN  GREENLEAF  NORTH. 

Born  September  16,  1855,  in  Minneapolis, 
Minnesota.  Son  of  John  Wesley  and  Ann  Hen- 
drix  (Loomis)  North.  Married  December  3, 
1878,  to  Augusta  C.  Nourse.  Received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Minnesota, 
New    York,    California,    and    Tennessee.     At- 


tended high  school  in  Syracuse,  New  York. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  April  10, 
1894,  and  immediately  began  the  practice  of 
law  in  Eiverside,  where  he  continued  to 
practice  until  the  time  of  his  death  in  Lon- 
don, England,  January  9,  1910.  Mr.  North 
left  for  London,  England,  in  December, 
1909,  to  be  present  at  the  taking  of  deposi- 
tions in  the  ease  of  the  Bank  of  California 
V.  Matthew  Gage.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Natiojial  Geographical  Association,  National 
Forestry  Association,  the  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association,  Commonwealth  and  Olympic 
clubs  of  San  Francisco,  Sierra  Club,  Automo- 
bile Club  of  Southern  California,  Southwest 
Society  of  Archaeological  Institute,  Masonic 
order.  Knights  Templar,  K.  of  P.,  Landmarks 
Club  and  Sequoia  League;  two  years  presi- 
dent of  California  and  Forest  Association. 
Mr.  North  was  one  of  the  strongest  men,  in- 
tellectually and  professionally,  in  Southern 
California,  and  a  man  of  great  enterprise  and 
business  capacity.  He  was  a  man  possessing 
the  strongest  and  purest  friendship. 

JOSEPH   NAPHTALY. 

This  prominent  member  of  the  bar  arrived 
in  San  Francisco  in  1856  and  at  once  began 
his  legal  studies,  afterward  attending  Yale. 
His  success,  although  not  great  at  first,  was 
immediate,  and  he  won  a  large  clientage.  He 
was  born  at  Gostyn,  Prussia,  in  1842,  and 
was  educated  at  a  French  gymnasium  at  Ber- 


lin. By  1867  he  was  prospering  in  the  firm 
of  Crockett,  Whiting  &  Naphtaly.  Paul  Neu- 
mann joined  the  firm  after  Mr.  Crockett  be- 
came a  member  of  the  Supreme  Court.  In 
1872  the  firm  was  Naphtaly,  Friedenrich  & 
Ackerman.  The  firm  made  a  specialty  of 
land  and  probate  business  and  represented 
the  sheriff,  the  public  administrator,  and 
.other  clients  of  that  character.  Mr.  Naph- 
taly was  a  close  reasoner  and  a  hard  worker. 

JUDGE   ROBERT   ROBINSON. 

Born  May  6,  1818,  at  Conneaut,  Ashtabula 
County,  Ohio.  Married  November  8,  1840,  to 
Louisa 'Harper,  of  the  same  place.  Went  im- 
mediately from  Conneaut  to  Aurora,  Kane 
County,  Illinois.  Licensed  as  attorney  and 
counselor    of   law   by   the    Supreme    Court    of 


Illinois.  In  1846  he  moved  to  Shulsburg, 
Lafayette  County,  Wisconsin.  Was  elected 
County  Clerk,  and  practiced  law  there  until 
1850,  "when  he  crossed  the  plains  to  Sacra- 
mento, California.  During  the  year  1852  he 
was  associated  with  H.  O.  Beatty,  father  of 
Chief  Justice  Wm.  H.  Beatty,  in  the  practice 
of  law.  Elected  as  a  Whig  a  member  of  the 
4th  Session  of  the  Assembly  from  Sacramento 
Countv.  In  1853  he  became  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Crocker  (E.  B.),  McKune  (John 
II.)  &  Eobinson  (Robert),  from  which  Mc- 
Kune later  retired  to  become  District  Judge. 
In  1858  he  was  elected  and  served  as  County 
.Tudge  of  Sacramento  County  for  a  term  of 
four  years,  after  which  E.  B.  Crocker  and  he 
again  formed  a  copartnership,  and  continued 
together  (except  for  a  periocl  of  six  months), 
until  the  formation  of  the  Central  Pacific  Rail- 
road Company,  when  they  w^ere  both  employed 
and  acted  as  counsel  of  said  company  until  the 
retirement   of  Crocker,  when  Judge  Robinson 


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became  chief  counsel  for  that  company,  as  well 
as  the  Southern  Pacific  and  Contract  and 
Finance  Company,  and  remained  in  that  posi- 
tion until  disabled  in  1SS4.  In  lS(i-J  he  was 
appointed  Provost  Marshal  for  the  Midiile  Dis- 
trict of  California  by  President  Abraham  Lin- 
coln, and  held  the  office  until  it  was  abolished. 
Was  offered  the  appointment  of  United  States 
Circuit  Judge  by  President  Johnson,  wliich  he 
declined.  November  80,  istio,  was  appointed 
Adjutant-General  of  California,  by  Governor 
K.  F.  Low,  serving  as  such  for  six  months, 
when  he  resigned.  He  was  also  appointed 
by  Governor  Leland  Stanford  Commissioner 
for  California,  to  meet  the  Commissioner  of 
Xevada  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  the 
boundary  line  between  California  and  Xe- 
vada. Judge  Robinson  and  Judge  F.  B. 
Crocker  sustained  all  the  burdens  of  the  Cen- 
tral and  Southern  Pacific  Kailroad  Companies 
in  their  formation  and  early  legal  experi- 
ences. He  was  considered  one  of  the  ablest 
lawyers  of  early  California.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Sacramento  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  and 
Sacramento  Lodge  I.  O.  O.  F.  He  died  in 
San  Francisco  September  29,  1894. 


Lamar,  Missouri,  where  he  practiced  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  was  also  interested  in 
banking  and  title  business.  In  1870  he 
moved  to  Washington  Territory  and  located 
in  Olympia.  He  organized  and  managed  the 
first  bank  in  the  Northwest  Territory.  In 
1874  he  returned  to  Missouri  on  account  of 
impaired  health,  and  in  1886  settled  in  Los 
Angeles.  He  was  the  father  of  Russ  Avery  of 
the  law  firm  of  Avery  &  French,  Los  Angeles. 
In  1868  he  married  Nellie  Townsend  Fox. 
Four  children  survive  him.  Mr.  Avery  took 
an  active  part  in  the  business  life  of  this 
community,  having  been  for  a  number  of 
years  a  director  in  various  Vianks.  and  at  the 
time  of  his  death  he  was  president  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Farniington,  New 
Mexico.  He  was  largely  interested  in  other 
business  enterprises.  Was  a  life  member  of 
the  Southern  California  Acaelemy  of  Sciences, 
and  took  a  special  interest  in  all  movements 
for  civic  betterment.  He  was  a  man  of 
strong  personality,  scrupulous  integrity,  in- 
flexible honesty,  and  of  unusual  keenness  of 
perception  and  wisdom  of  judgment.  In  pol- 
itics he  was  a  Progressive   Republican. 


WILLIAM  H.  AVERY. 

Born  in  Auburn.  Susquehanna  County, 
Pennsylvania.  April  1.  1886.  Died  January 
20,  1912.  Mr.  Avery  received  his  early  edu- 
cation in  the  country  schools  for  three  months 
each  winter  and  passing  his  vacation  of  nine 
months  working  on  a  farm;  later  he  attended 


oberlin  (  (lilege  and  thereafter  became  a  dis- 
trict school  teacher.  Mr.  Avery  joined  the 
army  of  Argonauts  that  marched  to  Pikes 
Peak  in   18.o9. 

He   commenced  the  practice   of  law  in  Ef- 
fingham, Illinois,  in  1863;  later  he  moved  to 


RICHARD  DUNNIGAN. 

Born  August  4,  1852,  in  St.  Marys,  Indiana, 
and  the  early  years  of  his  life  were  spent  on 
a  farm  near  that  city.  He  obtained  a  com- 
mon school  education  and  afterward  com- 
pleted a  course  in  one  of  the  eastern  univer- 
sities. He  then  began  the  study  of  law  in 
the  office  of  Senator  Voorhees,  in  Terre 
Haute,  Indiana,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Indiana  in  1867. 

His  health  becoming  impaired,  he  removed 
to  Los  Angeles  in  1883,  and  practiced  contin- 
uously until  the  time  of  his  death,  .Tune  9, 
1905."  in  that  city.  In  1896  he  formed  part- 
nership with  his  son,  H.  L.  Dunnigan. 

Mr.  Dunnigan  was  attorney  for  many  years 
for  tiie  estate  of  Senora  Maria  Esperitu 
Leonis.  one  of  the  notable  estates  of  South- 
ern California,  over  which  litigation  has  been 
in  j-rogress  since  1889.  He  was  a  man  of 
large  jirojierty  interests  and  in  politics  a 
slauneh  Democrat.  He  always  took  an  active 
part  in  city  and  state  political  matters.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of 
Columbus.  He  was  a  great  student,  and  has 
established  a  number  of  principles  in  Califor- 
nia law,  notable  of  whicli  are  "Homestead  and 
Riparian  Rights''  and  "Statutory  Homestead."' 

H.  T.  LEE. 

Died  April  3.  1912.  Majur  Lee  had  been 
an  important  figure  in  the  development  of 
Los  Angeles  during  the  last  thirty-five  years. 
Wherever  he  went  jirinr  to  coming  here,  he 
won  respect  and  renown. 

Born  in  Glen  Cove,  Long  Island,  New  York, 
July    28,    1840,    he    passeel    the    first    sixteen 


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years  of  his  life  in  acquiring  a  splendid  home 
education  and  the  instruction  which  could 
be  obtained  from  the  foremost  private 
schools.  He  entered  Lafayette  College,  Eas- 
ton,  Pennsylvania,  in  1856,  graduating  with 
the  degree  of  A.B.  in  1860. 

At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War  he  was 
professor  of  Latin,  English  and  mathematics 
at  Lafayette  College.  He  left  his  faculty 
chair  and  helped  to  organize  a  company  of 
lancers.  This  type  of  mounted  force  was 
found  unavailable  and  the  lancers  were  soon 
merged  into  the  Fourth  New  York  heavy 
artillery.  Later  the  regiment  served  as  in- 
fantry and  was  in  all  the  terrific  battles 
fought  by  the   Army  of  the  Potomac. 

He  became  an  aide-de-camp  to  General 
Abner  Doubleday  and  shared  with  his  chief 
the  dangers  of  the  battle  of  Gettysburg. 
Aide-de-Camp  Lee  went  back  to  his  old  regi- 
ment at  the  close  of  the  war  and  was  later 
mustered  out  with  the  rank  of  major. 

He  entered  Columbia  Law  School,  New 
York  City,  receiving  his  LL.B.  in  1869.  He 
practiced  law  in  New  York  until  1876,  and 
just  before  he  came  to  California  married 
Miss  Josephine  Mason  Moir.  He  settled  in 
Los  Angeles  in  1877. 

For  many  years  he  was  prominent  in  church 
and  charitable  organization  work,  being  chan- 
cellor of  the  Episcopal  Church  for  the  diocese 
of  Los  Angeles.  He  formed  a  law  partner- 
ship with  J.  R.  Scott  under  the  firm  name 
of  Lee  &  Scott.  Later  the  firm  name  was 
Lee,  Scott  &  Chase.  They  were  special  coun- 
sel for  the  city  of  Los  Angeles  in  the  long 
water  litigation  and  became  widely  known 
authorities   orr  water  law. 

GILBERT  DWIGHT  MUNSON. 

Gilbert  Dwight  Munson,  the  oldest  son  of 
Colonel  Horace  D.  Munson,  was  born  in  God- 
frey, Marion  County,  Illinois,  September  26, 
1840.  In  1846  his  parents  removed  to  Zanes- 
ville,  Ohio,  where  he  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  certificated  as  a  teacher  at 
the  age  of  seventeen,  taught  school  and  be- 
gair  the  study  of  law. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War  he  en- 
listed as  a  private  soldier  in  the  Fifteenth 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  took  part  in 
many  battles  and  campaigns  during  the  war, 
took  part  in  the  final  grand  review  at  Wash- 
ington, and  by  frequent  promotions  attained 
the  official  rank  of  colonel.  At  the  close  of 
the  war  he  returned  to  Zanesville,  resumed 
his  law  studies,  attended  the  law  school  of 
Columbia  University,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  Ohio  bar  in  1867.  From  the  latter  date 
to  1894  he  was  actively  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  the  courts  of  Muskingum  and 
adjoining  counties,  and,  from  1894  to  1899, 
served  as  Common  Pleas  Judge  in  the  Eighth 
Ohio  .Judicial  District. 


In  1900  he  removed  to  Los  Angeles,  Cali- 
fornia, and  there  associated  himself  with 
Henry  A.  Barclay  under  the  law  firm  name 
of  Munson  &  Barclay,  which  partnership  con- 
tinued until  his  death  on  the  21st  day  of 
May,  19 IL 

Scrupulously  conscientious  and  patriotic,  he 
was  held  iir  high  estimation  by  lawyers,  suit- 
ors, clients  and  people  generally. 

WALTER  J.  TRASK. 

Walter  J.  Trask,  the  son  of  Kiah  B.  and 
Mary  Jane  (Dunton)  Trask,  was  born  in 
South  Jefferson,  Maine,  on  July  6,  1862.  He 
received  his  education  at  Nichols  Latin 
School,  Lewiston,  Maine,  and  at  the  Water- 
ville,  Maine,  Classical  Institute.  He  was,  in 
1886,  admitted  to  the  bar  in  St.  Paul,  Min- 
nesota, and  in  1890  moved  to  Los  Angeles, 
California,  where  in  1893  he  associated  him- 
self with  Honorable  John  D.  Bicknell  until 
1897,  when  the  firm  of  Bicknell,  Gibson  & 
Trask  was  formed,  which  latter  firm  was  af- 
terward, in  1903,  merged  with  that  of  Dunn 
and  Crutcher,  under  the  firm  name  of  Bick- 
nell, Gibson,  Trask,  Dunn  &  Crutcher,  which, 
on  the  retirement  of  Judge  Bicknell,  contin- 
ued under  the  firm  name  of  Gibson,  Trask, 
Dunn  &  Crutcher.  Mr.  Trask  died  at  his  res- 
idence, 1321  South  Figueroa  Street,  Los  An- 
geles, on  the  ninth  day  of  May,  1911. 

He  was  twice  married,  and  left  surviving 
him  his  widow,  Victoria  H.  Trask,  and  an 
only  child,  Caroline  B.  Trask,  the  issue  of  his 
first  marriage.  He  was  independent  in  poli- 
tics and  irever  sought  or  held  any  public 
office.  He  left,  as  one  of  the  best  monuments 
to  his  memory,  the  reputation  of  being  an 
able   and   conscientious  lawyer. 

.Judge  C.  E.  McLaughlin  paid  the  following 
tribute  to  Mr.  Trask: 

"It  has  been  charged  against  our  profes- 
sion that  mental  training  and  habits  indulged 
make  cold  the  heart  and  dulls  our  sympa- 
thies. We  who  are  brought  in  contact  with 
many  lawyers  know  that  this  charge  is  as  un- 
founded as  it  is  uncharitable;  that  lawyers, 
as  a  rule,  are  generous,  whole-souled  men 
whose  human  impulses  are  quickened  rather 
than  stifled  as  we  read  the  pages  of  human 
life  with  all  of  human  weaknesses  exposed 
in  daily  routine  of  professional  work. 

"It  is  therefore  fitting  that  this  body  turn 
for  the  moment  from  prosaic  labor,  to  indulge 
in  sentiment  and  voice  regret  that  the  voice 
of  one  pre-eminent  and  loved  will  ne'er  again 
be  heard.  The  passing  of  Walter  J.  Trask 
deserves  a  tribute  from  heart  and  voice  and 
pen  of  those  who  knew  his  sterling  worth  and 
loved  him  for  his  admirable  traits  of  character. 
"When  I  first  met  Walter  Trask  at  one  of 
the  Los  Angeles  clubs  my  mental  comment 
when  the  parting  moment  came  was,  'A  splen- 
did gentleman!'  Later,  when  we  met  in  the 
forum  and  in   a  business  way,  that  comment 


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was,  'A  splendid  lawyer!'  Anon,  discussing 
economic  problems  involving  weal  of  those 
whose  bread  is  moistened  by  the  sweat  of 
toil,  my  comment  was,  'A  great  and  generous 
heart!' 

"When  I  heard  of  his  death  I  seemed  to 
feel  there  was  a  hush  in  the  courtrooms  of 
California;  that  tears  were  falling  and 
broken  voices  were  lamenting  the  departure 
of  a  giant  from  the  bar. 

'•Before  that  Great  Tribunal  where  the 
Master  sits  in  judgment.  His  Son,  the  advo- 
cate for  all  mankind,  our  friend  has  made 
appearance,  and  we  feel  and  know  has  heard 
the  words.  'WoU  done.'  fall  from  the  Master's 
lips,  the  final  judgment  upon  his  life,  his 
work,  his  future.  When  death  laid  his  icy 
finger  upon  the  brow  of  Walter  Trask,  the 
light  of  a  great  intellect  went  out,  and  a 
great  soul  went  on  its  way  to  solve  the  prob- 
lems of  eternity.  That  icy  touch  ne'er 
chilled  more  manly  heart,  nor  closed  more 
kindly  eye." 

WILLIAM   E.    PARKER. 

Born  in  Columbus.  Indiana,  November  26, 
1S72.  Son  of  Alexander  and  Mary  (Polk) 
Parker.  Early  education  received  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native  city  and  Orange, 
California,  to  which  place  his  parents  moved 
in  188.3.  Later  he  attended  Occidental  Col- 
lege, from  which  he  graduated  in  1895  with 
degree  of  A.B.  After  a  course  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan.  1897  and  189S,  he  read  law 
in  the  office  of  E.  E.  Keech,  Santa  Ana,  Cal- 
ifornia, until  his  admission  to  the  bar  of 
California  by  the  Supreme  Court  in  1899. 
From  that  time  until  1901  he  was  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Keech  &  Parker,  at  Santa  Ana. 
From  1901  to  1903  he  was  associated  with  the 
firm  of  Bicknell,  Gibson  &  Trask,  in  Los  An- 
geles, and  from  1903  to  1906  he  was  associ- 
ated with  Eugene  S.  Ives,  with  offices  in 
Tucson,  Arizona,  receiving  a  certificate  to 
practice  in  Arizona  during  the  year  1904.  In 
1906  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Adolfo 
Ybarra,  under  the  firm  name  of  Ybarra  & 
Parker,  with  offices  in  Guaymas.  Mexico,  and 
Los  Angeles,  California,  specializing  in  cor- 
poration, mining  and  railroad  law.  In  1907 
he  was  admitted  to  practice  before  the  courts 
of  Sonora.  Mexico.  This  partnership  contin- 
ued until  his  death,  which  was  sudden  and 
unexpected,  following  an  operation  in  a  Chi- 
cago hospital  on  June  13,  1912. 

Mr.  Parker  had  built  up  an  extensive  Mex- 
ican practice  during  the  six  years'  association 
with  Senor  Ybarra.  He  was  known  and 
highly  respecteil  throughout  the  state  of  So- 
nora, and  had  a  wide  acquaintance  in  all  the 
principal  citifs  of  Mexico.  Besides  being  the 
attorneys  for  the  Southern  Pacific  of  Mexico, 
Ybarra  &  Parker  were  also  retained  by  many 
of  the  large  mining  and  commercial  com- 
panies operating  in  Sonora,  and  in  this  con- 


nection Mr.  Parker's  exttnsive  knowledge  of 
the  Spanish  language,  cultivated  from  his 
youth,  stood  him  in  good  stead. 

During  Mr.  Parker's  association  with  Hon. 
Eugene  S.  Ives  at  Tucson,  Arizona,  he  was 
connected  with  some  of  the  most  important 
litigation  in  the  territory,  and  made  a  host 
of  friends. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  California  Club, 
Jonathan  Club  and  Bar  Association  of  Los 
Angeles;  the  Old  Pueblo  Club,  Tucson;  Blue 
Lodge  of  the  Masonic  order  and  Scottisli  Rite, 
Tucson;  the  Shrine,  Phoenix. 

Mr.  Parker  is  m;iiirned  by  a  widow,  Mrs. 
Harriette  X.  Parker,  and  four  children.  In 
his  passing  Southern  California  has  lost  Her 
best  known  and  most  successful  practitioner 
in  Mexican  law  and  a  man  of  the  highest 
integrity. 

ROBERT  HENRY  FAUNTLEROY  VARIEL. 

Kobcrt  Henry  Fauntleroy  Variel,  one  of  the 
best  known  attorneys  of  the  Los  Angeles  bar, 
died  March  3,  1905'. 

Mr.  Variel  was  born  November  22,  1849,  a 
scion  of  an  ol<l  New  England  family  of  Revo- 


lutionary stock.  He  was  the  eldest  of  five 
children. 

When  he  was  two  and  a  half  years  of  age 
his  parents  brought  him  across  the  plains  to 
California,  and  settled  on  the  Y'uba  River. 
They  soon  located  at  the  prosperous  mining 
camp  of  Camptonville,  and  it  was  there  that 
his  earh'  years  were  spent. 

His  education  was  received  in  the  public 
schools,  and  through  his  perseverance  in  home 
studies,  at  eighteen  years  of  age  he  had  se- 
cured a  second-grade  teacher's  certificate,  and 
after  two  years  of  successful  teaching  he  re- 
ceived a  first-grade  certificate. 


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During  this  time  lie  was  studying  law,  and 
in  1873  he  was  nominated  by  the  Republicans 
of  Plumas  County  for  District  Attorney,  and 
was  elected  by  a  large  majority,  although  the 
county  was  Democratic. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Caroline  Vogel  in 
1876,  and  to  them  were  born  three  children, 
a  daughter,  who  is  now  Mrs.  Roger  Sherman 
Page;  two  sons,  R.  H.  F.  Variel,  Jr.,  and  Clar- 
ence L.  Variel.  They,  with  the  widow,  sur- 
vive him. 

Mr.  Variel  had  been  connected  with  some 
of  the  heaviest  litigation  before  the  courts  of 
Southern  California.  Among  the  most  notable 
of  these  cases  were  the  water  suits  in  which 
the  city  of  Los  Angeles  and  the  Pomeroy- 
Hooker  interests  were  arrayed. 

In  his  earlier  years  here  he  was  associated 
for  a  time  with  Senator  Stephen  M.  White, 
and  then  practiced  alone  until  1905,  when  a 
partnership  was  formed  between  Mr.  Variel, 
his  brother,  William  J.  Variel,  and  his  brother- 
in-law,  H.  M.  Barstow. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Charter  Revision 
Committee  and  gave  much  time  to  that  work. 
He  was  also  a  trustee  of  the  State  Normal 
School  under  the  administration  of  Gage.  He 
held  membership  in  the  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
and  was  always  interested  in  the  development 
of  the  city  and  Southern  California. 

He  was  a  member  of  Al  Malaikah  Temple 
of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  the  Los  Angeles  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templars,  Hollenbeck 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  the  Fraternal  Brother- 
hood, the  California  Club,  the  Sierra  Club 
and  other  societies.  In  church  fellowship  his 
affiliations  were  with  the  Independent  Church 
of  Christ. 

Politically  Mr.  Variel  had  always  been  a 
Republican,  and  he  took  an  active  part  in 
both  local  and  state  politics.  In  1886  he  was 
elected  to  the  state  Assembly  from  the  dis- 
trict comprising  Plumas  and  Sierra  Counties. 
The  career  of  Mr.  Variel  shows  the  possi- 
bilities of  unremitting  perseverance  and  de- 
termination to  make  progress  despite  seem- 
ingly great  difficulties.  Without  the  aid  of 
a  college  education  or  wealth,  he  studied 
alone,  and  won  his  way  to  an  important  posi- 
tion in  the  bar,  in  a  career  which  made  him 
friends  in  all  walks  of  life.  He  had  a  capa- 
city of  winning  and  retaining  friendships. 

ROBERT  FERRAL. 

Judge  Ferral  had  been  conspicuous  in  the 
public  life  of  the  state  for  many  years.  He 
was  a  pioneer  in  newspaper  work  and  at  the 
bar,  and  several  times  filled  public  offices. 
His  last  office  was  that  of  Assistant  District 
Attorney  under  Lewis  Byington  from  1903 
to  1906,  during  which  time  he  prosecuted 
Mrs.  Botkin  in  the  famous  poisoning  case. 

Ferral  was  born  in  Philadelphia  in  1841 
and  came  to  California  in  1852,  by  way  of  the 


Isthmus  of  Panama.  His  youth  he  spent  in 
Sonora,  where  he  became  the  editor  of  the 
"Sonora  Union  Democrat."  In  1863  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar.  But  for  many  years  he 
did  not  engage  in  active  practice,  devoting 
himself  rather  to  newspaper  work.  He  was 
the  editor  of  a  paper  at  Aurora  and  later  of 
the  "Sacramento  Republican."  In  1867  he 
took  charge  of  the  "Sonoma  Democrat,"  of 
which  he  remained  the  editor  until  1872.  In 
that  year  he  came  to  San  Francisco  and  was 
associated  for  a  time  with  Henry  George  in 
editing  the  "San  Francisco  Post."  For  a  time 
he  was  identified  with  "The  Bulletin." 

In  1873  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Dis- 
trict Attorney,  which  he  held  for  two  years. 
He  was  then  made  secretary  of  the  state  Sen- 
ate, and  when  the  City  Criminal  Court  was 
established  in  1876  he  was  appointed  to  the 
bench  by  Governor  Irwin.  This  place  he  held 
until  1879,  when  he  became  Superior  Court 
Judge  for  five  years. 

After  that  he  devoted  himself  to  private 
practice,  and  became  one  of  the  most  success- 
ful criminal  lawyers  at  the  local  bar.  He 
died  in  the  spring  of  1912. 

CYRUS  F.  McNUTT. 

Cyrus  F.  McXutt,  one  of  the  oldest  and  best 
known  attorneys  in  Los  Angeles,  and  associ- 
ate counsel  in  the  McNamara  trial,  died  May 
31,   1912, 

He  was  prominent  in  legal  and  Democratic 
political  circles  here  and  in  Indiana,  his  na- 
tive state.  His  legal  services  were  secured 
by  Clarence  Darrow,  chief  counsel  for  the 
McNamaras,  because  of  his  comprehensive 
knowledge  of  Indiana  law.  He  was  also  se- 
lected to  assist  in  the  defense  of  Clarence 
Darrow  on  trial  for  bribery,  but  failing 
health  forced  him  to  withdraw. 

He  was  elected  Superior  Court  Judge  ot 
Vigo  County,  Indiana,  in  1892,  and  served 
four  years.  He  was  candidate  for  Congress 
in  Indiana  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  in  1876, 
but  was  defeated. 

He  was  married  in  1858  and  his  wife  died 
three  years  later.  In  1863  he  married  Eliza 
Gordon  Craig,  who  survives  him.  He  also 
leaves  a  daughter,  Eloise  McNutt,  who  re- 
sides in  this  city,  and  one  son,  F.  A.  McNutt, 
a  practicing  attorney  in  Terre  Haute. 

Judge  McNutt  was  born  July  9,  1837,  m 
Johnson  County,  Indiana,  and  received  his 
education  at  Franklin  College  until  1856.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Indianapolis  in 
1860,  and  was  associated  for  a  time  with 
Judge  D.  D.  Banta.  He  moved  to  Martin- 
ville,  Indiana,  two  years  later,  where  he  prac- 
ticed until  1897,  when  he  moved  to  this  city 
where  he  since  engaged  in  his  profession, 
having  been  associated  with  Colonel  George 
H.  Smith  and  J.  E.  Hannon. 


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JOHN  SAMUEL  BEARD. 

Born  in  Northumberlantl  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, October  30,  1S3(5,  and  passed  to  the 
Great  Beyond  on  December  12,  19U).  at 
Yreka.  California,  the  county  seat  of  Siski- 
you Co.,  the  scene  of  his  activities  since  1862. 

Judge  Beard  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Sunbury,   Pennsylvania,  Ajirij    7,   IS.IT.  a   few 


months  before  beeuming  uf  aj<e.  He  prac- 
ticed his  chof-en  profession  there  for  a  short 
time,  and  in  1S.59  came  west,  residing  for  a 
short  time  in  Oregon,  and  locating  in  Siski 
you  County  in  1862. 

During  the  years  18o9  to  1863  Judge  Beard 
engaged  in  mining.  In  1864  and  186.5  he  fol 
lowed  the  butchering  trade,  and  from  1865 
until  ]S72  he  was  a  teacher  in  the  grammar 
schools  of  Siskiyou  County,  having  the  dis 
tinction  of  being  the  president  of  the  first 
Board  of  Education  of  that  count}'.  He  re 
sumed  the  practice  of  the  law  in  1872,  and 
entered  politics  in  1876.  first  as  District  At 
torney  for  eight  years,  and  then  as  .Tudge. 

During  all  his  busy  life,  .Judge  Beard  was 
an  ardent  member  of  fraternal   or<lers. 

Trained  in  the  common  law  by  his  early 
reading,  and  familiar  with  all  local  condi- 
tions, having  practical  knowledge  of  mining 
and  irrigation.  .Tudge  Beard  wiis  well  fitted 
to  serve  upon  the  bench.  His  decisions  were 
generally  upheld  by  the  Supreme  Court  in 
civil  cases,  and  in  some  notable  instances  tiie 
Supreme  Court  adojited  his  construction  of 
the  law,  where  no  precedent  existed. 

In   criminal   cases  Judge   Beard   had  a   jier- 
fect   record    of   no   reversals    during   his   long, 
occupancy  of  the  bench. 

Pioneers  of  Siskiyou  County  remember 
Judge  Beard  as  a  young  man,  full  of  life, 
fond  of  sports  and  not   afraid  of  manual   la- 


bor. They  recall  tiie  dark  days  of  that 
career,  when  evil  companions  and  the  loose 
customs  of  the  times  in  the  mining  camps 
threatened  to  mar  a  promising  future.  And 
they  remember,  with  thanksgiving,  how  the 
man's  strength  of  character  asserted  itself 
and  in  a  few  short  years  won  from  the  peo- 
ple of  Siskiyou  the  highest  office  within  their 
power  to  bestow — that  of  the  superior  .iudge- 
ship.  And  with  what  pleasure  they  recount 
the  fact  that  their  judgment  of  the  man  was 
well  founded,  and  that  for  thirty-two  years — 
1876  to  1908 — and  indeed  until  old  age  had 
laid  a  heavy  hand  upon  him,  they  had  kept 
him  in  office,  and  none  there  was  who  could 
depose   him. 

During  those  years  Siskiyou  County  had  a 
.iudge  whose  record  has  been  unsurpassed  in 
the  entire  state.  A  devoted  and  enthusiastic 
friend,  a  political  enemy  not  to  be  despised, 
he  never  lost  his  judicial  poise,  and  finally 
retired   from  the  bemh  in  .January,  1909. 

A.  P.  CATLIN. 

A.  P.  Catliu  was  born  in  Thitchess  County, 
state  of  Xew  York,  in  1823,  and  came  from 
a  long  line  of  Colonial  and  Revolutionary  an- 
cestors. He  was  called  to  the  bar  in  Xew 
York  as  an  attorney  and  counselor  in  1844. 
and  later   in   the   same  vear  as  a   solicitor  in 


the  old  Chancery  Court.  He  entered  the 
practice  of  the  law  first  in  Kingston  an<l 
later  in  New  York  City.  He  came  to  Cali- 
fornia in   August,  1849,  via  Cape  Horn. 

In  1S49,  he  formeel  a  partnership  with  .John 
Currt\v,  afterward  Chief  Justice  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  California  and  now  the  patri- 
arch of  the  California  bar. 

Later  in  the  fifties  Mr.  Catlin  formed  an- 
other   partnership    with    Colonel     (afterward 


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General)  G.  W.  Bowie,  which  partnership  was 
ended  by  the  departure  of  Colonel  Bowie  to 
the  war  in  command  of  one  of  the  California 
regiments.  Later  in  practice  he  had  as  part- 
ners T.  B.  McFarland,  late  Justice  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  California,  David  Hambur- 
ger, now  of  Los  Angeles  and  since  retired, 
Lincoln  White,  George  A.  Blanchard,  A.  L. 
Shinn,   and   his   sou,  John   C.    Catlin. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  4th  and  5th  Ses- 
sions of  the  California  Senate,  where  his 
efforts  did  much  in  perpetuating  the  title  of 
the  San  Francisco  waterfront  in  the  state. 
He  served  one  term  as  a  member  of  the  State 
Board  of  Equalization,  by  appointment  of 
Governor  Booth,  and  one  term  as  Judge  of 
the  Superior  Court  of  Sacramento  County. 

Actuated  by  the  highest  principles,  his 
political  career  was  largely  a  history  of  de- 
feat. In  1875  he  was  defeated  for  independ- 
ent nomination  for  governor  by  the  combined 
strength  of  Bidwell  and  Estee,  after  one  of 
the  hardest  convention  battles  in  the  history 
of  the  state.  In  1879  he  went  to  defeat  for 
Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  California 
with  the  whole  Republican  ticket. 

In  the  antebellum  period  his  public  efforts 
and  lectures  in  the  cause  of  the  Union  kept 
him  prominently  before  the  people.  During 
the  famous  career  of  the  "Sacramento  Union'' 
he  was  an  editorial  writer,  together  with 
such  distinguished  men  as  Anthony  and  Sea- 
bough,  and  in  the  early  seventies  he  was  its 
editor-in-chief.  His  own  unaided  activities 
located  the  permanent  seat  of  government  at 
Sacramento,  and  he  was  always  the  implaca- 
ble adversary  of  all  who  tried  thereafter  to 
remove  it. 

A  great  reader  and  a  finished  scholar,  an 
earnest  advocate  and  a  sincere  and  sound 
counselor,  he  carried  with  him  always  the 
air  of  the  motley  drama  of  '49.  His  vener- 
able figure  was  a  familiar  and  beloved  sight 
in  the  metropolis  and  in  the  county  seats  of 
Central  California.  He  died  in  Sacramento, 
November  4,  ]9nn. 

SAMUEL  MOUNTFORD  WILSON. 

Xo  more  ardent  votary  of  the  legal  science 
lived  than  the  subject  of  this  sketchy  and 
his  professional  success,  as  well  as  his  emi- 
nent position  as  a  lawyer,  verified  the  prac- 
tical wisdom  of  the  great  father  of  the 
common  law.  Sprung  from  a  hardy  and 
worthy  race,  inheriting  an  active  intellect 
and  a  sound  constitution,  he  devoted  his  ear- 
liest years  to  the  acquisition  of  knowledge, 
in  which  his  intelligence  and  application  con- 
quered every  obstacle  until  the  erudeness  of 
the  student  matured  into  the  erudition  of  the 
scholar.  In  later  years,  his  practical,  inquir- 
ing mind,  in  its  wide  intercourse  with  men, 
derived  those  lessons  of  experience  and  wis- 
dom which  gave  their  inspiration  to  his  legal 
life.     Mr.    Justice    Stephen    J.    Field,    of    the 


United  States  Supieme  Court,  a  warm  per- 
sonal friend  of  Mr.  Wilson,  entertained  a  pro- 
found respect  for  his  learning  and  ability, 
and  ranked  him  as  the  peer  of  the  greatest 
English  lawyers. 

Mr.   Wilson    received   an   academical   educa- 
tion  at   the   Old   Grove   Academy  in   Steuben- 


ville.  Two  of  his  school-fellows,  Milton  S. 
Latham  and  Joseph  C.  McKibbeu,  have  since 
become  iirominent  in  the  history  of  Califor- 
nia. It  was  the  best  institution  of  learning 
in  tliat  ]iart  of  Ohio,  and  its  facilities  for 
obtaining  an  education  were  equal,  if  not 
superior,  to  many  of  those  pretentious  insti- 
tutions dignified  w^ith  the  empty  title  of  ''col- 
lege." But  in  the  great  west  in  those  days 
men  made  themselves,  and  were  not  the 
product  of  colleges  and  universities. 

Samuel  M.  Wilson  studied  law  with  his 
uncle,  General  Samuel  Stokely,  of  Steuben- 
ville,  a  man  of  most  distinguished  abilities, 
and  at  the  time  a  member  of  Congress  from 
Ohio.  The  bar  of  that  part  of  Ohio  in  which 
Mr.  Wilson  was  educated  was  always  re- 
nowned for  its  prominent  lawyers. 

Samuel  M.  Wilson  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  at  Warren, 
when  but  twenty-one  years  and  two  months 
old.  Shortly  afterward  he  settled  and  began 
the  practice  of  law  at  Galena,  Illinois,  form- 
ing with  Joseph  P.  Hoge,  then  member  of 
Congress  from  that  state,  a  copartnership 
which  was  destined  to  last  nearly  twenty 
years,  and  until  both  members  of  the  firm 
had  achieved  a  distinction  that  placed  them 
at  the  head  of  the  profession  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  in  the  very  first  rank  of  living 
lawyers. 

The  little  city  of  Galena,  so  often  heard 
of  as  General  Grant's  former  residence,  w^as, 
during  Mr.  W^ilson's  sojourn  there,  the  center 


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of  the  lead  mines  of  Illinois,  Iowa,  and  Wis- 
consin, and  was  remarkable  tor  its  able  bar. 
Among  its  distinguished  members  were  E. 
B.  Washburne,  late  Minister  to  France; 
Thomas  Drummond;  Benjamin  R.  Sheldon, 
one  of  the  judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Illinois;  Thompson  Campbell,  formerly  one 
of  the  United  States  Land  Commissioners 
and  long  a  resident  of  San  Francisco;  O.  C. 
Pratt,  formerly  United  States  Judge  in 
Oregon,  and  afterward  one  of  the  ablest  Dis- 
trict Judges  in  San  Francisco;  Van  H.  llig- 
gins,  afterward  one  of  the  District  Judges  in 
Chicago;  and  Colonel  Joseph  P.  Hoge,  already 
mentioned.  It  was  at  such  a  bar  that  Mr. 
Wilson   started  on   his  legal   career. 

Mr.  Wilson  was  married  on  July  5,  1S48,  to 
Emily  J.  Scott,  daughter  of  Honorable  John 
Scott,  one  of  the  most  distinguished  lawyers 
of  Missouri,  and  first  member  of  Congress 
from  that  state. 

In  1S53  Messrs.  Wilson  and  Hoge,  still  law 
partners,  transferred  themselves  and  families 
to  San  Francisco.  The  firm  at  once  took 
rank  with  the  leading  members  of  that 
already  brilliant  bar.  In  1S64  the  business 
connection  was  dissolved,  but  the  warmest 
friendship  continued  between  the  members. 
In  1S67  Mr.  Wilson  formed  a  professional 
connection  with  the  late  A.  P.  Crittenden, 
which  continued  down  to  the  death  of  that 
gentleman  in  November,  1870.  Upon  the 
resignation  of  S.  W.  Sanderson  as  Chief  Jus- 
tice of  the  Supreme  Court  of  California,  the 
vacant  seat  was  offered  to  Mr.  Wilson  by 
Governor  Haight,  but  declined,  Mr.  Wilson 
preferring  his  position  and  independence  at 
the  bar,  the  only  exception  being  that  of 
the  Constitutional  Convention  of  1878,  when 
he  felt  it  to  be  a  duty  incumbent  on  him 
to  participate  in  its  deliberations,  involving 
the  consideration  of  questions  of  grave  mag- 
nitude, as  well  as  the  fundamental  principles 
of  state  government.  He  was  elected  as  a 
nonpartisan  by  the  state  at  large.  While 
his  former  venerable  and  eminent  law  part- 
ner. Colonel  Hoge,  was  the  presiding  officer, 
Mr.  Wilson  was  chairman  of  the  judiciary 
committee,  and  likewise  a  member  of  several 
other  equally  important  committees.  His  su- 
])erior  legal  knowledge,  learning  and  ability 
gave  him  a  commanding  influence  as  a  lead- 
ing member  of  that  body,  and  contributed 
largely  to  mold  its  final  conclusions  and  en- 
actments, though  he  refused  to  sign  the  con- 
stitution as  finally  adopted.  He  was  also 
elected,  in  1880,  a  member  of  the  body  of 
freeholders,  formed  to  draft  a  new  charter 
for  the  city  of  San  Francisco,  in  which  he 
took  a  leading  part.  His  son,  Russell  J.  Wil- 
son, having  been  admitted  to  the  bar,  the 
father  and  son,  in  January,  1874,  formed 
the  law  firm  of  Wilson  &  Wilson.  The  legal 
opinions  of  Mr.  Wilson  were  always  well 
considered,  and  carried  great  weight  where- 
ever    he    was    known.     When    the    question 


arose  among  the  members  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  in  reference  to  their  terms  of  office, 
and  especially  as  to  which  one  of  them  was 
chief  justice  under  the  old  constitution,  Mr. 
Wilson  was  one  of  the  three  gentlemen 
called  on  to  determine  this  most  difficult  and 
delicate  matter.  The  decision  rendered  by 
him  and  his  learned  associates.  Colonel  Hoge 
and  S.  H.  Dwindle,  was  unanimous,  and  was 
accepted  by  the  judges,  as  well  as  by  the 
public  at  large,  as  just  and  sound.  It  is 
this  clear  perception  of  the  primary  principles 
of  law,  on  great  occasions,  which  induced  the 
bar,  as  by  common  consent,  to  select  him  as 
the  legal  arbiter  of  many  of  the  most  difficult, 
nice  and  important  questions  arising  in  ju- 
dicial   investigations. 

Mr.  Wilson  was  an  accomplished  advocate, 
able  in  debate,  strong  in  legal  argument, 
and  especially  successful  in  jury  trials.  Al- 
though his  forensic  duties,  in  the  line  of  his 
profession,  claimed  his  special  attention,  yet 
he  had  occasionally,  in  compliance  with 
friendly  solicitations,  taken  the  rostrum  in 
behalf  of  some  political  measure,  or  by  way 
of  inaugurating  some  worthy  public  enter- 
prise. In  1864,  at  the  laying  of  the  corner- 
stone of  the  state  capitol,  by  invitation  of 
Governor  Downey.  Mr.  Wilson  delivered  the 
address,  a  masterly  production,  worthy  both 
of  him  and  the  occasion. 

Mr.  Wilson,  until  within  a  few  years  of 
his  death,  enjoyed  perfect  health,  but  an 
attack  of  rheumatism  some  years  ago,  brought 
on  an  enforced  retirement  from  his  work. 
His  recovery,  however,  seemed  to  be  perfect, 
and  on  the  resumption  of  his  professional 
labors  there  remained  scarcely  any  perceptible 
traces  of  his  illness.  Shortly  after  his  re- 
covery he  made  a  tour  of  the  Orient  return- 
ing to  San  I-'Vancisco  in  October,  1891.  On 
his  return  he  found  many  matters  awaiting 
him,  and  immediately,  with  his  old-time  ardor, 
he  plunged  into  work.  The  fatal  day  came 
June  3,  1892,  when  after  a  short  illness  he 
passed  away,  leaving  a  name  that  will  always 
stand  prominent  in  the  history  of  the  state 
of  California. 

GEORGE    CADWALADER. 

George  Cadwaladcr  was  born  in  Zanesville, 
Ohio,  in  1830.  His  great  grandfather,  a  na- 
tive of  Wales,  settled  in  Pennsylvania  two 
years  before  William  Penn,  and  lies  buried  in 
the  churchyard  at  Chester  near  Philadelphia. 
George  was  the  first  lawyer  of  his  line,  as  far 
as  it  can  be  traced  back.  He  received  a  com- 
mon school  education  in  Ohio,  and  came  with 
his  father,  and  father's  family,  to  California 
in  1849.  The  route  was  unusual  and  pictur- 
esque; down  the  Mississippi  to  Xew  Orleans, 
thence  to  the  mouth  of  the  Rio  Grande,  thence 
across  Mexico  to  Mazatlan,  thence  in  a 
schooner  to  San  Francisco,  which  was  reached 
in   July,   1849.     The   family  settled  in   Sacra- 


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meuto,  where  the  father  died  in  1879,  aged 
seventy-nine  years. 

Young  Cadwalader  went  later  to  the  mines. 
He  was  nineteen  years  old.  The  virgin  sands 
panned  out  to  him  his  share  of  gold,  and 
in  two  years  he  became  a  merchant.  He 
went  back  to  Sacramento  and  followed  mer- 
cantile life  until  1855,  being  once  utterly 
ruined  financially  by  the   great  fire   of   1852. 

Mr.  Cadwalader  went  to  Colonel  Philip  L. 
Edwards,  and  said  he  would  like  to  study  law. 
Colonel  Edwards  encouraged  him,  told  him  to 
study — to  read  every  book  in  his  library,  if 
he  wanted  to,  and  when  he  wanted  to  ask  a 
question  or  a  dozen  questions,  to  do  so — and 
to  make  that  office  his  j^lace  of  study  so  long 
as  it  pleased  him. 

In  March,  1856,  he  was  admitted  to  the  Su- 
preme Court  and  in  the  same  month  made  his 
maiden  argument  before  the  Sixth  District 
Court  (Judge  A.  C.  Monson)  in  a  case  which 
involved  the  jurisdiction  of  the  old  Superior 
Court  of  San  Francisco.  He  had  the  good  for- 
tune to  prevail  in  this  case,  and  so  to  set  out 
conspicuously  upon  his  profession.  He  prac- 
ticed in  Sacramento  until  1884,  when  he  re- 
moved to  San  Francisco,  and  after  practicing 
about  one  year  died,  leaving  a  name  honored 
as  a  lawyer  and  a  gentleman  throughout  the 
■state  of  California. 

SELDEN  STUART  WRIGHT. 

Born  in  Essex  County,  Virginia,  March  7, 
1822.  He  received  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native  state,  and  studied 
law  at  the  William  and  Mary  College  in 
Williamsburg,  Virginia,  which  institution  he 
left  in  about  1842,  and  proceeded  to  Lexing- 
ton, Mississippi,  where  he  was  admitted  to 
the  profession  in  which  he  was  destined  to 
be  a  leader.  He  commenced  the  practice  in 
the  city  in  which  he  was  admitted,  practic- 
ing in  partnership  with  Hon.  Walter  Brooke 
until  the  fall  of  1850,  when  he  removed  to 
Yazoo,  Mississippi,  and  shortly  after  his  ar- 
rival there  received  the  appointment  of  Vice- 


Chancellor  of  the  Middle  District  of  Missis- 
sippi, and  three  years  afterward  was  elected 
by  the  people  to  the  same  office.  At  the 
close  of  his  term  of  office  he  removed  to  Cali- 
fornia, arriving  here  on  the  third  day  of 
January,  1860.     He  continued  actively  in  the 


profession,  and  in  1868  was  elected  Judge  of 
the  Probate  Court,  serving  in  that  office  with 
honor  and  distinction  until  the  expiration 
of  his  term  in  1872.  In  1871  he  was  nom- 
inated by  the  Democratic  party,  a  candidate 
for  Supreme  Judge,  but  was  defeated  with 
the  rest  of  his  associate  candidates,  but  in 
1874,  notwithstanding  the  difference  in  poli- 
tics, he  was  appointed  County  Judge.  He 
was  a  man  of  deep  religious  sentiments,  being 
a  Baptist,  and  during  his  early  years  wrote 
for  the  religious  press,  being  an  exceptionally 
graceful  and  able  writer.  He  died  in  San 
Francisco  on  February  26,  1893,  after  hav- 
ing led  a  particularly  active  life,  and  leav- 
ing behind  him  an   honorable  record. 


JJKMiKAPHrCAL 


ARTHUR   JAMES    ABBOTT 

l^csidciico.  9.34 
Beacon  Street;  of- 
fice. 809-811  H.  W. 
Hclliiuin  Building. 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  August  15, 
1885,  in  Clayton, 
Michigan.  Son  of 
.r  a  m  es  Buchanan 
and  Fannie  Eloise 
(Baker)  Abbott. 
G  r  a  duated  from 
Ann  Arbor  High 
School  in  1904. 
G  r  a  d  uated  from 
University  of 
Michigan,  Depart- 
ment of  Litera- 
ture. Science  and 
Arts,  in  1909,  with 
degree  of  A.  B.,  and  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  that  institution  in  1911  with  degree 
of  J.  D.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michigan 
June,  1911.  and  to  the  bar  of  California 
April.  1912,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
District  Court  of  Southern  California.  Gen- 
eral manager  Michigan  Alumnus  1907  to 
1911.  Associate  editor  "Michigan  Law  Re- 
view,'' 1910-11.  Member  of  Delta  Sigma 
Rho  (debating  fraternity);  Sigma  Delta  Chi 
(Journalism),  and  the  Order  of  Coif  (l:iw). 
Republican. 


CARL  HEWES  ABBOTT. 


4.  18C7,  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  son  of 
Granville  Sharp  and  Susan  (Davis)  Abbott. 
Moved  to  California  in  1877  and  received  his 
early  education  in  the  OakIan<l  High  School, 
later  attending  Brown  University.  Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  graduating  therefrom  iu  1888 
with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Entered  the  Hast- 
ings College  of  Law  and  graduated  there- 
from in  1891  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  the  state  in  that  year, 
and  commenced  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession  in  Oakland.  Entered  into  part- 
nership with  R.  M.  Fitzgerald  in  1.S95.  under 
the  firm  name  of  Fitzgerald  &  Abbott,  later 
moving  to  San  Francisco  and  becoming  a 
jiartner  of  the  firm  of  Campbell,  Fitzgerald, 
Abbott  &  Fowler,  this  partnership  being  dis- 
solved in  October,  1905.  Re-entered  into 
partnership  with  R.  M.  Fitzgerald,  iu  Octo- 
ber, 1905.  practicing  under  the  firm  name  of 
Fitzgerald  &  Abbatt,  and  being  located  in 
San  Francisco  until  April,  1900.  when  the 
firm  removed  to  Oakland  and  continues  in 
the  active  practice  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Athenian    Club.     Denini-rat. 

WILLIAM  MARTIN  ABBOTT. 

Residence,  2467  Vallejo  Street;  oflice.  425 
Wells-Fargo  Building.  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  San  Francisco,  March  17,  1872.  Son  of 
William  and  Annabel  (Casselman)  Abbott. 
Marriel  August  3,  1895,  to  Anna  Josephine 
MacVean.  Received  his  education  from  the 
public  schools  of  San  Francisco.     The  Hayes 


Residence.   Oakland;    oflice,    Oakland    Bank 
of  Savings  Building.  Oakland.     Born   August 


Valley    Grammar    Sdiuol.   I>ys7 ;    Boys'   High, 
1890;"  Hastings    College   of   Law,    1893,   from 


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which  lie  graduated  witli  the  degree  of  B.  L. 
Admitted  by  Supreme  Court  of  California, 
May  ]8,  1893;  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
April  9,  1900;  also  admitted  to  all  federal 
courts.  Was  three  years  with  the  National 
Guard  of  California.  Member  of  firm  of 
Cross,  Ford,  Kelly  &  Abbott,  1895-96.  From 
1898-1902  Deputy  Attorney-general  of  Cali- 
fornia. To  date  Attorney-general  for  United 
Railroads  of  San  Francisco.  Member  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social 
Science  and  Academy  of  Pacific  Coast  His- 
tory. Member  of  the  Bohemian,  Elks,  Trans- 
portation and  Union  League  Clubs,  California 
Lodge  No.  1,  F.  &  A.  M.,  California  Chapter 
No.  5,  R.  A.  M.,  California  Commandery  No. 
1,  K.  T.,  Islam  Temple  Mystic  Shrine,  and 
Stanford  Parlor  No.  79,  N.  S.  G.  W.  Re- 
publican. 

CHAELES   MAXWELL  ACKERMAN, 

Residence,  531  Britannia  Street;  office,  323 
Bullard  Block,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Wilkes- 
barre,  Pennsylvania,  August  31,  1875.  Son 
of  Emanuel  A.  and  Elvira  (Baker)  Ackerman. 
Married  Marie  C.  Browne  July  19,  1899.  Re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  the  primary  and 


high  schools  of  Chicago,  Illinois.  Entered 
the  Illinois  College  of  Law  September  1,  1897, 
and  graduated  May  31,  1900,  with  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  practice  by  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Springfield,  Illinois,  in  June,  1900. 
Practiced  in  Chicago  until  his  removal  to 
California  in  1903.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  October  8,  1905,  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Engaged  in  the  active 
practice  of  law  in  Los  Angeles  since  March 
6,  1906,  specializing  in  corporation  and  crim- 
inal law.     Prior   to   his  admission   to   the   bar 


was  prominently  connected  with  the  Chicago 
and  Northwestern  Railway  in  Chicago,  Illi- 
nois. Member  of  the  Mounted  Hussars  of 
Chicago  for  one  year.  Member  of  the  Royal 
Arcanum,  Masonic  fraternities  and  Chamber 
of   Commerce.     Republican. 

ALEXANDER    A.    ADAIR. 

Residence,  1310  Orange  Street;  office,  Lor- 
ing  Opera  House  Block,  Riverside.  Born  Au- 
gust 25,  1857,  in  London,  Ontario,  Canada. 
Son  of  John  and  Rose  (Aird)  Adair.  Mar- 
ried June  13,  1882,  to  Jennie  E.  Knight. 
Educated   in   the    public    and   high   schools    of 


St.  Mary's,  Ontario,  Toronto  Normal  School, 
and  University  of  Toronto,  Canada,  receiving 
degree  from  the  latter  institution  of  LL.  B., 
June  10,  1887.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Os- 
goode  Hall,  Toronto,  in  May,  1882.  Prac- 
ticed his  profession  in  Stratford,  Ontario, 
until  June,  1888,  when  appointed  by  the  gov- 
ernment of  that  state  as  crown  attorney  for 
Muskoka  and  Parry  Sound,  in  Ontario.  Lived 
in  Bracebridge  while  serving  in  that  office, 
until  October,  1890,  when  he  resigned  posi- 
tion, moving  to  Riverside,  California.  En- 
tered into  partnership  in  that  city  with  W.  A. 
Purington,  with  whom  he  practices  his  pro- 
fession to  date.  President  of  National  Bank 
of  Riverside  since  its  organization  in  1906. 
Republican. 

CHARLES  FRANCIS  ADAMS. 

Residence,  4253  18th  Street;  office,  832 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  Novem- 
ber 7,  1880,  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 
Son  of  John  P.  and  Mary  Agnes  (Tierney) 
Adams.  Moved  to  California  in  1884.  Mar- 
ried   Agnes   Cecilia    Kendrick,   September   4, 


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1911.  Received  his  early  education  in  the 
public  schools.  Entered  the  University  of 
Califoruia,  graduating  from  there  in  1906 
with  the  degree  of  B.  L.  Attended  Hastings 
College  of  Law  during  190<i-7.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  San  Francisco  September  25,  1907, 
and  has  been  practicing  law  ever  since. 


FRANK  STONEWALL  ADAMS. 

Kesidencc,  Uarvanza,  Califoruia;  oUice  317 
Story  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Santa 
Cruz  County,  California,  September  5,  18GG. 
Son  of  David  Lewis  and  Julia  (Bennett) 
Adams.  Married  in  1897  to  Adelia  A. 
Barnes.     Educated    in    the    public    schools    of 


native  state,  and  later  entered  San  Ber- 
nardino Academy,  graduating  in  1888.  At- 
tended Hastings  College  of  Law  1889  to  189U. 
Admitted  to  practice  in  California  in  1890 
l»y  tiie  Supreme  Court,  and  the  federal  courts 
in  1891.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his  jjro- 
fession  in  1890  and  continues  to  date.  Ac- 
tive in  improvement  association  work  for  five 
years.  President  of  Garvanza  Improvement 
Association  three  years.  President  Federated 
Improvement  Association  during  the  year 
1910.  Meml)er  Masonic  fraternity.  Contrib- 
utor to  Encyclopedia  of  Evidence  published 
in  1902,  writing  chapters  on  "Abatement" 
and  "Affidavits"  (Vol.  I),  "Attendance  of 
Witnesses"  (Vol.  11),  and  "Citizens  and 
Aliens"   (A"ol.  III).     Republican. 


GEORGE  PRICE  ADAMS. 

Residence,  1  lOii 
Crenshaw  Boule- 
vard; office,  -110 
Bollard  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  near  Ke- 
w  a  n  e  e,  Illinois, 
August  13,  ISGO. 
Son  of  George  C. 
a  n  d  Harriet  R. 
(.Johnson)  Adams. 
Moved  to  Cali- 
f  0  r  n  i  a  in  1S87. 
Married  to  Edith 
L.  Harmon,  Sep- 
tember 6,  1893. 
Attended  the  pub- 
lic  schools  of 
Henry  County,  Ill- 
inois, until  187(5;  graduated  from  Hedding  Col- 
lege, Abingdon,  Illinois,  in  1885  with  degree  of 
Ph.  B.,  and  from  the  Union  College  of  Law, 
Chicago,  in  1887,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Illinois  by  the  Supreme 
Court  .lune  14,  1887;  by  the  Supreme  Court 
of  California  April  3,  1889;  to  practice  in 
the  United  States  courts  in  California  Sep- 
tember 15,  1896.  From  1889  to  1893  asso- 
ciated in  partnership  with  W.  H.  Mitchell, 
under  firm  name  of  Adams  &  Mitchell;  since 
dissolution  has  been  practicing  alone.  Mem- 
ber Masonic  Order,  Knight  Templar  and 
Shriner.     Republican. 

JOHN  WARREN   ADAMS. 

Residrncc,  Sac- 
ra m  e  n  t  o;  office 
312  Forum  Build- 
i  n  g,  Sacramento. 
Born  February  23, 
1881,  in  Fort 'Bid- 
well,  California. 
Son  of  Loammi 
a  n  d  Sarah  May 
(Case  y)  Adams. 
M  a  r  riod  Januarv 
10.  1903,  to  Mary 
J.  S  m  i  t  h.  Edu- 
cated in  the  gram- 
m  a  r  schools  of 
C  a  1  i  fornia.  At- 
tended  the  Uni- 
versity of  Nevada 
a  n  d  Georgetown 
University,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  receiving  degree  of  LL.  B. 
from  the  latter  institution,  .Tune  9,  1902. 
.\dmitted  to  practice  in  the  District  of  Col- 
umbia, by  the  Supreme  Court,  May  22,  1902. 
Admitted  by  the  Court  of  Appeals,  D.  C,  May 
23,  1902.  Admitted  in  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  state  of  California,  June  2,  1902. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession 
associated  with  .John  E.  Raker,  of  Alturas. 
Continued     until     January,     1903.     Then     as- 


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soeiated  with  F.  M.  Jamieson,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Jamieson  &  Adams,  until  1905, 
and  then  practiced  alone  until  1909.  Moved 
to  Sacramento  July,  1909,  commenced  prac- 
tice April,  1910,  and  continues  to  date. 

EDWARD  GEORGE  ADANK. 

Residence,  1331 
West  30th  Place; 
oflfiee  336-337  Copi> 
Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in 
Evans  ville,  In- 
d  i  a  n  a,  January 
20,  1871.  Son  of 
George  and  Eliza- 
b  e  t  h  (Daescher) 
Adank.  Married 
September  15, 
190G,  to  Rose  Ella 
O  1  sen.  Attended 
the  public  schools 
of  Evansville,  In- 
d  i  a  n  a,  and 
S  c  h  i  e  r  s,  Canton 
Gr  r  i  sons,  Switzer- 
land, and  Kan- 
tonschule.  Chur,  Canton  Grisons,  Switzer- 
land, 1885-86.  Attended  Commercial  Col- 
lege, Evansville,  Indiana,  1887-88;  Indiana 
University,  at  Bloomington,  Indiana,  1892- 
95;  University  of  Leipzig,  Germany,  1895- 
96,  and  the  University  of  Indiana,  from  which 
he  graduated,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
in  1894  and  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1895. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Indianapolis,  In- 
diana, June  4,  1894.  Practiced  law  in 
Evansville,  Indiana,  1896-99,  when  he  moved 
to  California.  Engaged  in  insurance  and 
real  estate  business  in  San  Francisco, 
Mexico  and  Los  Angeles,  1899-1909.  Ad- 
mitted to  practice  in  Los  Angeles  January 
25,  1909,  since  which  time  he  has  continued 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession  alone  to 
date.  Member  of  the  Delta  Tau  Delta 
fraternity  and  the  Indiana  University  Alumni 
Association.     Republican. 

H.  M.  ALBERT. 

Residence  and  oflSce,  Colusa.  Born  near 
Columbus,  Franklin  County,  Ohio,  October  12, 
1851.  Son  of  John  M.  and  Sarah  (Baldwin) 
Albery.  Married  December,  1881,  to  Flor- 
ence Hatch  Kirk.  Educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  Ohio  and  Iowa.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  in  the  Supreme  Court  at  Columbus,  Ohio, 
March  7,  1876,  and  began  practice  in  Colusa, 
California,  the  following  year.  In  1878  he 
formed  partnership  with  W.  F.  and  J.  W. 
Goad,  under  the  firm  name  of  Goad,  Albery 
&  Goad,  continuing  same  until  1881,  when  the 
firm  dissolved.  Was  District  Attorney  of 
Colusa  and  Glenn  counties  from  1886  to  1888. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  March 
6,   1889.   and  was   elected  Superior  Judge   -'.f 


Colusa  County  in  1896,  which  office  he  holds 
at  the  present  time.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM   ATKINSON   ALDERSON. 

Residence,  1227  Leighton  Avenue;  office, 
207  South  Broadway,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
St.  Charles,  Missouri,  October  1,  1856.  Sou 
of  Benjamin  Ames  and  Mary  L.  Baker 
Alderson.  Moved  to  California  in  1900. 
Married  January  1,  1907,  to  Maude  W.  Web- 
ster. Educated  in  public  and  private  schools 
St.  Charles,  Missouri,  West  Nottingham 
Academy,  Maryland,  and  Lafayette  College, 
Easton,  Pennsylvania  (class  of  1878).  Stud- 
ied law  in  office  of  T.  F.  McDearmon, 
St.  Charles.  Admitted  tc  the  bar  of  Mis- 
souri October  1,  1878;  New  York,  1894;  Cali- 
fornia, 1903.  Member  of  Masonic  order,  K. 
of  P.  and  Loyal  Order  of  Moose. 

JOHN   KING   ALEXANDER. 

Residence,  Salinas;  office,  163  Main  Street, 
Salinas.  Born  in  Brandon,  Mississippi,  Oc- 
tober 8,  18-39.  Son  of  Benjamin  F.  and 
Caroline  W.  (Hiveley)  Alexander.  Moved 
to  California  in  1854.  Married  Sarah  B. 
Carothers,     August    2,     1865.     Attended     the 


public  schools  of  Jackson,  Mississippi,  and 
Sacramento,  California,  graduating  from  the 
latter  in  1859.  Studied  law  in  Sacramento 
in  the  offices  of  George  R.  Moore  and  Harri- 
son &  Estee.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia October  7,  1862.  Began  the  practice 
of  law  at  Sacramento.  Entered  into  partner- 
ship with  Geo.  R.  Moore,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Moore  &  Alexander,  which  continued 
until  1868,  when  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  Hon.  John  W.  Armstrong,  under  the 
firm  name   of  Alexander  &  Armstrong,  which 


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p,  I  o  n  i:  A  r  II I  c  A  l 


continuca  until  1870  wluu  lie  w:is  elected 
Distru-t  Attorney  of  Sacramento  County, 
serving  until  1872.  Shortly  after  formed 
partnership  with  Hon.  A.  C.  Freeman  under 
the  firm  name  of  Freeman  &  Alexander, 
whic'ii  continued  until  his  removal  to  Salinas, 
in  1S74.  Elected  Judge  of  Monterey  County 
in  1S79.  serving  until  1881,  after  which  he 
continued  in  the  practice  (if  his  profession 
alone  until  190(5.  when  he  became  associated 
with  his  son.  Roy  Lamar  Alexander.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  United  States  District  Court 
November  17,  189S.  Member  and  P.  M.  of 
Salinas  Lodge  No.  204.  i".  iV  A.  ^\..  of  Salinas 
Chapter.  No.  o4,  R.  A.  .M..  and  P.  H.  P. 
thereof,  an.l  P.  Patron  Reveille  Chapter  O. 
E.  Star.  (  liairnian  of  tlie  Masonic  Hall  As- 
sociation since  its  organization.  Vice-presi- 
dent of  the  First  National  Bank.  President  of 
Monterev  Count v  Bar  Association.     Democrat. 


HARRISON  B.  ALEXANDER. 
Residence.  -Ihi  Soutli  I'lower  Street;  olfice, 
Hall  of  Records,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Natick.  Massachusetts,  July  27,  1872.  Son 
of  Edmund  K.  and  Harriet  E.  (Babcock) 
Alexander.  Married  on  May  17,  1904.  to 
Alice  E.  Scott.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Massachusetts  and  California,  and 
later  attended  the  I'liiversity  of  California. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1899. 
Appointed  Deputy  City  Attorney  of  Los  An- 
geles in  1907,  and  served  until  the  follow- 
ing year,  the  same  year  being  appointed 
Deputy  Prosecuting  Attorney.  Deputy  Dis- 
trict Attorney  since  1907.  Member  of  the 
I'nion  League  Club  and  Masonic  fraternity. 
Re]'ubiican. 


ROY  LAMAR  ALEXANDER. 
Residence,  Salinas;  office,  lO;!  Main  Street, 
Salinas.  Born  in  Salinas,  California,  .lune  20, 
1877.  Son  of  John  King  and  Sarah  B. 
(Carothers)  Alexander.  Married  Annie  E. 
Patton,  June  18,  1902.  Educated  in  the 
Salinas  jiublic  schools  and  California  College. 
East  Oakland.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of 
his  father,  J.  K.  Alexander,  and  Alexander 
&  CSardner,  in  San  Francisco.  Admitted  to 
tiie  bar  of  California  December  20,  1903. 
Commencfd  the  jiraetice  of  law  in  Salinas 
in  association  with  Hon.  Chas.  B.  Rosendalc. 
and  subsequently  with  his  father,  John  K. 
Alexaniler.  Ajipointed  Deputy  District  Attor- 
ney in  June,  1911.  Member  of  the  B.  P.  O. 
E.  (is  now  Exalted  Ruler),  and  W.  O.  W. 
fraternities.     Democrat. 


EDWARD  HORACE  ALLEN. 

Residence,  llHo 
(Jar  field  Avenue, 
S  o  u  til  Pasadena; 
0  ffi  c  e,  (i  tl .')  E  X- 
c  h  a  uge  Building, 
T>  (I  s  Angeles. 
B  o  r  n  April  27, 
18  8  7,  in  West 
Newton.  Indiana. 
S  o  n  of  ,Tisse  J. 
a  n  d  .Jessie  (Jes 
sup)  Allen.  Moved 
t  o  California  in 
1887.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools 
of  C  a  1  i  f  o  r  nia. 
(i  r  a  d  uated  from 
l^  n  i  V  e  r  s  i  t  y  of 
Southern  Cali- 
fornia,  College   of 

Law,  in  1909  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  A.l- 
mitted  to  the  bar  of  Indiana,  1908;  California, 
19(19,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
Member  of  firm  of  Morgan,  Allen  &  Richard- 
son until  191(1.  In  Ai)ril.  1911,  formed  part- 
nership with  Henry  Brown,  under  firm  name 
of  Allen  &  Brown,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  Phi  Delta  Phi,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and 
Metropolitan  (  lul>.      Ke]iulilican. 

J.  A.  ALLEN. 

Residence  and  otlice,  \'isalia.  Born  in 
Hampshire,  Kane  County,  Illinois,  September 
10,  18.57.  Son  of  Aaron  G.  and  Sarah  (Lan- 
fear)  Allen,  ^larried  Nettie  V..  Lawrence 
May  6,  188.").  Educated  in  the  public  and 
high  schools  at  Eigi7i.  Illinois,  and  the  Elgin 
Academy,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1877. 
Attended  the  University  of  Hlinois  for  three 
years.  Read  law  with  Honorable  John  W. 
Ranstead,  at  Elgin,  Illinois,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Illinois,  by  the  Supreme  Court, 
in  1884.  Moved  to  California  in  May,  188.5, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  by 
the  Supreme  Court,  in  August,  1887.  Com- 
menced the  jtractice  of  law  in  Tulare  County 
in  December,  188G,  and  continued  until  De- 
ceml)er,  1898,  when  he  removed  to  Visalia, 
wiiere  he  continued  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession to  the  time  of  his  ai>pointment  as 
Superior  Ju<lge  of  Tulare  County,  in  May, 
1911,  which  office  he  holds  to  date.  Elected 
District  Attorney  of  Tulare  County  in  1898, 
serving  until  1902.  Member  of  Masonic  or- 
der, Eastern  Star,  and  W.  O.  W.     Republican. 

MATTHEW   T.    ALLEN. 

Hesidciicc.  197L'  Pasadena  .\  venue;  office. 
International  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  Sejitember  17.  ]S48.  in  (^.reenville,  Mis- 
souri. Son  of  Rev.  .lohn  and  Elizabeth 
(Ash)    Allen.     Married     April     2;!.     ls79,     to 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


2V.^ 


Mary  Whiteside.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Ohio.  Attended  Otterbein  Univer- 
sity, Westerville,  Ohio,  1863-65.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Indiana,  1869;  Ohio,  1872;  Cali- 
fornia, 1887.  Practiced  law  in  Greenville, 
Ohio,  from  1872  to  1887.  Moved  to  Los  An- 
geles in  January,  1887,  and  became  associated 
with  Hon.  N.  P.  Conrey  and  Clarence  A.  Mil- 
ler. Appointed  United  States  Attorney  for 
the  Southern  District  of  California  In  1891, 
and  in  1893  formed  partnership  with  Sena- 
tor Frank  P.  Flint,  which  continued  until 
1897,  when  he  was  apjioiuted  Superior  .Judge 
of  Los  Angeles  County.  In  1905  appointed 
Associate  Justice  District  Court  of  Appeals, 
Second  District.  Presiding  Justice  of  this 
Court  since  1907.  President  of  the  Board  of 
Education  of  Greenville,  Ohio,  1883  to  18S7. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  bodies,  Shriner  and 
Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.     Republican. 

THOMAS  FRANKLIN  ALLEN. 

Residence,  1665  M  Street;  office,  1669 1-> 
Chester  Avenue,  Bakersfield.  Born  in  Ne- 
vada City,  California,  May  13,  1875.  Son  of 
Thomas  and  Catherine  Jane  (Cruickshank) 
Allen.  Married  April  26,  1905,  to  Edith 
Mayuard.  Graduated  from  Lincoln  Night 
Grammar  School  in  1895.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California,  December  13,  1899.  Social- 
ist. 

ARVID   G.   ALM. 

Besidence,  223 
S.  Beaudry  Ave- 
n  u  e  ;  office  525 
Higgins  Building, 
L  OS  A  n'g  e  1  e  s. 
Born  May  5,  1878, 
in  Sweden.  Son 
of  L.  G.  and  Anna 
S.  (Kallberg)  Aim. 
Educated  in  the 
Dublic  schools  of 
Minnesota;  High 
Scliool  of  Minne- 
apolis; University 
of  Minnes  otfl ; 
g  r  a  duating  from 
Angus  tana  Col- 
lege, Rock  Island, 
Illinois,  in  1903, 
with  degree  of 
A.  B.  Attended  Law  Department  of  North- 
western University.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Illinois,  1906,  and  California,  1909.  Prac- 
ticed law  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  until  1907, 
when  he  moved  to  Kingman,  Arizona,  where 
he  was  engaged  in  mining  for  a  short  period. 
Formed  partnership  on  January  1,  1912,  with 
F.  M.  Shepard,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Shepard  &  Aim,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  Masonic  order.  Order  Vasa  and 
Swedish   National  League.     Democrat. 

FISHER  AMES. 

Residence,  2933  Pacific  Avenue;  office, 
Pacific     Building,    San     Francisco.     Born    in 


New  Hampshire,  February  8,  1844.  Moved 
to  California  in  1870.  Graduated  from  Dart- 
mouth College.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  New 
York  May  10,  1870,  and  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia the  same  year.  Assistant  in  the  office  ot 
Honorable  W.  C.  Burnett,  City  and  County 
Attorney  for  eight  years.  Member  of  the 
Board  of  Education,  1876-77;  of  the  Board  of 
Fire   Commissioners,  1887-92.     Democrat. 

HOMER   G.   AMES. 

Residence  and 
office,  Anaheim. 
Born  in  Madison 
County,  Iowa,  No- 
vember 29,  1877. 
Son  of  Arthur  W. 
and  Sarah  A. 
(Walker)  Ames. 
Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  Novem- 
ber, 1887  Mar- 
r  i  e  d  Harriet 
W  e  n  t  s  April  14, 
19  10.  Attended 
the  public  schools 
of  Santa  Ana, 
California,  and  the 
U  n  i  v  e  r  s  i  ty  of 
California,  grad- 
uating therefrom  in  1901  with  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  by 
the  Supreme  Court  in  April,  1901,  and  later 
to  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  Southern  California.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Santa  Ana,  in  October,  1901. 
Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Orange  County, 
1903-6.  In  September,  1908,  appointed  Ref- 
eree in  Bankruptcy  for  Orange  County,  by 
Hon.  Olin  Wellborn,  United  States  District 
Judge.  Formed  partnership  with  Hon. 
Richard  Melrose,  in  January,  1910,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Melrose  &  Ames.  Appointed 
City  Attorney  of  Anaheim,  in  March,  1911, 
which  office  he  continues  to  hold.  Member 
of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  I. 
O.   0.   F.   fraternities.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM  ALEXANDER  ANDERSON. 

Residence,  4nl  ,1  Street;  office,  City  Jus- 
tice's Court,  Sacramento.  Born  February  25, 
1846,  in  Mineral  Point,  Wisconsin.  Son  of 
Hartford  and  Susan  (Atkins)  Anderson. 
Married  September  8,  1880,  to  Mary  Cad- 
well.  Moved  to  California  in  1849,  and  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  schools  of  this 
state.  Attended  Folsom  Institute,  and  later 
Santa  Clara  College.  Studied  law  in  Benicia 
Law  College.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  Sacramento,  April,  1866.  From 
that  date  until  1868  he  served  as  County 
Auditor,  after  which  service  he  became  asso- 
ciated with  George  Cadwalader,  with  whom 
he  i^racticed  until  1879.  City  Attorney  of 
Sacramento  from  1875  to  1887.  Member  of 
Assembly,    1893.     In    1899    appointed     Police 


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BIOGI!  A  P1I IC  A  L 


Judge  of  Sac  raiiuMito.  in  which  office 
tinues  to  serve  to  datf.      I\('i'u!ili<;iii. 


WILLIAM  H. 

Residence,     Venice; 
Block,    Los      Angeles. 


ANDERSON. 

office,     330     Stimson 
Born      December     31, 


of  Superior  Court  of  Ventura  County.  Cali- 
fornia; also  with  Messrs.  Andrews  Brothers 
of  Norwalk,  Ohio.  Admitted  to  tiie  bar  of 
California    in   October  !1.    1S94,   to   the    United 


1866,  in  Memphis.  Tennessee.  Son  of  James 
A.  and  Louisa  (Trent)  Anderson.  Married 
to  Jessie  Calhoun  in  189.").  Received  his 
early  education  at  Texas  common  schools. 
Attended  the  Southwestern  University  at 
Georgetown.  Texas.  Came  to  California  in 
1886.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Texas;  to  the 
bar  of  the  state  of  California  in  18S9; 
United  States  Supreme  Court  in  1897.  Mem- 
ber of  Jonathan  and  University  clubs.  Re- 
publican. 

HENRY  PARKER  ANDREWS. 

K'o^idciico  and 
office.  Red  Bluff. 
Born  May  4,  1861, 
in  Marion.  Missis 
s  i  p  p  i.  Son  of 
William  Penn  and 
Sarah  A.  (Smith) 
A  n  d  r  e  ws.  Mar- 
ried December  26, 
18  9  3,  to  Lillie 
Gay.  Early  edii- 
cation  was  ob- 
tained in  public 
schools  of  his  na- 
tive state,  until 
1881,  when  he  at- 
tended  Marion 
Academy  for  six 
months.  Studied 
law^  at  odd  times 
while  engaged  in  other  work,  entering  the 
office  of  C.  G.  Grace,  in  Meridian,  Missis- 
sippi, July,  1881,  where  he  remained  until 
August,  1S82.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Missis- 
sippi at  Quitman,  August  21,  1882,  later  mov- 
ing to  California,  1888.  Served  as  District 
Attorney  of  Tehama  County,  California,  from 
189.'5  to  1899.  Democratic  nominee  for  At- 
torney General  of  state  of  California  in  189S; 
defeated  by  Tirey  L.  Ford.  Attended  all 
Democratic  State  Conventions  since  1896. 
Member  of  Vesper  Lodge  84,  F.  &  A.  M., 
I.  O.  O.  F.  and  Red  Bluff  Foresters  of  Amer- 
ica fraternities.  Member  Executive  Com- 
mittee  Woodrow   Wilson   League.     Democrat. 

LEWIS  W.  ANDREWS. 

Residence,  274  Andrews  liuuievard;  office, 
1100  Union  Oil  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
April  22,  1869,  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Missouri. 
Son  of  Lindley  M.  and  Elizabeth  W.  (Gor- 
ton) Andrews.  Moved  to  California  in  1889. 
Married  Abbie  Crane  January  21,  1892,  at 
Saticoy,  Ventura  County,  California.  At- 
tended high  school,  and  graduated  from  the 
Scientific  Department  of  the  Northern  Illi- 
nois Normal  School,  Dixon,  Illinois,  in  1887. 
Read   law   with    Hon.   B.   T.   Williams,   Judge 


States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  in  January, 
1908,  and  to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court 
February  20,  1911.  Associated  in  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  with  Hon.  Thomas  O. 
Toland,  in  Ventura,  California,  from  May, 
1895,  until  October,  1900,  when  he  removed  to 
Los  Angeles.  He  is  now  associated  with 
Hon.  Thomas  O.  Toland  and  Cedric  E.  John- 
son, in  general  practice.  Was  the  first  sec- 
retary of  Throop  Polytechnic  Institute,  Pasa- 
dena, California;  also  instructor  in  history. 
Member  of  California  and  Union  League 
Clubs,  Los   Angeles.     Republican. 

WILLEDD  ANDREWS. 

Residence.  12.")S 
West  30th  Street; 
office  230  Ex- 
change Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Little 
Rock,  Arkansas, 
N  o  V  e  m  I)  c  r  17, 
1883.  Son  of  Carl 
and  Florence 
(Marsh)  Andrews. 
M  a  rried  Septem- 
bcr  23,  1911,  to 
Helen  .1  u  s  t  i  s 
S  t  0  c  k  e  r.  At- 
tended public 
schools  of  Little 
Rock,  Arkansas, 
New  Orleans, 
Louisiana  and  Los 

Angeles,  California,  and  for  two  years  the 
Central  University  of  Kentucky,  1898-99,  and 
graduated  from  the  University  of  Southern 
California    (Law   Department),   receiving   the 


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215 


degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1908  and  the  degree  of 
LL.  M,  in  1909.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  Los  Angeles,  June,  1908,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California.  Practices  in 
Los  Angeles  to  date.  Specializes  in  corpora- 
tion law.  Attorney  for  Night  and  Day  Bank 
and  Title  Guarantee  and  Trust  Company. 
Served  First  Trooj^  Cavalry,  Louisiana  Na- 
tional Guard,  1900-2  in  New  Orleans,  Louisi- 
ana. Member  of  the  College  Men's  Associa- 
tion of  Southern  California,  Sigma  Alpha 
Epsilon  and  Theta  Nu  Epsilon  fraternities. 
Republican. 

HENRY  JAMES  ANGELL. 

Residence,  407 
South  Hope 
Street;  office, 
407-408  Security 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  Jan- 
uary 15,  1878,  in 
the  town  of  Rich- 
mond, Washingtou 
County,  Rhode  Is 
land.  Sou  o  f 
James  Phetteplace 
and  Lillias  (Geer) 
Angell.  Married 
June  2,  1906,  to 
P  r  e  c  i 1 1  a  Ham- 
mond, of  Somer- 
ville,  Massachu- 
setts. Moved  to 
California  June  11,  1906.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Hartford,  Connecticut,  and 
Providence  County,  Rhode  Island,  and  Bryant 
and  Strattou  Business  College,  Providence, 
Rhode  Island.  Finished  academic  studies  and 
took  all  college  studies  under  private  instruct- 
ors. Graduated  from  Boston  Law  School  on 
June  5,  1906,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  October  22, 
1906,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
Engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  law  alone 
to  date.  Member  of  Knights  of  Pythias. 
Republican. 

H.  M.  ANTHONY. 
Residence,  San 
Francisco;  office 
372-376  Monad- 
nock  Building,  San 
F  r  ancisco.  Born 
in  San  Francisco, 
April  11,  1872. 
Son  of  Edward 
Taylor  and  Carrie 
Augusta  (Han- 
f  0  r  d)  Anthony. 
Married  to  Mil- 
dred  A.  Goffe, 
August  15,  1908. 
Received  his  edu- 
cation from  the 
San  Fran  cisco 
grammar  schools, 
Lowell     High 


School,  and  graduated  from  the  University 
of  California  in  1895  with  the  degree  of 
Ph.  B.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  San  Fran- 
cisco in  1901,  since  which  date  he  has  prac- 
ticed his  profession  in  this  city.  Spanish- 
American  War  Veteran,  Scottish  Rite  Mason, 
Member   Bar   Association. 


HORACE    HILARY    APPEL. 

Residence,  1132  West  28th  Street;  office, 
421-423  Bullard  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Tucson,  Arizona,  November  3,  1862.  Son 
of  Nathan  B.  and  Victoria  (Torrey)  Appel. 
Moved  to   California  in  1876.     Married  April 


2,  1902,  to  Alba  St.  Cyr  Bennet.  Attended 
the  public  schools  in  Tucson,  Arizona,  until 
1876.  Entered  St.  Mary's  College,  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  graduated  therefrom  in  1880.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Arizona  in  1886  and  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  1887.  Formed  part- 
nership with  C.  C.  Stevens  in  1887,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Stevens  &  Appel,  continuing 
until  1889,  when  the  firm  name  was  changed 
to  Willis  &  Appel,  this  partnership  continuing 
until  1893,  since  which  time  he  has  been  as- 
sociated in  many  cases  with  Chas.  Silent, 
Alex  Campbell,  S.  O.  Houghton,  Stephen  M. 
White  and  Ex-Governor  Henry  T.  Gage. 
Member  of  the  Southwest  Society  of  Archaeo- 
logical Institute  of  America,  Los  Angeles 
Chamber  of  Commerce  and  the  California  and 
Arizona  Pioneers.  Member  of  the  Gamut 
Club.     Republican. 

HARRY  RUTHVEN  ARCHBALD. 

Residence,  1137  Brent  Avenue,  South  Pasa- 
dena, Los  Angeles  County;  office,  422  Federal 
Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  London, 
Ontario,  Canada,  April  28,  1872.  Son  of 
George  H.   and  Margaret   S.   (Tiffany)   Arch- 


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balil.  ('aiiic  to  California  in  Hto.l.  Marriod 
Mary  Winyar  SejitenihtT  Ki.  UMiG.  Keceive<l 
his  e.liu-atiou  in  the  public  schools  of  Indi- 
ana. Michigan,  and  Arizona.  CJraduatod  from 
the  University  of  Michigan  in  linii',  with  tho 
degree  of  B.  L.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Michigan  at  Lansing  in  1902;  Arizona  the 
same  year;  California.  19().l,  and  to  the  Cir- 
cuit and  District  Courts  for  the  Southern 
District  of  California,  1912.  Appointed  As- 
sistant United  States  District  Attorney  for 
the  Southern  District  of  California  Uebruarv 
1912.      Ht'i'iiblican. 

LEO   BETHELL   ARCHER. 

Kesidence,  Keyes  Street  and  Seuter  Road; 
oflSce,  First  National  Bank  Building.  San 
Jose.  Born  August  18,  1S74.  in  San  Jose. 
Son  of  Lawrence  and  Alice  (Bethell)  Archer. 
Married  April  24,  1900,  to  Maude  Wyatt 
Received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools.  Attended  Santa  Clara  College, 
189(1-91;  Stanford  University,  1891-93,  and 
Hastings  College  of  Law,  1893-96,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  B.  L.  in  the  latter  year. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in' San 
Francisco  May  21,  1896.     Democrat. 

RICHARD  TODD  ARCHER. 

Residence,  1406  Harvard  Boulevard;  offi.p. 
332  Security  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
October  25,  1869,  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  Son 
of  Richard  P.  and  Florence  (Todd)  Archer. 
Moved  to  California  in  1887.  Educated  i)i 
the  j.ublic  schools  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  from 
1870  to  1882.  From  1882  to  1886  attended 
the  Foster  Academy,  St.  Louis.  Graduated 
from  Lake  Forest  T'niversity.  Chicago  College 
of  Law.  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1900.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Illinois  June  7,  1900, 
to  the  bar  of  California,  May  12,  1905.  Com- 
menced the  iiractice  of  law  in  Chicago,  Illi- 
nois, and  in  1902  returned  to  California, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Los  Angeles.  Member  of  Masonic 
bodies.      Tmlciiondcnt. 

GEORGE  STANLEIGH  ARNOLD. 

Resi,|,in-c.  :;i'}(i  P;u-Hi,-  Av.iuic;  oflicc. 
Merchants  Exchange  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  April  3,  1881,  in  New  Haven, 
Connecticut.  Son  of  George  S.  and  Evelyn 
(Thompson)  Arnold.  Moved  to  California  in 
1909.  Educated  at  Hillhouse  High  School, 
New  Haven,  and  Phillips  Exeter  Academv, 
Andover,  Massachusetts.  Attended  Yale  Col- 
lege, New  Haven.  Connecticut,  and  the  Yale 
Law  School,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  A.  in 
1903,  and  LL.  B.,  respectively,  in  1906.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Connecticut  at  New 
Haven.  July,  1906;  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United   States  in    1910;   all   courts  both   state 


and  federal,  having  jurisdiction  in  California 
in  1911.  In  December,  1911,  formed  partner- 
sliiji  with   William   Denman,  practicing  under 


the  firm  name  of  Denman  &  Arnold,  which 
continues  to  date.  Law  Examiner,  U.  S. 
Forest  Service,  1908-9.  Member  of  Uni 
versity  and  Commonwealth  clubs. 

JULIUS   HARRIS   ARDIS. 

Residence, 
I)  0  w  n  ey  ;  office, 
525-527  '  Bui  lard 
Block,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  El 
Dorado,  Arkansas, 
May  11,  1863.  Son 
of  John  Columbus 
and  Fannie  Aman- 
da (Harris)  Anlis. 
!Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  .luly,  1S()7. 
^larried  M  a  m  i  c 
Havgood.  Septem- 
ber 24,  1888.  Re- 
ceived his  e  a  r  1  3' 
education  in  the 
l>ublic  schools  at 
Powney;  from 
1872  to  1876  attended  the  Los  Neitos  Valley 
Institute,  at  Downey,  California,  and  in 
1884  entered  Emory  College,  Oxford,  Georgia, 
graduating  therefrom  in  1888  with  the 
degree  of  A.  M.  Read  law  in  office  of 
Ifaygood  &  Douglas,  of  Atlanta,  Georgia, 
and  during  this  period  attended  law  lectures 
in  Atlanta,  Georgia.  A<lniittcd  t.i  the  bar 
of  state  of  Georgia,  De  Kalb  Countv,  August 
31,  1889,  and  to  the  bar  of  California  at  Los 
Angeles,  October  17,  1893;  United  States  Cir- 
cuit   r/ourt,    April    13,    1908,   in    Los    Angele* 


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Commeiieed  the  practice  of  law  in  Atlanta, 
Georgia,  where  he  continued  until  December, 
1889,  when  he  moved  to  Sheffield,  Alabama, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Alabarna, 
1889.  Practiced  law  in  Sheffield  until  1892, 
when  he  moved  to  Los  Angeles.  Formed 
partnership  with  A.  C.  Lawson  in  1893,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Lawson  &  Ardis,  which  con- 
tinued until  1894.  In  1904  entered  into  part- 
nership with  W.  T.  Kendrick  and  W.  S. 
Knott,  under  the  firm  name  of  Kendrick, 
Knott  &  Ardis,  continuing  until  1909,  when 
the  firm  was  changed  to  Kendrick  &  Ardis, 
which  continues  to  date.  Chairman  of  Demo- 
cratic County  Committee  of  Los  Angeles. 
Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Masonic  fraterni- 
ties.    Democrat. 


FRED  N.  ARNOLDY. 

Residence,  1028  Grattan  Street;  office,  Title 
Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  June 
24,  1883,  in  Tipton,  Mitchell  County,  Kansas. 
Son  of  Conrad  and  Margaret  (Ottley) 
Arnoldy.  Moved  to  California  in  1904. 
Educated  in   the   common   schools   of  Kansas, 


Kansas  Wesleyan  University,  Law  Depart- 
ment of  University  of  Southern  California 
and  the  Liberal  Arts  Department  of  that 
institution.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1908  and  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Practiced  law  in  Los  Angeles  alone 
to  the  present  time.  Member  of  Knights  of 
Columbus,  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association,  and 
Metropolitan   Club. 


FOSTER    CALHOUN    AUSTIN. 

Residence, 
8-56  East  Kensing- 
ton Road;  Office, 
308  Bullard  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  April  13, 
1850,  at  Due  West, 
South  Carolina. 
Son  of  Henry  P. 
and  Isabella  C. 
Austin.  Married  to 
Kittie  Laukester, 
April  1.5,  1885. 
Educated  in  Ers- 
kine  College,  Due 
West,  South  Caro- 
lina, graduating  in 
1870.  Teacher  in 
schools  of  Miss- 
issippi eight  years, 
and  for  two  years 
— 1878-80 — principal  of  Pontatoc  Male  Acad- 
emy. Moved  to  Florida  in  1881.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  that  state  April,  1885,  at  Enter- 
prise, Volusia  County.  Practiced  in  state 
and  federal  courts  of  Florida  until  1899,  when 
he  removed  to  Brunswick,  Georgia,  remaining 
eight  months.  Member  of  firm  of  Miller  & 
Austin,  1897-99.  Attorney  and  general  man- 
ager for  the  Atlantic  and  Western  Railroad, 
Florida,  1887-89.  Member  of  School  Board, 
Volusia  County,  Florida,  1887-90,  and  elected 
mayor  of  Orange  City,  Florida,  in  1894. 
Moved  to  California  in  1900.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  Los  Angeles  in  1900, 
and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  of  Southern  California.  Prac- 
tices alone  to  date.  Member  of  Los  Angeles 
Bar  Association,  Merchants  and  Manufac- 
turers' iVssociation,  Masonic  bodies.  Knights 
Templar  and  Eastern  Star.     Democrat. 

RUSS  AVERY. 

Residence,  93(5 
">.  Hoover  Street, 
Los  Angeles;  office, 
63  2  Laughlin 
Building,  Los 
Angeles.     Born  in 

0  1  y  m  pia,  Wash- 
i  not  on,  August  23, 
1872.  Son  of  Will- 
iam H.  and  Nellie 
T.  (Fox)  Avery. 
M  0  V  e  d  to  this 
state  in  1886. 
G  r  a  d  uated  from 
the  Los  Angeles 
High    School    in 

1  8  9  0,  University 
of  California  in 
1S94,  receiving  the 

degree  of  B.  L.,  and  from  the  Harvard  Law 
School,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  in  1897. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  San  Francisco  in  -June, 


218 


B  I  <n,  i:  APUIC  AL 


1895.  Began  the  practice  of  law  in  Los  An- 
geles in  1897.  Formed  partnershij)  with 
Samuel  H.  French  in  1907,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Avery  &  French,  which  continues 
to  date.  Member  of  the  University,  Harvard, 
Jonathan,  Union  League,  Sierra.  Country,  and 
City  clubs  of  Los  Angeles.  Chairman  Los  An- 
geles County  Republican  Central  Committee. 
President  of  the  Chamber  of  Mines  and  Oils. 
Republican. 

WILLIAM  MACK  AYDELOTTE. 

Residence,  15  Ocean  View  Avenue;  oflBce. 
G  and  7  Leask  Building,  Santa  Cruz.  Born  in 
Yellow  Springs,  Ohio,  September  14.  1873. 
Son  of  William  and  Minnie  A.  (Kearns) 
Aydolotte.  Married  November  10.  1898,  to 
Winifred  Ilysung.    Came  to  California  in  Sep- 


tember, 1901.  Received  his  early  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Terre  Haute,  In- 
diana, and  later  attended  the  University  of 
Indianapolis  (Law  Department),  receiving  the 
degree  of  B.  L.  therefrom  in  1896.  Admittc<l 
to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Indiana 
in  1896,  and  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1902.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Mc- 
Bride,  Denny  &  Aydelotte,  in  Indianapolis, 
Indiana,  from  1897  to  September,  1901.  Prac- 
ticing alone  in  Santa  Cruz  to  date.  President 
of  Santa  Cruz  Emporium  Company,  doing 
business  at  Brookdale,  Santa  Cruz  County, 
California.  Member  of  the  Marion  and  Uni- 
versity clubs  of  Indianapolis,  Indiana.  Mem- 
ber of  Masonic  fraternity,  York  Kite  and 
Shrine.     Republican. 

WALTER  ROMAYNE  BACON. 

Residenfe.    1.360   .Tones    Street;    office,    1005 
Call  Building,  San  Francisco.     Born  Septem- 


ber 14,  1857,  Mexico,  Xiami  County,  Indiana. 
Son  of  Francis  Marion  and  Sarah  Felton 
(Griswold)  Bacon.  Married  Evelyn  F.  Smith 
in  1880.  Received  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Indiana,  1861-66;  High  School  Orf 
Rochester,  Indiana.  1870;  Parsons'  Academy, 


Kalamazoo.  Michigan,  1873.  Read  law  in  the 
office  of  Thumnel  &.  Piatt,  Grand  Island, 
Nebraska.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Nebraska, 
June,  1886;  California,  1891.  Elected  Prose- 
cuting Attorney  of  Hall  County,  Nebraska. 
November,  1886,  serving  one  term.  Moved  to 
Los  Angeles  in  1891,  and  practiced  law  there 
continuously  until  1907,  when  he  moved  to 
San  Francisco,  where  he  continues  in  the  ac- 
tive practice  of  his  profession.  Late  general 
counsel  of  Los  Angeles  Gas  Company.  Pres- 
ident of  Southern  California  Historical  Soci- 
ety for  eight  years.  One  of  the  founders  of 
the  South  West  Archaeological  Society  and 
Museum  of  Los  Angeles.  Member  of  the 
Jonathan  and  Union  League  clubs  of  Los 
Angeles.     Republican. 

MILTON  B.  BADT. 

Residence,  3038  Jackson  Street;  office, 
Clironicle  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
San  Francisco,  July  8,  1884.  Son  of  Morris 
and  Lina  (Posener)  Badt.  Received  his 
early  education  in  public  schools  of  San 
Francisco  and  at  Wdis,  Nevada;  graduated 
from  the  Lowell  High  School  in  1902,  Uni- 
versity of  California  in  1906,  receiving  the 
ilegree  of  A.  B.,  and  from  the  Hastings 
College  of  Law   in   1009,  with   the   degree   of 


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219 


LL.    P..     Admitted    to    the    bar    of    California, 
District    Court    of   Appeals,   First   District,   at 


the     United     States,     Southern     District,     at 
Fresno,   same   time.     Justice  of  the  peace   of 


San  Francisco,  May  19,  1909.  Commenced 
practice  of  his  profession  alone  and  continues 
to  date,  his  practice  being  divided  between 
California  and  Nevada.     Republican. 

CHARLES   BAER. 

Residence,  92.5  Eddy  Street;  office,  1117 
Kohl  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San 
Francisco,  October  25,  1882.  Son  of  Isaac 
and  Flora  (Peyser)  Baer.  Attended  the  pub- 
lic and  high  schools  of  San  Francisco,  and  the 
University  of  California,  receiving  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  in  1905.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  San  Francisco,  July  .30,  1905, 
since  which  date  he  has  continued  the  j^rac- 
tice  of  his  profession  alone. 

EARL  A.   BAGBY. 

Residence,  515  North  Locust  Street;  office. 
City  Hall.  Visalia.  Born  January  8,  1887,  in 
Clay  County,  Kansas.  Son  of  R.  J.  and  Eliza- 
beth (Hughes)  Bagby.  Moved  to  California 
in  1888.  Married  May  G,  1911,  to  Celissa  B. 
"Wing.  Attended  Tipton-Lindsey  Grammar 
School,  Visalia,  from  1893-1900,  graduating 
in  the  latter  year.  Entered  Visalia  High 
School  in  1900  and  graduated  in  1904.  At- 
tended the  University  of  Michigan  (Law  De- 
partment) at  Ann  Arbor,  from  1905  to  1908, 
graduating  in  the  latter  year  with  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Michigan  at  Lansing,  to  all  courts,  June  16, 

1908.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at 
Los  Angeles,  November  9,  1908.  To  the  Cir- 
cuit Court  of  the  United  States,  Ninth  Judi- 
cial   District,    Southern    California,    May    3, 

1909,  at    Fresno.     To    the    District    Court    of 


Visalia  Township,  Tulare  County,  and  judge 
of  the  Recorder's  Court  of  Visalia  since  Jan- 
uary, 1911.  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
of  Visalia  since  January,  1911.  Secretary  of 
the  Democratic  County  Central  Committee, 
Tulare  County.  Secretary  of  the  Visalia 
Democratic  Club.  Member  of  the  W.  0.  W., 
F.  O.  E.,  L.  0.  O.  M.,  and  I.  0.  0.  F.  fraterni- 
ties. Vice-president  of  the  Visalia  Tenuis 
Club.     Democrat. 

LOUIS  H.  BAILEY. 

Residence,  784  South  8th  Street;  office,  310 
First  National  Bank  Building,  San  Jose. 
Born  in  Green  Bay,  Wisconsin,  April  26,  1878. 
Son  of  Willard  C.  and  Mary  F.  (Bass)  Bailey. 
Moved  to  California  in  1886.  Married  March 
3,  1911,  to  Georgie  Bacon.  Attended  the 
Grant  Grammar  School,  San  Jose,  San  Jose 
High  School  and  the  Stanford  University. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Thomas,  Gerstle, 
Frick  &  Beedy  from  1906  until  1908.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  Sacramento 
in  December,  1908,  since  which  time  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  San 
Jose.     Republican. 

CARLETON  REED  BAINBRIDGE. 

Residence,  2111  Park  Grove  Avenue;  office, 
411  American  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  November  6,  1883,  in  New  York  City. 
Son  of  William  Wilson  and  Mary  E.  (Shively) 
Bainbridge.  Moved  to  California  in  1896. 
Received  his  early  education  in  public  schools 
of  New  York  City,  and  Los  Angeles,  Califor- 
nia, later  attending  the  Law  Department  of 
the   University   of   Michigan,   from  which   he 


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obtained  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  iu  19li7.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  at  Los  An- 
geles, July  15,  1907,  since  whii-h  date  he  has 
l>rafticed  his  profession  iu  Los  Angeles. 
Member  of  the  University  Club  of  Los  An- 
geles and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.  Re- 
publican. 

WIIiLIAM  SMYLLIE  BAIRD. 

Resideme,  '.'>'M  iJrvau  Street;  urtieo,  418  Fay 
Building.  Los  Angeles.  Born  November  13. 
\S7'A,  in  Glasgow,  Scotland.  Son  of  Robert 
and  Elizabeth  (Watson)  Baird.  Moved  to 
<alifornia  in  19ii(i.  Married  in  1910  to  Clara 
H.  Barton.  Educated  in  the  public,  high  and 
normal  schools  of  Glasgow.  Graduated  ia 
1910  from  the  University  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. College  of  Law.  with  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  iu  1909. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Baird  &  Gerecht  since 
.Tanuary  1.  1911.  Member  of  the  Celtic  Club 
and  Masonic  order.     Republican. 

RALPH  BANDINI. 

Residence,  1111 
San  Pasqual 
Street,  Pasadena; 
office,  811  Title  In- 
surance Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Pasadena, 
California,  July  9, 
18S4.  Sou  of  Ar- 
t  u  r  o  and  Helen 
(  Klliott)  Bandini. 
Married  August  4, 
liidS,  to  Elizabeth 
Steve  nson.  At- 
tended the  Pasa- 
deua  public 
s  c  h  o  o  Is,  Throop 
F'olytechnic  Insti- 
tute  and  the 
Stanford  University.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Ix)s  Angeles,  California,  July,  1907.  As- 
sociated with  the  firm  of  O'Mclveny,  Steveus 
and  Milliken,  for  five  years.  Continues  the 
active  jiractice  of  his  profession  alone.  Mem- 
ber of  the  South  Coast  Yacht  Club  and  the 
University  Club.      Republican. 

ARTHUR  GARFIELD  BAKER. 

Residence.  212s  Cambridge  Street;  office. 
7(19  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Morris  County,  Kansas,  October  2,  1880.  Son 
of  Andrew  and  Elizabeth  Ann  (Mills)  Baker. 
Married  February,  19ns.  to  Grace  A.  Freuler, 
who  died  January,  1909;  June  14,  1910,  to 
Helen  (J.  Sherer.  Educated  in  public  schools 
of  Kansas,  Missouri,  and  California.  Gradu- 
ated from  Hastings  College  of  Law  in  1907. 
with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California,  May.  1907.  Moved  to  Los  An- 
geles in  June  of  that  year,  and  commenced 
the  practice  of  law.     Republican. 


IVAN   C.   BAKER. 

Resilience.  :i'A')  'lay  Street;  office,  .'i  11-317 
Homer  Laughlin  Building.  Lo-s  Angeles.  Bora 
July  19,  1SS9.  in  Gainesville,  Texas.  Son  of 
Lawrence  and  Jennie  Seyton  (Cook)  Baker. 
Attended  grammar  school  at  Tipton.  Missouri, 
and  graduated  from  Surprise  Valley  Union 
School  in  1909.  Moved  to  California  in  April. 
1903.  and  attended  Stanford  University  and 
the  University  of  Southern  California.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  Septemlier  21, 
1911.  and  is  associated  to  date  with  the  firm 
of  Crouch  &  Crouch.     Republican. 

GUSTAVE    WILLIAM   BANTEL. 

Residence.  10.1(5  Devisadero  Street;  office, 
40(5  Pacific  Building.  San  Francisco.  Boru  iu 
New  York  City,  New  York,  September  It, 
188.5.  Son  of  Gustave  Augustus  and  Julia 
(Hertel)  Bantel.  Moved  to  this  state  in  July, 
19(17.  Received  his  early  education  from  the 
public  schools  of  Brooklyn,  Xew  York.  En- 
tered the  Brooklyn  Law  School,  graduating 
in  .Tune.  19o7.  with  the  tlegree  of  LL.  B.  Atl- 
mitted  to  the  bar  in  Xew  York  May,  1907; 
California.  March  2(5.  190S.  Served  as  a  law 
clerk  in  office  of  Henry  A.  Jacobs  from  Janu- 
ary, 19(ts.  until  May,  1909.  since  which  time 
he  has  continued  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion alone  to  date.      Republican. 

JOSEPH  EDWIN  BARBER. 

Residence  and  office.  Redding.  Born  i'i 
Bear  Creek,  Merced  County,  California.  April 
2,  1S(54.  Son  of  Matthew  O.  and  Catherine 
(McQuilkin)  Barber.  Married  February  .*, 
1909.  to  Johanne  Ernst.  Attended  the  public 
schools  iu  Mariposa,  Merced  and  Alameda 
counties,  and  graduatetl  from  the  Old  Berk- 
eley (iymnasiuiii.  Entered  the  University  of 
(California  and  graduated  therefrom  in  1SS.5, 
with  the  ilegree  of  B.  A.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California,  by  the  Supreme  Court,  in 
San  Francisco.  August  2S.  1S9.'5.  and  engaged 
in  private  business  iu  Alameda  County  until 
1897,  when  he  moved  to  Shasta  County,  where 
he  continues  in  the  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession to  date.  Elected  Juilge  of  the  Su- 
perior Court  of  Shasta.  Deiiartment  2.  Novem- 
ber 3.  190S.  to  fill  unexpired  term  of  four 
years.     Democrat. 

HENRY  AUGUSTUS  BARCLAY. 
Residence.  ll-'^3  Norton  Avenue;  office,  lini- 
602  Frost  Buibling,  Los  Angeles.  Born  Jan- 
uary 17,  1849,  in  Punxsutawney,  .leffcrson 
County,  Pennsylvania.  Son  of  David  and 
Sarah  Cooper  ((Jaskill)  Barclay.  Married  July 
13,  1SS2,  to  Lily  .\ilele  Ward.  From  18.)ii-.57 
attended  the  Morovian  School  at  Litz.  Penn- 
sylvania; 18.37-(i(i.  jiublic  school  and  private 
academy,  Brookville,  Pennsylvania;  from  1S60- 
CA  private  school  at  Kittanning,  Pennsylvania, 


BIOGE  APniC  AL 


221 


auil  Dayton  Academy;  from  1864-67,  Allegheny 
College,  Meadville,  Pennsylvania;  from  1867- 
69  read  law  in  the  office  of  his  father;  from 
1869-71,  Cornell  University,  New  York.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Pennsylvania  at  Kittan- 
uing,     Armstrong    (,'ounty,     Pennsylvania,    in 


187 1,  Clarion  County  in  1872,  and  at  Pitts- 
burg, Allegheny  County,  in  1873,  and  removed 
to  the  state  of  California  in  1874.  From  1876 
until  1886  associated  with  Eobert  N.  C.  Wil- 
son, under  firm  name  of  Barclay  &  "Wilson, 
when  Charles  E.  Rediek  became  a  member  of 
this  firm,  under  its  firm  name  of  Barclay,  Wil- 
son &  Eedick,  which  continued  until  1887, 
whfn  E.  B.  Carpenter  entered  the  firm,  which 
continued  under  firm  name  of  Barclay,  Wilson 
&  Carpenter  until  1892,  when  the  firm  was 
dissolved  and  he  practiced  alone  until  1896, 
when  he  formed  partnership  with  Edward  W. 
Camp,  under  the  firm  name  of  Barclay  Sc 
Camp,  which  continued  until  1899.  In  1900 
formed  partnership  with  Judge  Gilbert  O. 
Munsou,  under  the  firm  name  of  Munson  &. 
Barclay,  which  contiruied  until  the  death  of 
Judge  Munson  on  May  21,  1911,  since  which 
date  he  has  been  practicing  alone.  Member 
and  acting  chairman  of  Los  Angeles  County 
Central  Republican  Committee,  1879-84. 
Chairman  of  same,  1884-88.  Member  of  the 
Union  League,  Cornell,  Celtic  and  Republican 
Clubs,  and  Phi  Kappa  Psi  fraternity.  Men] 
ber  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  Thirty-second 
degree  Scottish  Rite  and  Al  Malaika  Tem- 
ple, A.  A.  O.  Xobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine. 
Has  been  extremely  active  in  securing  the  San 
Gabriel  and  San  Bernardino  Forest  Reserve 
from  a  conservation  standpoint.     Republican. 

J.  A.  BAKDIN. 

Residence,  Salinas;  oltice,  Monterey  Cdunty 
Bank     Building,     Salinas.     Born     in     Salinas, 


California,  December  27,  1873.  Attended  the 
University  of  California  from  1894  to  1806, 
and  the  University  of  Michigan  from  1896 
until  1899,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in 
the  latter  year.  Admitted  to  the  ]>ar  of 
Michigan  in  1899  and  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  1902.  Began  the  practice  of  law  in  Salinas 
in  1902,  with  F.  W\  Sargent,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Sargent  &  Bardin,  which  continued 
until  1910.  Formed  partnership  in  October, 
1911,  with  P.  E.  Zabala,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Zabala  &  Bardin,  which  continues  to  date. 
District  attorney  of  Monterey  County  1906- 
10.     Democrat. 

ARTHUR.  H.  BARENDT. 

Residence.  749 
Taylor  Street; 
office.  Mills  Build- 
i  n  g,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  Feb- 
ruary, I860,  in 
Live  rpool,  Eng- 
land. Son  of  John 
E.  and  Isabella  A. 
(Crowe)  Barendt. 
Educated  in  the 
schools  of  Liver- 
pool and  in  Liver- 
pool College  and 
Liverpool  School 
of  S  c  i  e  nee  and 
Arts,  Medalist  in 
1881,  and  Whit- 
wort  h  Scholar. 
In  1884  came  to 
California.  Ad- 

mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, December,  1897,  and  later  to  the  fed- 
eral courts.  Commenced  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession  immediately  upon  admission. 
In  .June,  1909,  appointed  member  of  the  Board 
of  Health  of  San  Francisco,  which  position  he 
retains  after  illegal  removal  by  Mayor  Mc- 
Carthy and  reinstatement  by  court.  Presi- 
dent   of    the    Iroquois    Club.     Democrat. 

DONALD    BARKER. 

Residence.  601 
South  Burlington 
Avenue;  office. 
Title  Insurance 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Can- 
a  d  a,  March  1  3, 
1868.  Son  of  Will- 
iam and  Margaret 
(Mite  hell)  Bar- 
ic e  r.  Moved  t^ 
California  in  1SS4. 
Married  December 
l^"),  1896,  to  Carrie 
L.  Pabst.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
lic  schools  of 
Canada  and  the 
h  i  g  h  school  of 
Lindsay,    Ontario.     Admitted     to    the    bar    of 


222 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


California.  April,  189t).  In  1897  formeil  part- 
nership with  Hon.  Frank  P.  Flint  under  the 
firm  name  of  Flint  A:  Barker,  which  continued 
until  the  election  of  Mr.  Flint  to  the  Senate 
in  1905,  later  forming  partnership  with  Will 
iam  A.  Bowen,  under  the  firm  name  of  Barker 
\-  Bowen.  which  continued  one  year,  when  the 
Hon.  Wheaton  A.  Gray,  ex-presiding  justice 
of  the  District  Court  of  Appeals,  entered  the 
firm  and  the  name  was  changed  to  Gray, 
Barker  &  Bowen.  In  1910  Carrold  Allen, 
Henrv  S.  Van  Dyke  and  L.  W.  -Jutten  joined 
the  firm,  and  in  1911  Hon.  Frank  P.  Flint  re- 
entered the  firm,  the  firm  name  now  being 
Flint,  Gray  &  Barker.  Member  of  the  Cali 
fornia  Club.     Republican. 


CHARLES   R.   BARNARD. 

Kesideutc.  1-JUl  Lucoruo  Lauo;  otiice,  10-11 
Union  National  Bank  Building,  Fresno.  Boru 
in  Warrenville.  Illinois,  December  28,  1881. 
SJon  of  Robert  R.  and  Elizabeth  (Child)  Bar- 
nard. Married  Lillian  O.  Smith  in  1907. 
Moved  to  California  in  19u7.  Attended  High 
School  of  Centralia.  Illinois,  graduating  m 
1J599,  and  from  the  Iowa  College  Academy  in 
1900.  Attended  Iowa  College,  from  which  he 
received  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  in  1904,  and  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  from  the  Iowa  State  Uni- 
versity in  1907.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Iowa  in  June,  1907,  and  lo 
the  bar  of  California  in  San  Francisco,  Sep- 
tember, 19137.     Republican. 

WILLIAM  A.  BARNHILL. 

Residence,  213  Xorth  Carondolet  Street; 
office,  718  Pacific  Electric  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  Sep- 
tember 18,  1880.  Son  of  Samuel  S.  and  Julia 
Louise  (Russell)  Barnhill.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1896.  Married  to  Frances  Teresa 
Penglase,  December  26,  1903.  Early  educa- 
tion received  in  the  public  schools  of  Kansas 
Citv.  Graduated  from  St.  Vincent's  College, 
Los"  Angeles,  in  June,  1899,  with  the  degrees  of 
B.  S.  and  M.  S.  In  June,  1902,  he  graduated 
from  Hastings  College  of  Law  with  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Studied  law  in  the  offices  of  Garber, 
Boalt  &  Bishop,  afterward  with  Bishop  & 
Wheeler,  San  Francisco.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  1902,  and  associated  with 
Bishop  &  Wheeler.  In  November,  1902,  ap- 
pointed Chief  Assistant  United  States  Attor- 
ney, First  Division  of  Alaska,  with  head- 
quarters at  Juneau,  which  office  he  held  for 
nearly  seven  years,  when  he  was  appointed 
United  States  Attorney  for  the  same  division. 
He  resigned  in  1910  and  after  practicing  a 
short  time  in  San  Francisco  removeil  to  Los 
Angeles  and  entered  the  firm  of  Gibson,  Dunn 
&  Crutcher.  December,  1911.  Member  of  B. 
P.  O.  E.,  L.  O.  O.  M.,  Arctic  Brotherhood,  and 
Los  Angeles  Athletic  Club.     Republican. 


EDMUND   D.   BARRY. 

Residence,  229  South  Orange  Grove  Avenue, 
Pasadena;  office,  1024  Trust  and  Savings 
Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  August  4,  1854, 
in  Pittsfield  Township,  Washtenaw  County, 
Michigan.  Sou  <jf  Robert  J.  and  Sarah 
Amelia  (Moseley)  Barry.  Married  August  2, 
18S8,  to  A.  Belle  Fitzgerald.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan.  Re- 
ceived degree  of  A.  B.  in  1S76  from  the  Mich- 
igan University.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Michigan  June  12,  1880;  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  United  States,  November  2:5,  1881. 
Practiced  law  in  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan, 
from  July,  ISSl,  to  December,  19n3.  when  he 
moved  to  California  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  April  6,  1904.  Practiced 
la%v  in  Lo-s  Aniioles  to  date. 


HOLLEN  MEAD  BARSTOW. 

Residence.  2S(:0  South  Flower  Street;  office, 
406  Merchants  Trust  Building.  Los  Angeles. 
Born  August  27,  1855,  in  Mattapoisett, 
Massachusetts.  Son  of  Wilson  and  Jane 
Perry  (Faunce)  Barstow.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia  in   1878.   and   married  Mary  E.  Variel 


November,  1879.  Educated  in  common  and 
high  schools  of  Mattapoisett,  Massachusetts. 
Studied  law  in  office  of  Robert  Codman  in 
Boston.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
1878,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  in  Southern  California, 
and  practiced  his  profession  in  Plumas.  Las- 
sen and  Sierra  counties  until  18S7.  when  he 
removed  to  Napa  County,  where  he  engaged 
in  general  practice  in  Napa  City  and  San 
Francisco  until  1901,  when  he  removed  to 
Los  Angeles,  where  he  practices  his  profession 
to  date.     In  1888  elected  District  Attorney  of 


BIOGEAPHIC  AL 


223 


Napa  County.  Playground  Commissioner  for 
Los  Angeles  for  the  first  year  of  the  estab- 
lishment of  this  office.  Member  of  the  Union 
League  and  Gamut  clubs,  and  of  the  Los 
Angeles  Bar  Association.     Republican. 

ALFRED  L.  BARTLETT. 

Eesidence,  1200  W.  Hollywood  Boulevard; 
office,  407  Chamber  of  Commerce  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  October  8,  1884,  in  Kansas 
City,  Missouri.  Son  of  Frank  and  Francelia 
(Lewis)  Bartlett.  Attended  the  Central 
High      School,      Philadelphia,      Pennsylvania; 


93,  and  Hastings  College  of  the  Law  1894- 
96.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at 
San  Francisco  in  1895.     Commenced  the  prac- 


Morris  High  School,  New  York  City;  Eras- 
mus Hall  High  School,  Brooklyn,  New  York, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  190.3.  Attended 
Amherst  College,  Amherst,  Massachusetts, 
from  1903-6,  and  the  University  of  Southern 
California,  from  which  he  received  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, Second  Appellate  District,  July  23, 
1909,  when  he  commenced  the  practice  of  law 
in  partnership  with  Lewis  B.  Randall,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Randall  &  Bartlett,  which 
continued  until  July  1,  1911,  when  Thomas 
P.  White  entered  the  firm,  which  became 
Randall,  Bartlett  &  White,  which  continues 
to  date.  Member  of  the  Phi  Delta  Theta  and 
Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternities.  Member  of  the 
New  England  College  Club.     Republican. 

LOUIS    BARTLETT. 

Residence,  2434  Warring  Street,  Berkeley; 
office,  1700  Call  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
February  20,  1872,  in  San  Francisco.  Son  of 
Columbus  and  Louise  (Mel)  Bartlett.  Mar- 
ried Mary  Olney,  June  13,  1903.  Attended 
St.  Ignatius  College  of  San  Francisco,  from 
1880-88;  the  University  of  California,  1889- 


tice  of  his  profession  with  Columbus  Bart- 
lett in  1897,  under  the  firm  name  of  Bartlett 
&  Bartlett,  this  partnership  continuing  until 
1904.  Formed  partnership  with  William  H. 
LangdoD,  in  1909,  which  continues  to  date, 
practicing  under  the  firm  name  of  Bartlett 
&  Langdon.  Vice-president  of  the  University 
of  California  Club.  Member  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Bar  Association  and  Commonwealth 
Club.     Democrat. 

FRANK    T.    BATES. 

Residence,  946  B 
Street;  office, 
C  0  u  rthouse,  San 
Bernardino.  Born 
March  1,  1883,  in 
Greene,  Butler 
County,  Iowa. 
Son  of  N.  S.  and 
R  e  b  ecca  (Bate) 
Bates.  Married 
November  7,  1911, 
to  Ida  Rosenbeck. 
Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1887, 
and  received  his 
early  education  in 
the  grammar 
schools  at  Rialto, 
18  9  1-9  7.  A  t- 
tended  San  Ber- 
nardino High  School  from  1897  to  1902.  En- 
tered Stanford  University  in  1904,  graduating 
therefrom  in  1908,  with  degree  of  A.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at  Los  An- 
geles, January  20,  1909.  On  February  1-5, 
1909,  entered  into  partnership  with  R.  E. 
Hodge,     under    the     firm     name    of    Bates    & 


224 


B  I  ()  G  AM  /'//  I  ('  A  L 


Hoilgc,  whiuli  fontiiuies  to  d.-ito.  Appointed 
Deputy  Distrirt  Attorney  of  San  Bernardino 
County.  January  1.  li»ll,  to  date.     Kepublicau. 

WILBUR  BASSETT. 

Kosidenro,  Tniversity  (  luli;  ortice.  Chester 
Building.  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Illinois,  Sep- 
tember 24.  1S75.  8on  of  Fletc-her  S.  and 
Helen  (Wheeler)  Bassett.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  lOOo.  Attended  Harvard  College. 
CJraduated  from  Northwestern  University 
Law  School  in  ls9il.  receiving  the  degrees  of 
Ph.  B.  and  LL.  B.  Admitte.l  to  the  bar  of 
Illinois  in  1S99  and  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  UH i(i.  Member  of  the  I' ni versify  Club. 
Keiiubliian. 

JOSEPH  CLEMENT  BATES. 
Residence.  21<).")  Central  Avenue,  Alameda; 
office.  Pacific  Building.  Sau  Francisco.  Born 
in  Richmond.  ^Lune,  on  .July  1,  1836.  Son  of 
Frederick  and  .Johanna  (Thwing)  Bates. 
Married  June  2.3,  186S.  to  Bertha  Comstociv. 
Received    his    early    education    in    the    public 


schools  of  Litchfield  Corners,  Maine,  and  later 
attended  Bowdoin  College,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  the  class  of  186H.  and  was  a 
college  mate  of  Thomas  B.  Reed.  Moved  to 
California  in  lS(i3,  and  began  reading  law 
in  Redwooil  City,  while  teaching  school.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  ISfifi,  and 
later  to  all  courts  having  .iurisdiction  in  this 
state,  and  to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court 
in  ISHS.  Commenced  the  active  i)ractice  of 
his  profession  in  San  Francisco  and  continues 
to  date,  practicing  alone,  and  making  a  spe- 
cialty of  street  law,  probate,  and  civil  prac- 
tice generally.  Author  of  "Forms  and  Use 
of  Blanks,"  ''Horace  Hall  Will  Case"  (1873) 
and  of  the  "History  of  the  Bench  and  Bar  of 
California"   (1912).'     Republican. 


ALEXANDER    ROBERT    BAUM. 

Risidence.  Hotel  Arlington;  office,  Claus 
Spreckels  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
^lay  0,  18().T.  in  San  Francisco.  Sou  of 
Charles  and  Eliza  (Schleiden)  Baum.  Mar- 
ried July  31.  1888,  to  Louise  Scott.  Educated 
at  (ieorge  Bates  Preparatory  School;  Gym- 
nasium in  Frieburg,  Baden,  Germany;  Gym- 
nasium Karlsruhe,  Germany.  In  1881  en- 
tered   the    Universitv   of   California;    Harvard 


College,  1883-85;  Hastings  Law  School,  1886- 
87.  Read  law  in  office  of  Van  Xess  &  Roche, 
and  in  May,  1888,  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia. In  1894  formed  partnership  witli 
T.  E.  K.  Cormac  and  Denis  Donohoe,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Cormac,  Donohoe  &  Baum; 
later  the  firm  was  changed  to  Cormac  & 
Baum,  which  continued  for  eight  years,  since 
which  date  he  has  practiced  alone.  Attorney 
for  the  British  Consulate.  Nominated  for 
Assembly  in  the  47th  District  in  1900.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Press  Club,  and  Society  of  Cali- 
fornia Pioneers.     Democrat. 

EDWIN  J.  BAUMBERGER. 

Residence.  791  Bucna  Vista  Avenue;  office. 
Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
San  Francisco.  January  30,  1878.  Son  of 
.Tames  and  Elise  (De  Prez)  Baumberger. 
Educated  in  ])ublic  schools  of  Salinas,  Mon- 
terey County,  California.  San  Leandro,  Ala- 
meda County,  Polytechnic  High  School  of 
San  Francisco,  the  "Lyceum"  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  Hastings  T'olloge  of  the  Law,  from 
which  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in 
1904.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme 
Court  of  California  at  San  Francisco,  May 
20.  1904,  and  to  the  United  States  District 
Court    in    1906.     Associated    with     Humphrey 


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&  Sclilesinger  from  1904  to  1906,  since  which 
time  he  has  continued  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone  to  date,  associated  with  George 


N.  Didion.  Served  apprenticeship  with  Gar- 
ret W.  McEnerney  and  W.  S.  Goodfellow,  of 
San  Francisco.  Member  of  the  N.  S.  G.  W. 
fraternity.     Eepublican. 


WESLEY  H.  BEACH. 

Residence,  918 
West  4Sth  Street; 
office,  732  Title  In- 
surance Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Independence, 
Kansas,  August  28, 
1878.  Son  of 
Charles  T.  and  Liz- 
zie A.  (Bridgman) 
Beach.  Attended 
public  schools  of 
T  n  d  e  p  e  n  deuce, 
Kansas,  and  moved 
to  California  in 
November,  1889, 
attending  schools 
at  Colton  and  San 
Bernardino.  En- 
tered Leland  Stanford  Jr.  University  in  1896, 
and  graduated  therefrom  with  degree  of  A.  B. 
in  1900.  Was  post-graduate  student  at  Stan- 
ford University  1900-1.  Attended  the  Univer- 
sity of  California  Summer  School  in  1901  and 
1902,  and  the  Columbia  Law  School,  in  New 
York,  from  1904  to  1907,  obtaining  the  degree 


of  LL.B.  in  the  latter  year.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  New  York  State  November  19,  1906, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Editors, 
Columbia  Law  Review,  from  1905  to  1907, 
and  was  a  teacher  and  principal  in  New  York 
City  public  school  from  1905  to  1907.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  at  Los  An- 
geles, October  14,  1907,  and  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  September 
14,  1908.  Immediately  engaged  in  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Los  Angeles  and 
continues  in  the  practice  alone  to  date.  As- 
sistant Librarian,  Leland  Stanford  Jr.  Uni- 
versity 1898-1901,  and  teacher  and  vice-prin- 
cipal of  Colton  High  School,  California, 
1901-4.  Member  of  University  Club,  South- 
ern California  Rod  and  Reel  Club,  Los  An- 
geles Chamber  of  Commerce,  Los  Angeles 
County  Bar  Association  and  of  the  Masonic 
fraternity.     Republican. 


JAMES  GEHRIG  BEARD. 

Residence,  12.38  Washington  Street;  office, 
Courthouse,  Red  Bluff.  Born  December  30, 
1879,  in  Etna,  Siskiyou  County,  California. 
Son  of  John  Samuel  and  Annie  (Ackley) 
Beard.  Married  June  11,  1902,  to  Louise 
Sophia  Smith.  In  1886  entered  Yreka  gram- 
mar schools,  graduating  therefrom  in  June, 
1895.  Entered  Siskiyou  County  High  School 
in  September,  1895,  taking  combined  literary 
and  commercial  courses  for  three  years.  Ad- 
mitted to  bar  at  Sacramento,  California, 
.January  4,  1909.  January  8,  1909,  formed 
partnership  with  his  father.  Judge  J.  S. 
Beard,  practicing  under  firm  name  of  Beard 
&  Beard,  at  Yreka,  which  partnership  ex- 
isted until  death  of  Judge  Beard  on  Decem- 
ber 12,  1910.  Official  reporter  of  the  superior 
Court  of  Siskiyou  County  from  April  29,  1905, 
to  January  7,'  1909.  On  September  13,  1909, 
appointed  official  reporter  of  the  Superior 
Court  of  Tehama  County,  California,  which 
position  he  now  holds,  practicing  at  intervals 
at  Yreka  until  the  firm  of  Beard  &  Beard  was 
dissolved  by  death  of  Judge  Beard.  Republi- 
can. 

CHARLES  A.    BEARDSLEY. 

Residence,  Key  Route  Inn;  office,  Oakland 
Bank  of  Savings  Building,  Oakland.  Born 
in  Pennsylvania,  January  14,  1882.  Son  of 
Ezra  S."^  and  May  (Fleming)  Beardsley. 
Moved  to  California  in  1892.  Married  Agnes 
I.  LafPertv,  July  9,  1911.  Graduated  from 
the  Campbell  High  School  in  1901,  Stanford 
Universitv     1906,     receiving     the     degree    of 


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li  I  O  G  R  APJIIC  A  L 


A.  B.,  and  Stanford  Law  School  in  19US,  with 
the  degree  of  Juris  Doctor.  Admitted  to 
the    liar    liy    tlie     First     Aiiin!l;ito    Court    of 


California  in  January,  19(17.  Coninioncod  the 
practice  of  law  in  association  with  Fitzgerald 
&  Abbott,  June  1,  1908,  and  continues  to  date. 
Deputy  City  Attorney  of  Oakland  from  Jan- 
uary i,  to  July  1,  1911.  Assistant  City  At- 
torney of  Oakland  from  .Tuly  1,  1911,  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Nile   (iiili.     Republican. 

WILLIAM  H.  BEATTY. 


Residence,  2409  Oetavia  Street;  office, 
WellsFargo  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
February  18,  1838,  in  Monclova,  Lucas 
County,  Ohio.  Moved  to  California  in  March, 
1853,  but   returned  east   to  complete  his  edu- 


cational studies,  and  in  ISoo  entered  the 
I'niversity  of  Virginia,  continuing  there  until 
1858.  In  September,  1858,  he  returned  to 
Sacramento,  California,  and  studied  law  iu 
his  father's  office,  and  was  admitted  to  prac- 
tice by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California,  Jan- 
uary, 1861.  In  18G3  he  removed  to  Lander 
County,  Nevada,  and  when  that  state  was 
admitted  to  the  Union,  in  1864,  he  became 
•Tudge  of  the  District  Court  in  Lander  County, 
and  held  that  office  under  successive  re-elec- 
tions in  Lander  and  White  Pine  Counties 
until  January,  1875,  when  he  became  Associ- 
ate .Justice  of  the  Su{)reme  Court  of  Nevada, 
holding  that  office  from  1875  to  1878,  and  the 
office  of  Chief  Justice  from  1879  to  1880. 
At  the  dose  of  his  term  he  returned  to  Sac- 
ramento, and  practiced  his  profession  there 
until  January,  1889,  when  he  became  Chief 
Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  California, 
being  elected  to  fill  the  balance  of  the  unex- 
pired term  of  Chief  .Justice  Morrison.  He 
was  re-elected  in  1890  and  has  been  re-elected 
each  successive  term  to  date. 

CHARLES  MARION  BECKWITH. 

Residence,  I9L'2  Kith  Street;  ofHoe.  31ii-;;il 
Hagelsteiu  Building,  9th  and  K  Streets,  Sac- 
ramento. Born  June  28,  1863,  in  San  .Toaquin 
County,    California.     Son    of    Francis    Marion 


and  Betsy  Lucinda  {(^^uiggle)  Beckwith. 
^tarried  NovemI)cr  27,  1895,  to  (Mrs.)  Annie 
-^^.  Kurd,  deceased,  December  31,  1907.  ^Far- 
ried  October  31,  1908,  to  Bess  M.  Blake. 
Received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  California  and  later  attended  the  Oberlin 
University,  Ohio.  Studied  law  in  Stockton, 
Avas  admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  on  No- 
vember 14,  1893,  and  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  1894,  locating  in  Sac- 
raimiitd,    where   he   continues   to   date   in   the 


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general  practice.  Member  of  the  Masonic 
order,  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  Royal 
Arcanum    fraternities.     Republican. 

ROLAND    BECSEY. 

Residence,  San  Francisco;  office,  Call 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, California,  September  9,  1S79.  Son  of 
Joseph  A.  and  Eugenia  (Reguin)  Becsey. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the  high 
school    of    San   Francisco.     Read   law   in   the 


ofBce  of  Judge  Robert  Y.  Hayne,  with  whom 
he  remained  for  eight  years,  until  the  time 
of  his  death.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, March  10,  1901;  also  to  the  United 
States  District  and  Circuit  Courts,  and  by 
the  United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession 
alone,  later  becoming  associated  with  Senator 
James  C.  Sims,  with  whom  he  continues  his 
practice  to  date.  Appointed  Assistant  Dis- 
trict Attorney  for  San  Francisco  County, 
July  1,  1910,  in  which  of5Eice  he  serves  at  the 
present  time.  Member  of  the  Masonic  and 
N.  S.  G.  W.  fraternities;  also  of  Olympic  and 
Knickerbocker    clubs.     Republican. 

GEORGE  BEEBE. 

Residence,  1432  Union  Avenue;  office,  438 
Douglas  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  August 
5,  1871,  in  Los  Angeles,  California.  Son  of 
Charles  A.  and  Almira  L.  (Lewis)  Beebe. 
Married  November  16,  1911,  to  Addie  Mae 
Brooks.  Educated  in  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  Los  Angeles.  Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  Edwin  A.  Meserve.  Admitted  to  ths 
bar  of  California,  October,  1899.  Member  of 
Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.     Republican. 


WILL  MELVILLE  BEGGS. 

Residence,  San 
Jose;  office,  Knox 
Block,  San  Jose. 
Born  in  Mercer, 
Pennsylvania,  Sep- 
tember 2,  1867. 
Son  of  John  J.  and 
Matilda  Jane 
(Davis)  Beggs. 
Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  April, 
1873.  Married 
October  23,  189S. 
to  Agnes  Berg. 
Attended  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michi- 
gan, Ann  Arbor, 
from  1889  to  1893, 
graduating  in  the  latter  year  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  state 
of  Michigan  in  1893  and  the  bar  of  California, 
at  San  Francisco,  in  August,  1893.  Has  been 
admitted  to  practice  before  the  United  States 
District  Court,  United  States  Circuit  Court 
and  United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals. 
Practiced  his  profession  alone  in  San  Jose 
until  1908,  when  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  R..  C.  McComish,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Beggs  &  McComish,  which  continues  to 
date.  Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 
Republican. 

EDWARD  A.  BELCHER. 

Residence,  Union  League  Club,  O'Farrell  & 
Powell  Streets,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Ver- 
mont, August  1,  1855.  Attended  Putnam 
College,  Newburyport,  Massachusetts.  Moved 
to  California  in  1868,  and  studied  law  in  his 
brother's  office.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  California,  October  10, 
1876.  City  Attorney  of  Marj'sville  in  1877. 
Moved  to  San  Francisco  in  July,  1890,  and 
was  appointed  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court 
by  Governor  Markham  on  October  25,  1893. 
Was  elected  for  full  term  in  November,  1S94, 
holding  office  until  1900.  Member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity.     Republican. 

RICHARD  BELCHER. 

Residence  and  office,  Marysville.  Born  in 
Marysville,  January  17,  1868.  Son  of  Isaac 
S.  and  Adeline  (Johnson)  Belcher.  Married 
June  6,  1892,  to  Josephine  Ward.  Attended 
Marysville  public  schools;  Berkeley  Gymna- 
sium, Berkeley,  and  Amherst  College,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1889,  and  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  from  Hastings  College  of 
Law  in  1892.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia in  June,  1892.  Commenced  the  practice 
of  his  profession  immediately  upon  admission 
and  continues  to  date.  Trustee  of  the  Chico 
State  Normal  Scho'Ol  from  1899  to  1906. 
Manager  of  the  Napa  State  Hospital  from 
1906  to   1912.     Republican. 


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EDWAKD   STANTON   BELL. 

KosiiU'iue.  7:^11  Oak  8tioot;  otlicc.  Bank 
BuiKlintr.  Nai>a.  Born  Auj^ust  26,  1862,  in 
Trinity  County,  California.  Son  of  Charles 
and  Catherine  J.  (Mills)  Bell.  Married 
July  26.  1S9S.  to  Jessie  Louise  Dresser.  Edu- 
cated   in    the    loinnion    and    high    schools    of 


Vallejo,  and  studied  law  in  the  oflSce  of 
Theodore  Bell,  of  Napa.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  June  1],  1897,  entering  into 
])artnershii)  with  his  brother,  Theodore  Bell, 
which  continued  until  December,  1902,  when 
this  ]iartnership  was  dissolved  and  the  firm 
of  Bell,  York  &  Bell  was  formed,  which  con- 
tinued until  1906.  Practiced  under  the  firm 
name  of  York  &  Bell  until  January,  1907, 
since  which  time  he  has  been  in  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  alone.  Justice  of 
the  Peace  for  St.  Helena  from  1892  to  1895. 
Member  of  the  X.  S.  G.  W.  and  Loyal  Order 
of  the  Moose  fraternities.     Democrat. 

FRANCIS  VINTON  BELL. 

Hesi.lence,  2078 
Croon  Street,  office, 
6  1  4  Mills  Build- 
i  n  g,  San  Fran- 
cisco.  Born  in 
Y  o  n  k  e  r  s,  New 
York,  August  15, 
18  5  3.  Son  of 
(ieorge  Henry  and 
Vj  1  i  zabeth  "(Jan- 
sen)  Bell.  Moved 
to  the  state  of 
•  alifornia  in  1862. 
In  1900  married 
Kdwina  Whitney. 
Attended  City  Col- 
1 c  g  e;  graduated 
f  r  o  ni  tlie  Boys' 
High  School  and 
Heald's    Business    College.     Was   admitted    to 


the  bar  in  San  Francisco  Septimber  4,  1883. 
Managing  clerk  and  read  law  in  offices  of 
W.  H.  L.  Barnes,  1873-87.  From  1887-98 
practiced  alone;  1S98-1906  was  in  partnership 
with  "Gaston  Straus,  under  firm  name  of  Bell 
and  Straus;  1906-9  in  partnersliip  under  firm 
name  of  Bell,  Straus  &  Atwood.  Since  Octo- 
ber, 1909,  has  continued  the  practice  of  his 
profession  alone.  From  1879  to  1883,  2d 
Lieutenant,  1st  Lieutenant  and  Captain  in  2d 
Eegt.  Infantry,  National  Guard  of  California. 
Member  of  the  Olympic,  Commercial  and  Fly 
Casting  clubs  of  San  Francisco.  Royal  Ar- 
canum. Improvtd  Order  of  Red  Men  and  sev- 
eral  different   sportsmen's  clubs.     Republican. 


HARMON  BELL. 

Residence,  Piedmont,  Oakland;  office,  Syn- 
dicate Building,  Oakland.  Born  March  23, 
1855,  in  Oakland,  California.  Son  of  Samuel 
B.  and  Sophia  (Walsworth)  Bell.  Married  in 
1880  to  Catherine  Wilson.  Studied  law  in 
the  office  of  Dirlam  &  Layman  in  Mansfield, 


Ohio,  and  later  in  the  office  of  Juilge  Turner 
A.  Gill  of  Kansas  City,  where  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Missouri  in  1880. 
Elected  to  the  legislature  from  Kansas  City 
for  two  years,  and  practiced  law  there  until 
1898,  when  he  returned  to  California  and 
commenced  the  ]»ractice  of  his  ]irofession  in 
San  Francisco.  From  that  period  he  has 
acted  as  chief  counsel  for  the  Oakland  Trac- 
tion Company,  Key  Route  and  Realty  Syndi 
cate,  which  has  since  been  merged  into  the 
San  Francisco-Oakland  Terminal  Railways. 
Senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Bell,  Bell  & 
Smith  to  date.  Member  of  Masonic.  B.  P. 
O.  ?].  and  N.  S.  G.  W.  fraternities.  Republi- 
can. 


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JAMES  WARREN  BELL. 

Residence  and 
office,  Bakersfield. 
Born  August  2, 
18  7  0,  in  New- 
fa  urn  e,  Dyer 
County,  Tennes- 
see. Son  of  Isaac 
T  li  (I  lU)  a  s  a  n  d 
J]  1  i  z  a  b  e  t  h  S. 
(Smith)  Bell. 
Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia, 188  3. 
Married  June  30, 
1906,  to  Alice 
C  0  c  k  e  r  h  a  m. 
Educated  in  the 
liublic  schools  of 
Tulare  County, 
I'  a  I  i  f  0  r  n  i  a. 
G  r  a  duated  from 
Stanford  University  in  1897,  with  degree  of 
A.  B.  Studied  law  in  office  of  Charles  G. 
Lamberson,  Visalia.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  March,  1900;  Alaska,  September, 
1900.  Engaged  in  the  practice  in  Nome, 
Alaska,  1900  to  1911,  when  he  moved  to 
Bakersfield,  where  he  continues  to  date. 
City  Attorney  of  Nome,  Alaska,  1903.  As- 
sistant United  States  Attorney  of  Nome, 
Alaska,  1908  to  1910.  Member  of  Masonic 
order,  F.  O.  E.,  I.  0.  O.  F.,  and  Arctic 
Brotherhood   of   Alaska.     Democrat. 

RICHARD   B.   BELL. 

Residence,  2928 
Forest  Avenue, 
Berkeley;  office, 
Berkeley  National 
Bank  Building, 
B  e  r  kelcy.  Born 
in  llarrodsburg, 
Ken  tucky,  June 
17,  1870.  Son  of 
Thomas  Clelland 
a  n  d  Sallie  M. 
(C  0  n  n  0  r)  Bell. 
Married  June  15, 
1898,  to  Mary  E. 
Gait.  Attended 
Georgetown  Col- 
lege from  1890  to 
1893,  graduating 
in  the  latter  year 
with  the  degree  of 

A.  B.,  and  the  Central  University,  Danville, 
Kentucky,  Law  School,  1894-9.5,  under  Ex- 
Governor  J.  Proctor  Knott,  of  Kentucky,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Harrodsburg,  Mercer  County,  Ken- 
tucky, October  9,  1894,  and  commenced  the 
practice  of  law  with  his  father,  Thomas  C. 
Bell,  under  the  firm  name  of  Bell  &  Bell, 
which  continued  until  1899,  when  he  moved 
to  Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  formed  a  part- 
nership with  D.  C.  Saterwhite,  under  the 
firm   name   of   Bell   &   Saterwhite,   which   con- 


tinued until  1901,  when  the  firm  of  Bell,  Felix 
«S;  Cary  was  formed,  and  upon  its  dissolution 
in  1903  he  moved  to  San  Francisco,  where  he 
practiced  until  1906,  then  for  a  short  period 
in  Oakland,  since  which  time  he  has  continued 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession  with  offices 
in  Berkeley.     Democrat. 

NELSON  WILLIAM  BELL, 

Residence  and  office,  Pasadena.  Born  Jan- 
uary 4,  1860,  New  York  City.  Son  of  Moly- 
neux  and  Ann  F.  (Jarvis)  Bell.  Educated 
in  Williston  Seminary,  East  Hampton,  Massa- 
chusetts. Graduated  from  Yale  College  in 
1883,  with  degree  of  A.  B.;  Columbia  Law 
School  in  1885,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  New  York,  1885;  Cali- 
fornia, 1891;  and  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Moved  to  California  March  26,  1886, 
and  practiced  law  in  Los  Angeles  until  1902, 
when  he  moved  to  Pasadena  and  became  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Wright,  Bell  &  Ward. 
Member  of  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association  and 
Masonic    order.     Republican. 

THEODORE  A.  BELL. 

Residence,  Bellevue  Hotel;  office,  701-704 
Crocker  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Viallejo,  July  25,  1872.  Son  of  Charles  and 
Catherine  J.  Bell.  Married  April  23,  1899,  to 
Anna  M.  Muller.  Attended  district  school  at 
Crystal  Springs,   and  later  the   public   school 


in  Vallejo  for  three  months.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  by  the  Superior  Court  of  Napa  County, 
July  25,  1893.  District  Attorney  of  Napa 
County  from  1894  until  1902.  Elected  mem- 
ber of  Congress,  2d  District  of  California, 
1903-4.  Member  of  the  Olympic  Club.  Past 
Grand    Master    I.    O.    O.    F.    of    California; 


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Past  CiraiKl  Worthy  I'lesi.leiit.  Fratornal  Or- 
der of  Eagles,  Knights  Templar  and  Mystic 
Shriner.     Demoorat. 

TRAYLOR  WILLIAM  BELL. 

Residence,  2010  Oakland  Avenue;  office, 
1440  Broadway.  Oakland.  Born  November  9, 
1880,  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  and  received 
his  early  education  in  the  schools  of  his  na- 
tive state.  Graduated  from  the  University  of 
California  with  the  degree  of  B.  L.  in  1903 
and  the  further  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1905. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  May  25, 
1905,  and  since  that  date  has  practiced  his 
profession  in  partnership  with  his  father, 
Ilarmon  Bell,  and  Stanley  J.  Smith,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Bell,  Bell  &  Smith.  Member 
of  the  Athenian  and  Claremout  Country  clubs. 
Republican. 

HENRY   STANLEY    BENEDICT. 

Residence,  1739  Church  Avenue;  office,  341 
South  Hill  Street,  Los  Angeles.  Born  Feb- 
ruary 20,  1878,  in  Boonville,  Missouri.  Son 
of  Francis  Marion  and  Jnlia  Lamyra  (Will- 
iams) Benedict.  Moved  to  California  in 
1887.     Married   Aline   Idelle  Brown,  May   19, 


1900.  Attended  Los  Angeles  grammar  and 
high  school,  graduating  in  1898.  Paymaster 
and  cashier  of  Los  Angeles  Gas  and  Electric 
Corporation  four  years;  cashier  and  purchas- 
ing agent  of  Southern  California  Edison  Com- 
pany three  years;  general  manager  of  Cali- 
fornia Mill  and  Lumber  Company  three  years. 
During  commercial  service  studied  law  inde- 
pendently, completing  at  University  of  South- 
ern California  in  1910.  Member  of  Cali- 
fornia State  Assembly,  Session  of  1911. 
Author  of  new  statute  creating  State  Board 


of  Control  and  several  otiier  statutes  clarify- 
ing the  state  land  laws;  number  of  assembly 
committees  on  judiciary,  education,  election 
laws,  public  lands  and  municipal  corporations. 
Member  of  the  City  and  Federation  clubs  and 
Good  Government  organization;  also  of 
Masonic  fraternity,  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  Macca- 
bees. Secretary-Treasurer  of  California 
Realty  Corporation,  Los  Angeles.    Republican. 

JAMES    S.   BENNETT. 

Residence,  G46 
St.  John  Avenue, 
Pasadena;  office, 
1111  Union  Trust 
Building,  Los  An- 
gel e  s.  Born  in 
S  h  e  r  b  u  r  n.  New 
York,  May  7,  1879. 
Son  of  George  C. 
and  Ella  (Stark) 
Bennett.  Move  il 
to  California  in 
1888.  Married  Oc- 
tober 8,  1907,  to 
Ethelwyn  F  o  o  t  e. 
Attended  Pomona 
College,  graduat- 
ing in  1903  with 
the    degree    of    L. 

B.,  and  Columbia  I'niversity,  receiving  the 
ilegree  of  M.  A.  in  1905  and  of  LL.  B. 
from  Columbia  University  in  1906.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  the  state  of  New  York,  Novem- 
l)er,  1905,  and  the  state  of  California  July, 
1906.  Associated  with  Kunsaker  &  Britt. 
Los  Angeles,  1906-8;  engaged  in  general  jirac- 
tice  in  partnership  with  Mr.  E.  J.  Fleming. 
1909-11,  and  on  February  1,  1912,  formed 
partnership  with  Garfield  R.  Jones  under  the 
name  of  Jones  &  Bennett.  Member  of  the 
University  Club  of  Los  Angeles.     Republican. 

PIERRE  ALEXANDER  BERGEROT. 

Residence,  3065 
Pacific  Avienue; 
o  fli  c  p,  F  r  e  n  c  h 
Bank  Building, 
San  F  r  a  ncisco. 
Born  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, February  4, 
1867.  Son  of  Jean 
Andre  and  Louise 
(L  u  q  u  e  t)  Bor- 
g  e  r  o  t.  Married 
December  8,  1897, 
t(i  Amanda  Dupuy. 
A  graduate  of  the 
Lincoln  G  rammar 
School,  1884; 
Boys'  High  School, 
1887;  University 
of  France,  Acad- 
emy of  Bordeaux. 
Hastings    College   of 


1889,   degree   of   B.    L 


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Law,  1892;  admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  California,  1891.  Since  which 
date  he  has  been  engaged  in  practice  in  San 
Francisco  alone.  President  of  Board  of  Edu- 
cation of  San  Francisco,  1889.  Chairman  of 
Municipal  Eepublican  Convention,  September 
12,  1900.  Chairman  Eepublican  Fifth  Con- 
gressional District  Convention,  September  15, 
1908.  Member  of  American  Academy  of 
Political  and  Social  Science  of  Philadelphia. 
Member  of  San  Francisco  Commercial  Club, 
French  Club,  French  Hospital  Association 
and  many  other  societies.     Eepublican. 

THOMAS  ALBERT  BERKEBILE. 

Eesidence,  1028 
Overton  Street; 
office,  512  Hig- 
gins  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
June  9,  1871,  in 
Bedford,  Pennsyl- 
vania. Son  of 
N  a  thaniel  and 
Sarah  (Holsinger) 
Berkebile.  Mar- 
ried June  10,  1902, 
to  Lucile  Abigail 
Shelley.  Moved 
to  California  in 
1911.  Educated 
in  the  grammar 
schools  of  Lavv- 
rence,  Kansas,  and 
High  School  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri.  Grad- 
uated from  the  University  of  Michigan  in 
1897,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  and  in  1898 
reeeiA-ed  the  degree  of  LL.  M.  from  that  in- 
stitution. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michigan, 
1897;  California,  1911;  Iowa,  1900;  and  Hli- 
nois,  1898.  Practiced  law  in  Chicago  from 
1898  to  1899.  In  the  latter  year  he  moved 
to  Cedar  Eapids,  Iowa,  where  he  practiced 
until  he  moved  to  Los  Angeles,  where  he 
continues  to  the  present  time.  Lecturer,  Law 
Department,  University  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia.    Eepublican. 

FREDERICK  AUGUSTUS  BERLIN. 

Residence,  1525  Chestnut  Street,  Alameda; 
office,  410  Central  Bank  Building,  Oakland. 
Born  in  Beverly,  West  Virginia,  August  1, 
1848.  Son  of  George  W.  and  Susan  Miranda 
(Holt)  Berlin.  Moved  to  California  Feb- 
ruary 19,  1875.  Married  Priscilla  Snoot. 
Attended  private  schools  at  Buckhannon, 
Upshur  County,  West  Virginia,  Shemariah 
Academy,  Augusta  County,  Virginia,  Roanoke 
College,  Salem,  Virginia,  the  Washington  and 
Lee  University,  Lexington,  Virginia,  and 
graduated  from  the  University  of  Virginia 
with  the  degree  of  B.  L.  in  1S71.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  in  Virginia  August,  1871.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  in  part- 


nership with  his  father  at  Harrisonburg,  Vir- 
ginia, for  a  period  of  three  and  one-half  years. 
November    1,    1874,    practiced    in     Savannah, 


Georgia,  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the 
state  and  federal  courts  there.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  1875.  Practiced  law 
with  office  in  San  Francisco  from  1875  to 
April  17th,  1906.  Office  burned  April  18, 
1906.  Then  continued  practice  with  office  in 
Alameda  until  November  1,  1909,  when  he 
moved  to  Oakland  where  he  continues  to  date. 

EUGENIO  BIANCHI,  JR. 

Residence,  751 
W  a  1 1 e  r  Street; 
lO  ffi  c  e,  57  Post 
Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco.  Born 

March  23,  1865, 
in  San  Francisco. 
Son  of  Signor 
Eugenio  and  Sig- 
nora  Giovanna  de 
Camp  agna-Bian- 
c  h  i.  Married  in 
1895  to  Signorina 
Car  m  elina  Gan- 
d  0  1  f  0.  Eeceived 
his  early  educa- 
tion from  private 
tutors.  Attended 
common,  grammar 
and  high  schools 
of  his  native  city.  Entered  Law  Department 
of  University  of  California  (Hastings  Col- 
lege of  Law)  in  1885-86,  after  which  he 
went  abroad  and  took  a  special  course  at  the 
University  of  Padua,  Italy,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  Su- 
preme Court  of  California  January  9,  1894. 
Connected  with  offices  of  McClure  &  Dwindle, 


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Wigginton,  Creed  &  Hawes.  until  taking  up 
praotit'e  for  himself.  Secretary  for  prominent 
corporations  at  various  poricuis.  Is  ref-og- 
nizetl  as  a  tliorougli  sciiolar  in  many  Ian 
guages,  acting  in  many  imjiortant  litigations 
before  the  courts  in  the  capacity  of  inter- 
preter and  translator.  Took  course  in  medi- 
cal jurisprudence.  Member  of  the  Native 
Sons  of  the  Golden  West,  Loyal  Order  of 
Moose  and  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles.  Re- 
publican. 

JOHN    EDWARD    Blfi-i. 

Residence.  2307  Michigan  Avenue;  oHice, 
321  Coulter  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Carbondale,  Illinois,  .Tune  2(i.  LS82.  Son  of 
John  C.  and  Laura  (Gasaway)  Biby.  Moved 
to  the  state  of  California  in  19l)S.  Married 
August  4,  1910.  to  Grace  K.  Burnett  Kaleigh. 
Graduated  in  1910  from  the  High  School  of 
Pinkneyville,  Illinois,  and  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  Southern  California,  Law  Department, 
in  the  same  year,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  at  Los 
Angeles,  July,  1909.  Member  of  the  firm  of 
Trippet,  Chapman  &  Biby,  to  date.  Repub- 
lican. 

JULIAN  HIESTER  BIDDLE. 

Residence,  3.5  Palm  Avenue;  office.  Mills 
Building.  San  Francisco.  Born  August  13, 
1S74,  in  Elkton,  Cecil  County.  Maryland. 
Son  of  Xoble  T.  and  Maggie  P."  (Van  Reed) 
BLddle.  Married  June  17.  1903.  to  Eva  G. 
Chamberlin.     Moved     to    California    in    1882. 


nia.  .January  3.  189S;  and  by  the  United 
States  District  Court.  .lune  lo',  19o9.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  with 
his  father,  under  the  firm  name  of  Biddle  & 
Biddle.  at  San  .lose.  California,  and  continued 
to  practice  as  such  until  the  death  of  Xoblo 
T.  Hiddle  in  19()2.  after  which  he  continued 
to  practice  alone  at  San  .Jose  until  1910.  when 
he  removed  to  San  Francisco,  where  he  is 
following  his  profession  to  date.  Member  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity  and  Southern  Club. 
Democrat. 

JOSEPH   WHEELER   BINGAMAN. 

Residence,  4.34  Crescent  Street;  office.  llO.j- 
llOS  Union  Savings  Bank  Buibling.  Oakland. 
Born  in  Salinas,  Monterev  Countv.  Californii. 
March  12.  ISSl.  Son  of"  W.  H.  "an.l  Isabella 
(Wiley)  Bingaman.  Married  Genevieve  Kim- 
ball Seiitember  S,  1909.  Attended  Berkeley 
High  School,  graduating  in  1900.  Graduated 
from  the  University  of  California,  from 
which  he  received  the  degree  of  B.  L.,  in 
1904.  and  the  degree  of  J.  D..  University  of 
California.  Law  College,  in  1908.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California,  by  the  District  Court 
of  Appeals,  in  August.  1907.  Practiced  law 
in  Oakland  from  1907  to  1908.  Associated 
with  the  law  firm  of  Reed.  Black  ami  Reed 
from  1908  to  1911.  Attorney  for  Public  Ad- 
ministrator for  Alameda  County,  1909-10. 
Republican. 

CHARLES  F.  BLACKSTOCK. 


Received  his  education  in  the  public  schools, 
later  taking  a  sjiecial  course  of  study  at  the 
University  of  the  Pacific,  Santa  Clara  County. 
Read  law  in  the  office  of  his  father.  Xoble 
T.   Biddle.     Admitted   to   the   bar   of   Califor- 


Residence  and  office,  Oxnard.  Born  in  San 
Buena  Ventura.  Ventura  County,  California, 
December  30.  187.').  Sen  of  Xchemiah  anti 
Abigail  (Smith)  Blackstock.  Married  Grace 
A.  Woods,  in  1896.     Graduated  from  the  Ven- 


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233 


tura  Hiufh  School  in  1S94.  Atteuded  the 
State  University,  at  Berkeley,  1895-96. 
Taught  school  in  Los  Angeles  and  Ventura 
Counties  for  nine  years.  Admitted  to  prac- 
tice before  the  Supreme  Court  in  Los  An- 
geles in  1903,  and  to  the  United  States  Cir- 
cuit and  District  Courts.  Member  and  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Education  of  Ventura 
County  from  1898  until  190.5.  City  Attorney 
of  Oxnard  since  1910.  President  of  Ventura 
County  Kepublican  Central  Committee  since 
1910.  Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 
Republican. 

NEHEMIAH   BLACKSTOCK. 

Residence,  109  West  Avenue  51;  offic(>, 
Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
September  25,  1846,  in  Ashville,  North 
Carolina.  Son  of  Dr.  James  G.  and  Elizabeth 
Ann  (Ball)  Blackstock.  Married  September 
25,  18G8,  to  Abbie  Smith.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1S75.  Received  his  early  education  'ii 
an  academy  in  Xorth  Carolina.  Read  law  in 
Newport,  Tennessee.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Tennessee  in  1868;  Missouri,  1870;  California, 
1875;  later  to  the  United  States  District 
Court  of  Southern  California  and  tO'  the 
L^nited  States  Supreme  Court.  Practiced  law 
for  three  and  one-half  years  in  Warrensburg, 
Missouri.  For  thirteen  years  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Blackstock  &  Shepherd,  Ventura. 
For  ten  years  in  partnership  with  F.  W. 
Ewing,  and  for  five  years  with  Senator  Orr. 
From  1905  to  1907  member  of  the  California 
Bank  Commission.  From  1898  to  3902  mem- 
ber of  the  California  Railway  Commission. 
In  1906  he  moved  to  Los  Angeles,  where  he 
continues  the  jn-actice  of  law  to  date.  From 
1862  to-  1865  member  of  the  First  Regiment 
S.  C.  Artillery.  Member  of  the  Masonic 
bodies,  Union  League  Club,  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association.     Republican. 

FRANK  W.  BLAIR. 

Residence,  1831  Western  Ayenue;  office, 
District  Attorney's  Office,  Hall,  of  Records, 
Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Olney,  Illinois,  Feb- 
ruary 22,  1859.  Son  of  Stephen  A.  and  Mar- 
garet (Johnstone)  Blair.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1904.  Married  August  23,  1888,  to 
Rose  E.  Pearce.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  at  Olney,  Illinois,  Northern  Indiana 
Normal  School,  Valparaiso,  Indiana,  and 
Union  College  of  Law,  Chicago,  graduating 
in  1883.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in 
1883;  Nebraska  in  1884;  California,  1904.  In 
1908  was  appointed  Deputy  District  Attorney 
for  Los  Angeles  County,  which  position  he 
holds  at  date.  Member  of  Masonic  fraternity. 
Republican. 

ISIDOR    D.    BLAIR. 

Office,  128  Nortii  Main  Street,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  at  Cobb  Neck,  Charles  County,  Maryland, 


.January  8,  1869.  Son  of  Francis  and  Fannie 
(Powell)  Blair.  Moved  to  California  in  1903. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Charles 
County,  Maryland,  and  Morgan  College,  Balti- 
more, graduating  from  latter  institution  in 
1884,  and  graduating  from  the  University  of 
Michigan  with  degree  of  B.  L.  June  29,  1893. 


Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Indiana  by  the  Circuit 
•  Court  in  the  fall  of  1893;  by  the  Siipreme 
Court  of  Indiana,  November,  1902;  by  the 
Superior  Court  of  California  at  Los  Angeles, 
September  11,  1903;  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  for  Southern  District  of 
California,  October  24,  1904;  Department  of 
the  Interior  at  Los  Angeles,  April  24,  1912. 
President  pro  tem.  University  of  Michigan 
Senate,  1903;  also  class  marshal  same  years. 
Member  of  Holy  Name  Society,  Los  Angeles, 
Republican.  ^  >. 

WILLIAM  T.  BLAKELY. 

Residence,  1431  Oak  Street,  South  Pasadena; 
office  401—402  Henne  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  October  19,  1872,  in  San  Francisco.  Son 
of  Calvin  and  Caroline  E.  (Milleman)  Blakely. 
Married  December  14,  1901,  to  Martha  E.  Wil- 
kinson. Received  his  education  in  the  schools 
of  San  Francisco  and  San  Jose,  California. 
Read  law  in  office  of  Knight  &  Heggerty  in  San 
Francisco.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
at  San  Francisco,  May  22,  1894,  and  later  to 
the  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  California.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law 
in  Los  Angeles  in  1894,  and  continued  to  1898, 
when  he  moved  to  San  Francisco,  where  he 
remained  until  1900,  when  he  returned  to  Los 


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BIOGEAPIIICAL 


Angeles  where  he  practices  to  date.  luherit- 
aiu-e  Tax  Ajipraiser  to  ilate.  Member  of  the 
Masonic,  I.  O.  O.  F.  I.  O.  F.  and  X.  S.  (;.   W. 


fraternities.  Member  of  the  Los  Angeles 
Bar  Association.  In  189G  Financial  Secretary 
for  Yonng  Men's  Republican  League  of  South- 
ern  California.     Republican. 

RAYMOND   IVES   BLAKESLEE. 

_  iv'csidcnc*,      622 

W  a  s  li  i  n  g  t  o  n 
Street,    Alhambra; 

0  m  c  e,  3  0  4-306 
M  a  s  on  Opera 
House  Building, 
Tv  0  s  A  n  g  e  1)  e  s. 
1>  o  r  n  September 
17.  18  7  5,  in 
liridgeport,  Con- 
necticut. Son  of 
Cornelius  and 
M  a  r  y  (Sanford) 
P>  1  a  keslee.  Mar- 
r  i  e  d  in  1906  to 
Ifelene  M.  Beers. 
M  o  V  ed  to  Cali- 
f  o  r  n  i  a,    April, 

1  9  0  7.  Educated 
in     the     Brooklyn 

(X.  Y.)  High  School.  Attended  Xew  York 
Law  School,  1897-98.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  New  York,  1907;  California.  1907,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Patent 
solicitor  in  Xew  York  City,  1899-1907.  For 
three  years  in  partnership  with  Hon.  Tracy  C. 
Becker,  under  the  firm  name  of  Becker  & 
Blakeslee.  Practices  law  alone  at  present, 
specializing  in  patent  litigation.  City  attor- 
ney of  Ocean  Park,  1908.  Member  of  City 
Club,  Chamber  of  (ominircc  and  L.  A. 
Athletic  Club. 


JAMES  H.  BLANCHARD. 

Residence.  919 
West  Second 
Street;  office,  91 
Temple  Block.  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in 
Xiles,  Michigan, 
December  6,  1S47. 
Son  of  .lonathan 
and  Matilda  A. 
(Ingraham) 
Blanchard. 
Moved  to  the 
state  in  1873. 
Married  on  Sep- 
tember 30,  1884, 
to  Lucy  U.  Shack- 
leford.  Attende 
the  Michigan  Cni- 
versit}',  receiving 
the  degree  of  M. 
A.  in  1870,  and  the  degree  of  B.  A.  in  1872. 
Admitted   to   Supreme   Court   of   Michigan   in 

1872,  California     Supreme     Court    in     April, 

1873,  Los  Angeles  County  District  Court  in 
1873,  and  to  the  United  States  District  Court 
of  California  in  1908.  In  1874  became  mem- 
ber of  firm  of  Marshall,  Gould  &  Blanchard; 
Gould  &  Blanchard,  1877,  since  which  time 
practiced  his  profession  alone.  Prohibition 
candidate  for  governor  of  California,  1906. 
Prohibitionist. 

HIRAM  ABIFF  BLANCHARD. 

Residence,  8  4  4 
M  c  K  e  n  d  r  i  6 
Street:  office,  88- 
89  Auzerais  Build- 
i  n  g,  San  Jose. 
Born  D  e  cember 
24,  1874,  in  Mar- 
shall, Missouri. 
Son  of  George  B. 
and  E  m  e  1  i  n  e 
(Payne)  Blanch- 
ard. Move  d  to 
California  in  1893 
and  married  Heu- 
r  i  e  t  t  a  Gardner, 
August  1,  1900. 
Atte  nded  li  i  g  h 
school  a  n  il  busi- 
ness college  and 
g  r  aduateil  there- 
from respectively  in  1893  and  1895.  Admit- 
ted to  the  bar  of  California  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, May  1,  1897,  and  to  the  United  States 
District  Court  .Tune  19,  1909.  Official  Short- 
hand Reporter  for  Coroner,  1898  to  date. 
Official  Superior  Court  Reporter  from  1899  to 
1908,  and  resigned  court  reporting  to  attend 
to  his  regular  legal  jiractice.  Delegate  to  all 
county  and  state  Democratic  conventions 
since  1898,  and  delegate  to  National  Conven- 
tion in  1908.  President  of  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Democrat. 


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GUSTAV  BERTHOLD  BLANCKENBURG. 

_  Eesidence,    2239 

Green  Street;  of- 
fice, Mouaclnock 
Building,  San 
Francisco.  B  o  rn 
May  24,  1886,  in 
San  F  r  a  neisco. 
Son  of  Theo.  J.  H. 
and  Marie  E. 
(H  i  n  r  i  c  h  s) 
Blanckenburg.  At- 
t  e  nded  Adams 
C  0  s  m  0  p  0  1  itan 
G  r  ammar  School 
and  g  r  a  duated 
from  the  Lowell 
High  School,  San 
F  r  a  n  c  i  sco,  i  n 
190  3;  from  the 
University  of  Cal- 
ifornia in  1907,  with  the  degree  of  B.  L.  Took 
post-graduate  course  at  the  University  of 
(Jalifornia,  receiving  the  degree  of  Juris  Doc- 
tor in  1909.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia at  Sacramento  January  4,  1909.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  in  association 
with  Henry  A.  Jacobs,  in  May,  1909,  and 
continues  to   date. 

BENJAMIN  J.  BLOCK. 

Eesidence,  3012 
Pine  Street;  office, 
8  0  5  Kearney 
Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  April 
7,  1878,  in  Baker 
City,  Oregon.  Sou 
of  Isaac  and  Jen- 
nie (Fox)  Bloch. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1893.  At- 
tended the  public 
schools  of  Baker 
City,  Oregon, 
Wichita,  Kansas, 
and  Boise,  Idaho, 
Hoitt's  School, 
Burlingame,  Cali- 
fornia, graduating 
in  1895.    Attended 

Stanford  University,  1895-98,  and  Columbia 
Law  School,  New  York,  1899-1902,  when  he 
received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  New  York,  July  8,  1902,  and  in 
California,  August  12,  of  the  same  year. 
Assistant  District  Attorney,  San  Francisco, 
1906-1910.  Instructor  San  Francisco  Eve- 
ning Law  School,  1909. 

BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN  BLEDSOE. 

Residence,  750  D  Street;  office.  Courthouse, 
San  Bernardino.  Born  in  San  Bernardino, 
California,  February  8,  1874.  Son  of  Robert 
Emmett  and  Althea  (Bottoms)  Bledsoe. 
Married  Katharine  M.  Shepler,  December  25, 


1899.  Received  his  early  education  in  the 
San  Bernardino  High  School.  Graduated 
from  Stanford  University  in  June,  1896,  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  October,  1896,  and  commenced  the 
practice  of  his  profession  under  the  firm  name 
of  Bledsoe  &  Bledsoe,  which  continued  until 
1901.  Elected  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court, 
San  Bernardino  County,  in  1900,  being  re- 
elected in  1906,  and  continues  to-  hold  that 
office  to  date.     Democrat. 

RUSH   MAXWELL   BLODGET. 

Residence,  844 
Dryden  Street, 
Glendale;  office, 
3  3  0-331  Stimson 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  De- 
cember 3,  1881,  in 
Youngsville,  Penn- 
sylvania. Son  of 
Spencer  Langdon 
and  Carra  Myrtle 
(Belnap)  Blodget. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1884.  Mar- 
ried May  29,  1911. 
to  Beryl  Lorena 
French.  Attended 
Bakersfield  p  r  i- 
mary  and  gram- 
mar schools,  and  Kern  County  High  School, 
graduating  in  1899,  and  from  the  Leland 
Stanford  Jr.  University  in  1907,  receiving 
the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  this  state  at  Los  Angeles,  July,  1907. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Watkins  &  Blodget 
since  1908.  City  Attorney  of  Huntington 
Beach,  1909-11.  City  Attorney  of  Stanton, 
1911.  Member  of  the  National  Guard  for 
seven  years.  Member  of  the  Masonic  order, 
Odd  Fellows,  O.  E.  S.,  Rebecca,  M.  W.  A., 
Acacia,  and  Delta  Chi  fraternities.  Republi- 
can. 

HENRY  GRATTAN  BODKIN. 

Residence,  936  Hinton  Avenue;  office,  707 
Equitable  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Los  Angeles,  March  20,  1887.  Son  of  John  J. 
and  Marian  (O'Brennan)  Bodkin.  Received 
his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Los  Angeles  County  and  city  and  later  at- 
tended St.  Vincent's  College,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  June,  1906,  with  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at 
Los  Angeles,  August  24,  1910.  Commenced 
the  practice  of  law  in  association  with  .Joseph 
Scott,  which  connection  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  Knights  of  Columbus.  Republi- 
can. 

WILLIAM  PATRICK  BOLAND. 

Residence,  680  Carondolet  Street;  office, 
512  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Califor- 
nia.    Born  in  1886  in  San  Francisco.     Son  of 


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Patrick  and  Annie  (O'Sullivan)  Bolauil.  Etlu- 
lated  in  the  i»ublio  ?ihools  of  8an  Fraueisio 
an<l  Kriiitvale.  Alaniotla  Hij;h  Sihool  and 
8t.  Vincent's  Tollejie,  Los  Angeles.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  University  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. <."ollej;e  of  Law,  in  June.  19(19.  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  June.  1909.  Member  of 
Sierra  Club  of  San  Francisco  and  Director 
of  southern  section  of  same.     Keiniblican. 

CHESLEY    KNIGHT    BONESTELL. 

Kcsidoiuc.  11::C.  M  street;  otii.o.  L:ind 
Comj-any  Builtling,  Fresno.  Born  July,  ISoo, 
in  San  Francisco.  Son  of  Louis  H.  and  Mary 
S.  (Libbey)  Bonestell.  Married  to  Christine 
Mabel  Burbridge.  Received  his  early  educa- 
tion   at    George    Bates    University   School   of 


San  Francisco,  and  :McClure's  Military 
Academy  of  Oakland.  Later  entered  the 
University  of  California,  graduating  with 
the  degree  of  B.A.  in  1875,  and  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.M.  after  taking  course  in  Har 
vard  Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1SS2.  an.l  for  two  years  there- 
after was  associated  with  the  firm  of  Pringle 
&  Havne,  and  the  two  years  following  with 
the  firm  of  Doyle,  Barber  &  Scripture.  Prac- 
ticed in  San  Francisco  from  1886  to  1909, 
during  which  period  (18S6-S8)  he  was  in 
])artnership  with  Judge  James  F.  Lewis,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Lewis  &  Bonestell.  Moved 
to  Fresno  County  in  1910  and  has  continue.l 
in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession.  Re- 
publican. 

HENLEY  C.  BOOTH. 

Residence,  Berkeley;  office.  Flood  Building, 
San  Francisco.  Born  in  Appleton  City,  Mis- 
souri, December  24,  1S73.     Son  of  Robert   L. 


and  Maria  J.  (Belt)  Booth.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  188.1.  In  October.  1904.  married 
to  Pearl  Keith.  Received  his  early  education 
in  Santa  Barbara  High  School,  graduating  in 
189(1.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  B.  F. 
Thomas,  at  Santa  Barbara,  from  1891  to 
189.1.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  California 
Supreme  Court,  in  Los  Angeles.  April,  1895. 
City  Attorney  of  Santa  Barbara  from  1900 
to  1908.  Entered  (Jeueral  Law  Dejiartment  of 
Southern  Pacific  Railroad  Company  in  San 
Francisco  in  1910  under  Wm.  F.  Herrin,  which 
continues  to  date.  Member  of  the  Transi)or- 
tation  Clul).     Rei>ublican. 

LINDEN  LEWIS  BOONE. 

Residence,    257(t 

1st    Street;    office. 

401-402      Union 

Building,     San 

Diego.     Born       i  n 

Pike  County,  ^lis- 

souri,  May  7,  18()2. 

Son    of    Benjamin 

F.     and     Nancy 

Margaret  (Eastin) 
Boone.  Married 
to  Martha  Scott. 
daughter  of  Col. 
Chalmers  Scott,  in 
1909.  Received 
his  early  educa- 
tion in  local  col- 
leges in  Missouri, 
and  later  attended 
Christian  Univer- 
sity, receiving  therefrom  the  degree  of  A.B. 
Took  post-academic  course  at  the  University 
of  Virginia,  and  later  took  law  course  at 
St.  Louis  Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Missouri,  at  Bowling  Green.  Missouri,  in 
1885,  and  moved  to  California  the  following 
year.  In  1887  was  appointed  city  justice  for 
San  Diego,  and  served  for  a  period  of  about 
eighteen  months.  Since  this  time  has  been 
engaged  in  the  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession, ^feniber  American  Bar  Association. 
Attorney  for  the  San  Diego  and  Arizona  Rail- 
way Company.     Democrat. 

SHELDON  BORDEN. 

Residence,  2.328  South  Hope  Street;  office, 
429  Stimson  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
November  10,  1858,  at  Alabama.  Son  of 
Jo.seph  and  Juliet  E.  (Rhodes)  Borden. 
Moved  to  California  in  1868.  Married  Mar- 
gery Frances  Burnett,  February  2,  1886. 
Graduated  from  Hastings  College  of  Law  in 
1884,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  1884;  United 
States  District  Court.  September  12,  1887; 
United  States  Circuit  Court,  November  7, 
1891.  Member  of  Los  Angeles  County  Bar 
Association,  and  Los  Angeles  Coiintry  Club. 
Democrat. 


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WALTER  BORDWELL. 

Eesidence,  2023  West  24th  Street;  oflSce, 
Hall  of  Records,  Los  Angeles.  Born  on  a 
farm  in  Eckford  Township,  Calhoun  County, 
Michigan.  Son  of  Charles  M.  and  Eliza 
(Ingersoll)  Bordwell.  Married  Mary  E.  Wil- 
litts  July  18,  1883.  Moved  to  California  in 
January,  1889.  After  attending  the  public 
schools  of  Michigan,  Olivet  College,  Olivet, 
Michigan,  and  Eastman's  Business  College, 
Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  and  some  years  in 
business  pursuits,  he  read  law  in  the  offiie 
of  Samuel  J.  Kilbourne,  Lansing,  Michigau. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michigan,  by  the 
Sujireme  Court,  October  11,  1888;  to  the  ba:- 
of  California  early  in  1889,  and  the  federal 
courts  the  same  year.  Appointed  a  Judge  of 
the  Superior  Court  of  Los  Angeles  County 
by  Governor  Pardee  in  1885,  and  in  1906  was 
elected  for  full  term,  continuing  to  date. 
Member  of  California  and  Union  League 
clubs  of  Los  Angeles,  State  and  Los  An- 
geles Bar  Associations,  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce,   and    Municipal    League.     Republica'i. 

WILLIAM  A.   BOWDEN. 

Residence,  1028 
The  Alameda; 
office,  Bank  of  San 
Jose  Building,  San 
Jose.  Born  in 
Cooperstown,  New 
York,  December 
23,  1866.  Son  of 
Pierce  and  Cath- 
e  r  i  n  e  (Grace) 
Bowden.  Moved 
to  California  in 
1876.  M  a  r  r  ied 
December  12, 
1894,  to  Alice  I. 
Hobbs.  Educated 
in  the  public 
schools  of  San 
Jose  and  Santa 
Clara  College. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  San 
Francisco,  by  the  Supreme  Court  in  August, 
1886;  United  States  District  and  Circuit 
Courts  in  June,  1894,  in  San  Francisco,  and 
admitted  to  jiractiee  in  the  United  States 
Circuit  Court  of  Appeals,  in  San  Francisco,  in 
1896.  Admitted  to  practice  in  Supreme 
Court  of  the  United  States  at  Washington, 
D.  C,  December  19,  1902.  Deputy  County 
Clerk  of  the  county  of  Santa  Clara  from  1888 
until  1891.  Member  of  the  B.  P.  0.  E.  and 
Eagles  fraternities  and  Young  Men's  Insti- 
tute.    Republican. 

J.   W.   BOURDETTE. 

Residence,  Belmont,  San  Mateo  County; 
office,  Claus  Spreekels  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  San  Francisco,  February  8, 
1856.     Educated  in  St.  Ignatius  College,  San 


Francisco,  and  graduated  therefrom  in  1872. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  W.  C.  Burnett. 
Admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court  to  the  bar  ot 
California,  at  Sacramento,  in  1890,  prior  to 
which  time  being  Deputy  County  Clerk  for 
ten  years.  Associated  in  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  Southern  Pacific  Railroad  Com- 
pany from  1890  to  1893.  In  1893  associated 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession  with  Col.  E. 
F.  Preston,  which  continued  until  May,  1905, 
since  which  time  he  has  practiced  alone. 
Member  of  the  Olympic  Club,  San  Francisco 
Bar  Association,  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternity. 
Republican. 

E.  C.  BOWER. 

Residence,  1121 
S  o'  VI  t  h  Hope 
Street;  office,  709 
Union  Trust 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  Oc- 
tober 18,  1849,  ill 
Cuthbert,  Georgia. 
Son  of  Hon.  Isaac 
E.  and  A  d  a  line 
(Breedlove)  Bow- 
er. Married  Oc- 
tober, 1879,  to 
Harriet  S,  Baffin. 
Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of 
Georgia.  Studied 
law  in  office  of 
father  in  Bain- 
bridge,       Georgia. 

Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Georgia  in  December, 
1868;  California,  1886;  and  later  to  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  Practiced  law  in  Bainbridge, 
Georgia,  where  for  two  years  he  was  in  part- 
nership with  Byron  Bower,  later  practicing 
law  in  Blakely,  Georgia,  for  ten  years.  In 
1886  moved  to  Los  Angeles,  where  he  con- 
tinues the  practice  of  his  profession  to  date. 
Delegate  to  Democratic  National  Convention 
in  St.  Louis  in  1876.  Elected  state  senator 
for  Georgia  in  1877;  Mayor  of  Blakely, 
Georgia,  1884.  Democratic  candidate  for 
District  Attorney  of  Los  Angeles,  1894. 
Member  of  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association, 
Masonic    and    Moose    fraternities.     Democrat. 

JOHN  J.  BOWIE. 

Residence,  2111  Pacific  Avenue;  office,  Ne- 
vada Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
San  Francisco,  September  13,  1878.  Son  of 
Augusta  J.  and  Elizabeth  (Friedlander) 
Bowie.  Attended  Phillips  Exeter  Academy, 
New  Hampshire,  graduating  therefrom  in 
1896  and  from  Hastings  College  of  Law  in 
1900,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  in  San 
Francisco,  in  1900,  and  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  association  with  the 
firm    of    Bishop     &     Wheeler.      Enrored     into 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


partnership  with  Charles  S.  Wheeler,  in  Jan- 
uary, 1912.  under  the  firm  name  of  Charles 
S.  Wheeler  and  .lohn  F.  Bowie,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Member  of  the  University 
Club  and  San  Francisco  Bar  Association. 
Republican. 

LELAND  S.  BOWEE. 

Residence.  1121 
South  Hope 
Street;  office.  709 
Union  Trust 
Building.  Los  Au- 
i,Hdes.  Born  De- 
cember 24,  1SS2, 
ill  Blakely,  Geor- 
gia. Son  of  E.  C. 
;i  n  d  Harriet 
(Datiiu)  Bower, 
^[oved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1SS(3.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public 
and  high  schools 
of  Los  Angeles, 
and  g  r  aduated 
from  University 
of  Southern  California  College  of  Law  with 
degree  of  LL.B.  in  1909.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  1909.  Practiced  his  profession 
alone  to  date  in  Los  Angeles.  Member  of 
the  Masonic  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities  and 
L.  A.  Athletic  Club.     Republican. 

DON  G.  BOWKER. 


Residence  and  office,  Ventura.  Born  April 
21,  187S,  in  Williams  County.  Ohio.  Son  of 
Homer  G.  and  Belle  (Bale)  Bowker.  Moved 
to  California  in  1899.  Married  May  20,  1909, 
to  Ruth  E.  Blanchard.  Educated  in  the 
public   s.hools   of    Ohio   and    Ohio   Wesleyan 


University.  Studied  law  in  offices  of  Hon. 
Robert  M.  Clarke  of  Ventura.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California,  190:?.  Practiced  law  in 
Santa  Paula  for  six  months,  when  he  moved 
to  A'entura,  where  he  continues  the  practice 
of  law  to  date.  Deputy  County  Clerk  of  Ven- 
tura County  for  two  years.  District  Attorney 
of  Ventura  County  since  May,  1906.  Mem- 
ber of  Board  of  Education  of  Ventura, 
Masonic  Order,  Knights  Templar  and  Knights 
of  Pythias.     Republican. 

ABRAM  BERT   BOWMAN. 

Residence,  lOoo 
Ida  Street;  office, 
208  M  c  X  e  e  c  e 
B  u  ilding,  San 
Diego.  Born  Au- 
gust 2-t,  1876.  in 
Glidden,  I  o  w  a. 
Sou  of  Samuel 
Thomas  and  Cath- 
erine (L  a  u  c  k) 
Bowman.  M  a  r- 
ried  July  23,  1902, 
to  Edith  Daven- 
p  0  r  t.  Attended 
the  public  schools 
of  Iowa  and  Mis- 
souri and  gradu- 
ated from  the  In- 
d  i  a  n  a  public 
schools     in     1891. 

Moved  to  California  in  August.  1902,  and 
entered  the  University  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia, Law  Department,  graduating  therefrom 
in  June,  1905,  with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  Los  An- 
geles, June  21,  1905,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  this 
state.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone  in  San  Diego  and  continued 
until  July  1.  1910,  when  he  entered  into  part- 
nership with  E.  E.  Rodabaugh,  practicing 
under  the  firm  name  of  Bowman  &  Roda- 
baugh. which  association  continues  to  date, 
making  a  specialty  in  ]>atent.  copyright  and 
trademark  law.  Member  of  the  3d  Regiment. 
Illinois  National  Guard,  for  several  years. 
Member  of  the  San  Diego  Bar  Association. 
Republican. 

JAMES  BOYER. 

Residence,  878  59th  Street.  Oakland;  office, 
370-376  Monadnock  Building.  San  Francisco. 
Born  October  4,  1875,  in  Breckenridge, 
Minnesota.  Son  of  James  Davenport  and 
Harriet  Bovor.  Moved  to  California  in  1885. 
Married  October  19,  1901,  to  lona  MacDonald. 
Received  his  early  education  in  the  grammar 
schools,  and  graduated  from  the  Oakland  High 
School  in  1891.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, in  San  Francisco,  August,  189C. 
Practiced  law  in  Visalia.  Tulare  County,  from 
1896  to  1899.  when  he  moved  to  San  Francisco, 
where  he  continues  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession to  date.     Independent. 


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DENIS   EVARTS   BOWMAN. 

Kesideuce,  316 
North  Broadway; 
office,  Masou 
Buildiug,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  No- 
vember 10,  1871, 
in  Sidney,  Maine. 
Son  of  Frank  and 
Augusta  (Heath) 
Bowman.  Moved 
to  the  state  of 
C  a  1  i  f  o  r  n  ia  in 
1910.  Attended 
Oak  Grove  Semin- 
a  r  y,  Vassalboro, 
Maine;  Cob  urn 
Classical  I  n  s  t  i- 
tute,  Waterville, 
Maine;  Colby  Col- 
lege, Waterville, 
Maine,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.B.  in  1893 
and  the  degree  of  A.M.  in  1896;  later  at- 
tending Columbia  University  and  the  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Maine  in  1900  and  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  1910.  and  later  to  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
Practiced  his  profession  alone  to  date.  Prin- 
cipal of  High  School  and  Superintendent  of 
Schools,  Waterville,  Maine.  Latin  Master  of 
William  Penn  Charter  School,  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.  Member  of  the  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  fraternity,  and  of  the  University  Club 
of  Los  Angeles.  Delivers  lectures  and  ad- 
dresses on  civic  and  educational  topics.  Au- 
thor of  "Course  of  Study  for  Common  Schools." 

JAMES    D.    BOYER. 


Residence,  409  West  2d  Street;  office,  7th 
floor  of  California  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  .January  9,    1846,   in   Tompkins   County, 


New  York.  Son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah 
(Griffith)  Boyer.  Moved  to  California  in 
1876.  Married  August  7,  1871,  to-  Harriet 
Hoffman.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
New  York  and  Michigan;  Raisen  Valley 
Seminary,  Lenawee  County,  Michigan;  East- 
man's Business  College,  Poughkeepsie,  New 
York;  Iowa  Law  School,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Iowa,  June  9,  1868; 
Dakota,  September  10,  1868;  Minnesota, 
February  12,  1872;  and  California,  April  14, 
1878.  Practiced  law  in  San  Bernardino  as 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Waters,  Swain  & 
Boyer.  Later  in  partnership  with  James  A. 
Gibson,  under  the  firm  name  of  Boyer  &  Gib- 
son. Practiced  law  in  San  Franciseo'  for 
several  years,  the  last  five  of  which  was  ixi 
partnership  with  his  son,  .James  H.  Boyer, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Boyer  &  Boyer.  En- 
gaged in  the  practice  in  Los  Angeles  to 
date.  Private  Co.  "F,"  12th  Michigan  Volun- 
teer Infantry,  December,  1861.  Sergeant  Co. 
"A,"  11th  Michigan  Infantry,  February,  186.5. 
Brigadier  General  1st  Brigade,  N.  G.  C, 
1879-82.  Member  of  K.  of  P.,  I.  O.  O.  F. 
and  G.  A.  R.     Republican. 

CHARLES    CALVIN    BOYNTON. 

Residence,  Ala- 
meda; office,  Mills 
Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
July  13,  1874,  in 
Rough  and  Ready, 
Nevada  County, 
California.  Son 

of  John  Calvin 
and  Rose  (Feist- 
c  o  r  n)  Boynton. 
Married  June  11, 
1899,  to  Florence 
Treadwell.  R  e- 
ceived  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public 
schools,  Merced 
Academy,  Oakland 
High  School,  Uni- 
versity of  Califor- 
nia, and  Hastings  Law  College.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  in  San  Franciseo  in  1898,  and  in 
the  federal  and  United  States  Supreme 
Courts.  Became  associated  with  Jas.  F.  Peck 
in  1900,  and  formed  a  partnership  under 
the  name  of  Peck  &  Boynton,  in  1906,  which 
association  continued  until  the  latter  part  of 
1908,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced  alone. 
Member  of  University  of  California  Club  and 
Commonwealth  Club.     Republican. 

NATHANIEL  FORSYTH  BRADLEY, 

Residence  and  office,  Visalia.  Born  in 
Visalia,  Tulare  County,  California,  August  6, 
1883.  Son  of  Nathaniel  O.  and  Virginia  J. 
(Bequette)  Bradley.  Attended  the  grammar 
school    at    Visalia    from    1892    to    1900;     St. 


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BI  OG  h'Arn  IC  AL 


Mary's  College.  Oaklantl.  Califoriiia.  1900  to 
1903,  receiviug  the  degree  of  A.B.,  and  the 
Stanford  University  Law  School,  from  191)3 
to  1907,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  C'alitornia,  at  Los  An- 
geles, in  February,  190S.  Commenced  the 
practice  of  law  in  Visalia.  May  1.  1908,  with 
his  father,  and  continues  to  date.     Democrat. 

NATHANIEL   O.   BRADLEY. 

Rei<idenee  and  office,  Visalia.  Born  in  Es- 
sex County,  New  York,  December  tj,  lS4o. 
Son  of  Nathaniel  and  Lucinda  A.  (Gibbs) 
Bradley.  Married  August  21,  1S7S,  to  Vir- 
ginia .f.  Bequette.  Attended  the  Fort  Ed- 
ward Institute,  Ft.  Edward.  New  York,  from 
IMOO  to  186.5.  Studied  law  in  Troy,  New 
York,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Al- 
bany, New  York.  September  27,  1867. 
Moved  to  California  November  8,  1867. 
Formed  partnership  with  his  son,  N.  F.  Brad- 
ley, in  1908.  which  continues  to  date.  Demo- 
crat. 

B.  J.  BRADNER. 

Residence,  1195  West  2Sth  Street;  office, 
810-81 1  Security  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
at  Plymouth.  Michigan.  February  9,  1874. 
Son  of  .Joel  C  and  Antoinette  (.Johnson) 
Bradner.  Moved  to  California  December  14, 
1904.  Married  December  20.  1909,  to  Mabello 
L.  Mack.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Ann  Arbor.  Graduated  from  the  Law  De- 
partment of  University  of  Michigan  in  1899 
with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Illinois  in  1899;  California,  May,  1905. 
Member  of  Los  Angeles  County  Bar  Asso- 
ciation.    Republican. 

JOHN   FRANCIS   BRADY. 

Residence,  osOl  22d  Street;  office,  51.5-517 
Shreve  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  Feb- 
ruary 16,  1886,  in  San  Francisco.  Son  of 
Michael  and  Mary  (Rourke)  Brady.  Gradu- 
ate of  Lincoln  Grammar  School;  Sacred 
Heart  College,  1904,  with  degree  of  A.  B. ; 
St.  Mary's  College.  Oakland.  1906,  and  with 
the  degree  of  B.L.  from  I'uiversity  of  Cali- 
fornia, 19o9,  receiving  the  degree  of  Master 
of  Arts  from  St.  Mary's  College.  1911.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar.  May  i:i,  1909.  Opened 
office  in  partnership  with  Etlwin  G.  liath  un- 
der firm  name  of  Bath  &  Brady  August  1, 
19(i9,  where  he  remains  to  date.  Member  of 
the   Bar    Association.     Democrat. 

MATHEW  BRADY. 

Residence,  1445  Idth  Avenue;  office.  Mills 
Building.  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, April  1.  1875.  Son  of  Thomas  Francis 
and  ElizaVjeth  (Murray)  Brady.  Attended 
the  ]>ublic  schools  of  San  Francisco,  and 
Hastings  College  of  Law  from   1896  to  1890, 


when  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  at  San  Fran- 
cisco, since  which  time  he  has  jiracticed  his 
profession  alone.  President  of  the  Municipal 
Civil   Service   Committee,   1907-9.     Democrat. 

ANDREW   JAMES    BRANAGAN. 

Residence.  75  l';iiiia>sus  Axenuo;  office, 
1002-1032  Monadnock  Building.  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  San  Francisco.  California, 
October  19,  1883.  Son  of  Christopher  and 
Catherine  E.  (Ruddock)  Branagan.  Married 
in  August.  1911,  to  Edna  V.  Raleigh.  At- 
tended the  Mission  High  School  and  the 
University  of  California,  graduating  there- 
from in  1907.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, in  San   Francisco,  in  19t)9.     Democrat. 

HENRY  U.  BRANDENSTEIN. 

Resident-o,  (Jouyh  street;  ulliii'.  :'.t)2  Mills 
Buililing,  San  Francisco.  Born  December  7, 
1868,  in  San  Francisco.  Son  of  Joseph  and 
Jane  Brandenstein.  Married  January  2, 
1905,  to  May  Colman.  Received  his  early 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  later  attended  Harvard  College  and 
Harvard  Law  School,  from  which  he  gradu- 
ated. Attended  the  University  of  California, 
and  graduated  in  1894  with  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
1894.  and  has  continued  in  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  alone  to  date.  Member 
of  the  Board  of  Education  in  1898;  of  the 
Board  of  Supervisors  from  1900  to  1906.  and 
of  the  Park  Commission  from  19<l9-10.  In 
1912  was  appointed  President  of  the  Board 
of  Fire  Commissioners,  which  office  he  hoi  Is 
to  date.  Member  of  the  Argonaut.  Har- 
vard,  and    Commonwealth     chiles.     Democrat. 

WALTER  SCOTT   BRANN. 

Residence,  1400 
E  14th  Street. 
Oakland,  o  ffi  c  e. 
Monadnock  Build- 
ing, San  Francisco. 
Born  in  San  Fran 
Cisco  in  1869.  Son 
of  Lorin  and  Olivc 
(Monroe)  Brann. 
Married  April  15. 
1903,  to  Jessie 
Benton  H  a  t  h  e- 
w  a  y.  Received 
his  early  educa 
tion  in  the  public 
schools  of  Cali 
fornia,  and  later 
attended  the  State 
University  from 
1889-93,  receiving  the  degree  of  Ph.B.,  and 
the  Hastings  I.,aw  College  from  1893-96,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  the  latter 
year.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at 
San  Francisco  in   1895,  and  to  all  state  fed- 


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eral  courts  in  1904.  Was  iu  partnership  with 
Eobert  M.  Price,  1S96-9S,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Price  &  Brann.  Since  then  has  been 
a  member  of  the  firms  of  Jordan,  Treat  & 
Brann,  Jordan  &  Brann,  and  Jordan,  Rowe 
&  Brann,  the  latter  partnership  existing  since 
1906.  Member  of  the  faculty  of  the  Hast- 
ings College  of  Law,  1906-9.  Member  of 
the  Beta  Theta  Pi  and  Phi  Delta  Phi  frater- 
nities, and  the  University  Club  of  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Eepublican. 

PETER    A.    BREEN. 

Residence,  Mill  Valley;  office,  40.3-408 
Chronicle  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
San  Juan  Bautista,  San  Benito  County,  Cali- 
fornia, September  23,  1874.  Sou  of  Patrick 
and  Amelia  (Anderson)  Breen.  Married 
Laura  S.  Lenhart,  AToye,j^]jgi.  jg,  1903.  At- 
tended public  schools  of  San  Juan  Bautista 
until  1890;  then  entered  Santa  Clara  College, 
graduating  from  there  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts  in  1895;  and  later  Hastings 
Law  College,  with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  in 
1898.  Studied  law  in  the  ofiice  of  Delmas 
&  Shortridge  from  1895-98.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  in  San  Francisco,  May,  1898;  United 
States  District  and  Circuit  Court,  1901; 
United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals,  1907. 
Associated  with  Bert  Schlesinger  from  1904- 
07.  Town  Attorney  of  Mill  Valley,  Califor- 
nia, 1906-11.  Member  of  faculty  of  San 
Francisco  Law  School  from  September,  1911. 
Republican. 

CLARENCE  D.  BREEZE. 

Office,  709  Hibernian  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  1879  in  Illinois.  Son  of  John 
M.  and  Virginia  E.  (Foutz)  Breeze.  Mar- 
ried Reta  L.  Green,  1911.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Utah.  Studied  law  iu 
office  of  his  father.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1912.  Practiced  for  a  number 
of  years  in  Pioche,  Nevada,  until  he  moved 
to  Los  Angeles  in  1912,  where  he  continues 
the  practice  of  law  to  date.  Member  of  Ma- 
sonic   fraternity.     Repul)licau. 

CYRIL    H.    BRETHERTON. 

Residence,  211  Arizona  Street,  Santa  Mon- 
ica; office,  631  H.  W.  Hellman  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  near  Liverpool,  England, 
June  12,  1879.  Sou  of  Charles  Edward  and 
Elizabeth  (da  Costa)  Bretherton.  Moved  to 
California,  October  14,  1906.  Married  to 
Norah  A.  Keating,  June  30,  1910.  Educated 
at  St.  Augustine's,  Ramsgate,  England;  Ox- 
ford University,  1899-1901,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  B.A.  in  1901,  and  M.A.  and  B.C.L.  in 
1906.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  England  ii: 
1903.  Practiced  law  in  England  from  1903 
to  1906.  Admitted  to  the  California  bar  Oc- 
tober 29,  1906,  and  iu  active  practice  in  Los 
Angeles    ever    since. 


HERBERT   FISK  BRIGGS. 

Residence,  2140  Derby  Street,  Berkeley; 
office,  721-722  Mills  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Sacramento,  California,  March  16, 
1866.  Son  of  M.  C.  and  Ellen  (Green) 
Briggs.  Married  Sara  M.  Foster,  August  6, 
1892.     Attended  public   schools  of  San  Fran- 


cisco and  high  school  in  Alameda,  graduat- 
ing in  1884.  Attended  Academv  Northwestern 
University  in  1885,  and  in  1889  received  the 
degree  of  A.B.  Entered  the  Boston  University 
in  1889  and  received  the  degree  of  S.T.B.  there- 
from in  1892,  and  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  the 
A'orthwestern  University  in  1892.  Attended 
the  University  of  Berlin  1897-98.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  San  Francisco 
May  1,  1911,  and  to  the  Circuit  Court  of  the 
United  States  August  7,  1911.  Engaged  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession  alone  to  date. 
Member  of  the  San  Francisco  Bar  Associa- 
tion.    Repul)]iran. 

E.    W,    BRITT. 

Residence,  2141  Adams  Street;  office.  Title 
Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  De- 
cember 25,  1855,  on  a  farm  in  Cass  Countv, 
Missouri.  Son  of  Jeflferson  W.  and  Margaret 
(Horn)  Britt.  Moved  to  California  in  April, 
1878.  Married  to  Henrietta  C.  Biggerstaff  in 
1883.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Missouri  in 
1878;  California,  the  same  year.  Member  of 
the  firm  of  Hunsaker  &  Britt  to  the  present 
time.  Member  of  California  Legislature  for 
Lake  County,  1885-86;  California  Supreme 
Court    Commission,    189.5-1900. 

WILLIAM  I.   BROBECK. 

Residence,  Berkeley;  office,  Crocker  Build- 
ing, San  Francisco.  Born  in  Rochester, 
Pennsylvania,  July   17,   1869.     Son   of  Henry 


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and  Gertrude  B.  (Hendricks)  Brobeck. 
Moved  to  California  in  lS7o,  and  attended 
the   public   schools   of   Nevada   City   and  Sau 


Gale  Safety  Anglecock  Co.;  Vice-president 
Jonata  Oil  Co.  Member  of  the  Assembly  of 
California,  Session   1901,   72d   District.     Mem- 


Francisco,  later  attending  the  Hastings  Col- 
lege of  Law.  from  which  institution  he  grad- 
uated in  1S92  with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1S92,  and 
was  apjioiuted  Assistant  City  and  County 
Attorney  of  San  Francisco  in  January,  1893, 
holding  that  office  until  January,  1906 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Morrison,  Cope  & 
Brobeck  from  May,  1906,  until  Judge  Cope's 
decease  in  December,  1909,  the  firm  name 
being  changed  to  Morrison  &  Brobeck  at  that 
period.  Formed  partnership  of  the  firm  of 
Morrison.  Dunne  &  Brobeck,  March,  1911, 
which  partnership  continues  to  date.  Dem- 
ocrat. 


HOWARD  ANTHONY  BROUGHTON. 

Residence,  Sll  Ashbury  Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco; oflSce,  616  Shreve  Building.  Born  in 
Santa  Cruz,  California,  October  6,  1863.  Son 
of  William  Wallace  and  Amanda  Eliza- 
beth (Anthony)  Broughton.  Married  Bessie 
Fowler  Bulmore  on  January  22,  1911.  At- 
tended the  Valencia  Street  Grammar  School, 
and  later  attended  and  graduated  from  the 
Hastings  College  of  Law,  from  which  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1S8S.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Sacramento,  November, 
1887.  Practiced  law  in  Pomona,  Los  An- 
geles County  from  1891  to  190.5,  when  he 
moved  to  San  Francisco,  where  he  con- 
tinues the  practice  of  his  profession.  En- 
gaged in  various  oil  and  mining  enterprises. 
President  California  Manganeso  Company; 
President   Purisima   Hills   Oil    Co.;    President 


ber  of  the  Senate  190-5-9,  3.5th  District.  Los 
Angeles  County.  Author  of  the  Broughton 
Franchise  Law.  Member  of  the  Elks,  Native 
Sons  of  the  Golden  West  and  of  the  Press 
Club,  San  Francisco.     Republican. 

EVERETT  J.  BROWN. 
Residence,  tor.  liilliert  and  John  Streets; 
oflSce,  Courthouse.  Oakland.  Born  in  Yoko- 
hama, Japan.  December  14,  1876.  Son  of 
John  W.  and  Matilda  (Delger)  Brown. 
Moved  to  California  in  1880.  Married  June 
29,  1905,  to  Winifred  L.  Osborne.  Entered 
Oakland  Grammar  School  in  1883  and  gradu- 
ated in  1891;  Oakland  High  School  in  1891 
and  graduated  in  1894;  University  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1894,  and  in  1898  received  the  de- 
gree of  Ph.B.,  and  Hastings  College  of  Law 
from  1898  to  1901,  from  which  he  received 
the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  the  latter  year.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  by  the  Su- 
preme Court,  in  San  Francisco,  in  1901.  As- 
sociated with  Victor  H.  Metcalf  in  the 
practice  of  law  in  Oakland  from  1901  to  19(13. 
Acted  as  Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Ala- 
meda County  from  1903  to  1907'.  Elected 
District  Attorney  of  Alameda  County  in  No- 
vember. 1906.  Served  as  District  Attorney 
from  January.  1907.  to  September,  1908. 
Elected  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  in  No- 
vember. 190<N.     Republican. 

EDGAR  KAPP   BROWN. 

Residoucc.    4;'.l    K:ist    I.nkc    Avonue;    office. 
737   Consolidated    Koalty   Ruibling,    Los    An- 


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243 


geles.  Born  in  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  Decem- 
ber 23.  1S86.  Son  of  Joseph  E.  and  Minnie 
Delta  (Kapp)  Brown.  Moved  to  California 
in  18S9  and  received  his  education  at  the 
Los  Angeles  public  and  high  schools,  later 
entering  the  University  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia, receiving  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  LL.B., 
and  the  degree  of  M.L.  from  Yale  University 
in  1911.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
in  Los  Angeles,  June  22,  1908,  and  continues 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession,  as  junior 
member  of  the  firm  of  Trask,  Xorton,  and 
Brown,  to  date.  Member  of  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association.     Republican. 


HENRY  BROWN. 

OflSce,  605  Exchange  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Omaha,  Nebraska.  Son  of  I.  and 
Eachel  Brown.  Moved  to  California  in  1901. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Nebraska, 
Los  Angeles  High  School,  and  University  of 
Southern  California,  College  of  Law.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1999. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Allen  &  Brown  to  date. 
Eepublican. 


H.  P.  BROWN, 

Residence  and 
office,  Hanford; 
born  July  17,  1873, 
in  Kings  County, 
California.  S  o  n 
of  Eev.  Jesse  and 
Ellen  (Flannelly) 
Brown.  Married 
February  26, 
1902,  to  Metta  C. 
Robinson.  E  d  u- 
cated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  0  f 
California.  Grad- 
uated from  Han- 
ford High  School 
in  1896;  from 
Hastings  College 
of  Law,  May  17, 
1899,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California,  May,  1899,  and  later  to 
the  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  California.  Engaged  in  the  general  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Hanford,  alone,  to  date.  City 
Attorney  of  Hanford  for  several  years. 
Member  of  Co.  "I,"  6th  Reg.,  N.  G.  C,  for 
three  years;  also  of  Masonic  order;  Scottish 
Rite,  32d°,  Shriner,  K.  of  P.,  L  0.  O.  F.,  Red- 
men,  N.  S.  G.  W.,  W.  O.  W.,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  East- 
ern Star,  and  Kings  County  Bar  Association. 
Republican. 


HUGH   WILSON   BRUNK. 

Residence,  1912 
Haste  Street; 
office,  Berkeley 
National  Bank 
Building,  Berke- 
1  e  y.  Born  in 
Davis  County, 
Iowa,  October  28, 
1866.  Son  of 
Amon  and  Mariah 
(Lunsford)  Brunk. 
Married  to  Jennie 
Sellers  in  1893. 
Educated  in  the 
county  and  high 
schools  of  Moul- 
ton,  Iowa.  Grad- 
uated from  Rich- 
mond College 
(Law      Depart- 

ment),  Virginia,  in  1900,  having  won  debat- 
ers' and  orators'  honors,  and  with  degree  of 
B.L.  Moved  to  California,  1903.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Virginia  in  1900.  Member  of 
both  Tennessee  and  Kentucky  bars.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  1904,  since  which 
time  he  has  practiced  his  profession  in  Ala- 
meda County,  excepting  from  1905  to  1906, 
when  he  practiced  in  Santa  Rosa.  Was  Dem- 
ocratic candidate  for  Congress  in  1906.  Dem- 
ocrat. 

JESSE  W.  BRYAN. 

Residence,  2614  Laguna  Street;  office,  Mer- 
chants Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  June  10,  1874^  in  San  Francisco.  Re- 
ceived his  education  from  the  Santa  Clara 
College  and  St.  Ignatius  College  to  1894. 
Studied  law  in  office  of  P.  G.  Galpin  and 
Crittenden,  Foote  &  Van  Wycke  of  San 
Francisco  until  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, September,  1897.  Commenced  the 
practice  of  law  in  Salinas,  Monterey  County, 
associated  with  S.  F.  Geil,  where  he  remained 
five  years,  when  he  removed  to  San  Francisco. 
During  that  time  he  was  Assistant  District 
Attorney  and  special  attorney  for  the  Board 
of  Supervisors,  associate  counsel  for  the 
Spreckels  Sugar  Company  of  Salinas,  also  for 
the  S.  P.  Co.  In  1903  formed  partnership 
with  .Jno.  T.  Williams  and  Sterling  Carr,  un- 
der firm  name  of  Williams,  Bryan  &  Carr. 
which  continued  until  1906,  since  which  time 
he  has  practiced  alone.     Democrat. 

FRANK  HENRY  BUCK,  JR. 

Residence,  3633  .Jackson  Street;  office,  318- 
320  Chronicle  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Vacaville,  California,  in  1887.  Son  of 
Frank  H.  and  Annie  (Stevenson)  Buck. 
Married  April  18,  1911,  to  Zayda  Zabriskie. 
Attended  the  Vacaville  High  School,  and 
later  the  University  of  California,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.L.  in  1908,  and  the  Harvard 


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Law  iSchool.  frcni  which  he  reteived  the 
degree  of  LL.B.  in  liUl.  Adinittod  to  thi; 
bar  of  California,  in  !San  Franriseo,  Novem- 
ber S,  1911. 

FRANK  BRYSON. 

Kesideme,  liJoo 
La  Salle  Avenue; 
ortice,  4.3  Court- 
house, Los  Ange- 
les. Born  in  Ked 
Oak,  Iowa,  May 
121,  1S72.  Son  of 
.1  0  li  n  ^r.  a  n  d 
Mary  (Washam) 
P.rvsnn.  Married 
March  4,  1894,  to 
Margaret  Beaver. 
Ivhicated  in  Pro- 
li'-sdr  TI  e  n  d  e  r- 
Miii's  I'  r  i  V  a  t  e 
A  c  a  (1  e  ni  y,  Los 
Angeles;  private 
aeailemy  in  San 
Gabriel,  Califor- 
nia, and  Tabor 
College,  Tabor,  Iowa.  Mo\ed  to  California 
in  1876.  Admitted  to  bar  of  California  in 
Los  Angeles,  January  19.  1909,  and  later  to 
rnite<l  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Elected  Public  Admin- 
istrator for  Los  Angeles  County  in  1906,  and 
continues  to  hold  office  to  date.  Member  of 
Republican  Club,  Los  Angeles  Bar  Associa- 
tioru  Member  of  the  Masonic  order  and 
Knights  Templar;  Shriner;  Past  Exalted 
Ruler  B.  P.  O.  E.,  No.  99,  Los  Angeles,  Cali- 
fornia.    Member  of  the  Pioneer  Society. 


GEORGE  H.  BUCK. 

Residence,  Redwood  City;  office.  Court- 
house, Redwood  City.  Born  in  Maine  in 
1847.  During  his  early  years  had  charge  of 
Oorham's  Seminary  and  Academy  in  Maine, 
and  later  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Wood- 
bury &  Ingalls,  at  Boston,  Massachusetts. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Maine  in  1871,  and 
held  the  position  of  associate  attorney  of 
the  Indianapolis,  Cincinnati  and  Lafayette 
Railroad  until  1874,  when  he  resigned. 
Moved  to  California  in  1874  aii<l  commenced 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Redwood 
City.  Elected  District  Attorney  of  San  Ma 
teo  County  in  1882,  and  re-elected  each  term 
until  1890,  when  he  was  nominated  and 
elected  Superior  .Tudgc  of  San  Mateo  County^ 
and  has  continued  to  ami  still  holds  that 
office. 


ABRAHAM  JAY   BUCKLES. 

Residence    and    office,    Fairfield,   California. 
Born    in    Muncie,    Indiana,     August    2,    1S4C. 


Son  of  Thomas  Newton  and  K'achel  (Craham) 
Buckles.  Married,  Deceml)er  .5,  1S6.5,  to 
Louisa  B.  Conn.  Received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  Muncie,  Indi- 
ana, completing  s-ame  after  the  Civil  War,  in 
which  he  served  as  a  private  and  color 
bearer  in  the  19th  Regiment,  and  second 
lieutenant  20th  Indiana  Volunteers,  for  three 
years  and  eleven  months,  being  relieved  from 


service  May  lo,  1x6.3.  Wounded  four  times; 
lost  right  leg  March  2.5,  lS6.j,  front  of  Peters- 
burg. Read  law  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  Indiana  in  1875.  Moved  to  California 
shortly  after  ailmission.  Elected  District  At- 
torney of  Solano  County  in  1879,  serving  two 
terms.  Admitte<l  to  the  bar  of  California, 
l>efore  the  Supreme  Court,  in  1884.  Elected 
Superior  Judge  of  Solano  County  in  1884, 
and  continues  to  hold  that  office  to  date. 
Granted  Medal  of  Honor  by  Congress  for 
meritorious  comluct  at  Battle  of  the  Wilder- 
ness, Civil  War.  Member  of  Knights  of 
Pvthias,  L  O.  O.  F.,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  M.  O.  L.  L., 
a".  O.  U.  W.,  and  G.  A.  R.  fraternities.  Has 
been  Grand  Chancellor  K.  of  P.  and  Deputy 
Comman<ler  G.  A.  R.     Reimblican. 


FRANKLIN    PETTENGILL    BULL. 

ResidiMice,  7-54  Devisadero  Street;  office. 
I'acific  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Racine,  Wisconsin,  June  1.'?.  1S53.  Son  of 
George  and  R.  (Pettengill)  Bull.  Married 
to  Jessie  A.  Rightmire  on  January  16,  1890. 
Attended  the  public  schools,  at  Racine, 
Wisconsin,  from  1860  to  1870;  Beloit  Col- 
lege, from  1871  to  1873.  From  1874  to 
1S75  was  cashier  for  J.  T.  Case  Threshing 
Machine   Company,   and   taught   school    in   the 


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245 


]iublie  schools  of  Wiscousiu  during  1873  and 
1874.  Attended  the  Brockport  State  Normal 
School  from  1876  to  1878,  moving  to  Califor- 
nia in  the  latter  year.  Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  D.  M.  Delmas  in  San  Jose,  and  was 
manaaiui''    cleric    in    that    office    from    1879    to 


read  law  in  the  office  of  Dorn  &  Dorn  and 
Booth  &  Barnett,  of  San  Francisco.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  at  San  Fran- 


LSS6,  the  office  being  located  in  San  Fran- 
cisco during  the  two  latter  years.  Admitted 
to  practice  in  the  Superior  Court,  then 
District  Court,  in  1880;  to  the  Supreme  Court 
in  1884,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
District  and  Circuit  Courts.  Admitted  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  in  1899, 
Since  his  admission  he  has  practiced  his  pro- 
fession in  partnershii?  under  the  following 
firm  names:  Bull  &  Cleary,  Jordan  &  Bull, 
Crandale  &  Bull,  and  Bull  &  Whittenmeyer, 
and  is  now  in  partnership  with  H.  E.  Wither- 
spoon,  under  the  firm  name  of  Franklin  P. 
Bull  and  H.  E.  Witherspoon.  Paymaster  of 
the  1st  Eegiment  of  National  Guards  for 
two  years.  Was  Eepublican  candidate  for 
Judge  of  Superior  Court  in  1909.  Member  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity  and  Knight  Tem- 
plars; also  of  the  Press  Club.     Republican. 


Cisco  in  1905,  and  continues  in  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  to  date,  specializing 
in  corporation  law.  Member  of  the  Masonic 
and  B.  P.  0.  E.  fraternities.     Independent. 

ROBERT  N.  BULLA. 

Residence,  Alhambra;  office,  403-40.5  H.  W. 
Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  ;it 
Richmond,  Indiana,  September  8,  1852.  Son 
of  Hiram  and  Elizabeth  (Staley)  Bulla. 
Married  August  4,  1890,  to  Evangeline  Sut- 
ton (deceased  March  12,  1903).  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Indiana  and  in  National 
University,  Lebanon,  Ohio,  graduating  in 
1873  with  the  degree  of  M.A.  Studied  law 
in  Cincinnati,  and  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
that  state  in  1876.  Practiced  in  that  city 
three  years.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia in  1883.  Associated  with  Bicknell  & 
White  from  1883  to  1887;  with  Percy  R,  Wil- 
son from  1887  to  1898.  In  1893  elected  to 
the  California  Assembly  and  again  in  1895. 
Elected  to  State  Senate  in  1897.  Member  of 
California,  University,  Union  League,  and 
Sunset  clubs,  and  of  the  Masonic  bodies. 
Republican. 


INGALL  WILLIAM  BULL. 

Residence,  900  East  28th  Street;  office,  61(> 
Central  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  August 
10,  1884,  Kitsap  County,  Washington.  Son 
of  William  and  Inga  Christina  (Johnson) 
Bull.  Received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools    of    Washington    and    California,    and 


WILLIAM    C.    BURGESS. 

Residence,  320  Jayne  Avenue,  Oakland; 
office.  First  National  Bank  Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born  in  St.  John,  N.  B.,  Canada, 
August  25,  1873.  Son  of  Joshua  C.  and  M. 
Helen  (Noble)  Burgess.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1884.  Graduate  of  grammar  schools 
in    Contra    Costa    County     in     1890;     Mount 


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BIOGU  A  PIIIC  A  L 


Tamalpais  Military  Academy  iu  1894.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  i:i 
1.S98.  Prai'ticed  law  in  Placerville,  Eldorado 
County,  from  19l»0  to  19u9.  Moved  to  Oaii- 
land  and  later  to  San  Fraueiseo.  Associated 
with  K.  X.  Burgess  Company  as  attorney  and 
director   from   organization   to   date. 

JAMES   MARK   BURKE. 

Kcsid»'iiie    a  n  d 
office,    Vis  alia. 
Born    February    7. 
1879,      in      Pfacor 
County,       Califor- 
n  i  a.     Son     of 
Thomas   and   Mar- 
garet   (McCarthy) 
Burke.      Educated 
in     the     public 
scliools     of      Cali- 
fornia.      G  r  a  d  u- 
ated      from      Uni- 
versity of  Califor- 
nia with  degree  of 
B.  L.  in  1908,  and 
received  degree  of 
.T.  D.  in  1910  from 
that       institution. 
Admitted     to     the 
bar    of    California,    1910.     Practiced    law    in 
Oakland     until     February,     1911,     when     he 
moved  to  Visalia,  where  he  continues  to  date. 
Deputv   District   Attorney   of  Tulare   County, 
California,  since  1911.     Supervisor  of  United 
States    Census    of    the   3d   Congressional   Dis- 
trict of  California,  1910.    Member  of  Knights 
of  Columbus,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Phi  Delta  Phi. 
Republican. 

CHARLES  S.  BURNELL. 

Residence,  'I-lsn  West  2Sth  Street;  office, 
300  B.  F.  Coulter  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Elko.  Nevada,  September  21.  1874. 
Son  of  F.  M.  and  Anna  Loraine  (Hoogs) 
Smith.  Adopted  by  stepfather.  Martin  Bur- 
nell,  in  1887  and  took  his  name.  Moved  to 
California  in  .Tanuary  187.').  Married  March 
23,  1907.  to  Blanche'  Tola  Emery.  Received 
his  early  education  in  the  private  schools  in 
Sonoma  and  San  Francisco.  Graduated  from 
the  Trinitv  School.  San  Francisco  in  1890; 
from  the  Leland  Stanford.  Jr.,  University 
in  189.5  with  degree  of  A.B.  Took  post- 
graduate course  in  law  at  that  University  in 
1895  and  1896.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  January.  1897.  Member  of  the 
Masonic  order  and  the  Fraternal  Brother- 
hood. Metropolitan  and  Stanford  clubs.  Re- 
fiublican. 

ALBERT  GLENN  BURNETT. 

Residence.  Santa   Rosa;    office.   State   Capi- 
tol,   Sacramento.     Born     April    9,     1856,     iu 


Oregon.  Son  of  Glenn  O.  ami  Sarah  M. 
(Rogers)  Burnett.  Married  May  1.  1878,  to 
Dora  T.  Hood.  Moved  to  California  iu  1860. 
Received  his  early  education  iu  the  public 
schools  of  California,  later  attending  the 
Christian  College,  Santa  Rosa.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  San  Francisco.  Janu- 
ary, 1887.  District  Attorney  of  Sonoma 
County  two  terms— 1888  to  1892;  Judge  of 
the  Superior  Court  of  same  county  two  terms 
— 1896  to  1906;  Justice  of  the  District  Court 
of  Appeal,  Third  District,  from  1907  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Sutter  Club  of  Sacramento. 
Republican. 

JAMES  K.  BURNETT. 

Residence,  143 
Ward  Street;  of- 
fice, 3-4  Bank  of 
San  Luis  Obispo 
Building,  San 
Luis  Obispo.  Born 
on  January  24. 
1862,  in  San  Luis 
Obispo  County, 
California.  Son  of 
Wesley  and  Mary 
(Kennedy)  Bur- 
nett. Married  or. 
November  3.  ISSH. 
to  Susie  E.  Ray. 
Attended  Reed 
Street  School,  San 
Jose,  in  1875,  and 
the  University  of 
the     Pacific     from 

1876  to  1877.  Attended  the  University  of 
Southern  California,  1882-1885.  Admitted  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  California  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, March  11,  1902,  and  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  Court  in  Los  Angeles.  March 
1,  1909.  Commenced  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  in  San  Luis  Obispo  and  tontin- 
ues  to  date.  Member  of  Assembly.  Califor- 
nia legislature,  from  1897  to  1901.  Member 
of  the  1.  O.  O.  F.  fraternity.     Republican. 


SAMUEL    T.    BUSH. 

Residence,  1317  Hyde  Street;  office, 
Monadnock  Building.  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Yokohama.  .Japan.  December  23.  1879. 
Son  of  Isaac  and  Theresa  (Blass)  Bush. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1880.  Married  Febru- 
ary 16,  1902,  to  Rose  Levy.  Educated  in  the 
]iublic  and  high  schools  of  Oakland.  Read 
law  in  the  office  of  Frank  J.  Murphy.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  December  14,  1904,  at  San 
Francisco.  Member  of  the  San  Francisco 
Commercial  Club.     Independent. 


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LEWIS    FRANCIS    BYINGTON. 

Residence,  1412  Post  Street;  office,  Call 
Building,  San  Franeisec.  Born  in  Downio- 
A'ille,  Sierra  County,  California.  Son  of 
Lewis  and  Catherine  (Freehill)  Byington. 
Graduated  from  Santa  Clara  College  in  1885, 
with   the   degree   of  B.S.,  and  from  Hastings 


College  of  Law  in  1889,  receiving  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
at  San  Francisco,  in  1889.  Served  three 
terms  as  District  Attorney  of  the  City  and 
County  of  San  Francisco— 1900  to  1906;  the 
first  District  Attorney  under  the  new  char- 
ter. During  his  office  he  prosecuted  and  se- 
cured conviction  of  many  of  the  most  im- 
portant criminal  cases  in  the  history  of  San 
Francisco,  including  Cordelia  Botkin  for 
murder,  and  Martha  Bowers  for  murder, 
which  were  both  celebrated  arsenical  poisoti 
cases.  Also  prosecuted  and  convicted  Leon 
Soeder,  Sir  Harry  Westwood  Cooper  (for- 
gery), the  Nolan  gang  for  robbery,  and  also 
the  murderers  of  Police  Officer  Robinson. 
Elected  Supervisor  of  the  City  and  County 
of  San  Francisco  in  1898.  Member  of  Na- 
tional Geographical  Society.  Member  of  N. 
S.  G.  W.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.     Democrat. 

ANDREW  ARTHUR  CALDWELL. 

Residence,  549  East  Julian  Street;  office, 
26-31  Rea  Building,  San  Jose.  Born  in  San 
Jose,  January  25,  1881.  Son  of  Thomas  Bur- 
ney  and  Mary  (Higginbotham)  Caldwell. 
Attended  the  San  Jose  State  Normal  School, 
graduating  in  1901,  and  the  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, receiving  the  degree  of  B.L.  in  1905. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  by  the 
Supreme  Court,  in  December,  1904,  and  the 
United    States     District     Coairt.     Republican. 


BERTRAM  LEWELLYN  CADWALADER. 

Residence,  2440 
Jackson  Street; 
office,  Monadnock 
Bui  Iding,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
February  4,  1875, 
a  t  Sacramento. 
Son  of  George  ^ 
and  Eliza  Maria  | 
(Bowen)  Cadwal- 
a  d  e  r.  Received ' 
his  education  at 
Pensionnat  Hac- 
cius,  Lancy, 
Switzerland;  Law- 
renceville  School, 
from  which  he 
g  r  a  d  u  a  t  ed  in 
1894;  Yale  Uni- 
versity, from  which  he  received  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  1898,  and  later  attended  Hastings 
College  of  Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  San 
Francisco,  1904.  Secretary  of  Police  Commis- 
sion of  San  Francisco,  1900-5.  Secretary  of 
Department  of  Electricity  of  San  Francisco, 
1900-4.  Secretary  of  Chamber  of  Commerce 
of  San  Francisco,  1905.  Secretary  of  San 
Francisco  Real  Estate  Board,  1905-8.  Secre- 
tary of  Civic  League  of  San  Francisco, 
1907-8.  Member  of  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  fra- 
ternity, Yale  Chapter,  Phi  Delta  Phi,  Pom- 
eroy  Chapter  and  University,  Burlinganie, 
Olympic  and  Commonwealth  clubs.  Repub- 
lican. 

JOSEPH  W.    CALLAHAN. 

Residence,  1627 
South  Flower 
Street;  office, 
412-418  Higgins 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  .Tulv 
30,  1863,  in  Ricli- 
m  0  n  d,  Virginia. 
Son  of  Dennis 
and  Delia  (Mc- 
Manus)  Callahan. 
Married  in  1892 
to  .Jane  F.  Keith 
(died  in  1905) ; 
October,  1907,  to 
Margaret  Kier- 
stead.  Moved  to 
California,  Octo- 
b  e  r,  1907.  Edu- 
ciated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Virginia  and  Illinois.  Gradu- 
ated from  Northwestern  University  in  1888, 
with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Illinois,  1888;  New  Jersey,  1895,  and  Cali- 
fornia, 1908.  Practiced  law  in  Chicago  until 
1893,  when  he  moved  to  Newark,  New  .Jer- 
sey, where  he  was  associated  with  the  law 
firm  of  Coult  &  Howell  for  three  years  and 
was  in  partnership  with  Neilsou  Abeel  under 


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firm  name  of  Abeel  &.  Callahan  for  one  year. 
In  1907  moved  to  Los  Angeles,  where  he  con- 
tinues alone  to  date.     Republican. 

JOHN    TYLER   CAMPBELL. 

Residence  and  oftite,  Santa  Rosa.  Born  Sep- 
tember 9.  lS43.;in  Bowlinjj  Green.  Pike  County. 
Missouri.  Commenced  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  and 
served  as  city  attorney  and  prosecuting  at- 
tornev  of  that  citv.     Moved   to  California  in 


jiracticed  alone.  Elected  District  Attorney 
of  San  Joaquin  County  in  1877,  in  which  office 
lie  lontinueil  for  eight  years.  Member  of  the 
Boheuiian  Club,  San  Francisco  Bar  Associa- 
tion  and   of   the   Masonic   Fraternity. 

KEMPER   B.    CAMPBELL. 

Residence,  121G  Crown  Hill  Avenue;  office, 
SIO  California  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
.Tuly  5,  1881,  in  Adel,  Dallas  County,  Iowa. 
Son    of    Dr.    Solon    B.    and    Carrie     (Otter- 


1874  and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Santa  Rosa,  where  he  continues  in 
the  active  practice  of  his  profession  to  date. 
Served  in  the  foreign  service  in  China  and 
Australia  under  President  Cleveland's  admin- 
istration. Member  of  the  Masonic  frater- 
nity and  Knight  Templar. 

JOSEPH  CLAYBAUGH  CAMPBELL. 

lirsideiKH".  VX1'>  (iough  Stioot;  otlico.  Mills 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Oxford, 
Ohio,  OctoVjer  31,  1852.  Son  of  John  Alex- 
ander and  Ellen  (Claybaugh)  Campbell. 
Moved  to  the  state  of  California  in  1S7G. 
Received  his  early  education  under  the  tu- 
telage of  his  mother,  and  later  read  law  with 
his  uncle,  Joseph  Claybaugh,  at  Frankfort, 
Indiana.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Indiana  in 
January,  1874,  and  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
1876.  Commenced  the  practice  of  the  profes- 
sion at  Stockton,  California,  continuing  there 
until  1889,  when  he  came  to  San  Francisco, 
and  formed  the  firm  of  Reddy,  Camjdiell  and 
Metson.  which  continued  until  the  death  of 
Mr.  Patrick  Reddy,  in  1900.  The  firm  of 
Camp]>ell,  Metson,  Drew,  Oatman  &  Mac- 
kenzie was  then  formed  and  continued  until 
October    1,    1910,    since    which    time    he    has 


man)  Campbell.  Attended  public  schools 
and  high  school  at  Adel,  Iowa.  Moved  to 
California,  1893,  and  attended  and  graduated 
from  the  high  school  at  Pomona,  California, 
in  1899.  In  1900  graduated  from  Williams' 
Business  College,  and  later  from  the  Browns- 
berger  Home  School,  at  Los  Angeles.  En- 
gaged in  commercial  pursuits  until  1904, 
when  he  entered  the  Law  Department  of  the 
University  of  Southern  California  and  grad- 
uated therefrom  in  1907,  receiving  the  alumni 
gold  medal  for  scholarship,  and  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  In  1909  received  the  further  de- 
gree of  Master  of  Laws.  Instructor  and  lec- 
turer on  real  property  since  1910,  and  since 
1908  instructor  on  torts  and  damages.  Pre- 
siding .iudge  of  the  practice  court.  Was 
electe<l  President  of  the  Alumni  of  the  U.  S. 
C,  College  of  Law,  Los  Angeles,  the  same 
year.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
1907,  and  at  the  same  time  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in 
Los  Angeles  and  continues  alone  to  date. 
Secretary  and  campaign  manager  for  Los  An- 
geles County  Lincoln-Roosevelt  League,  1910. 
Vice-president  of  the  Metropolitan  Club. 
Secretary  of  the  Lincoln-Roosevelt  Republi- 
can League.     Member  of  the  City  and  Gamut 


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Clubs,  Los  Angeles  and  California  Bar  Asso- 
ciations. Member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
and   Phi   Delta  Phi  fraternities.     Republican. 

ROSS  CAMPBELL. 

Residence,  436  Humboldt  Street;  office, 
Santa  Rosa  Bank  Building,  Santa  Rosa. 
Born  November  2.3,  1870,  in  Kansas  City, 
Missouri.  Son  of  John  Tyler  and  Mary  Jane 
(Reed)  Campbell.  Married,  March,  1900,  to 
Grace  Daggett.  Moved  to  California  in  1875, 
and  was  educated  in  the  Santa  Rosa  Gram- 
mar and  High  Schools.  Attended  Pacific 
Methodist  College,  and  studied  law  in  Har- 
vard University  Law  School.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California,  before  the  Supremo 
Court,  in  1892.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
his  profession  in  Santa  Rosa.  Elected  City 
Attorney  of  Santa  Rosa  in  1904.  Republi- 
can. 

WALTER  McNUTT  CAMPBELL. 

Residence,  123  South  Almansor  Street,  Al- 
hambra;  office  921  Security  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Red  Sulphur  Springs,  West  Vir- 
ginia, June  14,  1871.  Son  of  Robert  Dunbar 
and  Mary  Catherine  (Johnson)  Campbell. 
Married  August   12,  1896,  to  Mary  Elizabeth 


Bowmer,  of  Kentucky.  Attended  public  schools 
of  West  Virginia,  including  Marshall  College, 
and  studied  law  for  one  session  at  University 
of  Virginia.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  West  Vir- 
ginia in  1894;  California,  1901,  and  later  to 
the  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  Southern  California.  Commenced  the 
practice  of  his  profession  at  Ashland,  Ken- 
tucky, and  continued  for  two  years.  Moved 
to  Huntington,  West  Virginia,  where  he  prac- 
ticed in  partnership  with  C.  W.  Campbell  and 
.Tohn  H.  Holt,  under  the  firm  name  of  Camp- 


bell, Holt  &  Campbell,  189o  to  1901.  Moved 
to  Redlands,  California,  December,  1901,  and 
formed  partnership  with  Henry  B.  Ely,  which 
continued  until  1907,  when  he  removed  to 
Los  Angeles.  In  1908  formed  partnership 
with  Peyton  H.  Moore,  which  continiies  to 
date.  Member  of  the  National  Geographical 
Society,  American  Conservation  Association. 
Member  of  the  Los  Angeles  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, Municipal  League,  and  Federation 
Club,  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association,  Masonic 
bodies,   Knight   Templar,   Shriner.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM   M.   CANNON. 

Residence,  42  Castro  Street;  office.  Wells 
Fargo  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Tuolumne  County,  California,  April  11,  1866. 
Educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Califor- 
nia. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
1890,  and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession, as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Clement, 
Cannon,  Kine  &  Stradley.  Since  the  dissolu- 
tion of  that  partnership  he  has  practiced 
alone.  Attorney  for  the  Belliugham  Bay  and 
British  Columbia  Railroad,  United  Railroads, 
and  other  corporations.  Member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic  fraternity,   and   Transportation    Club. 

EUGENE  E.  CAPPS. 


Residence,  3700  5th  Street;  office,  1045  oth 
Street,  San  Diego.  Born  February  10,  1864, 
in  Richmond,  Kentucky.  Son  of  Hon.  T.  J. 
and  Cynthia  C.  (Morris)  Capps.  Moved  to 
California,  1884.  Married  in  1900  to  Mary 
J.  Hudson.  Educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Kentucky,  Illinois  and  Colorado.  Studied 
law  in  office  of  father,  Hon.  T.  J.  Capps. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  1893. 
Practiced  in  San  Diego  in  partnership  with 
his  father  until  the  death  of  the  latter  in 
1903,    sine3    which    time    has    practiced    alone. 


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n  I  OG  I!  A  P  n  I C  A  L 


President  of  San  Diego  Board  of  Education 
two  terms.  Delegate  from  California  to 
Democratic  National  Convention  in  Denver 
in  190S.  Member  of  Committee  of  Rules  and 
Order  of  that  convention.  Chairman  Demo- 
cratic County  Committee  of  San  Diego 
County.  Member  of  National  and  State  Cen- 
tral Democratic  Finance  Committees,  Ma- 
sonic order,  K.  of  P.,  Sons  of  Veterans  and 
F.  O.  E.  Lieutenant  Co,  "D,"  1st  Regiment, 
N.  G.  C,   for  several  years.     Democrat, 

HERSCHEL  L.  CARNAHAN, 

Residence,  1471  Orange  Grove  Avenue;  of- 
fice, 403-406  First  National  Bank  Building, 
Riverside.  Born  August  31,  1878,  in  Aledo, 
Mercer  County,  Illinois.  Son  of  Porter  M. 
and  Jennie  (McCrory)  Carnahan.  Married 
November  29,  1906,  to  Hattie  Nelmer.  Edu- 
cated in  the  grammar  schools  of  Illinois  and 
Nebraska,  and  in  the  higii  school,  Viola,  Illi- 
nois. Completed  his  education  in  Monmouth 
College,  Monmouth,  Illinois.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1896.  Read  law  in  the  office  of 
William  Collier,  of  Riverside.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  1900,  in  Los  Angeles, 
and  later  to  practice  in  all  courts  having 
jurisdiction  in  this  state.  Also  admitted  to 
various  federal  courts  in  this  circuit.  Com- 
menced the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
in  partnership  with  William  Collier,  with 
whom  he  practiced  until  1908,  when  another 
member  entered  the  firm  in  the  person  of 
Hugh  H.  Craig,  and  practice  continued  until 
April,  1911,  under  the  firm  name  of  Collier, 
Carnahan  &  Craig.  Since  the  dissolution  of 
this  partnership  he  has  continued  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  alone  to  date.  Attor- 
ney for  many  of  the  largest  corporations  of 
his  county.  Director  of  Riverside  Public  Li- 
brary, eight  years.  President  of  library 
board,  four  years.  Trustee  of  County  Law 
Library,  for  the  past  eight  years.  Chairman 
of  Republican  County  Central  Committee  to 
date.     Republican. 

GEORGE   W.   CAREY. 

Residence,  1210  West  2<Jth  Street;  office. 
238  West  1st  Street,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Owensboro,  Kentucky,  May  16,  1836.  Son 
of  George  W.  and  E.  (Gabberd)  Carey. 
Married  .Tune  2,  1867,  to  Mary  A.  McKinley. 
Early  education  obtained  in  the  public 
schools  of  Indiana;  later  a  student  in  Boone- 
ville  Seminary  and  Asbury  (now  De  Pauw) 
L'niversity,  18.58-.59.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Indiana  in  1867;  Kansas,  1872;  California, 
1898.  Associated  with  H.  A.  Pierce  in  Lo.^ 
Angeles  from  1898  to  1903,  since  which  time 
he  has  been  practicing  alone.  Captain  of 
Company  "D,"  .5th  Indiana  Infantry,  from 
1861  to  186.5.  Treasurer  of  Spencer  County, 
Indiana,  1868-69.  County  Judge  of  Shawnee 
County,  Kansas,  1878-82.     Republican. 


MAURICE    RICHARD    CAREY. 

Residence,  144.3  Shrader  Street;  office.  421- 
423  First  National  3ank  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  Mendocino  City,  California, 
September  22,  1877.  Son  of  Maurice  and 
Mary  (Brickley)  Carey.  Married  December 
25,  1903,  to  Emma  .1.  Haas.  Attended  gram- 
mar schools  in  Mendocino  Cit}',  Cleone  and 
Fort  Bragg,  Mendocino  County,  California, 
graduating  from  the  latter  institution  in 
1893.  Thereafter  principal  of  the  Caspar 
Grammar  School,  Mendocino  County,  and 
subsequently  became  principal  of  the  Ala- 
meda Night  School,  Alameda,  California. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  San 
Francisco,  May,  1903,  and  since  that  date  has 
been  in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession. 

E.   D.   CAROTHERS. 

Residence,  Mountain  View;  office.  Bank  of 
San  Jose  Building.  San  Jose.  Born  in  Wash- 
ington County,  Pennsylvania,  April  3,  1872. 
Son  of  James  and  Elizabeth  (Burns)  Caroth- 
ers.  Married  in  1897  to  Emma  Maye  Zilla- 
fro.  Moved  to  California  in  1901.  Attended 
the  common  schools  of  Pennsylvania;  Elders- 
ville  Academy;  Edinboro  State  Normal 
School,  Pennsylvania;  Clarion  State  Normal 
School,  Pennsylvania;  Indiana  State  Univer- 
sity, and  Stanford  University.  Admitted  lo 
the  bar  of  California,  in  San  Francisco,  June. 
1904.     Republican. 

THOMAS  LANGLEY  CAROTHERS. 


Residence  and  office,  Ukiah,  California. 
Born  September  26,  1842,  in  Illinois.  Son  of 
.Tames  H.  and  Margaret  (Barnes)  Carothers. 
Married  .Tuly  7,  1897,  to  Isabelle  Reeves. 
Educated  in  public  schools  of  his  native  state 
until  1853,  in  which   year  he  moved   to   Call- 


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fornia,  attending  public  and  high  schools  of 
that  state,  at  Sacramento,  where  he  remained 
until  1862.  Admitted  to  practice  by  the 
Sup'reme  Court,  October,  1863,  in  Sacramento. 
Served  as  Deputy  District  Attorney  for  So- 
noma County  from  1864  to  1866;  District 
Attorney  for  Mendocino  County,  1874  to 
1876.  Nominee  of  Republican  party  for  Con- 
gress in  1884.  Presidential  elector  in  1886. 
Elected  Mayor  of  Ukiah,  in  which  office  he 
has  served  for  several  years,  and  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Appointed  Eeferee  in  Bank- 
ruptcy in  1898  and  holds  said  office  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and 
Kniglit   Templar.     Republican. 

SAMUEL  LEAS  CARPENTER. 

Residence,    1523    West    2Sth    Street;    offic-3, 
315-317     H.   W.   Hellman    Building,   Los   An- 
geles.    Born  February  7,   1856,  in   Allegheny 
County,  Pennsylvania.     Son  of  J.  Murry  and 
Ellen    (McFadden)    Carpenter.     Married  July 
13,   1886,   to   Grace   Boyd.     Received  his   ijri- 
mary  education  in  the  public  country  schools 
of  his  native  state,  and  at  Laird  Institute,  a 
private   school   at  Murrysville,  Pennsylvania. 
Studied   law   in   the   office   of   Frank   Tilford, 
Denver.  Colorado,  in  1881.     Admitted  to  the 
Supreme    Court   of   Colorado,   April   12,   1883. 
Practiced    his    profession    for    two    years    in 
Onray,     Colorado.     In     1886     was     appointed 
Dejiuty      District      Attorney      of      Arapahoe 
County,  which   office   he   held   until   January, 
1889,  when  partnership  was  formed  with  Mr. 
Rhodes,    which    continued    until    1890.     Asso- 
ciated with  the  firm  of  Sullivan  &  May  until 
September,      1891,      when      partnership     was 
formed  with  Earl  B.  Coe  and  E.  L.  Freeman 
until     1895,    when     he     commenced     practice 
alone.     In  1899  was  appointed  Assistant  City 
Attorney,   under   J.    M.    Ellis,    resigning    Sep- 
tember,   1900.     District    Judge    of    Arapahoe 
County,    Colorado,    from    1901    to    1907.     Re- 
moved to   Goldfield,  Nevada,   in   1907,  where 
partnership  was  formed  with  Charles  C.  Stan- 
ley,   which    continued    two    years,   when    the 
firm    was     dissolved.     Moved    to     California 
in    1910,    and    continues    to    practice    in    Los 
Angeles  to  date.     Associated  with  E.  J.  Flem- 
ing since  February  1,  1912.     Member   of   W. 
O.   "W.     Democrat. 

STERLING  DOUGLAS   CARR. 

Residence,  Oakland;  office.  Merchants  Ex- 
change Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
California,  November  25,  1876.  Son  of  John 
S.  and  Florida  (Nichols)  Carr.  Received  his 
education  at  the  Belmont  School,  University 
of  California  and  the  Columbia  Law  School. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  by  the 
Supreme  Court,  in  San  Francisco,  in  1900. 
Member  of  the  Commonwealth  and  Hollus- 
chickie  clubs. 


WILLIAM  J.    CARRAGHAR. 

Residence,  2530%  L  Street;  office,  Nicolaus 
Building,  Sacramento.  Born  July  12,  1886, 
in  Sacramento,  California.  Son  of  Edward 
J.  and  Mary  (Lydon)  Carraghar.  Married 
October  19,  '  1907,  to  Irma  M.  Scott.  At- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Sacramento,  and 


later  attended  the  Christian  Brothers  College. 
Entered  St.  Mary's  College  in  Oakland,  grad- 
uating therefrom  June,  1907.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  Sacramento  before 
the  Appellate  Court,  July  2,  1909,  and  imme- 
diately entered  upon  active  practice  of  his 
profession  alone,  which  continues  to  date. 
Attorney  for  several  business  houses  of  Sac- 
ramento. Member  of  Knights  of  Columbus 
fraternity;  also  of  University  Club  of  Sacra- 
mento.    Democrat. 

JOHN  E.  CARSON. 

Residence,  1212  Lyndon  Street,  South  Pasa- 
dena; office,  511  Wilcox  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Miami  County,  Ohio,  Novem- 
ber 6,  1867.  Son  of  Liberty  B.  and  Clara  J. 
(Prugh)  Carson.  Moved  to  California  in 
November,  1903.  Married  June  11,  1895,  to 
Anna  L.  Service.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Ohio  and  Northwestern  Ohio  Uni- 
versity. Graduated  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  Cincinnati  College  in  1894,  with 
degree  of  B.  L.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio, 
May  31,  1894;  California,  January  15,  1904; 
Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  October 
9,  1911.     Republican. 

GEORGE   S.   CARTER. 

Residence,  Pasadena  Athletic  Club;  office, 
Stanton  Building,  Pasadena.  Born  August 
27,    1880,     in     Marysville,     Kansas.     Son''  of 


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Jerome   ami    Ella   .1.    (Burk)    Carter.     Moved 
to    California    April    2,    1911.     Educated    in 
the  University  of  Kansas,  from  which  insti- 


of  California,  1S9S  to  1900.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California,  June  12,  1901.  Associated 
with  the  firm  of  Bi^elow  &  Dorsey  from  1901 
to  September,  1905,  since  which  date  he  has 
been  associated  with  .T.  W.  Dorsey.  Member 
of  the  Knijfhts  of  Columbus  and  of  the  Com- 
monwealth Club. 


GEORGE  PETER  CARY. 

Residence,  Pasadena;  office,  .508-512  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  Buildiufj.  Pasadena.  Born 
June  11.  1S64,  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 
Son  of  .Tohn  W.  and  Isabel  (Brinkerhoflf) 
Cary.  Married  in  1909  to  Florence  Ross. 
Graduated  from  the  University  of  Michigan, 
with  degree  of  Ph.  B.,  in  1887.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Wisconsin  in  1890;  Illinois,  1891; 
California,  1905,  and  to  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court,  1898.  In  1912  formed  part- 
nership with  Wilson  11.  Soale,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Member  of  the  Masonic' 
bodies.     Democrat. 


tution  he  gra.luated  in  1905  with  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Kansas,  Okla- 
homa and  California.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Shawnee,  from  1905  to  1906, 
as  member  of  the  firm  of  Carter  &  Morgan,, 
after  which  partnership  he  became  associated 
with  Harry  M.  Ticknor,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Ticknor  &  Carter,  until  November,  1907, 
when  he  was  elected  Municipal  Judge  of 
Shawnee,  which  office  he  resigned  in  Septem- 
ber, 1908,  when  he  moved  to  Perry.  Okla- 
homa, and  formed  partnership  with  Thomas 
H.  Doyle,  under  the  firm  name  of  Doyle  & 
Carter.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Ticknor  & 
Carter  to  the  jiresent  time.  Member  of  B. 
P.  O.  E.,  Masonic  order,  K.  of  P.,  and  Los 
Angeles  Bar  .Vssociatinn.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM  E.  CASHMAN. 

Residence,  906 
Pine  Street;  office, 
Royal  Insurance 
Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
in  Knight's  Ferry, 
California,  Novem- 
ber 1,  1868.  Son 
of  Martin  and 
Mar  y  (O'Brien) 
('ashman.  Married 
Rose  Helen  Bran- 
don. July  17,  1907. 
Educated  in  the 
7iublic  schools  of 
Stanislaus  C  o  u  n- 
ty.  Attended  An- 
d  e  r  s  on  Academy 
and  Peralta  Hall, 
Berkeley.     Special   student   at   the  University 


THOMAS  V.  CASSIDY. 

Residence,  Huntington  I'ark;  office.  City 
Hall.  Watts.  Los  Angeles  County,  California. 
Born  Januarv   14.   1882,  in  Denver,  Colorado. 


Son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Henry)  Cassidy. 
Moved  to  California  in  1898.  Married  Au- 
gust 1,  1911,  to  Amelia  Catherine  Wilson. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Colorado. 
Studied  law  in  the  offices  of  Grant  R.  Ben- 
nett, Fred  J.  Spring  and  Thorpe  &  Hanna,  of 
Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1911.  Clerk  in  Los  Angeles  post- 
office  for  two  years.     Justice  of  the  Peace  of 


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San  Antonio  Townshiji,  Los  Angeles  County, 
since  January,  1911.  Police  Judge  of  Hunt- 
ington Parle,  since  April,  1912.  Member  of 
K.  of  P.,  F.  O.  E.  and  Fraternal  Brotherhood 
fraternities.     Eepublican. 

CHARLES  M.  CASSIN. 

Residence,  Santa  Cruz;  office,  Leonard 
Block,  Santa  Cruz.  Born  iu  San  Francisco, 
January  10,  1868.  Son  of  Michael  and  Annie 
(Daly)"  Cassin.  Married  August  24,  1896,  to 
Catherine  Josephine  Murphy.  Attended  the 
public   schools   of   California   and   later   Santa 


Clara  College,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
in  1888,  and  the  University  of  Michigan, 
from  which  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
in  1S91.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michigan 
iu  1891  and  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1892, 
since  which  time  has  been  actively  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law  in  Santa  Cruz.  City 
Attorney  of  Santa  Cruz,  1893-94.  Member 
of  the  k  S.  G.  W.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraterni- 
ties. First  president  of  Santa  Cruz  County 
Bar  Association.     Democrat. 

FRANK  A.   CATTERN. 

Residence,  41.5  Oaklawn  Avenue,  South 
Pasadena;  office,  401  Mason  Opera  House 
Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  July  30,  1868, 
in  Monroe  County,  Iowa.  Son  of  Joseph 
A.  and  Minerva  (McClain)  Cattern.  Mar- 
ried to  Clara  Newton  September  30,  1895. 
Attended  Monmouth,  Illinois,  College,  1884- 
8.5,  and  Allegheny  College,  Meadville,  Penn- 
sylvania, from  whence  he  graduated  in  1889 
with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Attended  the  Bos- 
ton Universit.v,  Law  School,  iu  1893,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  in  Massachusetts  in  1893.  Moved  to 
California  in   1893   and  was  admitted  to'  the 


bar  of  this  state  immediately  upon  arrival 
and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession 
in  San  Francisco,  which  continued  until  1894, 
when  he  removed  to  Los  Angeles,  where  he 
continues  in  the  practice  alone  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  and  Knights  of 
Pythias  fraternities.     Republican. 

ALTON  MORRILL  GATES. 

Residence,  Fill- 
more, V  e  n  t  u  r  a 
C  0  u  nty,  Calif  or- 
n  i  a;  office,  5  18 
Bradbury  Block, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  East  Vas- 
salboro,  Maine, 
June  13,  1872. 
Son  of  Charles 
Bunker  and  Mar- 
g  a  r  e  t  B  u  f  f  um 
(Barker)  C  a  t  e  s. 
Moved  to  the 
state  0  f  Califor- 
nia in  1894.  Grad- 
uated from  the 
F  r  lends'  School, 
of  P  r  0  V  idence, 
Rhode    Island,    in 

1889;  from  the  University  of  Minnesota  in 
1894,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  At- 
tended the  Universitj^  of  Minnesota  Law  De- 
jiartment  for  one  year.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
by  Supreme  Court  of  California  in  1896,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  in  Los  Angeles 
and  continues  alone  to  date.  Member  exec- 
utive committee  of  County  and  City  Commit- 
tees for  a  number  of  years.  SiJeeializes  in 
mining  law.  Member  of  the  University  Club 
of  Los  Angeles.     Republican. 

HARRY  CRISPELL  CATLIN. 

Residence,  1036 
Polk  Street;  of- 
fice, 628  Montgom- 
e  r  y  Street,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
April  11,  1875,  in 
Sacramento,  Cali- 
fornia. Son  of 
Amos  P.  and  Ruth 
Anne  Convngham 
Butler  (D^o  n  ald- 
son)  Catlin. 
Married  Marie 
Sellar  Dixon,  No- 
vember 10,  1909. 
Received  his  early 
education  in  the 
public  schools  of 
California,  gradu- 
a  t  i  n  g  from  the 
Sacramento  High  School  in  1892.  From  1894- 
96  attended  the  University  of  California,  and 
one    year    at    the    Hastings    College    of    Law. 


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Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Rodgers  &  Pat- 
terson in  1S97,  and  with  A.  P.  Catlin  until 
liis  admission  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
June,  190(1.  when  he  became  associated  with 
liis  father  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Sacramento,  whidi  continued  until  the  latter 
I>art  of  19<i0,  when  he  removed  to  San  Fran- 
cisco. For  a  periotl  was  engaged  in  tlie  min- 
ing industry  in  Arizona  and  Nevada,  later 
returning  to  San  Francisco,  where  he  was  on 
the  editorial  staff  of  the  San  Francisco 
"Chronicle"  from  1907-9.  In  June  of  that 
year  he  formed  partnership  with  .John  C.  Cat- 
lin, under  the  firm  name  of  Catlin  &  Catlin, 
which  continues  to  date.  Member  of  Zeta 
Psi  fraternity.     Republican. 

JOHN  CONYNGHAM  CATLIN. 

Residence,  San 
Francisco;  office, 
6  2  8  Montgomery 
Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in 
Sacramento,  Cali- 
fornia, March  12, 
1S7  1.  Son  of 
Amos  P.  and  Ruth 
Anne  Conyngham 
Butler  (D  o  n  a  1  d- 
son)  Catlin.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar 
at  San  Francisco, 
.Tuly,  1892.  Com- 
menced the  prac- 
tice  of  law  in 
Sacramento,  c  o  n- 
tinuing  there  un- 
til 1899,  practic- 
ing first  alone,  then  as  junior  member  of  the 
firm  of  Catlin,  Shinn  &' Catlin,  from  1896-99. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Thornton.  Catlin,  & 
Burrows,  the  senior  member  being  John  T. 
Thornton,  in  general  practice  at  Nome, 
Alaska.  Is  now  practicing  in  San  Fran- 
cisco and  is  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Catlin  &  Catlin,  the  junior  member  being 
his  brother,  Harry  C.  Catlin.  The  firm  prac- 
tice is  largely  in  the  United  States  courts. 
The  father  of  Mr.  Catlin  was  the  late  Judge 
A.  P.  Catlin,  of  Sacramento,  one  of  the 
famous  pioneer  lawyers.  Father  and  sons 
have  practiced  in  the  state  continuously 
since  early  in   1849.     Republican. 

WILLIAM    PETER    CAUBU. 

Residence,  1013  Leavenworth  Street;  office. 
Grant  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San 
Francisco  on  November  4,  1881.  Son  of 
Peter  and  Isabclle  (Thompson)  Caubu.  At- 
tended the  South  San  Francisco  Grammar 
School  and  graduated  from  the  Lowell  High 
School  in  1899.  In  190.3  he  graduated  from 
the  University  of  California  with  the  degree 
of  B.  A.,  and  in  190.3  from  Hastings  Law 
College  with   the  degree  of  LL.  B.     Was  ad- 


mitted to  the  bar  in  May,  1905.  Associated 
with  Stafford  &  Stafford  to  date.  Military 
Captain     of     the     University     of     California 


Cadets.  Since  19m7  Lieutenant  of  1st  Divi- 
sion of  the  Naval  Militia  of  California.  As- 
sistant District  Attorney  under  C.  M.  Fickert. 
A  member  of  the  Olympic  and  Army  and 
Navy  Clubs.  Masons,  Foresters  of  America, 
and  Grand  Trustee  of  Native  Sons  of  the 
Golden   West.     Republican. 


MARCEL  E.  CERT. 

Residence,  2446 
Vallejo  Street; 
office.  Royal  I  n- 
surance  Building, 
San  Francisco. 
Born  April  2. 
1877,  in  San  Luis 
Obispo,  Cali- 
fornia. Son  of 
Ernest  and  Bol' 
bette  Cerf.  Mar 
ried  May  5,  1909. 
to  Katherine 
Agnew  Martin. 
Received  his  early 
education  in  tlio 
public  schools  in 
San  Luis  Obispo 
County  and  gradu- 
ated from  the  Uni 
versify  of  California  with  the  degree  of  Ph. 
B.  in  1897.  Later  attended  the  Hastings 
College  of  Law  and  received  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  in  1900.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  San  Francisco,  May,  1900,  and  com- 
menced the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
and  continues  to  date  practicing  alone.  Dem- 
ocrat. 


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WILLIAM  HENRY  CHAMBERLAIN. 

Eesidence,  San  Francisco;  office  747  Pacific 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  October  3, 
1855,  in  Columbia,  Tuolumne  County,  Cali- 
fornia. Son  of  Charles  H.  and  Susan  G. 
(Wilson)  Chamberlain.  Married  December  4, 
1876,    to    Geraldine    M.    Preston.      Eeceived 


early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  this 
state,  later  attending  MeClure's  Military 
Academy,  Oakland.  Entered  the  University 
of  California  and  graduated  therefrom  in 
1876  with  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  San  Francisco,  June 
13,  1900,  and  immediately  commenced  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession  alone,  mak- 
ing a  specialty  of  corporation  law  and  on 
matters  requiring  special  and  thorough  inves- 
tigation. In  1889  was  appointed  National 
Bank  Examiner,  and  continaied  until  1893. 
Mentber  of  the  Phi  Delta  Theta  fraternity. 
Eepublican. 

CLAUDE  L.  CHAMBERS. 

Residence,  4421 
Columbia  Street; 
office,  324-326  Mc- 
Neece  Building, 
San  Diego.  Born 
September  8, 
1876,  in  Alpine, 
Michigan.  Son  of 
Elmer  A.  and 
Mary  A.  (Kellogg) 
Chambers.  M  a  r- 
r  i  e  d  April  16, 
1899,  to  Blanche 
E.  Letts.  Moved 
to  California, 
1907.  Educated 
in  the  district 
schools  of  Kent 
County,  Michigan. 
Graduated  fro  m 
high  school.  Grand  Eapids,  Michigan.     Stud- 


ied law  in  offices  of  Umlor  &  Loranger, 
Traverse  Oity,  Michigan,  and  Crouch  & 
Crouch,  Los  Angeles.  Graduated  from  Amer- 
ican Correspondence  School  of  Law,  May 
23s,  1910.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  1910,  and  commenced  the  practice  in  San 
Diego.  In  May,  1911,  became  associated 
with  Crouch  &  Crouch,  which  continues  to 
date.  Specializes  in  personal  injury  cases 
and  land  titles.  Member  of  Masonic  order; 
Shriner;   Knight  Templar. 

JOSEPH  FLEISCHMAN  CHAMBERS. 

Eesidence,  1319  Constance  Street;  office. 
Department  1,  Police  Court,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  April  3,  1862,  in  Clinton  County,  Illi- 
nois. Son  of  Samuel  and  Lucy  Mandeville 
(Dodge)  Chambers.  Moved  to  California  in 
August,  1884.  Married  in  1891  to  Euphenle 
J.  Moffet.  Eeceived  early  education  in  the  dis- 
trict schools  of  Illinois;  graded  school  at 
Huey,  Clinton  County,  Illinois,  and  State 
Normal  School  at  Ypsilanti,  Michigan.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  October, 
1890.  Previous  to  admission  and  for  two 
years  following  was  clerk  in  the  City  Justice 
Court  of  Los  Angeles,  when  he  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession.  In  1894  was 
elected  Prosecuting  Attorney,  holding  tliat 
office  until  1896,  when  he  became  City  Justice 
and  Judge  of  the  Los  Angeles  Police  Court, 
whiek  office  he  holds  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Masonic  order,  Knights  of  Pythias  and  Mod- 
ern Woodmen  of  the  World.     Eepublican. 

WILLIAM  CHAMBERS. 

Eesidence,  1801  Oxford  Avenue;  office,  448 
Wilcox  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  the 
vicinity  of  Kingston,  Ontario,  Canada,  Jan- 
nary  23,  1862.  Son  of  Thomas  Stuart  and 
Jessie  Dow  (McAuslan)  Chambers.  Moved 
to  the  state  of  California  in  1886.  Eeceived 
his  education  in  tke  public  schools  of  Ontario, 
Canada,  and  later  attended  the  Kingston  Col 
legiate  Institution  at  Kingston,  Canada. 
Graduated  from  Queen's  University,  Canada, 
in  1883,  with  the  degree  of  B.  A.  Studied 
law  in  Ontario,  Canada,  and  in  1886  was  ad- 
mitted to  practice  law  in  Ontario,  Canada, 
receiving  from  the  Law  Society  of  Upper 
Canada  the  degree  of  Barrister  at  Law.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1887,  sinc3 
which  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  general 
practice  of  law  in  Los  Angeles.  Member  of 
Masonic  order.     Eepublican. 

HARRY    A.    CHAMBERLIN. 

Eesidence,  1714  West  Jefferson  Street; 
office,  810-811  Security  Building.  Los  An- 
geles, California.  Born  February  19,  1890,  in 
Fresno,  California.  Son  of  Henry  E.  and 
Emma  (Cook)  Chamberlin.  Eeceived  his 
education  at  the  public  schools  of  Fresno  and 
Los    Angeles,    and    later     attended    the    Law 


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Department  of  the  University  of  Southeru 
California.  Engaged  in  newspaper  work  for 
a  jierioil  of  five  years,  jirior  to  his  a<lmissiou 
to  the  bar  of  this  state  on  September  2S, 
1911,  anil  later  to  Uniteil  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  of  California,  and  to  the 
United  States  Land  Office.  Practices  law  in 
Los  Angeles  alone  to  <late.  Meml)er  of  the 
South  Coast  Yacht  Club  and  of  the  Delta 
Chi  Legal  fraternity. 

JEFF.   PAUL  CHANDLER. 

Residence,  63  9 
West  'ISth  Street; 
o  fli  ce.  411  Anier- 
i  c  a  n  Bank  Build- 
ing. Ix)s  Angeles. 
Born  in  St.  Joseph, 
Missouri.  January 
Ci.  1  S  7  ;^  .  Son  cf 
J  e  ff  e  r  son  and 
Katherine 
('O'Toole)  Chand- 
ler. Moved  to  the 
state  of  California 
in  1895.  Married 
to  E  1  i  7.  a  be  t  h 
Shankland  June  1. 
19i;+.  Attended 
the  public  schools 
in  St.  Louis,  Mis- 
souri, and  Washington,  D.  C,  then  entering 
the  preparatory  department  of  Georgetown 
College.  Washington,  D.  C.  Attended  Prince- 
ton University,  graduating  in  1893,  with  de- 
gree of  A.  B.,  then  attending  Columbian  Law 
School,  Washington,  D.  C.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  at  Los  Angeles,  in  April, 
189.5.  Practiced  alone  until  1904,  when  he 
formed  a  i)artnership  with  J.  H.  Shankland, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Shankland  &  Ciiandler, 
which  continues  to  date.  Member  of  the 
California  Club  and  Los  Angeles  Country 
Club.     Dciii<i(i-;it. 

EDGAR  CHARLES  CHAPMAN. 

Residence,  Corte 
Madera,  Marin 
C  o  u  n  t  y;  office. 
Mills  "Building, 
San  Fran  cisco. 
Born  February  14, 
1S.")7,  in  Chicago, 
Illinois.  S  o  n  o  f 
C  h  arles  D.  and 
Cynthia  (Palmer) 
Chapman.  Moved 
to  California  Oc- 
tober .31,  18  69. 
Married  Victoria 
A.  Card,  January 
4,  1888.  Received 
h  i  s  early  educa- 
tion in  the  public 
schools  of  San 
Francisco,  and 
later    studied    law 


Chajiman,  and  Welles  Whitmore  of  Oakland. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  by  the 
Supreme  Court,  August  16,  18S6,  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  in  1890,  and  by 
the  United  States  Supreme  Court,  January 
11,  19(14.  Practiced  law  continuously  by  him- 
self since  admission  to  the  bar.  Chairman  Re- 
publican County  Central  Committee  of  Ala- 
meda County,  1890-94.  Member  of  the  Uni- 
tarian Club.     Republican. 

I.  F.  CHAPMAN. 

Residence,  Oakland;  office,  617  Balboa 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Thomas- 
town,  Maine,  March  29,  1871.  Son  of  James 
F.  and  Olive  R.  (Levensaler)  Chapman.  Mar- 
vied  August  23,  1903,  to  Bessie  Hobart. 
Moved    to   Oakland.    California,    in    1874,    and 


with    his    brother,    M.    C 


educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Oaklaml. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hilborn  &  Hall, 
of  San  Francisco.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  May  4,  1891,  and  continued  his 
association  with  the  above  firm  until  1893. 
Since  that  period  has  been  in  the  active  prac- 
tice of  liis  jirofossion   alono.     Democrat. 

LAURENS   MAX    CHAPMAN. 

Residence,  2411  Sunset  Boulevard;  office, 
321  B.  F.  Coulter  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Los  Angeles,  California,  August  27, 
188.5.  Son  of  .John  Slater  and  Jennie  Sherrill 
(Ward)  Chapman.  Marric<l  Marjorie  Dom- 
ing Smith,  October  7,  1908.  Early  education 
rcctivofl  in  the  public  schools  of  Los  Angeles. 
•Attended  Pomona  (Cal.)  College  until  1902; 
from  1905  to  1908  the  University  of  Vir- 
ginia, graduating  the  latter  year  with  the 
degree  of  B.  L.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia July  20,  1908,  by  the  District  Court 
of    Appeal    for    the    Second    District,    and    in 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


25- 


May,  1912,  to  the  United  States  District 
Court  for  the  Southern  District  of  California. 
April  1,  1911,  formed  partnership  with  Oscar 
A.  Trippet,  Ward  Chapman  and  John  E.  Biby, 
under  firm  name  of  Trippet,  Chapman  &  Biby, 
which  continues  to  date,  engaging  in  general 
practice.  Member  of  Sigma  Chi  and  Pi  Delta 
Kappa  fraternities  and  of  the  State  Bar  As- 
sociation.    Democrat. 

MELVIN  CANFIELD  CHAPMAN. 

Eesidence,  57  Santa  Clara  Avenne;  office, 
611  Oakland  Bank  of  Savings  Building,  Oak- 
land. Born  September  5,  1850,  in  Westfield, 
Illinois.  Son  of  Charles  D.  and  Cynthia 
(Palmer)  Chapman.  Married  December  21, 
1887,    to    Lillian    M.    Childs    (deceased).     Ee- 


ceived  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Chicago  and  moved  to  California  in  Octo- 
ber, 1869,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
this  state  in  Sacramento  on  October,  1884. 
Commenced  the  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  partnership  with  Eosco  Havens, 
practicing  under  the  tirm  name  of  Chapman 
&  Havens.  This  partnership  was  of  short 
duration,  and  he  continued  in  the  practice 
of  his  professiion  alone  until  June  1,  1910, 
when  he  entered  into  partnership  with  Eu- 
gene E.  Trefethen,  practicing  under  the  firm 
name  of  Chapman  &  Trefethen,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Member  of  the  California 
legislature  in  1889  and  elected  Mayor  of  Oak- 
land in  1891.  President  of  the  Oakland  Bar 
Association.     Eepubliean. 

WARD  CHAPMAN. 

Eesidence,  354  North  Soto  Street;  office, 
321  Coulter  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Susanville,  Lassen  County,  California,  Janu- 
ary  13,   1875.     Son   of    John     S.   and   Jennie 


Sherrill  (Ward)  Chapman.  Married  Kath- 
erine  Miles,  May  1,  1900.  Eeceived  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  Los  Angeles. 
Studied  law  in  his  father's  office  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  April,  1898.  Associated 
with  his  father,  John  S.  Chapman,  until  the 
latter's  death,  in  June,  1908.  Practiced  alone 
until  April,  1911,  when  he  formed  partnership 
with  Oscar  A.  Trippet,  John  E.  Biby  and  L. 
M.  Chapman,  under  the  firm  name  of  Trippet, 
Chapman  &  Biby,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  the  California  and  Los  Angeles 
Athletic  clubs,  and  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 
Democrat. 

CHARLES  WHEELER  CHASE. 

Eesidence,  1919  West  7th  Street;  office, 
Wright  &  Callender  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Eoehester,  New  York,  May  12,  1862. 
Son  of  Harvey  James  and  Delia  Eachael 
(Wheeler)  Chase.  Married  Fannie  Forrester 
May  12,  1887.  Eeceived  his  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  Eoehester,  New  York 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at  Los 
Angeles,  October,  1890.  Practiced  law  in 
Los  Angeles,  in  partnership  under  the  follow- 
ing firm  names:  James  &  Chase;  Lee,  Scott, 
Bailey  &  Chase,  January  1,  1902,  to  Novem- 
ber 80,  1906;  Lee,  Scott  &  Chase,  to  Septem- 
ber 3,  1907;  Lee  &  Chase,  July  1,  1909;  Lee, 
Chase,  Overton  &  Valentine,  December  31, 
1910,  and  Chase,  Overton  &  Lyman  to  date 
Member  of  the  California  Club  and  Masonic 
fraternity.     Eepublican. 

RALPH  ARTHUR  CHASE. 

Eesidence,  939  Harvard  Boulevard;  office, 
426  Security  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
July  10,  1880,  in  Lowell,  Massachusetts.  Son 
of  Fred  George  and  Margaret  (Cunningham) 
Chase.  Moved  to  California  in  1890.  Mar- 
ried December  21,  1908,  to  Laura  M.  Preston. 
Eeceived  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  and  Los 
Angeles,  California.  Graduated  from  the 
Los  Angeles  High  School  in  1898,  and  the 
University  of  Southern  California,  Law 
School,  in  June,  1908,  receiving  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
January  21,  1908.  Member  of  the  Masonic 
order.     Eepublican. 

JOHN  MARSHAL  CHATTERSON. 

Eesidence,  3688  2d  Street;  office,  407  Union 
Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  September  25, 
1860,  in  Brant  County,  Ontario,  Canada.  Sou 
of  Eobert  and  Elmyra  Marshall  (Cook)  Chat- 
terson.  Married  March  3,  1887,  to  Ida  Cragg, 
of  Louisville,  Kentucky.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Ontario,  Canada.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  University  of  Michigan  in 
1881,  with  the  degree  of"  LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Michigan,  1881;  Kentucky, 
1881;    California,    1911.     From    1895    to    1908 


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in  partuoi^hip  with  lion.  Asher  G.  Caruth 
and  Samuel  HIitz.  under  the  firm  name  of 
Caruth.  Chatterson  &  Blitz.  From  1908  to 
1911,  when  he  moved  to  San  Diego,  in  part- 
nership with  Samuel  S.  Blitz,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Chatterson  &  Blitz.  Engaged  lo 
practice  alone  in  San  Diego  to  date.  Special- 
izes in  insurance  and  fraternal  law.  Special 
Judge  of  Circuit  Court  of  Louisville,  Ken- 
tucky. Police  Judge  of  Louisville  for  a 
period.  President  of  Louisville  Board  of 
Education  for  several  years.  Member  of  B. 
P.  O.  E..  Masonic  order.  Order  of  Panama 
and  San  Diego  Chamber  of  Commerce.  Dem- 
ocrat. 

ESTANISLAO  V.  CHAVEZ. 


Residence,    H.j34    Marathon    Avenue;    office, 
404  Lankershim  Building,  Los  Angeles.     Born 


June  15,  1862,  in  Socorro.  New  Mexico.  Sou 
of  J.  M.  and  Lucesita  (Torres)  Chavez.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  scliools  of  Xew  Mexico,  and 
St.  Michael's  College,  Santa  Fe.  New  Mexico. 
Studied  law  in  offices  of  Judge  Ira  E.  Leonard, 
Socorro.  New  Mexico.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Xew  Mexico,  1S9.3;  United  States  Supreme 
Court,  1902,  and  California,  1907.  Practiced 
law  in  Socorro,  Xew  Mexico,  in  partnership 
with  H.  M.  Dougherty,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Chavez  &  Dougherty.  In  1906  moved  to 
.\lbuquerque,  Xew  Mexico,  where  he  later 
formed  partnership  with  A.  A.  Sedillo,  under 
firm  name  of  Chavez  &  Sedillo,  which  con- 
tinued until  he  moved  to  Los  Angeles  in 
1909,  where  he  continues  the  general  prac- 
tice of  law  to  date.  Delegate  to  the  Demo- 
cratic X'ational  Convention  in  Chicago,  1892, 
and  St.  Louis,  1904.  Member  of  the  legis- 
lature of  X'ew  Mexico.  1887.  Probate  Clerk, 
Socorro  Co.,  X'ew  Mexico,  for  four  years 
before    admission    to    the    bar.     Democrat. 

WILLLA.M  ATWELL  CHENEY. 

Residence,  1048 
Sontl)  Hill  Street; 
office,  645  South 
Hill  Street,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in 
Boston,  Mas- 
sachusetts.  Feb- 
ruary 18,  1848. 
Son  of  Benjamin 
F .  and  Martlin 
(Whitney)  C  li  e- 
ney.  Married  De- 
cember, 1872,  to 
Annie  E.  Skinner. 
Educated  in  pub- 
lic schools  of  Bos- 
ton and  prepara- 
tory' a  c  a  d  e  m  y. 
Admitted  to  the 
bar   of   California. 

in  Quincy,  in  1878,  to  the  District  Court,  and 
to  the  Supreme  Court,  in  Sacramento,  in  1879. 
Elected  County  Judge  of  Plumas  County,  Cali- 
fornia, in  1878,  serving  until  1880.  Elected 
to  the  Senate  in  1880.  serving  until  1883.  In 
partnership  with  Creed  Haymond  1881-82, 
and  with  General  John  Mansfield,  1882-84. 
Elected  .Tudge  of  Superior  Court  of  Los 
Angeles  in  1884,  serving  until  1891,  since 
which  date  he  has  been  general  counsel  for 
the  Los  Angeles  Gas  and  Electric  Corpora- 
tion. Lecturer  on  constitutional  law  in  Law 
Department,  L'niversity  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia, 1904-11.  Fellow  Academy  of  Sciences, 
Southern  California.  Member  of  Los  Angeles 
Bar    Association.     Republican. 

HARVEY  D.  CHENEY. 

Residence,  1532  Rockwood  Street;  office, 
906  Central  Building.  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Xorth  Brookfield.  Massachusetts,  January  5, 
1873.  Son  of  William  Atwell  and  Annie 
Elizabeth  (Skinner)  Cheney.     Moved  to  Cali- 


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259 


fornia  in  1874.  Married  April  29,  1903,  to 
Emma  Alice  Patton.  After  attending  the 
public  schools  of  Los  Angeles,  the  Harvard 
Military  Academy  in  the  same  city,  and  the 
Los  Angeles  Business  College,  he  took 
academic  and  elective  courses  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  California,  and  then  took 
up  the  study  of  law  in  his  father's  office. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  by  the 
Supreme  Court  at  Los  Angeles,  October  20, 
1896.  From  1908  was  associate  counsel  with 
the  firm  of  Hatch  &  Lloyd  and  next 
with  Hatch,  Lloyd  &  Hunt  until  February  1, 
1912,  when  he  became  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Lloyd,  Hunt,  Cheney  &  Geibel,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Member  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia Academy  of  Sciences  and  National 
Geographical   Society.     Republican. 

SEBALD    L.    CHEROSKE. 

Residence,  Y. 
M.  C.  A.;  office, 
902-904  Higgins 
Building,  Los  An- 
gele>j.  Born  Au- 
gust 19,  1881, 
Xew  York  City. 
Son  of  Anton  and 
Mary  (Husk) 
Cheroske.  Moved 
to  California,  Oc- 
tober, 1910.  Edu- 
cated in  the  com- 
mon schools  of 
Wi  s  c  0  n  s  in  and 
graduated  from 
the  Milwaukee 
State  Normal 
School  in  1903. 
Received  degree 
of  LL.B.  from  the  University  of  Minnesota 
in  1910.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Minnesota 
in  June,  1910,  and  California,  November  10, 
1910.  From  1908  to  1910,  private  secretary  to 
the  Hon.  Edwin  Ames  Jaggard,  Associate  Jus- 
tice, Minnesota  Supreme  Court.  In  June  1912, 
formed  partnership  with  Lee  Riddle  under 
the  firm  name  of  Riddle  &  Cheroske,  which 
continues  to  date.  Member  of  Masonic  Or- 
der and  City  and  Lawyers'  Club.  Repub- 
lican. 


ALLEN  LAWRENCE   CHICKERING. 

Residence,  621  Walsworth  Avenue,  Oak- 
land; office.  Merchants  Exchange  Building, 
San  Francisco.  Born  in  Oakland,  September 
20,  1877.  Son  of  William  Henry  and  Caroline 
Amelia  Clapp  Chickering.  Married  Alma  H. 
Sherman,  May  19,  1903.  Attended  the  Pitts- 
field  High  School,  Pittsfield,  Massachitsetts; 
Oakland  High  School,  Oakland,  California; 
Hotchkiss  School,  Lakeville,  Connecticut; 
University  of  California,  with  the  degree  A. 
B.,  in  1898.  Two  years  at  Harvard  Law 
School,  and  graduated  in  1901  from  Hastings 


College  of  Law  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Chickering-  Sc  Gregory 
since  1903. 


NORTON    PARKER    CHIPMAN. 

Residence,  1431  I  Street;  office,  Capitol 
Building,  Sacramento.  Born  March  7,  1836, 
at  Milford  Center,  Union  County,  Ohio.  Son 
of  Norman  and  Sarah  Wilson  (Parker)  Chip- 
man.  Married  January  30,  1865,  to  Mary 
Isabel   Holmes.     Educated   in   the  public   and 


high  schools  of  Iowa,  and  Washington  Col- 
lege, Washington,  Iowa.  Attended  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  Law  School,  graduating  therefrom  in  1859. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Iowa  in  Washington, 
1859,  and  commenced  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  in  partnership  with  Joseph  R. 
Lewis,  which  continued  until  the  breaking 
out  of  the  Civil  War.  Enlisted  in  Company 
"H,"  2d  Iowa  Infantry,  April,  1861.  Served 
as  2d  Lieutenant  of  that  company  and  as 
Major  of  the  regiment.  Promoted  to  rank 
of  Colonel  and  Adjutant  A.  D.  C.  on  staff  of 
Major-General  Halleek,  and  assigned  to  duty 
as  Chief  of  Staff  to  Major-Geueral  Samuel 
R.  Curtis,  and  later  transferred  to  duty  at 
Washington  City,  and  served  there  until  the 
end  of  the  war.  Appointed  Secretary  of  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia  by  President  Grant. 
Elected  delegate  to  Congress  from  that  Dis- 
trict in  1871,  serving  two  terms.  Practiced 
law  in  District  of  Columbia  until  1876,  and 
later  in  Red  Bluff,  California,  in  partnership 
with  Charles  A.  Garter.  Appointed  commis- 
sioner of  Supreme  Court  in  April,  1907,  and 
served  until  District  Court  of  Appeal  was  or- 
ganized. Appointed  Presiding  Justice  by 
Governor  Pardee  of  3d  District;  elected  and 
drew  twelve  year  term.  Director  of  the  Cali- 
fornia  Development    Board,    in    which    move- 


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B  I  OOIx  A  I'  II  I  ('  A  L 


meut  he  is  actively  interested.  Meiul)er  of 
the  Union  League  Club  of  San  Francisoo,  and 
the  8utter  Club  of  SacranuMito,  Cirand  Army 
of  the  Hopublif  and  Loyal  Legion,  liepub- 
lican. 

ERWIN  L.  CHLOUPEK. 

K^'^ilUMU•l^  4:?i 
Belvedere;  oflU'e, 
Chronicle  Build- 
ing, San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in 
:\l:initowoc  Coun- 
tv,  Wisconsin,  Oc- 
t<.l)er  S,  187U. 
S(in  of  Joseph  and 
Mary  (Sullivan) 
»  hloupek.  Moved 
t(i  California  May 
1.  19(14.  Married 
(.11  May  14,  19(K), 
to  Grace  Brnck- 
niann.  Attended 
country  s  c  h  o  ol, 
Kossuth;  Two 
Rivers  High 
School  and  Mani- 
towoc High  School  of  Wisconsin,  and  the 
University  of  Wisconsin  from  1902  until 
19().j,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Wisconsin  June  20,  189.5; 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  for 
the  Western  District  of  Wisconsin,  June  20, 
189.5,  and  California,  August  24,  1898.  Mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Ellis,  Merrill  &  Chloupek, 
at  Green  Bay,  Wisconsin,  from  1S97  until 
1901,  since  which  time  he  has  continued  the 
practice  of  his  jirofession  alone.  Member  of 
the  2d  Wisconsin  Infantry,  Spanish-American 
War.  Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and 
the  Olympic   Club.     Kepublicaii. 

FREDERICK  MINOT  CURTIS  CHOATE. 

Residence,  1888  West  22d  Street;  office,  320 
West  1st  Street,  Los  Angeles.  Jiorn  June  14, 
1867,  in  Newark,  Delaware.  Son  of  Stephea 
Raymond  and  Sallie  J.  (Carter)  Choatc 
Moved  to  California  in  May,  1908.  Educated 
in  the  i)ublic  schools  of  Delaware,  West  Ches- 
ter, Pennsylvania,  State  Normal  School,  Dela- 
ware College,  and  University  of  Maryland, 
Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Mary- 
land, 1897;  Washington,  19f)l;  New  York, 
1902;  California,  1908.  Engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Los  Angeles  to  the  present 
time.  Dejnity  City  Prosecuting  Attorney 
for  Los  Angeles  since  February,  1912.  Nomi- 
nated for  the  Maryland  Legislature  in  1899. 
Memlier  of  Masonic  fraternity  and  Metropoli- 
tan Club.     T'rogressive  Rejiuldican. 

WALTER    CHRISTIE. 

Residence,  171(1  ^Larkct  Street,  Oakland; 
office.    IIO.S     Call     Building,    San     Franciscc. 


Born  in  Albert  Lea,  Minnesota,  November 
27,  1SS.5.  Son  of  Robert  and  Pauline  (Ret- 
rum)  Christophersen.  Educated  in  the  Ne- 
braska pul)lic  schools,  lS90-9();  Wisconsin 
public  schools,  1896-97;  Iowa  public  and  high 
.schools.  Moved  to  California  June  1,  1900, 
and  attended  Oakland  High  School  from  1900 
to  1903.  Entered  the  University  of  Washing- 
ton in  190.5  and  the  University  of  Californii 
in  1908.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
May  1,3,  1910,  by  the  District  Court  of  Ap- 
jieals.  First  Appellate  District,  at  San  Fran- 
cisco. Associated  with  l\  .1.  Kierce  since 
admission.     Rejiulilican. 

CHARLES    LEMUEL    CLAFLIN. 

Residence  and  office,  Bakersfield.  Born  m 
Lebanon,  Van  Buren  County,  Iowa,  August 
17,  1S.5S.  Son  of  Ira  and  Hannah  Wells 
(Richardson)  Claflin.  Moved  to  California 
September  1,  1880.  Married  Nellie  Welsh 
May  7,  1884.  Attended  the  public  schools  at 
Lebanon,  Iowa,  and  later  attended  the  Troy 
Academy  for  two  years,  at  Troy,  Iowa.  Read 
law  in  the  office  of  Ruthledge  Lea  at  Keosa- 
qua,  Iowa.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia August  1,  1881,  and  commenced  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Modoc  County. 
District  Attorney  of  Modoc  County,  Califor- 
nia, 1883-84.  Elected  judge  of  the  Sujierior 
Court  of  Modoc  County  in  1890  and  continued 
in  that  office  until  1897.  Moved  to  Bakers- 
field  in  1900,  and  continues  in  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  in  partnership  with 
Erwin  W.  Owen,  under  firm  name  of  Claflin 
&   Owen,   to   date.     Repuldican. 

CHARLES    CLARK, 

Residence,  Carmel-by-the-Sea;  office,  27 
Theatre  Building,  San  Jose.  Born  in 
Natchez,  Mississippi,  November  20,  1849. 
Son  of  John  Taylor  and  Margaret  (Nutt) 
Clark.  Moved  to  California  in  December, 
1873.  Married  March  28,  1877,  to  Emma 
Fowler.  Received  his  early  education  by 
private  tuition  from  his  mother,  and  late* 
attended  the  academies  and  high  schools  of 
Kentucky  and  Mississippi.  Admitted  to  the 
liar  of  California  in  .January,  187;5.  Com- 
menced the  ])ractice  of  his  profession  in  Sail 
Francisco,  continuing  until  1884,  when  h-? 
moved  to  San  Jose,  where  he  continues  to 
date,  in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession. 
Democrat. 

DAVID  CURTIS  CLARK. 

Residence,  Santa  Cruz;  office,  44 lo  Pacific 
Avenue,  Santa  Cruz.  Born  in  Illinois,  .Tune 
23,  18.57.  Son  of  David  Curtis  and  Martha 
Ann  (Berry)  Clark.  Moved  to  California  in 
1S(53.  ilarried  in  1877  to  Allie  L.  Crump. 
Attended  the  ])ublic  schools  and  later  gradu- 
ated from  the  Pacific  ^lethodist  College,  at 
Santa   Rosa,   with   the   degree   of  B.   A.     Ad- 


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261 


mitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  at  San  Fran- 
cisco, September  8,  1898.  City  Superintend- 
ent of  Schools  from  1884  to  1906,  and  prin- 
cipal of  the  High  School,  Santa  Cruz,  from 
1884  to  190(3.  Mayor  of  Santa  Cruz  from 
1902  to  1906.  Member  of  the  Board  of  Pub- 
lic Library  Trustees  of  Santa  Cruz  from  1886 
until  1902  and  from  1908  to  date.  Chairman 
of  County  Committee  from  1908  uutil  present 
time.     Democrat. 

OLIVER  OREN  CLARK. 

Residence,  Glendale;  office,  811  H.  W.  Hell- 
man  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  September  12,  1885.  Son  of 
Wallace  Watson  and  Hetty  Newton  Clark. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  December,  1902.  Mar- 
ried October  6,  1908,  to  Fern  Groonie  Bynner. 


Attended  the  University  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia (Law  Department),  graduating  June 
18,  1908.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  Los  Angeles  in  July,  1907.  Formed  part- 
nership with  Frank  C.  Collier  in  December, 
1907,  under  firm  name  of  Collier  &  Clark  in 
the  general  j^ractice  of  law,  making  a  spe 
cialty  of  corporation  law.  President  of 
Southern  California  Conference  Epworth 
League  for  three  years,  and  during  1907—8 
president  of  Southern  California  Intercollegi- 
ate Oratorical  Association.  Member  of  the 
Federation  Club  of  Los  Angeles.     Republican. 

WILLIAM  CARTER  CLARK. 

Residence,  53  Montecito  Avenue;  office,  812 
Broadway,  Oakland.  Born  October  13,  1869, 
in  Foxcroft,  Maine.  Son  of  William  Wallace 
and  Amanda  M.  (Carter)  Clark.  Came  to 
California  in  1882.  Received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state  and 
California,    and    attended    the    San    Francisco 


Business  College.  Eutered  the  University  of 
California  and  graduated  therefrom  in  1899 
with  the  degree  of  Ph.B.,  later  attending  the 
Hastings  College  of  Law.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  San  Francisco,  June 
13,  1900,  and  was  engaged  in  commercial  pur- 


suits until  1906,  when  he  took  up  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Oakland  and 
continues  to  date.  Member  of  the  Oakland 
City  Board  of  Freeholders  of  1910.  Elected 
to  the  California  legislature  from  the  50th 
District  in  1910.  Member  of  the  Masonic, 
Knight  Templar,  and  Scottish  Rite  frater- 
nities. Member  of  the  Commonwealth  Club 
of  California.     Republican. 


FABUIS  M.   CLARKE. 

Residence,  San  Francisco;  office,  Merchants 
National  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Manchester,  Indiana,  June  10,  1853. 
Son  of  George  W.  and  Lurinda  (Wicks) 
Clarke.  Attended  the  county  schools  of  In- 
diana; Moore's  Hill  College,  Indiana,  from 
1868  to  1871,  and  the  Indiana  State  Univer- 
sity from  1871  to  1874,  receiving  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  in  the  latter  year.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Iowa  in  1875.  Associated  with 
Brown  &  Campbell,  of  Davenport,  Iowa,  from 
1876  to  1880.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Kan- 
sas, at  Topeka.  Practiced  alone  until  1891. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  New  York  City  in 
1891.  Practiced  alone  until  1905.  Came  to 
San  Francisco,  California,  in  1906.  Engaged 
in  no  business  until  he  formed  partnership 
with  C.  H.  Kinsey,  in  1910,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Clarke  &  Kinsey,  which  continvies  to 
date.  Member  of  the  Union  League  and 
Commonwealth  clubs  and  of  the  Phi  Gamma 
Delta  fraternity.     Republican. 


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ni  OGRAPniCAL 


LUCIAN   J.    CLARKE. 


Kesidciiee    a  n  d 
office.    Poitorville. 


Horn     in 

Colorado. 

11,    ISSi; 

Ciiirenee 

Marj;aret 

(Walker) 

-Moved 


Denver, 

March 

JSoii    of 

.J.     and 

.1  a  n  e 

ClarUe. 

to      the 


state  of  Califor- 
nia in  1894.  On 
September  7,  1909. 
married  to  Cyn- 
thia Cay.  Gradu- 
ated from  the 
I'niver  s  i  t  y  of 
Michijrau  in  1907, 
receivinjj  the  de- 
gree o  f  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the 
V)ar  at  Los  Angeles.  September  2,  1907,  when 
he  fommenced  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion alone  to  January  1,  1912;  then  moved 
to  Porterville.  California,  where  he  continues 
the  practice  of  his  profession  alone.  Specializes 
in  municipal  bonds.  Member  of  the  Zeta  Psi 
fraternity.     Repul)licau. 

ROBERT  M.   CLARKE. 

Residence,  I'.V.i'.i  Kast  ^lain  Street;  office. 
Courthouse.  Ventura.  Born  in  Ventura 
County.  California,  March  5,  1879.  Son  of 
Robert  M.  and  Cynthia  Edna  Thurmond. 
Deceinl)er    27,    1900.     Educated   in   the   gram- 


mar and  high  schools  of  Ventura  County, 
California.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia at  Los  Angeles  by  the  Supreme  Court. 
April.  19(10.  and  later  admitted  in  the  United 
States  District  and  (  ircuit  Courts  of  South- 
ern   California.     Member    of    the    California 


Assembly.  1901-H.  City  Attorney  of  Santa 
Paula  from  1901  until'  1906.  Elected  Judge 
of  the  Superior  Court,  Ventura  County,  in 
Xovember.  19(is,  and  continues  to  hold  that 
office  to  date.  ^lember  of  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity. Knight  Templar  and  Shriner.  Grand 
Trustee  the  X.  S.  G.  \V.  and  member  of  I.  O. 
O.  F.  fraternities.      Re])ublir;ni. 

WADE   HAMPTON   CLAY. 

Residence,  4G4  4th  Avenue,  San  Francisco; 
office,  .109  Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  September  7,  lS(i7,  Farmington,  Mis- 
souri. Son  of  Wade  H.  and  Mary  E.  (South- 
erland)  Clay.  Married  September  7,  1S93.  to 
Grace  Meacham.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  and  in  the  Baptist  College  of  Farm- 
ington, ^lissouri.  Moved  to  California  Sep- 
tember 7,  1S9.3.  Admitted  upon  examination 
by  the  District  Court  of  Appeals,  Novemb';r 
2(5,  1907.  Continues  in  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  alone.     Republican. 

FRANK  C.  CLEARY, 


Residence,  2839  Webster  Street;  office,  Le- 
gal Department,  Southern  Pacific  Co.,  Sau 
Francisco.  Born  April,  1S()2,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  Son  of  Patrick  and  Julia 
Tarjiey  Cleary.  Received  his  education  at 
St.  Ignatius  College,  San  Francisco,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  1S80,  with  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts.  Studied  law  in  the  offices 
of  Garber,  Thornton  &  Bishop  from  1880  to 
1883,  during  which  time  he  attended  Hast- 
ings College  of  Law,  graduating  therefrom  in 
1S83,  with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  1883.  From  1883 
until  1890  he  was  associated  with  D.  M. 
Delmas.  He  later  became  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Bull  &  Cleary.     He  practiced  his  pro 


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26a 


fession  alone  from  1S94  to  1896,  and  then 
entered  into  partnership  with  A.  L.  Hart, 
formerly  Attorney-General  of  California,  prac- 
ticing with  him  under  the  firm  name  of  Hart 
&  Cleary,  until  the  dissolution  of  the  firm  in 
1900.  He  thereafter  again  jiracticed  alone 
until  June,  1910.  Since  that  time  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  legal  department  of  the 
Southern  Pacific  Company.  Member  of 
Knights    of    Columbus. 

URIEL   THURSTON   CLOTFELTER. 

Residence,  7.31  Eampart  Street;  office,  409 
Kerckhoff  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  Au- 
gust 4,  1870,  in  Nebraska.  Son  of  Daniel  C. 
and  Sophia  A.  (Grove)  Clotfelter.  Married 
October  11,  1900,  to  Helen  A.  Smith.  Re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Tulare  County,  California,  having 
moved  to  this  state  in  1875.  Graduated  from 
Vanderbilt  University  in  June,  1893,  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  tO'  the  bar  of 
Tennessee  in  1893,  and  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, in  Sacramento,  in  the  same  year. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
Visalia,  California,  immediately  upon  his  ad- 
mission, continuing  there  until  June,  1900, 
when  he  removed  to  Los  Angeles.  Practiced 
in  that  city  for  one  j'ear,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed Assistant  Attorney  for  the  Atchison, 
Topeka,  and  Santa  Fe  Railroad  Company. 
Republican. 

JOSIAH  W.  COAN. 

Residence,  Salinas;  office,  25614  Main 
Street,  Salinas.  Born  in  Carlisle,  Pennsyl- 
vania, .January  25,  1859.  Son  of  James  H. 
and  Mary  E.  (Alesworth)  Coan.  Moved  to 
California  in  December,  1870.  Married  Au- 
gust 22,  1886,  to  Susan  Rowley.  Graduated 
from  common  schools  of  Eddyville,  Iowa. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court 
of  California,  in  San  Francisco,  April  28, 
1891.  Began  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Monterey  County,  where  he  continues  to  date. 
Democrat. 

VIVIAN  JOHNSON  COBB. 

Residence,  Hotel  Melrose;  office,  612  Cali- 
fornia Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  April  25, 
1885,  in  Lincolnton,  North  Carolina.  Son  of 
Theodorus  H.  and  Ellen  Vivian  (Johnson) 
Cobb.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Asheville,  North  Carolina;  Horner  Military 
School,  at  Oxford,  North  Carolina;  Mount 
Hermon  School,  at  Mount  Hermon,  Massa- 
chusetts. Attended  Princeton  University 
from  1905  to  1907;  University  of  Virginia 
Law  School,  1907,  graduating  therefrom  in 
1909,  with  degree  of  B.  L.  Shortly  after 
moved  to  California,  where  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California,  at  Los  Angeles, 
January  21,  1910.  Member  of  the  City  Club 
of  Los  Angeles.     Republican. 


WILLIAM  HENRY  COBB. 

Residence,  54  Commonwealth  Avenue; 
office,  Humboldt  Bank  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  August  18,  1860,  at  Clermont, 
Fayette  County,  Iowa.  Son  of  Rev.  William 
and  Emma  (Jubb)  Cobb.  Married  to  Edith 
S.  Humphrey,  July  11,  1906.  Educated  in 
the  common  schools  of  Iowa;  Upper  Iowa 
University,  1875-77,  and  the  State  University 
of  Iowa,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1883 
with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Graduated  from 
the  same  University  in  1886  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Moved  to  California  in  1883. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Iowa,  June,  1886,  and 
to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  1889,  since  which 
time  he  has  continued  in  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession  alone.  Member  of  the  Cali- 
fornia legislature  in  1899.  Attorney  for  City 
Auditor  of  San  Francisco,  1901-5.  Office  of 
Attorney-General  since  1906.  Member  of 
Masonic   fraternity.     Republican. 

GEORGE  IRA   COCHRAN. 

Residence,  2249  Harvard  Boulevard;  office, 
Pacific  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in  Oshawa,  Ontario,  Canada, 
July  1,  1863.  Son  of  George  and  Catherine 
Lynch  (Davidson)  Cochran.  Attended  the 
Tokyo     Business      College,      Tokyo,      Japan; 


Collegiate  Institute,  and  the  University 
of  Toronto,  at  Toronto,  Canada.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Toronto,  Canada,  as  a 
barrister-at-law  in  February,  18S8,  and  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  California  in  the 
same  year.  Actively  engaged  in  practice  of 
law  in  Los  Angeles  until  March,  1906,  un- 
der firm  name  of  Cochran  &  Williams,  now 
Williams,  Goudge  &  Chandler.  President 
of  Pacific  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company. 
Member  of  Los  Angeles  Citv  Charter  Commis- 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


sion  in  1893.  Trustee  of  State  Normal  School, 
Los  Angeles.  Member  of  the  Civil  Service 
Commission  of  Los  Angeles.  Member  of  Re- 
publican County  Central  Committee.  Author 
of  articles  on  ta.xation  and  advocate  of  taxa- 
tion reform.  Trustee  of  the  Los  Angeles  Y. 
W.  C.  A.  and  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Trustee  and  Treas- 
urer of  the  University  of  Southern  California 
since  1892.  Attorney  for  Los  Angeles  Clear- 
ing-House in  panic  of  1893  and  thanked  by 
that  body  for  services.  Member  of  California, 
Jonathan,  University,  Los  Angeles  Athletic, 
Los  .\ngeles  Country,  Union  League  and  Fed- 
eration clubs  of  Los  Angeles,  and  Pacific 
Union  and  Bohemian  clubs  of  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  W.   COCHRANE. 

Resideme.  :221i^  .Seott  .Street;  oflBce,  oH"- 
.508  Hearst  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
May  29,  186S,  in  Newark,  New  .Jersey.  Son 
of  Michael  F.  and  Anne  (Fitzgerald)  Coch- 
rane. Married  December  22,  1890,  to  Lizzie 
G.    Atwater.     Moved    to    California    in    1869 


and  receive<l  his  eaily  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Marin  County,  graduating  from 
the  high  school.  Attended  the  Sacred  Heart 
College  of  San  Francisco  and  graduated 
therefrom  in  1886.  Studied  law  in  the  office 
of  Charles  Ben  Darling.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  Sacramento.  November, 
1889,  by  the  Supreme  Court,  and  later  ad- 
mitted to  all  courts  having  jurisdiction  in 
California.  Commenced  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession  in  1890,  and  continued  to 
practice  alone  until  1892.  Elected  District 
.\ttorney  of  Marin  County  in  1890  and  re- 
elected two  successive  terms.  From  1902  to 
1904  in  partnership  with  James  C.  Sims,  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  Sims  &  Cochrane.  At- 
tornev    for    the    North    Pacific     Railroad     & 


North  Shore  Railroad  from  1892  to  1902, 
and  attorney  for  the  North  Shore  Railroad 
from  1902  to  1907.  Practiced  in  San  Fran- 
cisco alone  from  19ii5  until  190"^.  when  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  R.  R.  Henshall, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Cochrane  «Sc  Henshall, 
which  continued  until  1909,  since  which  <late 
he  has  practiced  alone.  Served  as  Ordinance 
Officer,  .5th  Regiment.  California  National 
Guard.  1S92  to  1897.  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club,  and  member  of  the  Eagles  and 
Loyal   Order  of  the   Moose  fraternities. 

JAMES  VINCENT  COFFEY. 

Born  in  New  York  City,  December  14.  1846. 
Educated  in  Briilgeport,  Connecticut,  and 
Nevada  City,  California.  Studied  law  in 
New  York  City  and  in  the  office  of  Corson  & 
White,  Virginia  City,  Nevada,  and  afterward 
in  the  office  of  Elisha  Cook  and  with  Eugene 
Casserly  and  W.  H.  L.  Barnes,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  ia 
1869.  Member  of  assembly  from  San  Fran- 
cisco, 1875-79 — two  terms.  Elected  .Tudge  of 
the  Superior  Court  in  1882. 

ERNEST    B.    COIL. 

Residence,  121 
Park  Place,  Ocean 
Park;  office,  337- 
341  Wilcox  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  December 
13,  1877,  at  Perry. 
Missouri.  Son  of 
.Tames  A.  and  Bar- 
bara (Ball)  Coil. 
Married  June, 
1903,  to  Amelia 
Rear  dan.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
lic schools  and 
high  school  of 
Mexico,  Missouri, 
and  the  Univer- 
sity of  Missouri 
in  Columbia.  Mis- 
souri. Reail  law  in  the  office  of  P.  H.  Cullin 
of  Me.xico,  Missouri.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Missouri  l)v  Circuit  Court  in  1898,  and  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  that  state  in  1900.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  1901  and  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
later.  Commenced  the  jiractice  of  his  profes- 
sion in  Mexico,  Missouri,  and  continued  there 
for  one  year,  moving  to  Bakersfield,  Califor- 
nia, where  he  continued  until  1904.  Prac- 
ticed in  San  Francisco  from  19114  to  .June, 
1907,  when  he  moved  to  Los  .\ngeles,  being 
associated  with  A.  B.  McCutchen  until 
February.  1908,  and  later  associateil  with  the 
firm  of  O'Melveny,  Stevens  &  Millikin.  which 
continued  until  March,  1911,  since  which  time 
he  has  continued  the  practice  of  his  jirofes- 
sion    alone.     Member    of    the    Phi    Delta    Phi 


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and     Masonic     fraternities.     Member     of     the 
Chamber   of    Commerce.     Democrat. 

CORNELIUS  COLE. 

Eesidence,  Colegrove;  oflfiee,  ]26  West  3d 
Street,  Los  Angeles.  Boru  in  Lodi,  Seneca 
County,  New  York,  September  17,  1822.  Sou 
of  David  and  Eaehel  (Townsend)  Cole.  Mar- 
ried Olive  Colegrove  January  6,  1852.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools,  Ovid  Academy 
and  at  Lima  Seminary.  Attended  Geneva 
College  one  year  and  Wesleyan  University, 
Connecticut,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1S17.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Seward, 
Morgan  &  Blatchford,  at  Auburn,  New  York. 
Admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court  at  Oswego, 
New  York,  May  1,  1848.  Crossed  the  plains 
to  California  in  1849.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  San  Francisco,  in 
partnership  with  James  Pratt,  in  1849,  mov- 
ing to  Sacramento  in  18.51,  where  he  con- 
tinued for  some  ten  years.  Edited  the  daily 
and  weekly  "Sacramento  Times"  in  1856. 
Elected  District  Attorney  of  Sacramento  City 
in  1858,  1859  and  1860.  '  Elected  to  Congress 
in  1863  and  to  the  Senate  in  1867.  Califor- 
nian  member  of  the  National  Eepublicaji 
Committee,  1856^64.  Went  to  Los  Angeles 
about  1880.  Practiced  law  there.  Is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Cole  &  Cole. 

FRANKLIN  J.  COLE. 

Eesidence  and  office,  El  Centre.  Born 
March  6,  1874,  in  Cerro  Gordo  County,  Iowa. 
Son  of  John  Emory  and  Sarah  Jane  (Sang- 
wine)    Ccle.     Married    February    8,    1906,    to 


the  lumber  business  for  six  years  at  Mason 
City,  Iowa,  and  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  took  a  business  course  of 
study.  In  1901  entered  University  of  Iowa, 
Law  Department,  graduating  in  1904  with 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  practice  in 
the  state  of  Iowa  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  1904. 
Moved  to  California  the  following  year,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  California  bar  at  Los 
Angeles,  1905.  Served  six  months  in  Spanish 
American  War,  52d  Iowa  Volunteers.  Elected 
Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Imperial 
County,  August  7,  1907,  and  serves  in  that 
office  to  date.  Member  of  Masonic,  W.  O. 
W.,  and  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternities.  Eepubli- 
can. 

WILLOUGHBY  COLE. 

Eesidence,  Colegrove,  Los  Angeles  C&unty; 
office,  311  Lankershim  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Sacramento,  California,  November  20, 
1857.  Son  of  Cornelius  and  Olive  (Cole- 
grove) Cole.  Married  Geraldine  Fitz  Gerald, 
June  15,  1904.  Eeceived  his  education  in 
Hunt's  Private  School,  Washington,  D.  C;  the 
public  schools  in  San  Francisco,  California; 
Cornell  University,  graduate  class  of  1878; 
Hastings  Law  College,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia, graduate  class  of  1879.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  1884.  United  States 
District  Attorney  for  Southern  District  of 
California,  1890-91.  In  1884  he  formed  part- 
nership with  his  father,  Cornelius  Cole,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Cole  &  Cole,  which  continues 
to   date.     Eepubliean. 

WILLIAM  COLEMAN. 


Lou  E.  Richards.  Educated  in  the  country 
schools  of  his  native  state  until  sixteen  years 
of  age,  when  he  attended  Nora  Springs  Sem- 
inary the   following  two   years.     Engaged  in 


Residence,  Union  League  Club;  office,  412- 
418  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
January  23,  1883,  in  Port  Huron,  Michigan. 
Sou  of  James  and  Anna  (Springer)   Coleman. 


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niOG  K  A  PH  IC  A  L 


Moved  to  California  in  1903.  Educated  in 
the  juiblie  srhools  of  Michigan  and  Illinois. 
Graduated  from  the  University  of  Southern 
California  College  of  Law  in  1911  with  de- 
gree of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia. .June  1."),  1911.  and  later  to  the  I'nited 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  Practiced  his  profession 
alone  in  Los  Angeles  to  date.  Member  of 
Union    Leagiu'    Club.     T?e|iublii  an. 

WILLIAM  BRENDTFRED  COLEMAN. 

Kosideuee,  2916 
New  .fersey 
Street;  office,  105 
E.  1st  Street,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in 
An  s  t  i  n  County, 
Texas,  October  1-5, 
186  6.  Son  of 
Moses  C.  and 
Caroline  (Smith) 
Coleman.  Gloved 
to  this  state  in 
Eebruary,  1906. 
Married  S.  E. 
Taylor.  Educated 
in*  Tillotson  Col- 
lege, Austin, 
Texas.  Taught  in 
various  schools  of 
Texas,  including 
common,  high  and  state  normals,  until  1905, 
when  he  withdrew,  holding  professional 
teacher's  certificate  for  life.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Texas  at  Columbus,  in  March,  189-3. 
Admitted,  on  motion,  to  Supreme  Court  of 
the  state  of  California,  May,  190G.  Practices 
law  in  Los  Angeles  to  date.  Organizer  of  a 
military  comjtany  during  Spanish-American 
War.  Actively  interested  in  all  public  ques- 
tions involving  constitutional  law.  Inde- 
pendent. 

FRANK   C.    COLLIER. 

Residence,  South  Pasadena;  otiice,  Sll  II. 
W.  Ilellman  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Central  Cit\-,  Colorado,  September  14,  1878. 
Son  of  David  C.  an<l  Mattie  M.  (Johnson) 
Collier.  Moved  to  California  in  1888.  Mar- 
ried December  11,  1906,  to  Lucy  Kate  Pinker- 
ton.  Received  his  early  education  from  the 
San  Diego  public  an<l  high  schools,  and  in 
1901  graduated  from  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan, receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  .Ad- 
mitted to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Michigan  in 
June,  1901;  Supreme  Court  of  California  in 
the  same  year;  United  States  District  and 
Circuit  Courts  and  the  United  States  Su- 
preme Court  in  January,  1908.  Commenced 
the  i>ractice  of  law  in  San  Diego  in  partner- 
ship with  D.  C.  Collier  and  Sam  F.  Smith, 
under  firm  name  of  Collier  &  Smith,  which 
continued    for    one     year.     1902-3     practiced 


alone  in  Prescott.  .\rizona.  In  1903  removed 
to  Los  .\ngeles,  practiced  in  partnership  for  a 
period  with  John  W.  Kemp  under  firm  name 


of  Kemp  &  Collier.  In  1907  organized  the 
law  firm  of  Collier  &  Clark,  which  continues 
to  date,  he  being  the  senior  partner.  Spe- 
cializes in  probate  and  corporation  law. 
Member  of  the  Jonathan  Club,  Los  Angeles. 
Member   of   Masonic   fraternity.     Republican. 

WILLIAM    COLLIER. 

Residence.  1497  Lime  Street.  Riverside: 
office,  Riverside,  California.  Born  Feliruary 
11,  1845,  near  Village  of  Birmingham,  Van 
Buren  County,  Iowa.  Son  of  David  aud 
Lydia  Ann  (Lindsay)  Collier.  Married  Octo- 
ber 29,  1872,  to  Elia  J.  Doolittle.  Educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Keokuk.  Lee  (-ounty, 
Iowa,  and  in  ^lonmouth  College.  Warren 
County,  Illinois,  graduating  from  the  latter 
in  1869.  Admitted  to  practice  by  the  Dis- 
trict Court  of  Iowa,  at  Keokuk.  September. 
1870.  In  1872  entered  into  partnership  with 
I.  H.  Craig,  practicing  for  eight  years. 
From  1880  until  1884  was  member  of  the  firm 
of  Craig,  Collier  &  Craig.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1884,  locating  at  San  Diego  the 
following  year,  where  he  practiced  under  the 
firm  nanu'  of  Collier  &  Collier  for  about  one 
vear.  From  1892  to  1900  member  of  the  firm 
of  Collier  &  Evans,  at  Riverside;  from  1900 
to  1908,  member  of  the  firm  of  Collier  iV: 
Carnahan;  from  1908  to  1911,  of  the  firm  of 
Collier,  Carnahan  &  Craig.  In  April,  1911. 
he  again  formed  partnership  with  H.  H. 
Craig,  and  continues  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession to  date.  Served  as  6th  Corporal  in 
Company  "C,"  45th  Iowa  Infantry,  during 
Civil  War.     Republican. 


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JAMES  E.  COLSTON. 

Kesid  ence, 
Southern  Club; 
office,  437-438  Pa- 
cific Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
in  Ashville,  St. 
€lair  County,  Ala- 
bama, July  29, 
1  S  7  9.  Son  of 
Aaron  and  lihoda 
A.  (Turner)  Col- 
ston. Moved  1 0 
California  in  1902. 
Educated  in  pri- 
vate schools  and 
by  private  tutors. 
Read  law  with  P. 
G.  Bowman,  Bir- 
mingham, A  1  a- 
bama,  and  .John 
Goss  in  San  Francisco.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
in  California  upon  examination,  May  13, 
1910,  and  has  practiced  his  profession  since. 
Inspector  of  insurance  accounts.  Member  of 
Southern   Club.     Socialist. 

FRANCIS  MARION  COLVIN. 

Residence,  Oakland;  office,  Foxcroft  Build- 
ing, San  Francisco.  Born  in  Oswego  County, 
New  York,  March  21,  1870.  Son  of  John  C. 
and  Susan  B.  (Wallace)  Colvin.  Married 
Grace  S.  Montgomery  in  189'5.  Received  his 
education     in     the     Leonardsville     Academy, 


New  York.  Commenced  teaching  school  at 
East  Winfield,  New  York,  and  later  in  Ne- 
braska and  Washington.  Attended  the 
Northern  Indiana  University  and  graduated 
from  that  institution,  later  entering  the  Law 
Department  of  Yale  University  and  gradu- 
ated   therefrom    in    June,    1905,   with    the    de- 


gree of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1906  and  commenced  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  and  continues  to 
date,  practicing  alone.  Member  of  Masonic 
fraternity.     Republican. 

WILLIAM  M.  CONLEY. 

Residence  and  office,  Madera.  Born  in 
Mariposa  County,  July  17,  1866.  Son  of 
Matthew  and  Margaret  (Ryan)  Conley. 
Married  Emma  Bedesen  of  Merced,  July  19, 
1893.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Merced  County  and  graduated  from  Stockton 
College  in  188.5.  After  spending  four  years 
teaching  school  in  this  state  he  took  up  the 
reading  of  law  in  the  San  Francisco  Law 
Library  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, on  examination  before  the  state  Su- 
preme Court,  January  7,  1891.  Practiced  his 
profession  at  Madera  until  1893,  when  he  was 
elected  to  the  Superior  Court  bench  on  the 
creation  of  the  new  county  of  Madera,  and 
has  been  re-elected  at  each  succeeding  elec- 
tion, serving  at  date.  Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E., 
F,  O.  E.,  K.  of  P.,  W.  O.  W.,  and  Past  Grand 
President  N.  S.  G.  W.     Democrat. 

DANIEL  MARION  CONNER. 

Residence  and  office,  Lindsay,  Tulare 
County.  Born  near  Marion,  Grant  County, 
Indiana,  March  12,  1843.  Son  of  Lewis  and 
Orpha     (Reeves)    Conner.     Married     June    9, 


1886,  to  Nettie  Marie  Joues.  Education  re- 
ceived in  the  district  schools  of  his  native 
state.  Studied  law  in  1871.  Admitted  to  tho 
District  and  County  Courts  in  1876;  Superior 
Court  of  Alameda  County,  1881;  Supreme 
Court,  November  26,  1S81.  Elected  Justice 
of  the  Peace   of   Washington   Township,   and 


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served  one  year — 1S80-S1.  Commenced  prac- 
tice of  his  jirofession  in  Oakland,  moving  to 
Livermore.  Alameda  County,  in  1SS2.  In 
February,  issit,  he  was  appointed  Court  Cam- 
niissioner  of  Alameda  County,  and  moved  to 
Oakland,  i-ervinji  for  a  period  of  two  years. 
In  ISiH  he  founded  and  edited  the  "Ilayward 
Review."  anil  located  there,  being  also  ap- 
jiointed  City  Attorney  far  the  city  of  Hay- 
ward.  From  1S96  to  1897  he  maintained 
offices  in  Oakland  and  Pleasantou.  and  from 
IS97  to  190(5  at  Pleasantou  and  Livermore. 
In  February,  1906,  he  remove«l  to  Lindsay, 
where  for  two  years  he  editetl  the  "Lindsay 
Gazette."  Served  as  Delegate  to  Republican 
County  Convention  in  April,  1906.  Ap- 
pointed Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Lindsay 
Townshiji,  and  entered  upon  the  otKce  Decem- 
ber S,  1906.  Nominated  and  elected  by  the 
Republican,  Democratic,  and  Prohibition  par- 
ties in  November,  1910.  On  the  incorpora- 
tion of  the  city  of  Lindsay  was  appointed 
Judge  of  the  Recorder's  Court,  which  office, 
with  that  of  Justice,  he  holds  to  date. 
Served  through  the  Civil  War  from  May  19. 
1861,  to  May  15,  1865;  as  Orderly  Sergeant, 
being  in  command  of  Company  "K,"  First 
Indiana  Cavalry,  during  the  last  year  of  tho 
war.  Member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic  and  I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternity;  also  of 
the  Lincoln-Roosevelt  Republican  League  of 
Tulare  County.     Republican. 

NATHANIEL  PAERISH  CONREY. 

Residence,  163.3  Rockwood  Street;  office. 
Courthouse,  Los  Angeles.  Born  June  30,  1860. 
in  Franklin  County,  Indiana.  Son  of  David 
La  Rue  and  Hannah  (Jameson)  Conrey. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  February,  1884.  Mar- 
ried November  21,  1890,  to  Ethelwyn  Wells. 
Attended  the  ].ublic  schools  of  Shelbyville, 
Indiana.  Graduated  from  Indiana  Asbury 
University,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B..  In 
1881,  and  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  the 
University  of  Michigan  in  1883.  Admitted 
to  the  l>ar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Califor- 
nia, at  Los  Angeles,  October  14,  1884,  and 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  Court  for  the 
Southern  District  of  California,  January  9. 
1888.  City  Attorney  of  Pasadena  from  1886 
to  1887.  Member  of  the  Board  of  Education 
of  the  City  of  Los  Angeles  from  1897  to  1898. 
Member  of  the  Assembly  from  75th  District, 
1899-1900,  since  which  time  he  has  been 
Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Los  Angeles. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  of 
the  Union  League  and  University  clubs  of 
Los  Angeles.     Republican. 

ALBERT  JOSEPH  COOGAN. 

Residcme.  74s  Oakland  Avenue,  Oakland: 
office.  Merchants  Exchange  Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born  in  Oakland,  December  ^, 
1883.     Son  of  Timothy  Christopher  and  Mary 


(Watson)  Coogan.  Graduated  from  the  Oak- 
land High  School  in  1902;  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, with  the  degree  of  B.  L.,  in  1906,  and 
Hastings  College  of  Law  in  1908,  receiving 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  A<lmitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  May,  1908.  Member  of  the  San 
Francisco  Bar  Association,  Phi  (Jamma  Delti 
and  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternities  and  of  the 
<'laremont  Country  Club. 

T.    C.    COOGAN. 

Residence,  748  Oakianil  Avenue,  Oakland. 
Office.  Merchants  Exchange  Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born  in  Connecticut,  October  8, 
1848.  Son  of  James  and  Eliza  Coogan. 
Moved  to  California  in  1879.  Married  to 
Mary   E.   Watson   November  5,   1879,     Gradu- 


ated from  the  Harvard  Law  School  in  1871, 
with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Connecticut  in  1871  at  Hartford;  Cali- 
fornia in  1879,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
District,  United  States  Circuit,  and  United 
States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals.  Member  of 
the  Assembly  of  Connecticut  in  1869  and  in 
1873;  State  Senate  of  Connecticut  in  1875  and 
1876.  Attorney  for  Board  of  State  Harbor 
Commissioners,  California,  1881,  until  1889. 
(Jeneral  counsel  Board  of  Underwriters  of  the 
Pacific.     Democrat. 

CARROLL  COOK. 

Residence,  2601  Broadway;  office.  1609 
Chronicle  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
San  Francisco,  .January  15,  1855.  Son  of 
Elisha  and  Williametta  (Hoff)  Cook.  Mar- 
rieil  Lena  Stow  in  August,  1876,  and  Bessie 
Grim  in  A]tril.  1901.  Received  his  educa- 
tion from  Geo.  Bates  University  School,  high 
tx-hool,  St.  Ignatius  College,  St.  Augustine 
College,  at  Benicia,  and  graduated  from  the 


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Union  University  of  Schenectady,  New  York, 
with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1874.  Eead  law 
in  the  office  of  Jndge  Delos  Lake.  Admitted 
to  the  V)ar  in  New  York  in  1874  and  to  Cali- 


uary,  1912,  re-entered  partnership  with  his 
brother,  Judge  Carroll  Cook,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Carroll  Cook  &  William  Hoff  Cook, 


fornia  bar  in  1875.  First  Assistant  United 
States  Attorney  of  California,  1884-88. 
Judge  Superior  Court  of  California  in  San 
Francisco,  1897-1909.  Continues  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  to  date,  acting  as 
chief  counsel  to  many  corporations,  prominent 
among  which  is  the  Chinese  Six  Companies. 
Member  of  the  Union  League  Club,  Excelsior 
Lodge,  F.  &  A.  M.  and  all  Masonic  bodies. 
Eepublican. 


WILLIAM  HOFF  COOK. 

Eesidence,  26  Commonwealth  Avenue; 
ofiice,  1603  Chronicle  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  November  29,  1859,  in  San  Francisco, 
California.  Son  of  Elisha  and  Williametta 
(Hoff)  Cook.  Married  February  4,  1885,  to 
Mary  Ella  Edmands.  Eeceived  primary  edu- 
cation at  Dr.  Hviddart's  School,  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  later  at  St.  Augustine  Academy,  at 
Benieia,  until  July,  1872,  when  he  returned 
to  San  Francisco.  Attended  Urban  Academy 
in  that  city  vintil  Sei^tember,  1876,  when  he 
moved  to  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  received  private  tuition  for  one  year.  En- 
tered Harvard  College  as  a  Sophomore  in 
1877,  graduating  in  June,  1880,  with  degree 
of  B.A.  Attended  Harvard  Law  School  from 
September,  1881,  until  July,  1883.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  1883.  Commenced 
active  practice  of  his  profession  in  partner- 
ship with  his  brother.  Judge  Carroll  Cook, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Cook  &  Cook,  which 
continued  until  1888.  From  this  period  until 
December,  1911,  he  practiced  alone.     In  Jan- 


which  partnershij)  continues  to  date.  Assist- 
ant District  Attorney  of  San  Francisco  from 
January,  1906,  until  December,  1909.  Demo- 
crat. 

A.    E.    COOLEY. 


Eesidence,  Palo  Alto;  ofiice,  719  First  Na- 
tional Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
January  22,  1882,  in  Cloverdale,  California. 
Son  of  J.  B.  and  Elizabeth  (Elliott)  Cooley. 
Eeceived  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Sonoma  county,  California,  and  later  en- 
tered Stanford  University,  from  which  he 
graduated  and  received  degree  of  A.  B.  in 
1902,   and   LL.B.    in    1904.     Admitted   to    the 


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bar  of  (.'alifoniia  in  liHi;!.  (.'oinmoncod  the 
active  practii-c  of  his  profession  aloiio.  which 
continued  until  190(5,  when  he  engaged  in 
conuneriial  pursuits  until  19]ii.  From  1910 
to  date  continues  practice  as  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Uenson,  Cooley  &  Denson.  Attor- 
ney for  the  Pacific  Surety  Company,  San 
Francisco.  Member  of  San  Francisco  Com- 
mercial    Club.     Republican. 

JAMES  FRANCIS   COONAN. 

Residence,  433 
Myrtle  Avenue; 
olKce,  Gross  Block, 
Fureka.  Born  in 
S  ;i  n  J-'raucisco, 
March  2.3,  18.3G. 
Son  of  Michael 
ii  n  il  Katheri  n  e 
(^[nihair)  Coo- 
nan.  Married  in 
iss;',  to  Mary  Oh- 
Mi  a  n.  Attend  e  d 
i^incuhi  Cirainma! 
School  in  S  a  n 
Francisco  until 
18(38,  and  later  at- 
tended Gates  Uni- 
versity, San  Jose, 
for  one  year.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  Su- 
perior Court  of  Humboldt  County,  California. 
in  January,  1889;  Supreme  Court  of  Calif  or 
nia  in  189.5.  County  Clerk  of  Humboldt 
County,  1885-89.  Councilman  of  Eureka. 
1901-5.  Member  of  the  Humboldt  Club  and 
Elks,  Odd  Fellows,  and  Modern  Woodmen 
fraternities.     Democrat. 

EDWIN  THEODORE  COOPER. 


ciscd.  Born  in  Draycott.  Somersetshire,  Eng- 
land, May  7,  1875.  Son  of  George  Sheldon 
and  Ellen  (Goodall)  Cooper.  Moved  to  the 
state  in  October,  1^92.  Married  October  S, 
1901'.  to  Mary  B.  Smith.  Received  his  early 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  England, 
The  College,  Western-Supcr-Mare,  and  Sheb- 
bear  College,  Devonshire,  England.  Attended 
University  of  London,  England,  and  later 
graduated  from  Hastings  College  of  the  Law, 
witli  the  degree  of  LL.B.,  in  May,  1896.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
California  at  San  Francisco,  May,  1896.  Com- 
menced tlie  practice  of  his  profession  in  1896, 
a  ])ortion  of  the  time  in  association  with 
Siieldon  (}.  Kellogg  and  the  late  Alexander  G. 
Fells,  and  continues  to  practice  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  San  Francisco  Bar  Association,  San 
Francisco  Commercial  Club,  Claremont  Coun- 
try Club.     Eepublican. 

BURKE    CORBET. 

Kesidonce,  2().l(i  Scott  Street;  office.  First 
Xational  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Pennsylvania,  October  4,  1855.  Son 
of  William  W.  and  Elizabeth  A.  (MacCrea) 
Corbet.  Married  April  3,  1880,  to  Sadie  E. 
Ingram.     Received    his    education     from     the 


Residence,    2933    Russell    Street,    Berkeley; 
office,    801-805    Crocker    Building,    San    Fran- 


jmiIpHc  schools  of  Pennsylvania  and  Cincin- 
nati. Ohio.  Move<l  to  California,  July  31, 
19(1(1.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Brook- 
vilic,  .lett'erson  County,  Pennsylvania,  Decem- 
l.cr  (i.  1S76.  Admitteil  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia, 1900.  Commenced  the  i)ractice  of  his 
profession  with  J.  W.  Goodwin,  under  firm 
name  of  Corbet  &  Goodwin,  which  continued 
until  April,  1906,  when  the  firm  was  dissolved. 
Continued  to  ])ractice  law  to  date.  Probate 
.iudge  of  Grand  Forks  County,  North  Dakota. 
Chairman    of    Code    Revision    Commission    of 


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North  Dakota  for  four  years.  Member  of 
the  Pacific  Union,  Bohemian,  San  Francisco 
Golf  and  Country,  and  Presidio  Golf  clubs. 
Democrat. 

HENRY  LYSANDER  CORSON". 

Eesidenee,  365  14th  Avenue;  office,  68  Post 
Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  July  26,  1870, 
in  Canaan,  Maine.  Son  of  Lysander  Hart- 
well  and  Susan  C.  (Morrison)  Corson. 
Moved  to  California  February,  1901.  Feb- 
ruary 21,  1901,  married  Eva  Carolyn  Shorey. 


Universit}"  of  the  Pacific,  near  Santa  Clara, 
and  from  there  attended  preparatory  school 
for  Eutger's  College  in  1876.  Entered  Rut- 
ger's   College,   New  Brunswick,   in    1887,   and 


Received  his  early  education  in  public  schools 
in  Canaan,  Maine.  Graduated  from  the  Diri- 
go  Business  College,  Augusta,  Maine,  1899; 
Higgins  Classical  Institution,  Charleston, 
Maine,  1892;  Colby  College,  Waterville, 
Maine,  1898,  with  the  degree  of  A.B. 
Studied  law  with  Senator  Charles  F.  Johnson, 
of  Waterville,  Maine,  from  1898-1900.  Was 
admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Maine  at  Bath,  Sagadahoc  County, 
August  28,  1900.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  May  4,  1901.  Began  the  practice 
of  law  in  California  in  June,  1901,  since  which 
date  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  general  prac- 
tice of  law.  Member  of  Zeta  Psi  fraternity, 
Druids,  Maccabees,  Moose,  Masons,  Knights 
Templar  and  State  of  Maine  Society  of  Cali- 
fornia.    Democrat. 

LEWIS   LINCOLN    CORY. 

Residence,  1028  S  Street;  office.  First  Na- 
tional Bank  Building,  Fresno.  Born  May  4, 
1861,  in  San  Jose,  California.  Son  of  Benja- 
min and  Sarah  A.  (Braly)  Cory.  Married 
October  17,  1882,  to  Caroline  A.  Martin.  Re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools    of    San   Jose,    and   then    entered   the 


later  entered.  Princeton  University  in  the 
spring  of  1879,  and  graduated  therefrom  in 
1881  with  degree  of  B.  A.  Entered  the 
Columbia  Law  School  in  New  York  in  1881, 
and  graduated  therefrom  in  1883  with  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  Yorlc 
State,    in    New   York    City,    in    1883,    and    in 

1885  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
later  being  admitted  to  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court  and  to  all  courts  having  juris- 
diction in  this  state.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  San  Jose  in  1885,  and 
the  following  year  removed  to  Fresno,  when 
he  entered  into  partnership  with  Judge 
George  E.  Church,  practicing  under  the  firm 
name  of  Church  &  Cory,  which  continued 
until  1890,  when  the  firm  was  dissolved,  and 
since  that  period  has  been  in  active  practice 
alone.     Republican. 

AYLETT  R.   COTTON,  JR. 

Residence,  2ol4A  Clay  Street;  office,  Kohl 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Clinton, 
Iowa,  December  29,  1874.  Son  of  Aylett  R. 
and  Hattie  E.  Cotton.  Married  to  Alice 
Borel.  Came  to  California  in  1883.  At- 
tended  Lincoln   School,   San   Francisco,   from 

1886  to  1888;  Belmont  School,  1888  to  1891. 
Entered  Stanford  University,  graduating 
in  1894,  with  degree  of  A.  B.  Graduated 
from  Hastings  Law  College  in  1896,  with 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  San  Francisco,  May,  1896. 
From  that  date  he  practiced  his  profession  in 
San  Francisco,  until  1900,  when  he  went  to 
Manila,   P.   I.,   as   translator   of   Spanish   law 


B  I  0  G  n  A  r  II I  C  A  L 


from  the  Philippine  Goveruineut.  From  1900 
to  1906  he  praeticecl  in  Iloilo,  P.  I.  From 
1906  to  1907  was  Proseruting  Attorney  for 
Manila.  From  1907  to  1910  he  iirattit'ed  in 
San  Francisco,  when  he  was  appointed  As- 
sistant District  Attorney  of  that  city.  Mem- 
ber of  the  B.  P.  O.  E.,  anil  of  the  University 
Club.     RoiiiiV)licau. 

STEPHEN  VINCENT  COSTELLO. 

Resilience,  5o5  Eureka  Street;  oflSce,  Phelan 
BuiMing,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Petaluma, 
Sonoma  County.  California,  July  13.  1872. 
Son  of  Thomas  ami  Rose  (Ilanavan)  Costello. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Petaluma, 
including  primary,   tjrainniar   and    high.     Ad- 


at  Union  Academy.  Fayette  County,  Tennes- 
see, from  184.'5  to  1S47,  returning  to  Iowa. 
1S47.  Admitted  to  the  bar  May  S,  1S48.  in 
the   District   Court   of   Clinton   Countv.   Iowa. 


mitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at  Sacramento 
November  11,  1889.  Member  of  the  firm  of 
Henley  &  Costello,  1893-1906,  and  the  firm  of 
Costello  &  Costello.  1906  to  date.  Candidate 
for  superior  .iudge,  1900.  Member  of  the  X. 
S.  G.  W.  and  Knights  of  Columbus  fraterni- 
ties, and  San  Francisco  Bar  Association. 

AYLETT  RAINS  COTTON. 

Residence  and  office,  l'J14A  Clay  Street,  San 
Francisco.  Born  in  Austintown,  Ohio,  No- 
vember 29,  1826.  Son  of  John  and  Catherine 
(Parkhurst)  Cotton.  Married  February  14, 
18.56.  to  Laura  Wick,  and  November  20,  1873, 
to  Hattie  E.  Walker.  Received  his  education 
at  Cottage  Hill  Academv,  I^llsworth,  Ohio, 
1842-43,  and  Alleghany  College,  Meadville, 
Pennsylvania,  one  term  in  lS4o.  Taught  pub- 
lic school  in  Ellsworth.  Ohio,  in  the  winter  of 
184.3-44.  Accompanied  his  father's  family  to 
Iowa,  returning  the  same  year  to  Ohio,  and 
taught  country  school  in  township  of  Youngs- 
town,  Ohio,  in  the  winter  of  1844-4.5.     Taught 


Came  from  DeWitt,  Iowa,  to  California,  with 
an  ox-team  in  1849.  Mined  in  1849  and  1850 
on  Feather  River  and  Middle  Fork  of  Feather 
River.  Returned  to  Iowa  in  1851  via  Pan- 
ama. Elected  .iudge  of  Clinton  County,  Iowa, 
August  2,  1851,  foi  a  term  of  four  years. 
Resigned  after  serving  two  years.  Was  then 
appointed  Prosecuting  Attorney  for  that 
county,  serving  one  year.  Mayor  of  Lyons 
City,  Iowa,  185-5-57,  and  a  member  of  the  con- 
vention in  1857  to  revise  the  constitution  of 
Iowa.  Was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture of  that  state  in  1868,  and  chairman  of 
the  Judiciary  Committee.  Member  of  the  leg- 
islature of  Iowa,  and  Speaker  of  the  House 
in  1870.  Member  of  Congress  from  the  Sec- 
ond Congressional  District  of  Iowa  March, 
1871.  to  March,  1875.  Returned  to  Califor- 
nia in  1883  and  located  in  San  Francisco, 
where  he  has  continued  in  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession.  Memlier  of  the  Board  •■>f 
Directors  of  the  Society  of  California  Pio- 
neers 1896-1909,  and  President  of  that  Soci- 
ety from  July,  1898,  to  July.  1899.  Grand 
Master  of  Masons  in  state  of  Iowa,  185.5-56, 
Knight  Temjilar.  Royal  Arch  and  Scottish 
Rite  Mason,  having  received  the  33d  degree. 

ROBERT   HAKMER   COUNTRYMAN. 

Residence,  1707  Octavia  Street;  oflice.  Mills 
Building.  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Philadel- 
phia. Pennsylvania,  September  11,  1864.  Son 
of  George  an<l  Margaret  (Goodsman)  Coun- 
tryman. Married  .Tune  26.  1889,  to  Jennie  A 
McWilliams.  Came  to  California  in  Septem- 
ber, 1878.     Attended  Hastings  College  of  the 


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Law  from  1885  uutil  1888,  receiving  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  in  the  latter  year.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  1888.  Associated  with 
Jarboe,  Harrison  &  Goodfellow  from  1885  un- 


til 1891.  With  Mr.  Jarboe  from  1891  to  1893. 
Shared  offices  with  Walter  M.  Willett  from 
1898  to  1903.  In  partnership  with  Ealph  C. 
Harrison,  Richard  C.  Harrison  and  Eobert 
W.  Harrison,  under  firm  name  of  Harrison  & 
Countryman,  from  1903  to  1905.  Since  which 
time  he  has  continued  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone.  Member  of  the  Masonic,  W\  0. 
W.,  A.  0.  U.  D.,  Phi  Delta  Phi  and  other  fra- 
ternities, S.  F.  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  President  Men's 
Club,  St.  Paul's  P.  E.  Church  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, Member  of  Cosmos  and  Union  League 
clubs. 

D.   JOSEPH  COYNE. 

Residence,  1712 
New  Euglan  d 
Avenue;  office, 
519-521  Laughlln 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Chicago,  Illinois, 
July  11,  1882.  Son 
of  Martin  J.  and 
Catherin  e  (M  c- 
Mahon)       Coyne. 


Married 
ber  14, 
•Tohanna 

Educated 


Septem- 

1910,    to 

Slancy. 

in     the 


public     and     high 
schools      of      Chi- 
cago, Illinois.    At- 
tended    the     Ath- 
enaeum    and    Lewis    Institute    of    the    same 
city.     Entered      the      Law      Department      of 
Lake    Forrest     University,    Chicago,     gradu- 


ating .June  8,  1905,  with  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  Admitted  to  practice  in  the  state  of 
Illinois,  September,  1905,  moving  to  Califor- 
nia shortly  afterwards,  where  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  that  state  December, 
1905,  and  later  to  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  of  Southern  California.  Com- 
menced practice  of  his  profession  in  associa- 
tion with  Earl  Rogers,  which  continued 
for  one  year,  when  partnership  was  formed 
with  Jno.  P.  Coyne,  April,  1906,  and  practice 
continues  to  date  under  the  firm  name  of 
Coyne  &  Coyne.  Member  of  Company  "A," 
7th  Regiment,  N.  G.  C.  Member  of  Los  An- 
geles Bar  Association,  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
and  the  Newman  and  Celtic  clubs.  Republi- 
can. 

JOHN  G.  COVERT. 

Residence  and  office,  Hanford.  Born  No- 
vember 10,  1860,  in  Stanislaus  County,  Cali- 
fornia. Son  of  W.  A.  and  Fannie  (Dohert) 
Covert.  Married  July  29,  1896,  to  Rebecca 
Davis.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Stanislaus  and  Tulare  Counties;  St.  Mary's 
College,  Stockton.  Graduated  from  Santa 
Clara  (California)  College  in  1891  with  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  Read  law  in  offices  of  Scrive- 
ner &  Shell,  San  Francisco.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  1894.  Member  of  the 
California  Assembly,  1903.  Elected  Judge  of 
Superior  Court  of  Kings  County  in  1906, 
which  office  he  holds  to  date.  Member  of 
N.  S.  G.  W.,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  I.  0.  R.  M.,  K.  of  C, 
and  Kings  County  Bar  Association.  Demo- 
crat. 

JOHN  HAMMOND  CRABBE. 

Residence,  Ho- 
tel Robins;  office, 
945  Pacific  Build- 
ing, San  Francis- 
co. Born  October 
14,  1880,  Char- 
lottetown.  Prince 
Edward  Island. 
Son  of  William 
and  Lavina  Em- 
ily (  P  r  0  w  s  e  ) 
Crabbe.  Mo  v 
to  California  in 
1884.  Married 
Mary  Armstrong 
Freeman  .Tuiie  .T, 
1908.  Graduated 
from  the  Chico 
Grammar  School 
in      1900,      Chico 

State  Normal  in  1905,  San  Francisco  Busi- 
ness College  in  1907.  Began  the  study  of 
law  in  the  offices  of  John  O'Gara,  in  Janu- 
ary, 1908  and  continued  there  until  July, 
1910.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  San  Francisco, 
May  13,  1910,  and  commenced  the  practice  of 
his  profession  in  connection  with  F.  H.  Dam. 
Four  vears  a  member  of  the  National  Guard 


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BIOG  nAPn ICAL 


of  California;  exempt  member  of  Chieo  Yoluu- 
teer  Fire  Departnieiit,  and  editor  of  the  Chieo 
"Enterprise"'  for  a  short  perioH^i.     Kepublican. 

GAVIN  WILLIAM  CRAIG. 

Residence,  185  Virgil  Avenue;  office,  De- 
partment 7,  Courthouse,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Scotia,  Nebraska,  June  27.  1878.  Son  of 
Gavin  Kalston  and  Emma  Edwards  (Morse) 
Craig.  Married  April,  1903,  to  Berdeua 
Brownsberger.     Attended    the    public    schools 


of  Scotia,  Nebraska,  Ukiah,  California,  and 
High  School.  Pomona.  Entered  the  Univer- 
sity of  Southern  California,  Law  Department, 
and  graduated  therefrom  in  ]90l  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.,  and  later  with  degree  or 
LL.  M.  Took  commercial  course  in  Browns- 
berger Commercial  College  in  1900.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  May,  1901,  and 
associated  in  the  offices  of  Byron  Waters  and 
Edwin  A.  Meserve,  of  Los  Angeles.  Associ- 
ated in  the  office  of  District  Attorney  Fred- 
ericks until  August  1,  1904,  when  he  resigned 
to  become  secretary  and  instructor  of  the 
University  of  Southern  California,  College 
of  Law,  and  continued  until  January,  1911. 
when  he  was  elected  Judge  of  the  Superior 
Court,  Los  Angeles  County,  and  continues  to 
hold  that  office  to  date.  Court  Commissioner 
of  Los  Angeles  County  from  May,  1908,  to 
January  1,  1911.  Member  of  the  (Jamut  and 
Metropolitan  clubs,  Phi  Delta  Phi  and  Ma- 
sonic fraternities,  Shriner,  and  Woodman  of 
the  World.  Lecturer  on  "Elementary  Law," 
"Water  Rights"  and  "Securities,"  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  California.  College  of  Law. 
Author  of  case  Ijook,  "Craig  on  Water  Rights 
and  Irrigation  Law  in  the  Western  States." 
Republican. 


HUGH  HENDERSON  CRAIG. 

b'esidence,  llim  Drange  Street;  office, 
Leighton  Building.  Riverside,  California. 
Horn  October  1,  1874,  in  Keokuk,  Iowa.  Sou 
of  .lohn  Henderson  and  Alice  (Read)  Craig. 
Married  November  29,  1905,  to  Jessie  Mc- 
Klveen.  Received  his  early  education  in  the 
public  and  high  schools  of  Iowa  until  1892. 
Attended  Parson's  College,  graduating  in 
189G,  with  degree  of  B.  A.  Studied  law  in 
the  office  of  John  E.  Craig  of  Keokuk,  Iowa. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Iowa  in  1901.  Prac- 
ticed his  i)rofession  until  1908.  Moved  to 
California  in  1908,  and  was  admitted  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  that  state  at  Los  Angeles. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Collier,  Carnahan  «S- 
Craig  from  April,  1908,  to  April,  1911.  Asso- 
ciated with  the  firm  of  Collier  &  Craig  to 
date.  Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  A.  O.  U. 
W.  fraternities.     Democrat. 


WILLIAM   TALTON  CRAIG. 

Residence,  528  Harvard  Boulevard;  office, 
730-732  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Watsouville,  California,  March  8,  18GG. 
Son  of  Andrew  and  Mary  Catherine  (Pace) 
Craig.  Married  November  20,  1895,  to  L. 
Etta  Brown.     Received  his  earlv  education  in 


tlic  public  schools  of  Santa  Cruz  and  San 
l-'iancisco.  (irailuated  from  the  University  of 
Califoinia  in  issi),  receiving  the  degree  of 
Ph.B.  Attended  Hastings  College  of  the 
Law,  1889-90.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia at  Sacramento,  November  11,  1890. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Craig  &  Craig  in  San 
Francisco  until  1S93,  when  he  moved  to  Los 
.\ngeles,  and  formed  jijirtnership  with  E.  T. 
Dunning  under  the  firm  name  of  Dunning  & 
Craig,   which    coiitiniicil    uTitil    190.1.    when   he 


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became  attorney  for  the  Wholesalers  Board  of 
Trade.  Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity, 
Shriners,  N.  S.  Gr.  W.,  and  of  the  University 
and  South  Coast  Yacht  clubs.     Democrat. 

JUBAL  EARLY  CRAIG. 

Eesideuce,  253  Harwood  Avenue,  Oakland, 
California;  otfice,  514  Clunie  Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born  in  San  Francisco,  May  31, 
1874.  Son  of  William  and  Euth  Hairston 
(Thompson)  Craig.  Married  Marie  T.  Craig. 
From  1881  to  1886  lie  attended  the  San 
Francisco  public  schools;  1886  to  1888,  Urban 
Academv,  San  Francisco;  1888  to  1889,  Pa- 
cific Heights  Grammar  School;  1889  to  1892, 
Boys'  High  School;  1892  to  1895,  University 
of    Virginia,    graduating     from     there    Juna, 

1895,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  by  the  Virginia  Court  of  Appeals, 
July,  1895;  Supreme  Court,  San  Francisco, 
October,  1895.  Clerk  in  oflSce  of  Craig  & 
Meredith  from  September,   1895,  to  January, 

1896,  when  Craig  &  Meredith  dissolved.  Be- 
came a  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Craig 
&  Craig  on  February  1,  1896,  and  so  con- 
tinued until  December  29,  1909,  since  which 
time  he  has  continued  the  practice  of  his 
profession  alone.  Associate  editor  of  Eose':j 
Notes  on  the  United  States  Eeports,  1898- 
1900.     Democrat. 

HUGH  CRANEY. 

Eesidenee  and  office,  360  E.  Street,  San  Ber- 
nardino. Born  June  30,  1866,  in  the  town  of 
Lurgan,  County  Armagh,  Ireland.  Son  of 
Hugh  and  Mary   (Hughes)   Craney.     Educated 


receiving  degree  of  LL.B.  Moved  to  Canada 
in  1887.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Canada  in 
1888,  Nevada,  October,  1910,  and  state  of  Cali- 
fornia, December,  1910.  Practiced  law  in 
Paris,  Brant  County,  Ontario,  Canada,  until 
1890,  when  he  moved  to  Utah,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  law  and  mining  until  1896,  when  he 
moved  to  Alaska.  Practiced  law  in  Goldfield, 
Nevada,  1910,  to  January  1,  1912.  Engaged  in 
the  general  practice  of  law  in  San  Bernardino 
to  date.  Justice  of  Peace  of  Silverlake,  San 
Bernardino  County,  California,  for  two  years. 
Has  extensive  mining  interests  in  Steep  Hol- 
low, Nevada  County,  California. 

E.  EARL  CRANDALL. 

Eesidenee,  2004  College  Drive;  office,  408- 
416  American  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  November  14,  1876,  in  Manson,  Iowa. 
Son  of  Tyrannus  H.  and  Clara  (Common) 
Crandall.  Married  January  1,  1903,  to 
Blanche  Newcom.  Moved  to  the  state  of 
California  in  December,  1905.  Graduated 
from  Manson  High  School  in  1896;  Iowa  Col- 
lege of  Law  (Drake  University),  May  16, 
1899,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  and  from 
the  University  of  California,  Law  Depart- 
ment, with  the  degree  of  LL.  M.,  in  1909. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  state  of  Iowa  at 
Des  Moines,  in  1899,  and  to  the  state  of  Cali- 
fornia at  Los  Angeles,  in  1905.  Practiced  his 
profession  alone  in  Los  Angeles  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  order  and  Metropol- 
itan Club.  Dean  of  Los  Angeles  Business 
College,  Law   Department.     Eepublican. 

C.  H.  CRAWFORD. 


at    St.    Peter's    School,    Lurgan,    and    at    St. 
Kevin's  Law  School,  Dublin,  Ireland,  in  1887, 


Eesidenee,  Palo  Alto;  office,  First  National 
Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.     Born  in  Dav- 


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mod  i:  A  I'  II I  ('  A  L 


ton,  Wiishiiiyton,  May  1,  1S79.  Sou  of 
Thomas  Harrison  and  l^osex.olia  A.  (Smith) 
Crawford.  Married  August  Hi.  UHMi.  to  Anna 
Vic'kers.  Kihu-ated  in  Stanford  University. 
Admittoil  to  the  bar  of  Orojjon  in  190H, 
and  eonuuenred  the  active  practice  of  his  ])ro- 
fession  in  partnership  with  his  father,  Judge 
T.  H.  Crawford,  practicing  under  the  firiu 
name  of  (,'rawford  &  Crawford,  which  con- 
tinued until  190.1,  when  Judge  Crawford  was 
elected  to  the  bench.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  Los  Angeles  in  HK)."),  and  con- 
tinued his  i)ractice  alone  until  May,  1911, 
when  he  removed  to  San  Francisco.  Presi- 
dent of  the  Pacific  Surety  Company  to  date. 
Appointed  District  Attorney  of  La  Grande, 
Oregon,  in  1903.  Member  of  the  California 
Club,  Los  Angeles,  and  the  Commercial  Club, 
San  Francisco.  Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.  fra- 
ternity. 

LOREN  O.  CRENSHAW. 

Residence,  1-317 
Wilton  Place; 
office,  817  H.  W. 
Hellman  Bui  1  d- 
ing,  Los  Angeles. 
Horn  in  Lamar, 
Missouri,  October 
19,  1883.  Son  of 
George  L.  and 
Virginia  E. 
(Fink)  Crenshaw. 
Married  June  2ti, 
19(19,  to  Margaret 
Breek.  Moved  to 
this  state  in  1904. 
Attended  Lamar 
High  School, 
g  r  a  dii  a  t  i  n  g  in 
1901;  Ann  Arlior,  Michigan,  High  School, 
1902;  Literary  Department  of  University  of 
Michigan,  1902-3;  Law  Department  of  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan  for  three  years,  grad- 
uating in  190(5  WMth  the  degree  of  B.L.  Ad- 
mitted to  Supreme  Court  of  Michigan  in  190(), 
and  to  all  courts  of  California  in  the  same 
year.  Formed  the  firm  of  Hickcox  &  Cren- 
shaw in  1907,  which  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Sigma  Chi  fraternity,  and  of 
the  University,  San  Gabriel  Country  and 
Annandale  Country  clubs  of  Los  Angele.^. 
Member  of  the  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association. 
Ki>publican. 

HARRY  THORNTON  CRESWELL. 

Residence.  2412  Webster  Street;  office,  Ad- 
dison Head  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Eutaw,  Greene  County,  Alabama.  Son  of 
David  and  Gertrude  (Thornton)  Creswell. 
Moved  to  California  in  1870.  Educated  in  a 
school  conducted  by  Prof.  Henry  Turtwiler, 
at  Greene  Sjirings,  Hale  County,  Alabama. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Nevada  in  1874,  and 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  1888.     District  At- 


torney of  Xye  County,  Xex.ida,  lS75-7(). 
State  Senator  of  Nye  County,  Nevada.  1877- 
80.  District  Attorney  of  Lander  County, 
Nevada,  1881-8(5;  City  Attorney  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, 1893-98,  when  lie  resigned  and  became 
a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  G;irber,  Creswell 
&  Garber.  Appointed  Police  Commissioner 
of  San  I'rancisco  in  190G  and  resigned  in 
19(17.      Democrat. 

WILEY  F.   CRIST. 


Residence,  121 
mont;  office,  24 
Francisco.  Born 
vember  3,  1878. 
(Fowler)   Crist 


Moiiticollo  .\veiiue,  Pied- 
Montgomery  Street,  San 
in  Victoria,  Illinois,  No- 
Son  of  P.  A.  and  Mary 
Married  to  Frances  Warner, 


Felininrv    1.1,    19(i9.     .Moved    to    this    state    in 


1904.  Attended  public  and  iugli  schools  ami 
Columbian  (now  (ieorge  Washington)  Uni- 
versitv,  from  which  lie  received  -the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  in  LS9S  and  LL.  M.  in  1899.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Olympia,  Washington, 
.raiiuary  17,  1902.  Admitted  to  California, 
19(i4.  Connected  with  tiie  firm  of  Ballinger, 
Ronal  &  Battle,  Seattle;  and  with  Francis 
BrowiK  11  of  Everett,  Washington.  From  1904 
until  October,  1911,  alone,  when  he  formed 
a  partnership  witii  Albert  L.  John«on,  under 
tiie  firm  name  of  Crist  Si  .Tohnson,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Mendier  of  tlie  Bar  Associa- 
tion, Presidio  Golf  Club.  Keiiublican.  ^La- 
sonic  fraternity. 

JOHN  ROCHE   CRONIN. 

Residence  and  oflice.  iienici.-i.  Horn  No- 
veudier  1,  1873,  in  Ireland.  Son  of  .Tohn 
and  ]Marv  (Roche)  Cronin.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  :May,  1889.  Married  October  14, 
liliil,  to   Klliiior  J.  Farlev.     Attended  the  iia- 


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tional  schools  in  Ireland,  and  the  Lincoln 
Evening  School  in  San  Francisco,  graduating 
therefrom  in  1903.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
this   state  by  the   District   Court   of   Appeals 


in  Sacramento  July  20,  19U8.  Entered  into 
partners'hip  with  C.  F.  Stewart,  practicing 
under  the  firm  name  of  Stewart  &  Cronin, 
with  ottices  in  Fairfield,  Vallejo,  and  Benicia, 
in  1909,  and  continued  until  1911,  when  Mr. 
Stewart  moved  to  Santa  Rosa.  Continues  in 
active  practice  of  his  profession  in  Benicia 
to  date.  Elected  to  the  office  of  Assembly- 
man from  Solano  County,  20th  District,  in 
November,  1908,  and  again  in  November, 
1910.     Eepublicau. 

AVON  H.  CROOK. 


Residence,  171.5  Pacific  Avenue;  office, 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  July 
2(3,  1874,  in  San  Francisco,  California.  Son 
of  W.  C.  and  Mary  (Whitfield)  Crook.  Ed- 
ucated in  St.  Joseph's  College,  Sydney,  N.  S. 
W.,  and  later  entered  University  of  Michigan, 
where  he  studied  law,  graduating  with  degree 
of  LL.  B.  in  1902.  Admitted  to  practice  by 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  state  of  Michigan, 
June,  1902.  In  July,  1902,  admitted  to  all 
courts  having  jurisdiction  in  Hawaii.  In 
May,  1908,  admitted  to  all  courts  of  Ca:ii- 
fornia.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Hawaii,  which  continued  until 
1908,  when  he  moved  to  San  Francisco,  and 
has  since  practiced  alone  in  that  city.  Repub- 
lican. 

WILLIAM  B.   CROOP. 

Residence,  Merced;  office,  Courthouse, 
Merced.  Born  January  12,  18.52,  in  Tunkhan- 
noek,  Pennsylvania.  Son  of  Peter  S.  and 
.Tulia  (Sleagle)  Croop.  Married  September 
1,  1886,  to  Grace  M.  Beecher.  Received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 


state  and  later  attended  Wyoming  Seminary 
at  Kingston,  Pennsjdvania.  Taught  school  in 
Pennsylvania  for  seven  years,  moving  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1877  and  teaching  school  in  Merced 
until  1S98.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
this  state  by  the  Supreme  Court  in  1904. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
.January,  1907,  in  Merced,  and  continues  in 
active  practice  to  date.  Elected  Justice  of 
the  Peace  in  November,  1910,  and  continues 
i]i  that  office  at  the  present  time.  Member 
County  Board  of  Education  from  1894  to 
1898,  and  elected  County  Clerk,  during  which 
period  he  studied  law.  Member  of  the  I.  O.  O. 
F.,  W.  0.  W.,  and  Masonic  fraternities.  Demo- 
crat. 


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BIO  Gil  A  }'  H  I  C  A  L 


PETER  J.  CROSBY. 

Residence,  llaywanl.  Alaiiieila  County; 
office.  1007 '2  Broadway,  Oakland.  Born  in 
Centerville,  Alameda  County.  California, 
March  1,  1872.  Son  of  Edward  and  Mary 
(Sullivan)  Crosby.  Married  June  30.  189(3, 
to  Agnes  L.  Haley.  Attended  the  Center- 
ville grammar  schools.  Oakland  High  School 
and  the  University  of  Michigan.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California,  in  San  Francisco, 
December,  1895.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
law  in  Irvington,  California,  in  1898,  where 
he  continued  until  1899,  when  he  moved  to 
Hayward.  Entered  into  partnership  with 
Gibson  &  Woolner,  in  Oakland,  in  1903,  which 
continued  until  1906.  when  the  firm  was 
dissolved.  Practiced  alone  until  February  1, 
1910,  when  he  entered  into  partnership 
with  Geo.  H.  Richardson.     Republican. 

CHARLES  W.   CROSS. 

Residence,  J.j>1  Versailles  Avenue,  Ala- 
meda; office,  Balboa  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  Syracuse,  New  York,  May  28, 
1848.  Son  of  Aaron  and  Mary  .Jane  (Rose) 
Cross,  Educated  in  Illinois  public  schools 
and  Northwestern  University.  Was  admitted 
to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois  in  Ottawa, 
Illinois,  in  1870.  Practiced  in  Illinois  to 
1872;  then  removed  to  California  and  re- 
sumed practice  in  1875.  Admitted  to  Supreme 
Court  of  California,  in  Sacramento,  California, 
in  1875;  United  States  Supreme  Court  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  in  1885.  Practiced  in 
San  Francisco  since  March,  1886.  Xow  mem- 
ber of  firm  of  Cross  &  Xewburgh,  making  a 
specialty  of  mining  rights. 

CHARLES    CONOLY    CROUCH. 

Residence,  Ken- 
s  i  ngton  Park; 
0  ffi  c  e ,  324-326 
Keating  Building, 
San  Diego.  Born 
in  Keota,  Iowa, 
.Tanuary  9,  1876. 
Son  of  Levi  Ben- 
ton and  Susie  W. 
(Chesney)  Crouch. 
Married  June  4, 
1901,  to  Iva  M. 
Johnson.  At- 
tended Pawnee 
City,  Nebraska, 
public  schools, 
and  Pawnee  City 
A  c  a  demy,  and 
later  Fremont 
Normal  School, 
Fremont,  Nebraska,  and  the  University  of 
Nebraska,  from  which  he  received  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  in  1900.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Jowa  in  1901,  to  the  bar  of  Washington 
in  1906,  and  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
1907.     Member    of    the    law    firm    of    Crouch 


&  Crouch,  Los  Angeles,  and  San  Diego.  Lec- 
turer of  Chicago  Correspondence  Sciiool  of 
Law  on  "Employer's  Liability  Laws."  Spe- 
cialty, the  law  of  accidents  and  damages. 
Awarded  a  gold  medal  for  oratory  while  in 
University.  Member  of  the  University  Club 
of   Los   Angeles.     Nonpartisan. 

RALPH    HERBERT    CROSS. 

Kesidence.  (I.")!'  K;ist  liitli  Street,  Oakland; 
office,  645  Mills  Building.  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Sacramento  County.  September  4, 
1S74.  Son  of  John  Francis  Cross  and  Sarah 
Jane  (Meserve)  Cross.  Married  October  1, 
1900,  to  Maud  E.  Lutts.  Graduated  from  Sac- 
ramento County  public  school,  May.  lS9ti;  Au- 
burn Grammar  School,  May,  1891.  In  Au- 
gust, 1891,  he  entered  the  Academy  of 
California  College  (East  Oakland),  and  com- 
pleted the  three  year  Preparatory  Course  and 
the  four  year  College  Course  in  May,  1897, 
receiving  degree  of  A.  B.  During  tlio  last 
year  in  California  College  he  completed  the 
first  year  of  Hastings  Law  School  and  gradu- 
ated from  there  in  May,  1899,  receiving  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  of  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia. While  in  law  school  studied  in  the 
office  of  Hilborn  &  Hall,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  May,  1899.     Republican. 

GEORGE  W.  CROUCH. 

Residence,  L  o  s 
Angeles;  0  ffi  c  e  , 
3  15  Laughlin 
Build  ing,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in 
Delta,  Iowa,  De- 
cember, 1,  1879. 
Son  of  Levi  Ben- 
ton and  Susie  W. 
(Chesney)  Crouch. 
A  t  tended  high 
school,  P  a  w  n  e  e 
C  i  ty,  Nebraska, 
the  University  of 
Nebraska,  College 
of  Law,  and  th(> 
U  n  i  V  e  r  s  i  ty  of 
Michigan,  Colleg;' 
of  Law.  Admit- 
ted  to   the  bar  of 

California  at  Los  Angeles,  July  17,  1906.  In 
partnership  with  his  brother,  Harry  H. 
Crouch,  under  firm  name  of  Crouch  &  Crouch. 
Engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Los 
Angeles,  making  a  specialty  of  personal  in- 
jury  cases   and  street  law.     Democrat. 

HARRY   H.    CROUCH. 

Office,  Homer  Laughlin  Building.  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Delta,  Iowa,  September  29, 
1882.  Son  of  Levi  B.  and  Susan  W.  (Ches- 
ney) Crouch.  Moved  to  California  in  1904. 
Graduated    from    Pawnee    City    High    School, 


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Pawuee  City,  Nebraska,  June,  1900.  Taught 
in  the  schools  of  Nebraska  for  two  years. 
Graduated  through  the  American  Correspond- 
ence School  of  Law,  Chicago,  Illinois,  with  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Los 
Angeles,  August  24,  1910,  since  which  date  he 
has  been  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Crouch  & 
Crouch.  Member  of  the  Los  Angeles  Athletic 
Club. 


SAMUEL   EUGENE    CROW. 

Eesidenee,  Santa  Barbara.  Born  July  IS, 
1860,  in  Ashland,  Illinois.  Moved  to  Ne- 
braska in  1860.  Left  Nebraska  in  1875, 
traveling  in  covered  wagon  as  far  as  Tucson, 
Arizona;  from  there  to  California  on  horse- 
back,  arriving  in   San  Diego   County   in   the 


spring  of  1876.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Nebraska  and  California.  At- 
tended Hastings  Law  School  in  San  Fran- 
cisco for  one  year,  after  which  lie  studied  law 
in  the  offices  of  W.  C.  Stratton,  now  deceased, 
in  Santa  Barbara.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
San  Luis  Obispo  County  in  1884;  shortly  af- 
terward to  the  bar  of  Santa  Barbara  County; 
to  the  Supreme  Court  of  California,  April 
10,  1901,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Cir- 
cuit Court  and  United  States  District  Court 
of  Southern  California.  Practiced  law  in 
Santa  Maria  until  1889,  when  he  moved  to 
Santa  Barbara,  where  he  has  lived  to  the  pres- 
ent time.  Justice  of  the  Peace  at  Santa  Maria, 
1881-82.  Appointed  Superior  Judge  of  Santa 
Barbara  County  by  Governor  George  C. 
Pardee,  in  January,  1907.  In  1908  elected  to 
that  office  for  the  full  term  of  six  years. 
Member  of  the  California  Bar  Association. 
Republican. 


LETUS  N.  CROWELL. 

Eesidenee,  1000 
Haight  Street, 
office,  Russ  Build- 
ing, San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in 
G  r  angeville. 
Kings  County, 
California,  A  p  ril 
21,  187.5.  Son  of 
Abner  Buel  and 
Mary  (Kanawyer) 
Crowell.  Married 
Leona  Lewis  o  n 
S  e  p  t  e  m  ber  26, 
1905.  Graduated 
from  H  a  n  f  o  r  d 
G  r  a  mmar  School 
in  189.3;  Hanford 
Union  High  School  in  1896.  Entered  the 
University  of  California  in  1897  and  gradu- 
ated in  1900  from  the  Law  Department  des- 
ignated Hastings  College  of  the  Law.  Was 
admitted  to  practice  in  1900  in  this  state 
and  to  the  federal  courts  in  1901.  Entered 
into  partnership  with  his  brother  and  started 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Hanford, 
Cal.,  under  the  firm  name  of  Crowell  &  Crow- 
ell. Upon  decease  of  his  brother  one  year 
later  he  continued  his  practice  alone  in  Han- 
ford until  April,  1906,  when  he  moved  to  San 
Francisco  and  has  since  been  practicing  law 
in  San  Francisco  alone.  Member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic  fraternity.     Republican. 

LEWIS  CRUICKSHANK. 

Residence,  12  7 
West  25th  Street; 
office  702  Fer- 
guson Building. 
Born  March  15, 
1884,  in  Sheffield, 
England.  Son  of 
.Tames  F.  and  An- 
n  i  e  (G  i  n  g  e  1 1) 
Cruickshank. 
Married  June  21, 
1905,  to  Grace  D. 
Hendrick.  E  d  u- 
cated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of 
Banffshire,  S  c  o  t- 
land;  Lincoln 
High  School. 
Santa    Monica; 

and  graduated  from  the  LTniversity  of  Mich- 
igan, Law  Department,  1908,  with  degree  of 
LL.B.  Moved  to  California  in  1896  from 
Banffshire,  Scotland.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Tennessee  in  1907;  Michigan,  1908;  Califor- 
nia, 1909;  and  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Practiced  law  alone  in  Los  Angeles 
until  January  1,  1912,  when  he  formed  part- 


280 


BI  OG  R  A  PTT  J  r  A  L 


nership  with  W.  K.  SoRelle,  uiulcr  the  firm 
name  of  SoRell  &  I'riiickshank,  which  oon- 
tiuues  to  (Into.  Moiiiber  of  Masonic  order, 
Michifjan  Alunini  Association  and  Craftsman 
Club.     Democrat. 

GEORGE   EDWARD   CRYER. 

Residence,  ;5Si;:2  Ingrahani  JStroet;  ollice,  517 
Merchants  Trust  Building.  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Waterloo.  Nebraska,  May  IH,  1S75.  Son  of 
John  B.  and  Elizabeth  (CJrauge)  Cryer. 
Came  to  California  in  ISS.j.  Married  Isabel 
G.  Gay,  September  6,  1900.     Received  his  ed- 


ucation in  the  public  schools  of  Los  Angeles, 
completing  in  the  University  of  Michigan  in 
190.3,  graduating  with  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  practice  in  the  state  of  Michi- 
gan in  1903;  to  California  and  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California  the  same  year.  First  Sergeant 
Comi>anv  "G,"  Seventh  California  Volunteer 
Infantrk',  1S98.  First  Assistant  UniU^d  States 
District  Attorney  for  the  Southern  District 
of  California  for  the  year  1911,  and  resigned 
February  1,  1912,  to  accept  the  appointment 
of  Assistant  City  Attorney  for  Los  Angeles. 
Member  Knights  of  Pythias.  Assistant  editor 
Michigan  Law  Review,  1903,  representing 
California.     Republican. 

O.    K.    GUSHING. 

Residence,  37  7th  Avenue;  oflice,  First  Na- 
tional Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  1865,  in  Virginia  City,  Nevada.  Son  of 
John  M.  and  Anne  M.  (Kennedy)  Gushing. 
Married  in  1899  to  Ida  G.  Griffin".  Educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  California.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  San  Francisco  in 
1895.     Commenced  the  active  practice  of  his 


profession  in  1896,  as  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Muliany,  Grant  &  Cushing,  which  partner- 
ship was  dissolved  upon  the  death  of  Michael 
Muliany  in  1903.  In  1908  he  entered  into 
partnership  with  his  brother,  C.  S.  Cushing, 
jiracticing  und(>r  the  firm  name  of  Cushing  6: 
Cusliiiig,  wliiiii  continues  to  date.     Democrat. 

GEORGE  ROGERS  CURTIN. 

Residence,  H  o- 
tel  Victoria;  o  f- 
fice,  20214  South 
H  r  o  a  d  way,  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
S  e  p  t  e  m  b  er  18, 
18  85,  in  Elniira, 
New  York.  S  o  n 
0  f  Andrew  a  n  d 
Ellen  (Rogers) 
Curtin.  Moved  to 
California  in  1903. 
Educated  in  E 1- 
m  i  r  a  Free  Acad- 
e  m  v;  Manzanita 
Hall",  Palo  Alto. 
Graduated  fro  m 
U  n  i  V  e  r  sity  0  f 
Southern  Califor- 
nia College  of  Law  in  1911  with  degree  of 
LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
1911,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
Practices  law  in  Los  Angeles  alone  to  date. 
Member  of  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternity.  Demo- 
crat. 

JOHN  T.  CURTIN. 


Residence,  428  West  2d  Street;  oflice,  326 
West  1st  Street,  Los  Angeles.  Born  July  IS, 
1878,  in  Ontario,  Canada.  Son  of  Joseph  and 
Ellen  (Heaphey)  Curtin.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia   in    1903.     Graduated    from    Ottawa    Col- 


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lege,  CaDada,  in  1897.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  January  16,  1912.  Engaged  in 
general  practice  in  Los  Angeles  to  date. 
Member  of  Troopi  "C,"  lltli  Eegiment,  United 
States  Volunteer  Cavalry  for  two  years  dur- 
ing the  Spanish- American  War  and  Philip- 
pine insurrection.  Member  of  K.  of  C,  B.  P. 
0.  E.,  Y.  M.  I.  and  United  Spanish  War  Vet- 
erans.    Republican. 

CHARLES  STUART  GUSHING. 

Residence,  1141  Taylor  Street;  office,  First 
Xational  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  December  28,  1867,  in  San  Francisco, 
California.  Son  of  John  Morland  and  Anne 
M.  (Kennedy)  Gushing.  Married  August  10, 
1903.     Educated     in     the     public     schools     of 


Married  in  1887  to  Eicula  M.  Warner.  Re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
California,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
this  state  in  1886.  Commenced"  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  association  with  S.  M. 
Buck,  of  Eureka,  where  he  continued  in  the 
practice  until  his  removal  to  San  Francisco 
in  1902.  In  that  year  he  associated  with 
Hon.  J.  M.  Gillett,  which  continues  to  date. 
Elected  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court,  Del 
Norte  County,  in  1898,  and  served  until  1902. 


CHARLES  PRYDE  CUT TEN. 

Residence,  16  Commonwealth  Avenue;  of- 
fice, Humboldt  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born    in    Eureka,    California,    May    8,    1875. 


California  and  Oakland  High  School.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, January,  1891,  and  commenced  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession.  Immedi- 
ately entered  law  office  of  Michael  Mullany 
and  Wm.  Grant,  and  in  1893  became  associ- 
ated with  those  gentlemen  under  the  name  of 
Mullany,  Grant  &  Cushing,  which  association 
continued  till  the  death  of  Michael  Mullany 
in  1903.  O.  K.  Cushing  joined  the  above 
firm  in  1896,  and  since  1908  O.  K.  and  C.  S. 
Cushing  have  been  associated  together  under 
the  firm  name  of  Cushing  &  Cushing.  Mem- 
ber of  the  San  Francisco  Bar  Association  and 
the  Bohemian  Club.     Democrat. 

FLETCHER  ARNOLD  CUTLER. 

Residence,  3990  Washington  Street;  office, 
506  Crocker  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Tuolumne  County,  California,  in  1863. 
Son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  L.   (Buck)   Cutler. 


Sou  of  David  Page  and  Katherine  (McGrath) 
Cutten.  Married  September  18,  1906,  to 
Marjorie  V.  Barnes.  Attended  the  Eureka 
Grammar  School,  1883-91;  Eureka  Academy, 
1891-93;  and  graduated  from  Stanford  Uni- 
versity in  1899,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
in  law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  June,  1901, 
before  the  California  Supreme  Court  Commis- 
sioners. Practiced  law  in  Eureka  in  partner- 
ship with  T.  H.  iSelvage  from  1904  to  1909, 
w^hen  he  became  a  member  of  the  Emreka 
branch  of  the  firm  of  Gillet  &  Cutler.  Moved 
to  San  Francisco  June  1,  1911.  Member  of 
the  Assembly  in  California  legislature,  1907, 
37th  Session.  Member  of  California  Senate 
1909-11,  38th  and  39th  Sessions.  Appointed 
chairman  of  Finance  Committee,  1911.  Mem- 
ber of  Hold-Over  Committee,  which  drew 
California  Bank  Act  in  1908.  Appointed  at- 
torney for  California  State  Commission  in 
Lunacy,  June  1,  1911.  Member  of  Union 
League  Club.     Republican. 


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BlOGIi  A  Fine  A  L 


ALFRED  DALTON,  JE. 

Resitleiu-e.  20U3  L  8treet;  office.  Labor 
Temple,  Sacramento.  Born  October  21,  1S58, 
in  Benicia,  California.  Married  in  1885  to 
Hannah  Newmark.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Benicia,  Califoruia,  until  thirteen 
years  of  age,  when  he  engaged  in  the  print- 


ing trade.  For  fifteen  years  was  publisher 
of  "New  Era,"  Benicia,  Solano  County,  1880 
to  1895.  From  1895  to  1900  published  "The 
News,"  Martinez,  Contra  Costa  County,  and 
from  1902  to  1905  was  employed  in  the  State 
Printing  Office.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cal- 
ifornia in  Sacramento,  1905.  Commenced  the 
practice  of  his  profession  immediately  after 
admiss^ion  in  Sacramento,  California,  and  con- 
tinues in  active  practice  to  date.  Member 
of  N.  S.  G.  W.,  Knights  of  Pythias,  Masonic 
fraternities,  and  Typographical  Union.  Re- 
publican. 


FRANCIS  HERBERT  DAM. 

Residence.  l^OO  Shattuck  Avenue,  Berkeley: 
office.  Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Wheatland.  Yuba  County,  California,  Jan- 
uary 17.  1874.  Son  of  Cyrus  King  and 
Frances  Leoni  (Scott)  Dam.  Married  June 
29.  1904,  to  Inez  Shippee.  Attended  the 
Academy  of  California  College  in  Oakland 
from  1890  to  1892.  Received  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  in  1896  from  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia. From  1897  to  1900  attended  Hastings 
Law  College,  obtaining  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  May  28, 
1900.  prior  to  which  he  studied  law  in  the 
offices  of  "W.  S.  Goodfellow  and  Garrett  W. 
McEnerney.     Republican. 


EUGENE   DANEY. 

Residence,  2131  Albatross  Street;  office. 
First  National  Bank  Building,  San  Diego. 
Born  October  11.  1862.  in  Bordeau.v,  France. 
Son  of  Michel  and  Marguerite  (Dutruch) 
Daney.  Moved  to  California  with  parents  in 
18(55,  and  received   early  education   in   public 


schools  of  San  Francisco.  Later  entered 
Hastings  College  of  the  Law,  graduating 
therefrom  with  class  of  1885,  receiving  de- 
gree of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia June  1,  1885,  in  San  Francisco,  and 
immediately  commenced  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  that  city.  Moved  to  San  Diego, 
November,  1887.  Appointed  Assistant  Dis- 
trict Attorney  of  San  Diego  County  the  fol- 
lowing year,  serving  for  three  years.  Police 
Commissioner  of  the  city  of  San  Diego,  1896- 
1900.  Is  at  present  time  director  and  attor- 
ney of  First  National  Bank  of  San  Diego; 
also  trustee  of  San  Diego  County  Law  Li- 
brary. Member  of  the  Cuyamaca  and  Uni- 
versity Clubs  of  San  Diego,  the  American 
Bar  Association,  California  State  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, and  San  Diego  County  Bar  Associa- 
tion (three  terms  president  of  the  latter); 
Past  ]\raster  Silver  Gate  Lodge,  No.  296,  F, 
&  A.  M.;  Past  Noble  Grand  Sunset  Lodge, 
No.  328,  I.  O.  O.  F.;  Past  Exalted  Ruler  San 
Diego  Lodge  B.  P.  O.  E.     Republican. 

REES    PRICE    DANIELS. 

Residence.  447  Eddy  Street;  office,  953 
Monadnock  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
November  29,  1848,  in  Merthyr  Tydfil.  Wales. 
Son  of  Rees  and  Ann  (Thomas)  Daniels.  At- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Pennsylvania, 
later    entering    the   Law    Department    of   the 


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Coliinibian  University  of  \Yashinston,  D.  C, 
i-eeeiviug  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1885,  and  in 
1886  receiving  the  degree  of  Master  of  Laws 
from  the  University  of  Georgetown,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
the  Supreme  Court,  District  of  Columbia, 
June  1,  1886;  Pennsylvania,  August  19,  1887, 
and  Washington,  September,  1887.  Moved 
to  California  in  1903  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  San  Francisco,  August  11,  1903,  and  con- 
tinues  to   date. 

ARTHUR   J.    DANNENBAUM. 

Eesidenee,  2611  California  Street;  office, 
Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  July 
6,  1876,  in  Gilroy,  California.  Son  of  Joseph 
and  Adele  (Loupe)  Dannenbaum.  Married 
June  4,  1902,  to  Alice  Haas,  at  New  Orleans. 
Received    his    earlv    education    in    the    public 


October  22,  1910.  Attended  public  schools  of 
Doylestown,  Pennsylvania,  in  1870-72; 
Smith's  English  and  Classical  Seminary, 
Doylestown,  Pennsylvania,  in  1873;  State 
Normal,     in     West      Chester,     Pennsylvania, 


schools  of  San  Francisco,  and  later  attended 
the  University  of  California,  graduating 
therefrom  in  1898  with  the  degree  of  Ph.  B. 
While  at  that  institution  participated  in 
two  intercollegiate  debates  between  the 
University  of  California  and  Stanford.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1899 
and  immediately  commenced  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  association  with 
Myer  Jacobs,  with  whom  he  continues  to  date, 
making  a  specialty  of  probate  and  commercial 
law.  Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  32° 
and    Shriner.     Republican. 

BARTON  DARLINGTON. 

Residence,  214  North  Olive  Street;  office, 
525  Wilcox  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Hudson,  St.  Croix  County,  Wisconsin,  Novem- 
ber 13,  1858.  Son  of  Francis  and  Mary 
(Allen)  Darlington.  Moved  to  this  state, 
Februarv  23,  1887.     Married  Lela  A.  Monroe 


1878-80,  taking  optional  course,  preparatory 
to  study  of  law.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of 
Monaghan  Bros.,  at  West  Chester,  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Penn- 
sylvania June  26,  1885;  Wyoming  in  1886; 
California,  1888.  Practiced  law  in  West 
Chester,  Pennsylvania,  for  one  year,  when  he 
removed  to  Cheyenne,  Wyoming,  where  he 
practiced  until  1887,  when  he  moved  to  Los 
Angeles,  where  he  has  practiced  alone  to  date. 
Member  of  Company  "I,"  6th  Regiment, 
National  Guard  of  Pennsylvania,  1882-86. 
Member  of  the  Municipal  League  and  City 
Club  of  Los  Angeles.     Democrat. 

G.  A.  DAUGHERTY. 

Residence,  Sa- 
linas; office,  Mon- 
t  e  rey  County 
Bank  Building, 
Salinas.  Born 
near  Coshocton, 
Ohio,  August  15, 
1861.  Son  of 
John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Dickie) 
Daugherty.  Moved 
to  C  a  1  i  f  o  r  nia, 
1884.  Married 
Emma  Littlefield 
March  7,  1889. 
Attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  and 
Muskingum  Col- 
lege of  Ohio,  grad- 
uating in  1884  with  the  degree  of  B.  S. 


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law  in  the  office  of  Hiram  I).  Tuttle,  in 
Salinas,  California.  Adniittoil  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  San  Francist-o  in  1888.  Began 
the  jirartice  of  his  profession  in  Salinas,  en- 
terinjj  into  partnership  with  Hiram  D.  Tuttle, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Tuttle  &  Daugherty, 
which  continued  until  ]S9(l,  when  Mr.  Tuttle 
moved  to  San  .lose.  In  1S91  formed  partner- 
ship with  Judge  J.  K.  Alexander,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Alexander  &  Daugherty,  which 
continued  until  1897.  Now  associated  witli 
C.  F.  Lacey,  under  the  firm  name  of  Daugli- 
erty  &  Lacey.  United  States  commissioner 
since  189(i.  Member  of  the  Union  League 
Clul)  of  San  Francisco.     Republican. 

CHARLES    CASSAT    DAVIS. 

Residence,  lliuO  Ingraiiam  Street;  office, 
448  Wilcox  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  October  5,  1851.  Son  of 
Timothy  J.  and  Caroline  M.  (Cassat)  Davis. 
Moved  to  California  in  18So.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Cincinnati.  Graduated 
from  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  Delaware, 
Ohio,  1873,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Degree 
of  A.M.  in  1876.  Graduated  from  the  Colum- 
bia College,  Law  School,  New  York,  187.5. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio  in  1875;  New 
York,  1875;  and  California,  1885.  Member 
of  the  Ohio  House  of  Representatives,  1879- 
SO;  also  of  the  .lonathan  and  University  clubs. 
Republican. 

EDWIN    A.    DAVIS. 

Office,  Pacific  Mutual  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  .Tune  30,  1839,  in  Genesee,  New 
York.  Son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Randell) 
Davis.  Moved  to  California  in  18(39.  Mar- 
ried .January  1,  1865,  to  Emogene  W.  Wag- 
goner. Educated  in  the  ])ublic  schools  cf 
New  York  and  New  York  State  Normal  Col- 
lege. Graduated  from  Hamilton  (N.  Y  ) 
College  in  1867  with  degree  of  LL.B.,  and  in 
1883  received  degree  of  A.  M.  from  Tuft's 
College,  Boston,  Massachusetts.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  New  York  in  1867;  California, 
1869,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  California.  Com 
menced  the  practice  of  law  in  Colusa,  Cali- 
fornia, as  member  of  the  firm  Eastman  & 
Merrill.  This  firm  continued  for  eight  months, 
when  he  move<l  to  Marysville,  where  he  re- 
mained until  1903,  when  he  retired  and 
moved  to  Los  Angeles,  where  he  resides  to 
date.  District  Attorney  of  Yuba  County 
from  1870  to  1874,  and  is78  to  1880.  Elected 
joint  senator  from  Yuba  and  Sutter  counties 
in  1879.  In  1891  appointed  Superior  .Tudge  of 
Yuba  and  Sutter  counties,  which  office  he  held 
until  1903.  Delegate-at-Large  to  Republican 
National  Convention  at  Chicago  in  18.S0.  Chair- 
man of  Rei)ublican  State  Convention  at  Oak- 
land in  1SS2.  Memlier  of  27th  New  York 
Infantry   during  the   Civil   War.     Member  of 


Corinth  Post  No.  80,  G.  A.  R..  Masonic  order, 
L  O.  ().  v..  and  K.  of  P.  fraternities.  Repub- 
lican. 

FERMAN  E.  DAVIS. 

Residence.  \'Ar2  Lucile  Avenue;  office,  801 
Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  .Tune 
27,  18()S,  in  Liberty,  Indiana.  Son  of  Andrew 
F.  and  Sarah  E.  (McKee)  Davis.  Moved  to 
California  August,  1S91.  :Married  in  1892  to 
ilt'dwig     Gross    (died     .lanuary    1,    19(15);    in 


1907  to  Thelma  Howe.  Educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Illinois  and  graduated  from  the 
University  of  Michigan  in  1891  with  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  ('alifornia, 
1891,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
From  1898  to  1904  in  partnership  with  Hon. 
Thomas  L.  Winder,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Winder  &  Da^■is,  ;ind  later  for  two  years  a 
member  of  the  liini  of  Hanson,  Davis  &  Wil- 
son, since  which  tiiiic  he  has  been  engaged 
in  the  general  r'lvW  practice  alone.  Repub- 
lican. 

GEORGE  MAYBERRY  DAVIS. 

Residence,  1533  I'liioii  Stnct  Ai.imeda; 
office,  Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
.Inly  17,  1873,  in  Glenn  County,  California. 
Son  of  James  Nelson  and  Elizabeth  (Brittan) 
Davis.  Married  Edythe  M.  Crosett,  October 
.■'.1,  1905.  Received  his  early  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  California  and  later 
took  a  special  course  at  the  University  of 
California  from  1.S97  to  1898.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  at  San  Francisco,  March 
12,  1900.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Seidenberg 
&  Davis  since  1903.  Member  of  the  Masonic 
fraternity.     Socialist. 


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GEORGE  R.  DAVIS. 

Eesidenee,  Pasadena;  offices,  227-229  Secur- 
ity Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Hunts- 
ville,  Logan  County,  Ohio,  December  13,  1861. 
Son  of  .James  and  Mary  (Colledge)  Davis. 
Married  Katharine  H.  Scovil,  October  16, 
1890.     Educated  in  the  public  schools  at  Wa- 


the  public  schools  of  San  Francisco  and  Oak- 
land. Entered  the  Law  Department  of  the 
University  of  California  in  1879  (Hastings 
College  of  Law),  from  which  he  graduated 
in  1882,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  all  state  and  federal  courts  of  Cali- 
fornia  in   1882,   and   immediately   commenced 


pakoneta,  Ohio.  Studied  law  for  three  years 
under  a  jirivate  tutor.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Columbus,  Ohio,  by  the  Supreme  Court,  on 
June  .5,  1883.  Practiced  law  at  Wapakoueta, 
Ohio,  until  June,  1897,  when  he  was  ap- 
l>ointed,  by  President  McKinley,  to  be  an 
associate  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
Territory  of  Arizona.  Was  reappointed  by 
President  Roosevelt,  and  served  in  that  ca- 
pacity until  April,  1905,  when  he  retired  from 
the  bench  and  re-entered  the  practice  of  his 
profession  at  Los  Angeles,  California,  being 
now  actively  engaged  therein.  Served  au 
appointive  term  during  1909-10  as  judge  of 
the  Superior  Court  of  Los  Angeles  County. 
Delegate  from  Ohio  to  the  National  Republi- 
can Convention  of  1896,  and  served  one  year  as 
vice-chairman  of  the  Republican  State  Central 
Committee  of  that  state.  Member  of  the  Union 
League  and  Federation  Clubs  of  Los  Angeles 
and  the  Overland  Club  of  Pasadena.  Is  a 
thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  a  Shriner. 
Member  of  the  Order  of  Knights  of  Pythias. 
Member  and  Trustee  of  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Pasadena.     Republican. 

HENRY  H.  DAVIS. 

Residence,  1101  Masonic  Avenue;  office, 
Monadnock  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
September  27,  1860,  in  Exin,  Germany.  Son 
of  Max  and  Dora  Davis.  Moved  to  California 
in   ISCS   and    received   his   early    education   in 


the  practice  of  his  profession,  which  continues 
to  date.  Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity, 
York  and  Scottish  Rites,  Shrine,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  B.  P.  O.  Elks,  Foresters  of  America, 
A.  O.  LT.  W.  and  of  the  Bar  Association  of 
San  Francisco. 


HIRAM  G.  DAVIS. 

Residence,  16 
Chenery  Street; 
office,  421  Mechan- 
ics' Bank  Build- 
ing, San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in 
Davisburgh,  Mich- 
igan, July  21, 
1861.  Son  of  John 
C.  and  Sarah 
(Griswold)  Davis. 
Married  Rebecca 
Johnson  in  1890. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1894.  Re- 
ceived his  early 
education  in  the 
public  schools  of 
Michigan.  Grad- 
uate of  the  Law  Department  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor  in  1890.  Ad- 
mitted to  practice  in  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  state  of  Michigan  in  1890;  Supreme  Court 
of   the  United   States   at   Washington,  D.   C, 


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BIOGl!  A  PIIIC  A  L 


April  27,  1893;  Supreme  Court  of  the  state 
of  California  on  the  11th  day  of  May,  1894. 
Was  Democratic  candiilate  for  Congress  in 
the  oth  District  of  California  in  190G.  Mem- 
ber of  the  B.  P.  O.  E.  No.  3.  San  Francisco, 
Loyal  Order  of  Moose  No.  26,  San  Francisco 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Home  Industry 
League,  Rough  Riders,  Down  Town  Associa- 
tion.    Democrat. 

JOHN   F.   DAVIS. 

Residence,  14;!<>  Masonic  Avenue;  office, 
1-104  Humboldt  Bank  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  dune  5,  18.39,  on  Angel  Island. 
Marin  County,  and  received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  San  Francisco, 
and   later  graduated    from   Harvard    College, 


Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  A.B.  in  1S81.  Studied  law  at  the 
Hastings  College  of  Law%  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, whence  he  graduated  in  1884,  and  was 
admitted  to  practice  in  this  state  the  same 
year.  Appointed  .judge  of  the  Superior  Court 
of  Amador  County  by  Governor  Markham, 
and  afterward  served  a  term  as  state  senator, 
representing  the  10th  Senatorial  District,  at 
that  time  comprising  the  counties  of  Amador, 
Calaveras,  Alpine,  and  Mono.  Appointed 
Code  Commissioner  for  the  state  of  Califor- 
nia, by  Governor  Pardee  in  1902,  and  held 
that  office  until  October  1,  1907.  Member  of 
the  Harvard  Club  of  San  Francisco,  Bohemian 
Club.  Commonwealth  Club,  Greek  letter  fra- 
ternity of  Beta  Theta  Pi,  and  of  the  Order 
of  the  Native  Sons  of  the  Golden  West.  Mar- 
ried to  Lillian  Parks  of  Jackson,  Amador 
County,  Octo])er  26,  1897.  Moved  his  law 
office  from  Jackson,  Amador  County,  in  1902, 
and  continues  in  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession  in  San  Francisco. 


LE    COMPTE    DAVIS. 

Residence,  '27')')  Raymond  Avenue:  office, 
600  Bryson  Block,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Mercer  County,  Kentucky,  May  1,  1S6.5.  Son 
of  Henry  Clay  and  .losephiue  (Le  Compte) 
Davis.  Married  Edith  Gilman  April  1.3,  1908. 
Attemlt'd     public    schools     in     Kentucky    and 


graduated  from  Center  College,  Kentucky,  in 
1894,  with  the  degree  of  B.  A.  Read  law  un- 
der Jacobs  and  Breckenridge  of  Kentucky. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Kentucky  in  1888  and 
the  Supreme  Court  of  California  in  the  same 
year.  Appointed  Deputy  District  Attorney  in 
Los  Angeles  County.  Member  of  the  firm  of 
Davis  tSc  Rush,  which  continues  to  date.  Has 
tried  many  im]tortant  cases,  amongst  which 
were  the  Land  Fraud  Case  in  Portland,  Ore- 
gon, and  the  McNamara  Case  in  Los  Angeles. 
Democrat. 

SAMUEL  McCLEIiLAN  DAVIS. 

Residence,  1225  French  Street;  office,  Santa 
Ana,  California.  Born  August  8,  1861,  in 
Indiana,  Pennsylvania.  Son  of  McLain  and 
Caroline  I.  (Mahan)  Davis.  Married  Sep- 
tember 30,  1896,  to  Mabel  Keith.  Educated 
in  State  Normal  Scliool.  Indiana,  Penn- 
sylvania, from  which  lie  graduated  in  July, 
1879,  with  the  degree  of  B.  E.  Graduated 
from  Princeton  University  in  1883  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.,  and  in  18S6  with  the  degree 
of  A.  if.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Minnesota 
April  13,  1888,  Commenced  the  practice  of 
his  profession  in  Minneapolis,  Minne.sota, 
which  continued  until  April  30,  1901.  From 
1896  to  1898,  practiced  in  partnership  with 
Paul  Pierce,  Minneapolis,  Minnesota.  Moved 
to  California  in  1901,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  that  state,  July  1,  1901.     Elected 


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District  Attorne}-  of  Orange  County,  Cali- 
fornia, January  1,  1907.  March  1,  1912, 
formed  partnership  with  E.  E.  Keech,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Keech  &  Davis,  which  con- 
tinues to  the  present  time.  Member  of  Cali- 
fornia and  Santa  Ana  Bar  Associations,  and 
Masonic  fraternity.     Eepublican. 


CHARLES  W.  DAVISON. 

Eesidence,  668  Delmas  Avenue;  office.  City 
Hall,  San  Jose.  Born  in  New  Hampton,  Iowa, 
July  30,  1874.  Son  of  Lorenzo  B.  and  Esther 
J.  (Annabel)  Davison.  Moved  to  California, 
November  10,  1894.  Married  Maude  L. 
Welch,  December   24,   1902.     Graduated   from 


WILLIAM  HENRY  DAVIS. 

Residence,  2600  Wiltshire  Boulevard;  office. 
Pacific  Mutual  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
October  8,  1868,  in  Clinton,  Oneida  County, 
New  York.  Son  of  Judge  Edwin  A.  and 
Imogene  (Waggoner)  Davis.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia  in   1869.     Married  March  19,   1896,   to 


Berthe  Samm.  Educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Marysville,  California,  and  Berkeley  Gym- 
nasium, Graduated  from  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, with  the  degree  of  B.  L.,  in  1890. 
Studied  law  in  the  offices  of  his  father,  Judge 
E.  A.  Davis,  in  Marysville.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  1892,  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts, 
and  practiced  law  in  Los  Angeles  until  1899. 
Executive  Secretary  of  Governor  Gage  of 
California  from  1899  to  1903.  Attorney  for 
the  Board  of  State  Harbor  Commissioners, 
from  1903  to  1909.  Practiced  law  in  San 
Francisco  until  1909,  when  he  moved  to  Los 
Angeles  and  became  general  counsel  of  the 
Pacific  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of 
California,  which  office  he  holds  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Bohemian  Club  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, Sutter  Club  of  Sacramento,  Los  An- 
geles Country  and  Los  Angeles  Athletic  clubs, 
Midwick  Country  Club  of  Pasadena,  and  Los 
Angeles    Bar    Association.     Republican. 


New  Hampton  High  School,  June  10,  1892. 
Attended  Valders  Normal  School,  Decorah, 
Iowa,  1893-94;  Kent  Law  School,  San  Jose, 
California,  1894-95.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  by  the  Supreme  Court  December 
24,  1895.  Later  to  the  United  States  Dis- 
trict Court  at  San  Francisco,  October  23, 
1899,  and  to  the  United  States  Circuit  Court 
at  San  Francisco,  July  1,  1907.  Enlisted 
May  8,  1898,  in  Company  "E,"  7th  Regi- 
ment, California  United  States  Volunteer  In- 
fantry of  the  Spanish-American  War,  and 
served  until  close  of  war.  Elected  city  j^ws- 
tice  of  San  Jose,  1902,  and  re-elected  1906. 
Elected  Mayor  of  San  Jose  in  1908,  and  re- 
elected in  1910,  which  office  he  now  holds. 
Department  Commander  of  California  United 
Spanish  War  Veterans,  1905-6,  and  Great 
Sachem  of  California  Improved  Order  of  Red 
Men,  August,  1910,  to  August,  1911.  Repub- 
lican. 

WALTER  C.  DAVISON. 

Residence,  13;>4  West  Ninth  Street;  office, 
Suite  4-5  Covert  Building,  Riverside.  Born 
in  Columbus,  Ohio,  August  14,  1886.  Son  of 
Tom  C.  and  Laura  A.  (Rose)  Davison.  Moved 
to  California  April,  1906.  Married  Lois  B. 
Glass  October  26,  1911.  Educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Chicago,  Illinois,  and  Omaha, 
Nebraska,  graduating  from  the  high  school  in 


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HI  OG  li'A  I'JJ  1  C  AL 


the  latter  city.  an<l  after  arrival  in  California 
attended  the  University  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia College  of  Law  for  three  years,  gradu- 
ating in  1909  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  l)ar  of  California  January,  1909, 
and    later   to   the    United   States   Circuit    and 


District  Courts  for  the  Southern  District  of 
California.  Also  admitted  to  practice  before 
the  United  States  Land  Office  and  the  Depart- 
ment of  the  Interior.  In  July,  1909,  began 
general  practice  in  Riverside  and  has  con- 
tinued to  date.  Local  attorney  for  the  San 
Pedro.  Los  Angeles  and  Salt  Lake  Railroad. 
Member  Knights  of  Pythias.     Republican. 

WILLIAM  C.  DAY. 

Residence,  Los 
Angeles;  office, 
Byrne  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  April  13, 
18S0,  in  Jonesboro, 
Illinois.  Son  of 
\V.  S.  and  Helen 
A.  (Frick)  Day. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  ISSS.  At- 
tended Santa  Bar- 
bara High  School 
in  1897  and  the 
Leland  Stanford 
Jr.  Universit}-,  re- 
ceiving the  degree 
of  A.  B.  in  1901. 
Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  W.  .S.  Day  at  Santa  Barbara,  Cali- 
fornia. Admitted  to  practice  in  California 
at  Los  Angeles.  January  16,  1906,  and  later 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts   of   Southern    California.     Deputy   Dis- 


trict .\ttorney  of  Santa  Barbara  County,  Cali- 
fornia, January  1,  1907,  until  January  1,  1911. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Day  &  Day  from  Janu- 
ary, 1906,  to  November  1,  1911,  when  he 
moved  to  Los  Angeles,  where  he  continues  in 
the  practice  of  his  ])rofession  to  date.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
December  12.  1910.  Lieutenant  6th  Division, 
Xaval  Militia  California,  19(t7-ll  (command- 
ing). Director  of  Santa  Barbara  County 
Chandler  of  Commerce  for  five  years.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternity  (Stan- 
ford University),  the  Masonic  order,  B.  P.  O. 
K..  Knights  of  Pythias.  F.  O.  E.,  and  member 
of  the  Santa  Barbara  Club  and  Santa  Barbara 
Country  Club.     Kepublican. 

W.  E.  F.  DEAL. 

Residence,  2702  Sacramento  Street;  office, 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Maryland,  March  8,  1840.  Son  of  Dr.  W.  (J. 
Grove,  and  Janetta  Sutton.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia September  12,  1859.  Married  Eoberta 
Griffith,  May  4,  1875.  Attended  R.  G. 
Chaney's  Academy,  Owensville,  Maryland  and 
Xewton  University,  Baltimore  City,  Mary- 
land. Entered  Dickinson  College,  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  1855,  and  graduated  therefrom  in 
1859,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  A.  and  the 
degree  of  M.  A.  from  the  same  institution 
in  1874.  Entered  the  law  office  of  Perley 
&  De  Long,  of  Virginia  City,  Nevada,  May 
26,  1863.  Admitted  to  the 'bar  of  Nevada 
in  1865.  Continued  the  ))ractice  of  law  with 
Perley  &  De  Long  until  1866.  when  he  became 
associated  with  Hillyer  &  Whitman,  continu- 
ing there  until  1868.  Then  became  partner 
of  C.  J.  Hillyer,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Hillyer  &  Deal,  which  continued  until  Jan- 
uary, 1869,  when  W.  S.  Wood  entered  the 
firm  and  the  name  was  changed  to  Hillyer, 
Wood  &  Deal,  this  partnership  continuing  for 
two  years.  In  1871-72,  practiced  his  pro- 
fession alone.  In  1873  formed  partnership 
with  Hon.  Jas.  F.  Lewis  (ex-Chief  Justice  of 
Supreme  Court),  under  the  firm  name  of  Lewis 
&  Deal,  this  association  continuing  until  1884. 
Admitted  to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court 
in  1876,  and  to  all  federal  courts  of  Nevada 
and  California.  In  1894  became  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Deal,  Tauszky  &  Wells,  which 
continued  for  over  seven  years,  since  which 
he  has  practiced  alone.  Regent  of  State  Uni- 
versity  of   Nevada.   1*^91    It'^.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM  GRIFFITH  DEAL. 

Residenc(\  XUU)  Clay  Street;  office,  Mills 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Virginia 
City,  Nevada,  August  1,  1880.  Son  of  W. 
E.  "f.  and  Roberta  (Griffith)  Deal.  Moved 
to  California  in  1893.  ^larried  Carolyn 
Williamson.  Attended  Anderson  University 
Academy  and  Stanford  University.  Admitted 
to    the    bar    of    C'aiifoniiii,    by    the    Supreme 


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Court  of  the  state  of  California,  in  1903. 
Since  1903  has  been  practicing  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, associated  with  W.  E.  F.  Deal,  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Olympic,  Commercial  and  Uni- 
versity clubs. 

HARRY  ELLIS  DEAN. 

Kesidence,  3474  3d  Avenue;  otHce,  627-628 
Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
March  12,  1872,  in  Toledo,  Ohio.  Son  of  John 
H.  and  Emma  E.  (Teal)  Dean.  Moved  to 
California  in  1902.  Married  June  25,  1906,  to 
Alice    Louise     Chappelear.     Educated   in   the 


public  and  high  schools  of  Ohio.  Studied  law 
in  otJSces  of  Thomas  Lee  Woolwine,  F.  E. 
Davis  and  V.  J.  Cobb,  of  Los  Angeles.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  January  17, 
1912.  Formed  partnership  with  V.  J.  Cobb 
under  firm  name  of  Cobb  &  Dean,  and  has  re- 
cently associated  himself  with  the  law  offices 
of  Thomas  Lee  Woolwine.  For  six  years  en- 
gaged in  Los  Angeles  in  corporation  pro- 
cedure. Executive  secretary  of  Los  Angeles 
Police  Department,  1910.     Republican. 

GEORGE  HORACE  DEANE. 

Residence,  1555  California  Street;  office, 
944  Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
June  4,  1883,  in  Port  Clinton,  Ohio.  Son  of 
Earnest  Noble  and  Calvenetta  (Gates)  Deane. 
Married  Xovember,  1907,  to  Mabel  F.  Young. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Port  Clin- 
ton, Ohio,  1889-97,  and  in  the  high  school 
of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  1897-99.  In  1908  com- 
menced the  private  study  of  law.  Graduated 
from  the  San  Francisco  Business  College,  and 
from  the  Kent  Law  School  in  1911.  Ad- 
mitted   to    the    bar    of    California    in    Sacra- 


mento, July,  1911,  before  the  District  Court 
of  Appeals,  and  commenced  the  practice  of 
his  profession  in  association  with  Daniel 
O'Connell,  which  continues  to  date.  Repub- 
lican. 

DANIEL  C.   DEASY. 

Residence,  955  Ashbury  Street;  office,  Hall 
of  Justice,  San  Francisco.  Born  October  1, 
1875,  in  San  Francisco.  Son  of  Jeremiah 
and  Bridget  (Brennan)  Deasy.  Married  Isa- 
bel Murphy,  September  12,  1905.  Attended 
Sacred  Heart  College,  San  Francisco,  gradu- 
ating from  there  in  1892.  Entered  Hastings 
College  of  Law  in  1894,  graduating  in  1897 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  in  San  Francisco  May  15,  1897.  Ap- 
pointed Deputy  Superintendent  of  Schools, 
October  1904.  Assistant  District  Attorney, 
January,  1906.  Appointed  Police  Judge  De- 
cember, 1908.  Re-elected  September,  1911, 
and  continues  to  date.     Democrat. 


FRANK    PRENTISS    DEERING. 

Residence,  2709  Larkin  Street;  office,  Ne- 
vada Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
June  10,  1855,  in  Jacksonville,  Tuolumne 
County,  California.  Son  of  James  Henry  and 
Mary  Ann  Reed  (Braekett)  Deering.  Mar- 
ried November  22,  1902,  to  Mabel  Clare  Craft. 
Received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  San  Francisco;  also  the  grammar  and  high 
schools  and  State  University.  Graduated 
from  the  University  of  California  in  1875 
with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Later  further  de- 
grees of  M.  A.  were  conferred  in  1879  and 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1881.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California,  at  San  Francisco,  in 
1880.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  association  with  Milton  H.  Myrick, 
which  continued  until  1907,  since  which  pe- 
riod he  has  practiced  alone.  Edited  Deering 
Codes — first  set  of  annotated  codes  in  the 
United  States.  Member  of  Bohemian,  Chit- 
chat, Pacific  Union,  and  Unitarian  clubs  and 
the  Masonic  fraternity.     Republican. 

GEORGE  CURTIS  DE  GARMO. 

Residence,  823  Catalina  Street;  office,  311 
American  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Seattle,  Washington,  October  31,  1873. 
Sou  of  Henry  and  Emma  (Gyger)  De  Garmo. 
Moved  to  California  in  1873.  Married  De- 
cember 28,  1904,  to  Florence  May  Jones.  At- 
tended the  Los  Angeles  public  schools  and 
Los  Angeles  High  School,  graduating  in  1894, 
and  in  1897  graduated  from  the  University 
of  California,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  San  Francisco  in  May, 
1897.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Los 
Angeles  and  continues  alone  to  date.  Repub- 
lican. 


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GEORGE   ELLIS  DE   GOLIA. 

Residence.  .j277  Broadway  Terrace;  office, 
Oakland  Bank  Buildin};.  Oakland.  Born  May 
3,  18.57,  in  Placerville.  YA  Dorado  County. 
Son  of  Darwin  and  Lavinia  (Baldwin)  De 
Golia.  Married  .Tune  -I'.i,  1.SS.3.  to  Carrie  B. 
Rabe.     Received  his  education  from  the  high 


school  at  Placerville,  and  later  entered  tlie 
University  of  California,  graduating  there- 
from in  June,  1877,  with  degree  of  Ph.  B. 
Admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California, 
November  10,  1879;  to  the  United  States  Dis 
trict  Court,  August  24.  1888;  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  Court,  May  22,  1889,  and  to  the 
United  States  Supreme  Court,  October  11, 
1904.  Associated  with  Henry  Vrooman  up 
to  the  time  of  his  death,  in  1889.  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession,  at  Oakland,  and 
since  that  period  has  continued  in  the  active 
practice  alone  to  date.  In  1883  was  ap- 
pointed Assistant  District  Attorney  of  Ala- 
meda County,  and  served  in  that  office  until 
1889.  Member  of  Masonic  ami  B.  P.  O.  E. 
fraternities.  Member  of  Union  League  Club 
of  Oakland  and  the  Claremont  Country  Club. 
Rppu)>lican. 

REGINALDO  FRANCISCO  DEL  VALLE. 

Residence,  3.108  Soutii  Figueroa  Street;  of- 
fice, 611-612  Lankersbim  Building,  Los  Ange- 
les. Born  December  15,  1854,  in  Los  Angeles. 
Son  of  Ygnacio  and  Ysabel  (Varela)  del 
Valle.  Married  September  2,  1890,  to  Helen 
M.  White  Cayatile.  Educated  at  St.  Vin- 
cent's College,  Los  Angeles,  1867-71.  Gradu- 
ated from  Santa  Clara  College  in  June,  1873, 
with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California,  April,  1877;  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit   and  District  Courts  of 


Sodthern  California,  and  to  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court  in  1893.  From  18S9  to  1895 
in  jiartncrship  with  M.  E.  C.  Munday.  under 
the  firm  name  of  Del  Valle  &  Mun.lay.  From 
1904  to  1905  in  partnership  with  Judge  Fin- 
layson,  under  the  firm  name  of  Del  Valle, 
Finlayson  &  Metcalf.  Engaged  in  the  gen- 
eral practice  alone  to  the  present  time. 
Elected  to  the  State  Assembly  of  California 
in  1879;  re-elected  in  1880.  and  in  the  same 
year  was  Presidential  Elector.  Member  of 
the  California  Senate,  1882  to  1886,  during 
which  time  he  was  President  pro  tem.  Chair- 
man of  the  Democratic  State  Convention  in 
Los  Angeles  in  1888.  Nominated  for  Lieuten- 
ant-Governor in  1890.  Chairman  of  Commit- 
tee on  Resolutions  of  State  Convention  in 
Fresno.  Chairman  of  Democratic  State  Con- 
vention in  San  Francisco  in  1894.  Member 
of  Board  of  Public  Service  in  Charge  of 
Water  Department  of  Los  Angeles  to  date. 
Democrat. 


WILLIAM  HARRY  DEHM. 

Residence,  1027 
Valencia  Street; 
office.  403  Califor- 
nia Building.  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
March  10,  1877,  in 
Havana,  Illinois. 
Son  of  J.  F.  and 
Anna  (M  e  n  k  o) 
Dehm.  Moved  to 
California  in  1888. 
Married  August 
1  7,  1910,  t  0 
Myrtle  Glenn. 
Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of 
Illinois  and  San 
Diego,  California. 
Graduated     f  r  om 

University  of  Califor^iia  in  1905  with  degree 
of  AJi.  Read  law  in  offices  of  Bicknell,  Gib- 
son, Trask,  Dunn  &  Crutcher,  Los  Angeles. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  19<)6  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Associ- 
ated in  the  practice  of  law  with  Earl  Rogers 
to  date.  Member  of  ^lasonic  Order  and 
Moose.     Republican. 

DELPHIN   MICHAEL   DELMAS. 

Residence,  Los  Angeles;  office.  Bank  of 
Commerce  Building,  Nassau  and  Cedar 
Streets,  New  York  City;  724  Trust  &  Savings 
Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  France, 
April  14,  1844.  Son  of  Antoine  and  Coralie 
Delmas.  Married  April  7,  1869,  to  Pauline 
Hoge,  of  San  Francisco.  In  1855  entered 
Santa  Clara  College,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  1862  with  degree  of  A.  B.  Received  from 
the  same  University  the  degree  of  A.   M.  in 


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1863,  and  of  Ph.  D.  in  1901.  In  1865  re- 
ceived degree  of  LL.  B.  from  the  Law  De- 
partment of  Yale  College,  being  at  the 
same  time  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Con- 
necticut. In  1866  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of    California.     In    May    of    that    year    com- 


menced the  practice  of  law  in  association 
with  Honorable  B.  D.  Murphy,  in  San  Jose. 
Eemained  in  that  city  for  about  sixteen 
years.  In  1883  moved  to  San  Francisco, 
where  he  practiced  his  profession  until  the 
great  earthquake  of  1906.  In  1867,  was 
elected  District  Attorney  of  Santa  Clara 
County.  Regent  of  the  University  of  Califor- 
nia, 1884  to  1892.  Delegate-at-Large  to  Dem- 
ocratic National  Convention  at  St.  Louis  in 
1904.  Practicing  in  New  York  and  Los  An- 
geles at  the  present  time.  Member  of  Law- 
yers' and  Yale  clubs.  New  York.  Author  of 
"Speeches    and    Addresses,"    1901.      Democrat. 

WALTER  J.  de  MARTINI. 

Residence,  San 
Francisco;  oiEce, 
550  Mills  Build- 
ing, San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  No- 
vember 2,  1870,  in 
S  0  noma  County, 
California.  Son 
of  Paul  and 
Maria  Ausonla 
(Boitano)  de  Mar- 
tini. Married 
August  24,  1902, 
to  Clotilde  S. 
Chichizola.  Grad- 
uated from  the 
public  schools  in 
Contra  Costa 
County,  later  at- 
tending Santa   Clara  College,  from  which  he 


graduated  in  1893  with  the  degree  of  A.B. 
Attended  University  of  California,  Law  De- 
partment, and  graduated  therefrom  in  1898. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1898,  and 
also  admitted  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts.  Commenced  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  alone,  continuing 
until  1905.  From  October,  1906,  until  Octo- 
ber, 1908,  was  manager  and  cashier  for  the 
Columbus  Savings  and  Loan  Society.  In  Jan- 
uary, 1909,  resumed  the  active  practice  of 
law  in  partnership  with  John  O'Gara,  prac- 
ticing under  the  firm  name  of  O'Gara  &  de 
Martini,  which  continues  to  date.  Appointed 
Assistant  County  Clerk  of  Contra  Costa 
County  in  1893,  serving  until  1895.  Secre- 
tary of  Democratic  Municipal  Convention  in 
1903.  Director  Columbus  Savings  &  Loau 
Society,  and  president  of  the  "La  Voce  del 
Popolo,"  the  oldest  Italian  newspaper  pub- 
lished in  the  United  States.  Member  of 
Native  Sons  of  the  Golden  West.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM  DENMAN. 


Residence,  3399  Pacific  Avenue;  office.  Mer- 
chants Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  San  Francisco  in  1872.  Son  of  James 
and  Helen  V.  (Jordan)  Denman.  Married 
April  4,  1905,  to  Leslie  Van  Ness.  Received 
his  education  from  the  Clement  Grammar 
School,  1881-85;  the  Old  Lincoln  Grammar 
School,  1885-86,  and  graduated  from  the 
Lowell  High  School  in  1889.  Graduated  from 
the  University  of  California  in  1894,  later 
taking  a  course  at  Hastings  College  of  Law, 
finally  entering  the  Harvard  Law  School  and 
graduating  therefrom  in  1897  with  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  Member  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
Society.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  1898  and  commenced  the  practice  of  his 
profession.     Assistant  Professor   of  Law  and 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


Lecturer,  Hastings'  College  of  Law,  and  Uni- 
versity of  California  from  1902  to  1906.  Bet- 
ter known  for  connection  with  maritime 
litigation  arising  out  of  the  sinking  of  "Rio 
de  Janeiro,"  explosion  of  "Progreso,"  and  sim- 
ilar oases.  In  190S  organized  campaign  for 
nonpartisan  election  of  judges;  the  law  being 
enacted  by  legislature  in  1911.  In  1910 
drafted  charter  amendment  for  nonpartisan 
majority  election  in  San  Francisco  and  organ- 
ized campaign  for  its  passage.  In  1911 
formed  i>artnorship  with  George  Stanley  Ar- 
nold, under  the  firm  name  of  Dcuman  A: 
Arnold.  General  j)ractice  and  maritime  cases. 
Member  of  the  University,  Pacific  Union,  Uni- 
tarian. Commonwealth  and  Sierra  Clubs. 
Member  of  the  Bar  Association. 

JOHN  DENNISON. 

Residence,  4.3u  Custer  Street;  office,  904- 
906  Higgius  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Jones  County.  Iowa,  April  23,  1S70.  Son  of 
John  and  Matilda  (Campbell)  Denuison. 
Married  July  2.  1S95,  to  Nettie  Jewel. 
Moved  to  Ciilifornia  in  1906.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Iowa  and  Lenox  Col- 
lege, Hopkinton.  Iowa,  graduating  in  1S91 
with  degree  of  B.  S.  Read  law  in  the  office 
of  Rickel  &  Crocker,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Iowa  in  1895;  Cali- 
fornia, 1908,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Member  of  the  firm  of  Dennison  & 
Towner  to  date.  Member  of  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 
Democrat. 

FRANK  E.   DENSMORE. 

Residence.  l-3ti7  West  7th  Street;  offic«?. 
Courthouse,  Riverside,  California.  Born  Au- 
gust 18.  1869,  in  Independence,  Inyo  County, 
California.  Son  of  Sanford  A.  and  Elizabeth 
E.  (Cofer)  Densmore.  Married  January  1, 
1894.  to  Nellie  L.  Craig.  Early  education 
received  in  the  public  schools  of  Inyo  County, 
and  later  finished  at  the  Inyo  Academy. 
Served  five  years  in  the  United  States  Land 
Office  at  Independence,  as  receiver  of  public 
monev.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
May  4,  1891;  Nevada.  February  12,  1894;  and 
later  to  the  United  States  District  Court  of 
Southern  California.  In  1906  was  elected 
Judge  of  Superior  Court  of  Riverside  County, 
and  continues  in  that  office  to  date.  Member 
of  B.  P.  O.  E..  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  N.  S.  G.  W. 
Republican. 

FRANK  R.  DEVLIN. 
Residence.  Vallcjo;  office,  Fairfield.  Born 
at  Windsor.  Ontario  County,  Canada,  Octo- 
ber 27,  18ti7.  Son  of  Charles  M.  and  Mary 
(Cotter)  Devlin.  Married  June  11,  1902,  to 
Agnes  G.  Erb.  Moved  to  California  in  1870. 
receiving  his  education  in  the  Vallejo  pub- 
lic   and    high    schools;    graduating    from    the 


latter  in  1884.  Served  in  the  United  States 
Xavy  from  1888  to  1891.  At  one  time  clerk 
to  Rear-Admiral  Charles  E.  Clark,  of  "Ore- 
gon" fame.  Admitted  to  practice  in  the 
Supreme  Court  at  San  Francisco,   August  S, 


1893.  District  Attorney  of  Solano  County, 
189.5-1903.  Member  of  state  legislature,  36th 
and  37th  Sessions,  from  Solano  County,  20th 
District.  Elected  superior  judge  of  Solano 
County,  November.  1908,  for  six  year  term. 
Resigned  from  the  bench  six  weeks  after 
assuming  the  position,  on  account  of  death  of 
George  A.  Lamont,  with  whom  he  had  been 
closely  associated,  at  the  solicitation  of 
former  clients  of  Mr.  Lamont.  The  first  state 
president  of  Lincoln-Roosevelt  League  of 
California.  Chairman  of  Republican  State 
Convention  at  San  Francisco,  August,  1910 — 
the  first  state  convention  under  direct  pri- 
mary system.  Practices  his  profession  alone 
to  date  in  Vallejo  and  Fairfield.  Vice-presi- 
<ient  of  First  National  Bank  of  Vallejo.  Re- 
]iul)lic;ni. 

ANTHONY  STEPHEN  DEVOTO. 

Residence.  1577  Powell  Street;  office.  Fox- 
croft  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San 
Francisco,  February  12,  1886.  Attended  the 
common  schools  of  San  Francisco  and  gradu- 
ated from  the  Lowell  High  School  in  1903. 
Entered  the  University  of  California  in  Au- 
gust, 1904,  graduating  therefrom  with  the 
degree  of  B.  L.  in  May,  1908,  and  took  a 
jiost-graduate  course  in  law  until  May,  1910, 
when  he  received  the  degree  of  .1.  D.  Admit- 
ted to  the  bar  of  California  October,  1909,  by 
the  A])pellate  Court  for  the  First  District  of 
the  State  of  California.  Member  of  the  firm 
of  Devoto,  Richardson  &  Devoto,  since  May. 
1910.     Republican. 


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JAMES  AUGUSTUS  DEVOTO. 

Residence,  1704  Union  Street;  office,  Fox- 
croft  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San 
Francisco,  July  29,  1869.  Married  Elizabeth 
Castagnetto  in  1901.  Educated  in  Washing- 
ton Grammar  School,  Boys'  High  School  and 
Hastings'   College   of  Law.     Admitted  to  the 


bar  of  California  by  the  Supreme  Court  at 
Sacramento,  May  5,  1890.  License  withheld 
until  he  became  of  age,  July  29,  1890.  En- 
tered into  partnership  with  Hon.  E.  D. 
Wheeler  in  1890,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Wheeler  &  Devoto,  which  continued  until 
Judge  Wheeler's  death  in  January,  1895.  En- 
tered into  partnership  with  W.  A.  Richard- 
son and  P.  V.  Long,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Devoto,  Richardson  &  Long,  which  continued 
until  Mr.  Long's  election  as  City  Attorney. 
Upon  Mr.  Long's  retirement  he  continued  in 
partnership  with  Mr.  Richardson.  In  May, 
1910,  Anthony  S.  Devoto  was  taken  into  the 
firm,  under  the  name  of  Devoto,  Richardson 
&  Devoto,  which  continues  to  date.  Member 
of  the  Masonic  and  Native  Sons  of  the  Golden 
West  fraternities.     Democrat. 

ALBERT  DICKERMAN. 

Residence  and  office,  Watsouville.  Born  in 
Masonville,  New  York,  March  26,  1840.  Son 
of  Nathaniel  and  Mary  Ann  (Ferry)  Dicker 
man.  Attended  Norwich  and  Oxford  Acad- 
emies, New  York;  Geauga  Seminary  and 
Oberlin  College,  in  the  state  of  Ohio,  and 
the  Union  Law  College  at  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michigan,  at 
Hillsdale,  August,  1866.  Practiced  at  Hills- 
dale, Michigan,  from  August,  1866,  to 
March,  1883,  and  at  Muskegon,  Mich- 
igan,   from    March,    1SS3,    to    January,    1894. 


when  he  moved  to  Watsonville,  and  has  con- 
tinued in  the  practice  of  his  profession  to 
date.  Circuit  Judge  of  the  Fourteenth  Dis- 
trict of  Michigan  from  1888. to  1894.  Repub- 
lican. 

ALBERT  J.  DIBBLEE. 
Residence,  Ross 
Valley,  Marin 
County;  office,  501 
Crocker  Building, 
San  Francisco. 
Born  February  25, 
1870,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Son  of  Al- 
bert and  Anne  R. 
(Maecham)  Dib- 
blee.  Married 
Ethel  Rodgers. 
April  19,  1899. 
Attended  Bates 
School,  San  Ra- 
fael, until  1887; 
Hopkinson's 
School,  Bos  ton, 
Massachusetts,  1887-89;  Harvard  College, 
2  889-93,  from  which  he  received  the  degree  of 
A.B.,  and  the  Harvard  Law  School,  189.3-96, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  that  year. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at  San 
Francisco  in  1898.  In  the  office  of  the  law 
firm  of  Page,  McCutchen,  Harding  &  Knight, 
San  Francisco,  for  a  short  period,  after  which 
he  practiced  alone  and  in  the  spring  of  1910 
formed  partnership  with  W.  F.  Williamson, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Williamson  &  Dibblee, 
which  continues  to  date.  Member  of  the  Uni- 
versity, Harvard  and  Marin  Golf  and  Country 
clubs.     Republican. 

GEORGE  NELSON  DIDION. 


Residence,   1565   Jackson   street;    office.   Pa- 
cific Building,  San  Francisco.     Born   July  30, 


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1S79,  in  Sacramento,  California.  St>n  of  John 
and  Mary  Jeanette  (Ureman)  Didion.  Re- 
ceived liis  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Sacramento,  later  attendinjj  the 
I'niversity  of  California,  and  receiving  there- 
from the  decree  of  A.B.  in  UH)I,  and  the 
degree  of  LL.H.  from  Hastings  College  of 
Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
San  Francisco  in  1903,  and  became  associated 
wi*h  Charles  E.  Xaylor,  which  continued  un- 
til liKiii.  Practiced  alone  from  that  date  un- 
til llXis.  when  he  became  associated  with  E. 
J.  Baumberger.  which  association  continues 
to  date.  Assistant  Registrar  of  Voters  for 
Sacramento  County,  1S9S,  1900,  and  1902. 
Member  of  the  Native  Sons  of  the  Golden 
West  fraternity.     Kciuiblican. 


HENRY  CLAY  DILLON. 

Residence,  GS-l  Benton  Boulevard;  office, 
414-417  International  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  November  6,  184(5,  in  Lancaster,  Grant 
County,  Wisconsin.  Son  of  Patrick  F.  and 
Cynthia  (Charles)  Dillon.  Married  June  20, 
187(5,  to   Florence   Hood.     Attentied  the  com- 


mon schools  and  Academy,  Lancaster,  Wiscon- 
sin, and  Business  College,  Chicago.  Gradu- 
ated from  Racine  College,  Wisconsin,  in  1872, 
with  tile  <legrte  of  B.  A.,  and  received  the 
degree  of  M.  A.  in  187o.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  by  the  Circuit  Court  at  Racine,  Wis- 
consin, in  1874;  Supreme  Court  at  Madison. 
Wisconsin,  in  the  same  year;  to  the  bar  of 
Colorado  by  the  Su])renie  Court  of  Colorado  in 
1875,  and  the  I'nitecl  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  in  1877.  Practiced  law  in  Dcn- 
A-er,  Colorado,  until  1888,  during  which  time 
was  a  member  of  the  firms  of  Charles  & 
Dillon    and      .Markhaiu    &    Dillon.      Moved     to 


California  in  isss  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California  at 
Los  Angeles  in  1889  and  the  United  States 
Circuit  anil  District  Courts  in  1891.  He  was 
ailmitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Nevada  in 
189(),  and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  in  1900.  Lecturer  on  Common-law 
Pleading.  Fcpiity  Pleading  and  Federal  Pro- 
cedure in  University  of  Southern  California. 
College  of  Law.  Member  of  the  Colorado 
National  (!uard  (Lieutenant).  Ma.jor  and 
Judge-.\ilvocate  Patriarchs'  Militant,  Colo- 
rado (I.  O.  O.  F.),  for  eight  years.  District  At- 
torney of  Los  Angeles  County  from  1893  to 
189.).  President  of  the  Board  of  Education 
and  City  Attorney  of  Long  Beach  for  one  term. 
Appointed  Commissioner  .luvenile  Court  of 
Los  Angeles  County  in  1911.  Member  of 
American  and  State  Bar  Associations.  Demo- 
crat. 

RICHARD  JOHN  DILLON. 

Residence,  44.3  South  Commonwealth  Ave- 
nue; office.  42G  Douglas  Block,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  February  19,  1874,  in  San  Francisco. 
Son  of  Richard  and  Mary  (Hennessey)  Dil- 
lon. Graduated  from  St.  Vincent's  College  in 
1893,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later 
attendeil  Hastings  Law  College,  receiving  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1896.  Admitted  to  th.? 
bar  of  California  in  June,  1896.  In  1900 
formed  }iartnership  with  John  G.  Mott,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Mott  &.  Dillon,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Member  of  the  California 
Bar  Association. 

ISIDORE  B.  DOCKWEILER. 


K'csiilciicc.  ii.")?  West  Adams  Street;  office, 
Douglas  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  Decem- 
ber 28,  1867,  in  Los  Angeles,  ('alifornia.     Son 


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of  Henry  and  Margaretha  (Sugg)  Dockweiler. 
Married  June  30,  1891,  to  Gertrude  Eeeve. 
Educated  at  St.  Vincent's  College,  Los  An- 
geles, graduating  from  the  Commercial  De- 
jaartment  in  1883,  and  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  in  1887,  degree  of  A.  M.  in  1889,  and 
honorary  degree  of  LL.  M.  in  1905  and  LL.  D. 
in  1911.  Employed  as  bookkeeper,  1883-85. 
Engaged  in  surveying,  1887-88.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  October  14,  1889; 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California  and 
United  States  Supreme  Court.  Engaged  In 
the  general  practice  of  law  in  Los  Angeles 
to  date.  Trustee  of  St.  Vincent's  College 
since  October  1,  1890.  Director  of  the  Los 
Angeles  Public  Library  from  1897  to  1899, 
and  from  February,  1901,  to  February,  1911. 
Trustee  of  the  State  Normal  School  at  San 
Diego,  having  been  commissioned  to  serve 
from  December,  1898,  to  July,  1912.  Demo- 
cratic candidate  for  Lieutenant-Governor  of 
California  in  1902,  and  delegate  to  the  Demo- 
cratic Xational  Convention  of  1908  from 
California.  Member  of  California,  Gamut, 
and  Newman  clubs,  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
Southwest  Society  Areheologieal  Institute  of 
America,  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association,  Amer- 
ican Bar  Association,  N.  S.  G.  W.,  B.  P.  0.  E.^ 
Knights  of  Columbus,  Young  Men's  Institute, 
and  Eoyal  Arcanum. 

FRANK  DOMINGUEZ. 

Residence,  438 
North  Grand  Ave- 
nue; oflSce,  403 
California  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  May  11, 
1876,  in  Los  An- 
geles. Son  of 
Eosario  and  Guad- 
alupe (Gallardo) 
Doniinguez.  Mar- 
ried to  Jessie 
Street.  Educated 
in  St.  Vincent's 
College;  St.  Jo- 
seph's College, 
Las  Vegas;  public 
schools  of  Los 
Angeles.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  1899  and  later 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California.  Court  Clerk 
for  Judge  M.  T.  Allen,  of  Los  Angeles,  for 
two  years.  Secretary  Philippine  Commission, 
1900-2.  Engaged  in  the  j^ractice  of  law  in 
Manila,  P.  I.,  1902-6.  Attorney  for  Emilio 
Aguinaldo.  Associated  in  the  practice  with 
Earl  Rogers  in  Los  Angeles  to  date.  Special- 
izes in  criminal  law.  California  representa- 
tive to  Mexican  Centennial,  Mexico  City, 
1910.  Member  of  Knights  of  Pythias.  Re- 
publican. 


FRANK  P.  DOHERTY. 

Residence,  1216  Crown  Hill  Avenue;  office, 
suite  812  California  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  August  27,  1885,  in  Baltimore,  Maryland. 
Son  of  Edward  and  Mary  (Byrne)  Doherty. 
Moved  to  California  in  1907.  Educated  in 
the  public  and  high  schools  of  Maryland  and 
attended  Sadler's  College,  Baltimore,  for  one 
year.  In  1911  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
from  University  of  Southern  California,  Col- 
lege of  Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia June  21,  1911,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern 
California.  Associated  in  the  practice  of  his 
profession  with  Kemper  B.  Campbell  to  date. 
Member  of  Phi  Delta  Phi  and  Y.  M.  I.  Re- 
publican. 

HERBERT    ELLIOTT    DOOLITTLE. 

Residence,  3290  Park  Avenue;  office,  18-24 
Lawyers  Building,  San  Diego.  Born  in 
Painesville,  Ohio,  on  June  26,  1864.  Son  of 
George  and  Emma  Ballard  (Elliott)  Doolittle. 
Married  October  10,  1893,  to  Mary  Susan  Gay. 
Attended    Monmouth    College    four    years,    at 


Monmouth,  Illinois.  Graduated  from  Deuni- 
son  University,  at  Granville,  Ohio,  in  1886, 
with  degree  of  B.S.  Moved  to  California  in 
1888,  and  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1890;  Su- 
preme Court  of  California,  at  San  Diego, 
October  16,  1895.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  United  States,  February  28,  1899; 
United  States  District  Court,  October  25, 
1895,  and  to  the  United  States  Circuit  Court, 
November  23d  of  the  same  year.  Admitted 
to  United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals, 
October  23,  1896.  Served  as  City  Attorney 
of  San  Diego  from  1895  to  1905.  Continues 
practice     to     date.     Member     of     Cuyomaca, 


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University,  and  Country  clubs.  President  of 
San  Diego  Bar  Association  and  California 
State  Bar  Association.     Rejiubliean. 

W.   C.   DORAN. 

Residence,  Lonj:  Beach;  office,  District  At- 
torney's office.  Hall  of  Records.  Los  Angeles. 
Born  December  21.  1SS4.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Son  of  Clifford  C.  and  Laura  C.  (Cappeller) 
Doran.  Moved  to  this  state  in  March.  1S97. 
Early  education  received  in  the  public  schools 
at  Mansfield,  Ohio,  and  Riverside,  California. 
Graduated  from  the  Tniversity  of  Southern 
California,  College  of  Law.  in  1907.  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  and  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
Districts  Courts  for  the  Southern  District  of 
California,  in  Los  Angeles,  July  1,  1907.  Ap- 
pointed Deputy  District  Attorney  for  Los 
Angeles  County  February  1,  1910,  which  posi- 
tion he  holds  at  present  date.  Member  of 
the  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association  and  B.  P. 
O.  E.     Republican. 

CARL  D.  DORN". 

Residence.  4.^.9  Ititli  Avenue;  office,  810- 
Sl-4  Phelan  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Salinas  Cit}-,  California,  December  28,  1879. 
Son  of  N.  A.  and  Josephine  T.  Dorn.  Mar- 
ried October  11.  1904,  to  Sadie  Mae  Steele. 
Received  his  education  in  public  schools  of 
Salinas  City  and  at  Santa  Clara  College. 
Studied  law  in  his  father's  office,  superior 
judge  of  Monterey  Count}-,  and  after  an 
examination  before  the  Supreme  Court  com- 
missioners was  admitted  in  San  Francisco, 
September  10,  1902.  Immediately  engaged  in 
practice  at  Salinas  and  continued  till  October, 
1906,  when  he  removed  to  San  Francisco. 
Since  which  date  has  practiced  as  partner  of 
his  father,  X.  A.  Dorn.  Was  secretary  of 
Monterey  County  Republican  Central  Commit- 
tee for  three  years.  Active  in  Republican  Club 
organizations  of  .39th  Assembly  District  and 
was  candidate  for  the  Republican  nomination 
for  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  1910.  Past  Xoble 
Grand  Arch,  Grand  Grove  of  Druids  of  Cali- 
fornia; Past  President  Balboa  Parlor,  X.  S. 
G.  \V. ;  Past  President  of  San  Francisco  Lodge 
of  Fraternal  Brotherhood;  Past  Chief  Ranger 
Court  Pt.  Lobos,  Foresters  of  America;  Mem- 
ber of  Salinas  Lodge  Xo.  204,  F.  &  A.  M., 
Order  of  Rough  Riders  of  California.  Reveille 
Chapter  Xo.  470,  Order  of  Eastern  Star  of 
San  Francisco,  Aerie  Xo.  5  of  Eagles,  of  PL 
Lobos  Ini|)rovcment  Club,  and  the  Richmond 
Central  Improvement  Club.     Republican. 

WINFIELD  DORN. 

Office,  12.32  Merchants  Exchange  Building, 
San  Francisco.  Born  in  Chico,  California, 
July  8,  1880.  Educated  at  the  Chico  public 
schools  to  1895,  and  Oakland  High  School  to 
1898.     Attended  the  University  of  California 


and  received  the  degree  of  B.  L.  in  1902.  and 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1905  from  the  Har- 
vard Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  at  San  Francisco,  September.  1904, 
and  to  the  United  States  Circuit  Courts  in 
1905.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Chickeriug  & 
(Jregory  since  September,  1907. 

JOHN  WEBSTER  DORSET. 

Residence,  Biisli  and  ^lastm  Sticfts;  office. 
Royal  Insurance  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Maryland.  .Tune  4,  1852.  Son  of 
•Mgernon  Sidney  and  Mary  Alice  (Webster) 
Dorsey.  Married  October  ic,  1883,  to  Mathez 
E.  Brinkerhoff.     Received  his  education  in  the 


states  of  Maryland  and  Delaware,  tiom  18(30 
to  1875.  Graduated  from  the  Delaware  Col- 
lege in  June,  1875,  with  the  degree  of  B.A. 
Admitted  to  the  Xevada  Supreme  Court  in 
1877  and  practiced  in  Xevada  until  1891. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1891 
in  courts,  both  state  and  federal,  and  contin- 
ues the  practice  of  his  profession  in  partner- 
ship with  Chas.  B.  Henderson,  under  firm 
name  of  Dorsey  &  Henderson.  Member  of 
the  Holluschickie  Club,  S:in  Francisco,  Com- 
monwealtli,  Empire,  Fly-Casting.  San  Fran- 
cisco Bar  Association.  Member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity. 

WILLIAM  ALONZO  DOW. 

Residence,  127(i  2;{d  .\  venue.  Oakland; 
office.  1029  Mills  Buililing,  San  Francisco. 
Born  .Tanuary  3,  18(>(i,  in  Sutter  County, 
California.  Son  of  James  G.  and  Annie 
(Powell)  Dow.  Married  Lizzie  Harrell,  July 
3,  1889.  Graduate  of  the  Oakland  Grammar 
and  High  School;  also  the  University  of 
California,  from  whith  he  graduated  in  1889 


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with  the  degree  of  Ph.B.  Was  admitted  to 
the  bar,  by  examination  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  California,  November  10,  1890,  when 
he  began  the  practice  of  his  profession.  In 
1903  associated  himself  with  H.  A.  Powell, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Powell  &  Dow.  Ee- 
publican. 

JOSEPH  OSCAR  DOWNING. 

Residence,  727  Kamjiart  Street;  office,  136 
H.  W.  Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Huntingdon  County,  Pennsylvania,  Novem- 
ber 27,  1872.  Son  of  John  W.  and  Annie  E. 
(Cannon)  Downing.  Moved  to'  California  in 
1887.  Married  December  17,  1909,  to  Ellen 
R.  Emery.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Pasadena,  California,  and  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, Berkeley,  graduating  in  1900  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in   April,   1901.     Republican. 

FRANK  C.  DREW. 

Residence,  1193  Sherman  Street,  Alameda; 
office,  523  Balboa  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  May  31,  1861,  San  Jose.  Son  of  John  R. 
and  Marv  Frances  (Dowling)  Drew.  Married 
Helen  P."  White,  April  7,  1900.  Graduate  of 
the  Lincoln  Primary  and  Grammar  School  and 


and  Boating  Clubs,  Red  Men,  Eagles,  N.  S.  G. 
W.,  exempt  member  of  San  Francisco  Typo- 
graphical Union  21,  Touring  Club  of  France. 
Democrat. 

GEORGE  WILLIAM  DRYER. 

Residence,  9th  and  Burlington  Streets; 
office,  701  American  Bank  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Placerville,  Eldorado  County, 
California,  February  12,  1881.  Son  of  John 
Lewis  and  Mary  L.  (Alexander)  Dryer. 
Educated  in  the-  public  schools  and  high 
school  of  Santa  Ana  and  Stanford  Univer- 
sity, from  which  he  received  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  in  1902.  Read  law  in  the  office  of 
L.  H.  Valentine,  of  Los  Angeles,  for  one 
year.  Post-graduate  course  in  Stanford 
University  in  1903-4.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California,  at  San  Francisco,  March  16, 
1904.  In  1908  formed  partnership  with  S. 
P.  Mulford,  under  the  firm  name  of  Mulford 
&  Dryer,  w^hich  continues  to  date.  Member 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity.     Republican. 

MICHAEL  CALHOUN  DUFFICY. 

Residence,  San  Rafael;  office,  500  Fourth 
Avenue,  San  Rafael.  Born  December  26, 
1839,  in  County  Roscommon,  Ireland.     Son  of 


Boys'  High  School.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  San  Francisco,  1903.  At  once  entered  the 
firm  of  Campbell  Metson  &  Campbell,  which  in 
1906  was  changed  to  Campbell,  Metson  &  Drew, 
and  in  1909  to  Metson,  Drew  &  Mackenzie. 
Official  Shorthand  Reporter,  Department  11, 
Superior  Court.  Member  of  the  American  Geo- 
graphical Society,  American  Esperanto  Asso- 
ciation, French  Phonetic  Association  and  Cali- 
fornia Historical  Society.  A  member  of  the 
Bohemian,  Family,   Press,   Dolphin   Swimming 


Francis  and  Alicia  (Lane)  Dufficy.  Married 
in  Marysville,  California,  February  2,  1863,  to 
Edwiua  O'Brien.  Attended  school  in  New 
Orleans,  imtil  1855,  when  he  moved  to  Cali- 
fornia, traveling  via  Panama.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  by  Supreme  Court  of  California,  Jan- 
uary 9,  1894,  prior  to  which  he  was  engaged 
in  commercial  pursuits  in  this  state.  Studied 
law  in  the  office  of  Judges  L.  J.  Ashford,  and 
Francis  L.  Hatch  at  Marysville,  California, 
from    1857    to    1863.     Commenced    the    active 


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practice  of  his  profession  upon  admission  to 
the  bar,  and  continues  to  date.  Elected  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  of  Marin  County,  and 
served  two  terms,  from  l'^^0  to  li>ii2.  Dem- 
ocrat. 

DENNIS  MAXWELL  DUFFY. 
Residence,  19u7  Leavenworth  Street,  San 
Francisco;  office.  Mills  Building.  Born  in 
Austin.  Nevada,  April  2.3,  1S79.  Son  of  Phil- 
lip and  Catherine  (Maxwell)  Duffy.  Moved 
to  the  state  of  California  in  1S9.S.  In  Feb- 
ruary. 1902,  married  Grace  Blossom.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  University  of  Nevada  with 
degree  of  B.A.  in  1898,  and  Hastings  College 
of  Law,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1901.  Was 
admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  state 
of  California  in  1901.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  alone  to  190.'),  when  he  became 
associated  with  Hiram  W.  Johnson,  which 
continued  until  Mr.  Johnson's  election  as  Gov- 
ernor of  the  state  of  California,  .January,  1911, 
later  being  associated  with  Hiram  W.  .Tohnson, 
.Jr.,  which   continues  to  date.     Republican. 

H.  B.  DUNCAN. 

Residence,  12  2 
Sycamore  Avenue, 
ITollywood;  office, 
5117-508  H  i  ggins 
Building,  Los  An- 
g  e  1  e  s.  Born  in 
Pittsburg,  P  e  n  n- 
svlvania,  Septem- 
ber 2,  1875.  Son 
of  Thomas  H.  and 
Nancy  (Sweeney) 
Duncan.  M  o  ved 
t  o  California  i  n 
19  0  8.  Ma  rried 
Elizabeth  Pendle- 
ton,  March  16, 
1908.  Early  edu- 
cation received  in 
the  public  schools 
of  Pennsylvania.  Attended  -high  school  in 
Chicago.  Studied  law  in  the  otKce  of  United 
States  Attorney  C.  B.  Morrison.  Chicago,  and 
attended  night  law  lectures  at  John  Alarsliall 
Law  School  and  Kent  College  of  Law,  Chi- 
cago. In  Los  Angeles  received  private  in- 
structions under  Kemper  B.  Campbell,  of  the 
faculty  of  University  of  Southern  California 
College  of  Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cal- 
ifornia, January  21.  1910;  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  for  the 
Southern  District  of  California,  February  10, 
1910;  to  the  same  courts  for  the  Northern 
District  of  California  shortly  after.  Contin- 
ues practice  in  Los  Angeles,  specializing  in 
Sherman  anti-trust  matters,  interstate  com- 
merce matters,  and  corporation  law.  Special 
Agent  United  States  Department  of  Justice, 
Washington.  D.  C,  19(i5  to  1910.  Special  As- 
sistant to  United  States  District  Attorney  for 
Southern  District  of  California,  1910  to  1911. 
Member  A.  F.  &  A.  M.     Republican. 


FRANK  CLARK  DUNHAM. 

Residence,  8  7  5 
Summit  A  v  enue; 
office,  M  e  t  c  a  1  f 
Building,  99  E. 
C  o  1  orado  Street, 
Pasadena.  Born 
April  1,  1884,  in 
Estherville,  Iowa. 
Son  of  Henry  Ad- 
dison and  A  n  n  a 
Belle  (Low)  Dun- 
h  a  m.  Moved  to 
California  J  u  n  e. 
19  0  8.  Ma  rried 
A  m  y  L.  At  wood. 
Jun'e  2  2,  191(). 
Graduated  from 
the  Iowa  City 
Academy   in    1904, 

from  the  University  of  Iowa,  with  tlie  degree 
of  B.  A.,  June,  1908,  and  from  the  University 
of  Southern  California,  College  of  Law.  June, 
1910,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  at  Los 
Angeles,  July  23,  1909,  and  in  the  same  year 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California.  Associated  in 
the  office  of  Valentine  and  Newby  from  1909 
until  August,  1911.  Appointed  Justice  of  the 
Peace  for  Pasadena  Township,  Los  Angeles 
County.  August  1.  1911,  which  office  he  con- 
tinues to  hold  to  date.  Member  B.  P.  O.  E. 
Independent. 

BOUTWELL  DUNLAP. 

Residence.  San  Francisco;  office,  First  Na- 
tional Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
November  14,  1S77,  in  Sacramento,  California. 
Son  of  William  and  Sarah  Jane  (Robinson) 
Dunlap.  Graduated  from  College  of  .Social 
Sciences,  University  of  California,  in  1901, 
with  degree  of  B.L. ;  from  the  Catliolie  Uni- 
versity of  America,  Washington.  D.  C.  in  1905, 
with  degree  of  LL.B.,  and  in  1910  received  de- 
gree of  LL.^r.  Also  attended  Georgetown  Uni- 
versity, Washington,  D.  C.  Admittetl  to  tlie  bar 
of  California  at  San  Francisco,  January,  1907, 
since  which  time  he  has  engaged  in  the  ac- 
tive practice  of  his  profession  in  that  city. 
Nominated  for  Congress,  First  California  Dis- 
trict, 1904.  Consul  of  Argentine  Republic  at 
San  Francisco,  1909.  and  continues  to  date. 
In  charge  of  Consulate  of  Uruguay  in  San 
Francisco,  1909.  Honorary  Historian  of  Sac- 
ramento Society  of  California  Pioneers;  Na- 
tional Historian  of  Kappa  Sigma  fraternity; 
Recording  Secretary  of  California  Genealog- 
ical Society;  member  of  Committee  of  Bar 
Association  of  San  Francisco  upon  Reform  of 
Civil  and  Criminal  Procedure  of  State  of 
California  (rejiort  published,  1910).  Author 
of  several  historical  studies;  .joint  author 
(with  Robert  Ernest  Cowan)  of  "Bibliogra- 
phy    of     Chinese     Question     in     the     United 


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States"  (San  Francisco:  A.  M.  Eobertson, 
1909) ;  and  contributor  to  sporting  and  agri- 
cultural periodicals  upon  breeding  of  race- 
horses and  history  of  racing.  Member  of  So- 
ciety of  Colonial  Wars.  Fellow  of  American 
Statistical  Society.  Member  of  American 
Political  Science  Association,  Virginia  His- 
torical Society,  California  Genealogical  Soci- 
ety, and  American  Historical  Association. 
Member  of  Kappa  Sigma  and  Delta  Chi  frater- 
nities. Member  of  University  Club,  Army 
and  Navy  Club,  and  Press  Club,  San  Francisco. 


WALTER  F.  DUNN. 

Eesidence,  135  East  White  Oak  Avenue; 
office,  232-234  American  National  Bank 
Building,  Monrovia.  Born  in  San  Francisco, 
California,  April  28,  1881.  Son  of  John  P. 
and  Mary  L.  (Mahoney)  Dunn.  Married 
May  9,  19*^08,  to  Helen  F.  Laverty.     Educated 


WILLIAM  ELLSWORTH  DUNN. 

Eesidence,  917  West  28tli  Street;  office,  718 
Huntington  building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
August  2,  1861,  in  Douglas,  Michigan.  Son 
of  George  E.  and  Ellen  V.  (Dickinson)  Dunn. 
Married  January  3,  1883,  to  Nellie  M.  Briggs. 
Graduated  from  Allegan,  Michigan,  High 
School,  and  attended  Preparatory  School,  and 
one  year  at  Law  School,  University  of  Michi- 
gan.' Moved  to  California  in  188.5,  and  has 
been  practicing  in  Los  Angeles,  from  18S7 
to  date.  Member  of  California,  .lonathan, 
Los  Angeles  Country,  and  Bolsa  Chica  Gun 
clubs.     Eepublican. 

PETER  FRANCIS  DUNNE. 

Eesidence,  3905  Clay  Street;  otlice,  Crocker 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  December  29, 
1860,  in  San  Francisco,  California.  Son  of 
Peter  and  Margaret  (Bergin)  Dunne.  Mar- 
ried  June    28,    1898,    to    Annie    C.    Haehulen. 


in  the  Duarte  Grammar  School,  California, 
St.  Ignatius  College,  San  Francisco,  Mon- 
rovia High  School,  Monrovia,  California, 
and  the  Stanford  University,  graduating 
from  the  latter  in  1904,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  Los  Angeles,  June  21,  1905,  and  later  to 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Commenced  the  active 
practice  of  profession  in  Monrovia,  continu- 
ing to  date.  Secretary  Democratic  County 
Convention  in  1908.  City  Attorney  of  Mon- 
rovia, California,  since  1909.  President  of 
the  Monrovia  Board  of  Trade,  1910-11. 
Member  of  Knights  of  Columbus,  W.  0.  W. 
and  Granite  Club,  Phi  Delta  Phi  and  Kappa 
Alpha  fraternities.     Democrat. 


Eieceived  his  early  education  at  St.  Ignatius 
College  and  graduated  therefrom  in  1878 
with  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts,  Later 
attended  the  University  of  California  and 
graduated  in  1881  with  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1882  and 
immediately  commenced  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession,  engaging  in  general  practice. 
General  attorney  for  the  Southern  Pacific 
Company  from  1904  to  1911.  Member  of  the 
firm  of  Morrison,  Dunne  &  Brobeck  since  its 
formation  in  April,  1911,  to  date.  Member 
of  the  Pacific-Union,  Olympic,  Commonwealth, 
and  San  Francisco  Golf  and  Country  clubs. 
Member  of  the  San  Francisco  Bar  Associa- 
tion.    Eepublican. 


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HARRY   L.   DUNNIGAN. 

Resideui-e.  311  East  Aveuue,  2S;  office, 
('oulter  Buililing,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Terre  Haute.  Indiana.  June  9,  1873.  Son  of 
Richard  I.  and  Maria  L.  (Adams)  Dunnigan. 
Married  to  Virginia  T.  Thorpe  in  1901. 
Moved  to  California  in  1SS3.  In  1S92  en- 
tered St.  Vincent's  College,  where  he  re- 
mained until  1S94,  receiving  degrees  of  A.  B. 
and  A.  M.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  his 
father.  Richard  I.  Dunnigan,  with  whom  he 
was  in  j'artnership  until  1905.  Admitted  to 
bar  of  California  April  21.  1896.  Formed 
l>artnership  in  1906  with  Walter  F.  Haas  and 
Frank  tJarrett,  under  the  firm  name  of  Haas. 
Garrett  &  Dunnigan.  continuing  until  1911. 
when  the  firm  was  dissolved  on  account  of 
the  death  of  Mr.  Garrett.  At  present  prac- 
tices his  profession  as  member  of  the  firm  of 
Haas  &  Dunnigan.  Member  of  State  and 
Los   Angeles   Bar   Associations.     Democrat. 


RICHARD  ARTHUR  DUNNIGAN. 

Residence,  1246  Alta  Avenue;  office,  517 
Exchange  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Terre  Haute.  Indiana.  November  5.  1SS2. 
Son  of  Richard  and  Maria  L.  (Adams) 
Dunnigan.  Moved  to  the  state  in  1888.  Ed- 
ucated   in    Los    Angeles    grammar    and    high 


schools,  Woodbury  Business  College  and  the 
University  of  Southern  California.  Admitted 
to  th.'  bar  August  26,  1910,  and  later  to  the 
L'nited  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Los  Angeles,  and  continues 
alone  to-day.  Member  Los  Angeles  Athletic 
and  San  Gabriel  Valley  Country  Clubs.  Re- 
publican. 


TRUSTEN  POLK  DYER. 
Residence,  La  Cresceuta,  Los  Angeles;  of- 
fice. 90.3-11  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Warren  County.  Missouri,  May  27, 
1S56.  Son  of  George  Washington  and  Mary 
Anne  (Philpot)  Dyer.  Received  his  early 
education  at  common  schools,  and  later  at  the 


Central  Western  College  of  Warrenton,  Mis- 
souri, and  the  Baptist  College  in  Louisiana, 
Pike  County,  Missouri.  Read  law  and  taught 
in  the  schools  of  Missouri  for  two  years,  later 
attending  the  Law  Department  of  the  Wash- 
ington University,  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Missouri  in  1875  and 
later  to  the  Court  of  Appeals  of  that  state. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  October  13, 
1898,  Washington,  1888,  United  States  Cir- 
cuit and  District  Courts,  Southern  District  of 
California,  December  23,  1898.  Associated  in 
the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis  with  his 
uncle.  Colonel  D.  P.  Dyer,  now  United  States 
District  Judge  cf  St.  Louis.  In  1888  removed 
to  Los  Angeles.  In  that  year  moved  to  Seattle, 
Washington.  In  1*^S9  formed  partnership 
with  Judge  Richard  Osborn.  under  firm  name 
of  Osborn  &  Dyer,  until  .Judge  Osborn's  elec- 
tion to  the  Superior  Court  bench,  when  he 
formed  partnership  with  Edward  Craven,  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  Dyer  &  Craven,  which 
continued  until  1896,  when  he  returned  to  Los 
Angeles.  From  1886-87,  City  Attorney  of  St. 
Louis.  In  1889  member  of  the  Constitutional 
Convention  of  Washington,  taking  an  active 
part  in  forming  the  present  constitution  of 
that  state.  In  1891  elected  for  a  terra  of 
four  years  to  the  Senate  of  the  state  of 
Washington,  and  was  president  pro  tem. 
Member  of  the  National  Guard  of  Missouri. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  bodies,  Knight  Tem- 
plar and  Shriner.  Specializes  in  commercial 
law.     Repiil)!ican. 


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WALTER  VINSON  DYSART. 

Eesidence,  Los 
Angeles;  office, 
512-516  Laughlin 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Danville,  Illinois, 
May  30,  1881. 
Son  of  Joseph  and 
Abbigaile  (Vin- 
son) Dysart. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia October,  1910. 
M  a  rried  Decem- 
b  e  r  18,  1905,  to 
Maybelle  C.  Fox. 
Graduated  from 
the  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versit}-,  Law  De- 
partment, Bloom- 
ington,  Illinois,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1901. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois,  1901,  Cali- 
fornia, 1910,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. In  1901  became  associated  with  Col. 
Geo.  T.  Buckingham,  of  Chicago,  under  firm 
name  of  Buckingham  &  Dysart,  which  con- 
tinued until  December,  1906,  when  he  moved 
to  Danville,  Illinois  where  he  practiced 
alone  until  his  removal  to  Los  Angeles.  In 
October  1910,  acquired  the  law  practice  of 
Arthur  L.  Hawes  in  Los  Angeles,  and  continues 
his  practice  to  date  alone.  Elected  to  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly  of  Illinois,  1906.  Member  of 
the  Illinois  National  Guard,  1898.  Repub- 
lican. 

GUY    CHAFFEE    EARL. 

Residence,  10  McClure  Street,  Oakland, 
California;  office,  Shreve  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  May  7,  1861,  in  Tehama  County, 
California.  Son  of  Josiah  and  Adelia  To- 
bias (Chaffee)  Earl.  Married  Ella  Jane 
Ford,  November  15,  1888.  Graduated  from 
the  Oakland  High  School  in  1879,  and  the 
University  of  California  in  1883,  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  August, 
1886,  by  Supreme  Court  of  California.  Was 
Deputy  County  Clerk  of  Alameda  County 
from  October,  1885,  to  January,  1887.  As- 
sistant District  Attorney  of  Alameda  County 
from  January,  1887,  to  January,  1889.  Asso- 
ciated with  Samuel  P.  Hall  from  1889  to 
1895.  Thereafter  was  partner  of  Thomas  B. 
Bishop,  Charles  S.  Wheeler  and  others  until 
September,  1900,  since  wliich  time  he  has  con- 
tinued the  practice  of  his  profession  alone. 
Was  State  Senator  from  Alameda  County 
for  four  years  from  January,  1893.  Ap- 
pointed Regent  of  the  University  of  Califor- 
nia, April,  1902.  Chairman  of  Finance  Com- 
mittee of  the  Board  of  Regents.  Member  of 
Claremont  Country  Club,  Bohemian  Club,  and 
Faculty  Club  of  the  University  of  California. 
Republican. 


GUY  W.  EDDIE. 

Residence,  342  West  Avenue  59;  office,  326 
West  1st  Street,  Los  Angeles.  Born  April  2, 
1878,  in  Guadaloupe,  California.  Son  of 
James  L.  and  Georgia  (Brayner)  Eddie. 
Married  June  18,  1905,  to  Maria  Theresia 
Park.     Educated    in    the    public     schools     of 


California.  Graduated  from  the  University 
of  California  in  1901  with  the  degree  of  B.  L. 
Studied  law  in  the  offices  of  Works,  Lee  & 
Works,  1901-2.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1902.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Eddie 
&  Thompson,  1903^5.  City  Prosecutor  of  Los 
Angeles  to  the  present  time.  Member  of  the 
Executive  Committee  of  Roosevelt  Progres- 
sive League  of  Los  Angeles  County.  Presi- 
dent of  the  Arroyoside  Progressive  League. 
Member  of  the  American  Political  and  Social 
Science  Academy,  Masonic  order,  N.  S.  G.  W., 
Los  Angeles  Press  Association,  Good  Saints 
of  Los  Angeles  and  Anandale  Country,  Sev- 
erance, Union  League  and  Metropolitan 
clubs.     Progressive  Republican. 

EDWARD  DARNALL  EDWARDS. 

Eesidence,  1837  J  Street;  office.  Temple 
Bar  Building,  Fresno.  Born  January  23, 
1846,  in  Liberty,  Missouri.  Son  of  Pressley 
N.  and  Naomi  (Darnall)  Edwards.  Married 
Anna  Finch  August  29,  1870.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1876.  Attended  the  country  school 
of  Liberty,  Missouri,  and  later  entered  the 
William  Jewell  College,  Libertv,  Missouri, 
continuing  until  1861.  Served  in  the  Civil 
War  for  a  period  of  four  years  and  returned 
to  college,  where  he  remained  from  1865  to 
1867,  when  he  commenced  the  study  of  law 
in  office  of  Dixon  &  Hough,  of  Memphis,  Ten- 
nessee.    Admitted  to  practice  in  all  the  state 


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courts  of  Tennessee  at  Union  City,  in  1S6S. 
Practiced  law  in  Union  City  until  187o.  when 
he  nioveil  to  San  Francisco,  California.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  Supreme  Court  of  California  in 


1865.  Also  admitted  to  practice  in  tlie  fed- 
eral courts  of  Memphis,  Tennessee,  and  Cali- 
fornia. City  Attorney  of  Union  City,  Ten- 
nessee, 1869^70.  District  Attorney  of  Fresno 
County,  1883-84.  Member  of  the  Masonic 
and  B.  P.  0.  E.  fraternities.     Democrat. 

LE  ROY  MALLORY  EDWARDS. 

Residence,  444 
Kiugslev  Drive; 
office,  814  H.  W. 
I  Tell  man  Build- 
ing. Los  Angeles. 
Born  .Tuly  9,  1883, 
ill  Santa  Ana, 
(  alil'oniia.  Son 
of  Phigene  E.  and 
Sarah  (Leffler) 
Edwards.  M  a  r- 
ried  to  Lillian 
Moore,  Novem1)er 
4,  l&OS.  Edu- 
cated in  the  gram- 
mar grades  and 
high  school  of  Los 
A  11  g  e  le  s,  a  n  d 
graduated  from 
Stanfor<l  I'liiversity,  Law  Department,  in 
May.  UMI7,  with  degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  liar  of  California  in  January,  1908, 
and  to  the  federal  courts,  March,  1908.  Since 
the  date  of  his  admission  has  held  the  posi- 
tion of  assistant  general  counsel  of  Los 
Angeles  Gas  and  Electric  Corporation,  re- 
signing .January  1,  1912,  to  resume  his  active 
general   practice.     Memlser  of  the   California 


Club  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association. 
Member  of  Masonic  bodies,  Scottish  Rite  32°, 
and  Phi  Delta  Piii   fraternity.     Republican. 

H.   K.   EELLS. 

Residence,  Marin  County,  California;  office. 
801  Crocker  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
December  30,  186.'),  in  Dayton,  Ohio.  Son  of 
Marcus  and  Susan  E.  (Grimes)  Eelis.  Moved 
to  California  in  1876,  and  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  in  Santa  Barbara,  later  graduated 
frcm  Hastings  College  of  Law,  with  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
in  ]s93,  by  the  Sujireme  Court,  and  admitted 
to  ail  other  courts  having  ,iurisdiction  in  this 
state.  From  the  date  of  his  admission  until 
October,  1911,  was  in  partnership  with  his 
l)rother,  Alexander  G.  Eells,  who  died  Octo- 
l>er,  1911.  Since  this  date  has  continued  the 
practice  of  his  ]irofessiou  alone.  Member  of 
the  Commomvealth   (iul).     Democrat. 

HENRY  EICKHOFF. 

Residence,  1650  Lai<e  Street;  office,  604 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  .Janu- 
ary 17,  1856,  in  Xew  York  City,  Xew  York. 
Son  of  A.  and  Louise  E.  (Neueuschwander) 
Eickhoff.  Moved  to  California  in  1875.  Mar- 
ried     September      l.'l.      1SS2,     to     Jessie      M. 


Li)we.  Received  his  early  education  from 
the  public  schools  of  New  York  City,  later 
attending  the  College  of  St.  Francis  Xavier, 
and  later  the  law  school  of  Columbia  College 
at  Xew  York,  graduating  in  1875  with  the 
degree  of  LIj.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Sacramento,  California,  1877,  to  the  Su- 
preme Court  and  United  States  Supreme 
Court,  and  all  other  courts  having  jurisdic- 
tion in  California.     In  partnership  with  Paul 


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303 


Neumann  from  1878-83,  when  the  partner- 
ship was  dissolved  upon  Mr.  Neumann  leav- 
ing San  Francisco  to  fill  the  appointment 
of  Attorney-General  of  Hawaii.  Continued 
the  practice  of  his  profession  alone  until 
1890,  then  entering  into  partnership  with 
Curtis  H.  Lindley,  which  partnership  still  ex- 
ists under  the  firm  name  of  Lindley  &  Eiek- 
hoff.  Member  of  Cosmos  and  Merchants  Ex- 
change clubs.  President  of  Columbia  College 
Alumni  Association  of  California,  National, 
California  and  San  Francisco  bar  associations. 
Democrat. 

EDWARD   R.    ELIASSEN. 

Eesidence,  Piedmont;  office,  Union  Savings 
Bank  Building,  Oakland.  Born  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, April  20,  1876.  Son  of  Martin  Edward 
and  Hannah  (Carlsen)  Eliassen.  Married 
Marion  Godfrey,  October  20.  1310.  Attended 
Hastings    College    of   Law.     Admitted    to    the 


bar  of  California  August  31,  1899.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  in  San 
Francisco,  where  he  continued  until  April, 
190(i,  since  which  date  has  been  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  law  in  Oakland.  Trustee  of  the 
Oakland  Free  Library  for  three  terms.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Nile  and  Athenian  clubs.  Eepubli- 
can. 

ARTHUR  Mcdonald  ellis. 

Residence,  2107  4th  Avenue;  office,  211-213 
Coulter  Building,  Los  Angeles,  California. 
Born  in  Linn  Creek,  Missouri,  September  13, 

1876.  Son  of  William  David  and  Malinda 
(McDonald)    Ellis.     Moved   to    California    in 

1877.  Graduated  from  the  Pomona  High 
School,  Pomona,  California,  in  1895,  and  from 
the  University  of  California  in  1899,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  B.  L.     Admitted  to  the  bar 


at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  June  13,  1904. 
Studied  law  in  Seattle,  Washington,  and  in 
Oakland,  California.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Los  Angeles,  where  he  remains 
to   date.     Republican. 

W.    H.    ELLIS. 

Office,  403-406  First  National  Bank  Build- 
ing, Riverside.  Born  in  Jefferson  County,  New 
York,  July  22,  1862.  Married  August  12, 
1900,  to  Bell  Harris.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  state  of  North  Da- 
kota, January  12,  1890.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  Oakes,  North  Dakota, 
continuing  there  until  1897,  when  he  removed 
to  Cedar  Falls,  Iowa.  Formed  partnership  with 
C.  A.  Caullord,  in  Cedar  Falls,  Iowa,  for  two 
years,  when  he  moved  to  Platteville,  Wiscon- 
sin, in  1899.  Entered  into  partnership  in 
that  city  with  E.  E.  Burns,  which  continued 
until  June,  1909,  when  he  moved  to  Riverside 
and  became  associated  with  H.  L.  Carnahan. 
which  continues  to  date.  State  Attorney  of 
Dickey  County,  North  Dakota,  for  four  years. 
Mayor  of  Oalies,  North  Dakota,  from  1890  to 
1894.  Member  of  the  North  Dakota  legis- 
lature, 1888-89.  President  of  the  Board  of 
Education  of  Plattville,  Wisconsin,  for  seven 
years.  Member  of  the  Masonic  order  and  I. 
b.   O.   F.     Republican. 

JOHN  F.  ELLISON. 


Residence,  Red  Bluff;  office,  Courthouse, 
Red  Bluff.  Born  November  29,  1853,  in  Fair- 
fax County,  Virginia.  Son  of  William  H. 
and  Elizabeth  (Fish)  Ellison.  Married  Au- 
gust, 1880,  to  Minnie  B.  Cason.  Received  his 
education  at  Richmond  College,  and  later  at- 
tended the  University  of  Virginia,  receiving 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  that  institution  in 


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BIOGIiAPHICAL 


June,  1S77.  Admitted  to  the  liar  of  Califor- 
nia by  the  Supreme  Court  at  Sacramento, 
May,  1S7S,  and  later  to  all  courts  having 
jurisdiction  in  this  state.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  July,  1S77,  and  practiced  in  the  county 
courts  until  his  admission  to  this  state. 
From  1S7S  until  1S90  he  practiced  his  profes- 
sion in  Red  BlufiF,  and  in  November,  1S90, 
was  elected  judge  of  the  Superior  Court  and 
was  re  elected  in  189G  and  1902  and  190S, 
respectively,  and  continues  to  hold  that  office 
to  date.  Member  of  the  California  Assembly 
in  ISSo  and  chairman  of  the  Judiciary  Com- 
mittee. Delegate  to  the  Kepublican  State 
National  Convention  in  Chicago  in  18SS. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  B.  P. 
U.  E.     Kepublican. 

JOHN    ELLSWORTH. 

Residence.  3000  Central  Avenue,  Alameda; 
office.  Courthouse,  Oakland.  Born  in  East 
Windsor,  Connecticut,  January  7,  1842. 
Moved  to  California  in  1867.  Married  Ada 
Louisa  Hobter.  April  17,  1893.  Attended 
Phillips  Academy,  Andover,  Massachusetts, 
graduating  in  1864,  and  Williams  College, 
Williamstown.  Massachusetts,  for  one  year. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Hartford,  Connecti- 
cut, October,  1867.  Practiced  law  until 
January  7.  1889,  when  he  was  elected  to  the 
bench  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Alameda 
County,  where  he  continues  to  date.  Member 
of  the  Assembly,  California  Legislature,  in 
18S7.  Member  of  the  Athenian  Club.  R2- 
publican. 

JOHN  ARTHUR  ELSTON. 

Residence,  Berkeley;  office,  First  National 
Bank  Building.  Berkeley.  Born  in  Woodland, 
California,  February  10,  1875.  Son  of  Allan 
Mandeville  and  Florence  (Elliot)  Elston. 
Married  Tallulah  Le  Conte,  May  15,  1911. 
Graduated  from  Hesperian  College,  Wood- 
land, California,  in  1S92,  and  from  the  Uni- 
versity cf  California  in  1S97.  Admitted  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  California  in  1900, 
since  which  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession  alone  to 
date.  Executive  Secretary  of  Governor  Par- 
dee, 1903-7.  Attorney  for  State  Board  of 
Health,  1907.  Member  of  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors of  the  California  Institution  for  the 
Deaf  and  Blind  at  Berkeley,  California. 
Member  of  the  Faculty  Club  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  California  and  the  Claremont  Country 
Club.     Republican. 

E.  J.  EMMONS. 

Residence  au>l  oftiec,  Bakersfield.  Born 
March  1.  1S59,  in  Nicaragua.  Son  of  Will- 
iam H.  and  Elizabeth  Jane  (Miller)  Emmons. 
Moved  to  California  in  1862.  Married  May 
18.  1887,  to  Margaret  J.  Wooden.  Educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  California.     Studied 


law  in  office  of  George  D.  Shadburne,  San 
Francisco.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia May  16,  1882.  Practiced  law  in  Chico 
until     1888,     when     he     moved     to     Siskiyou 


County,  where  he  remained  until  1893.  when 
he  moved  to  Bakersfield.  where  he  continues 
to  the  present  time,  in  partnership  with  Rod- 
ney J.  Hudson,  under  firm  name  of  Emmons 
&  Hudson.  Specializes  in  railroad  rates. 
Member  of  Foresters  of  Amerira.     Democrat. 

HARRY  ALBERT  ENCELL. 

Residence,  921  East  24th  Street;  office. 
401-407  First  National  Bank  Building,  Oak- 
land. Born  in  Hannibal.  Missouri,  .Tune  8, 
ISSO.  Son  of  John  N.  and  Alberta  (Colston) 
Encell.  Moved  to  California  in  1891.  Mar- 
ried July  12,  1909.  to  Marjorie  Howe.  From 
1886  to*  1891  attended  the  public  school  of 
Hamilton,  Missouri.  From  ls91  to  1897  the 
public  schools  of  California.  From  1897  to 
1901,  the  High  School  in  Los  Angeles,  and 
from  1902  to  1907,  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, from  which  he  received  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  in  the  latter  year.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California,  in  San  Francisco,  in  April, 
1908.  Practicing  since  1908  in  Oakland.  As- 
sociated with  Robinson  &  Robinson. 

CLAIRE   ENYEART. 

Residence,  Los  Angeles;  office.  810-821 
California  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
February  3,  1879.  in  Holt  County,  Missouri. 
Son  of  Cyrus  H.  and  Florence  (Buck)  En 
yeart.  Moved  to  California  in  1S95.  Re- 
ceived his  education  in  Tulare  High  School, 
California.  Graduated  from  the  University 
of  Southern  California.  College  of  Law.  :n 
1904,  with  the  degree  of  LL.B..  and  in   1909 


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305 


received  the  degree  of  LL.M.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  1904.  Formed  part- 
nership with  Charles  R.  Holtou  in  1911,  which 
continues  to  date.  Member  of  the  Masonic 
order,  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association  and  Met- 
ropolitan Club.     Republican. 

JOHN  MORTON  ESHLEMAN. 

Residence,  El  Centro,  Imperial  County; 
oflSce,  833  Market  Street,  San  Franeis'io. 
Born  June  14,  1876,  at  Villa  Ridge,  Illinois. 
Son  of  William  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Kelly) 
Eshleman.  Married  September  6,  1906,  to 
Elizabeth  Ledgett.     Graduated  from  the  Uni- 


later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California.  Commenced 
the  practice  of  law  in  Los  Angeles.  After 
two  years  moved  to  Riverside,  where  he  con- 


versity  of  California  with  the  degree  of  B.  A. 
in  1902,  and  M.  A.  in  1903.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  San  Francisco  in  1905. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
San  Francisco,  and  continued  until  April  18, 
1906,  when  he  removed  to  Oakland,  and  prac- 
ticed there  until  April,  1907.  Now  practic- 
ing in  El  Centro,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Eshleman  &  Swing.  Chief  Deputy  Labor 
Commissioner  1904-7.  Member  of  the  Assem- 
bly from  Berkeley,  1907.  District  Attorney 
of  Imperial  County,  August,  1907,  to  January, 
1911.  Member  of  Railroad  Commission,  Jan- 
uary 1,  1911,  to  date  (president  of  the  Com- 
mission).    Republican. 

MIGUEL  ESTUDILLO. 

Residence,  335  14th  Street;  oflSce,  6-8 
Covert  Block,  Riverside.  Born  September 
20,  1870,  in  San  Bernardino,  California.  Son 
of  J.  A.  and  Adelaide  (Robidoux)  Estudillo. 
Married  February  22,  1903,  to  Minerva  Cook. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  San  Diego 
and  Santa  Clara  College.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  at  Los  Angeles  in  1896,  and 


tinues  the  practice  of  law  to  date.  Delegate 
to  National  Irrigation  Congress  at  Boise  City, 
Idaho,  from  California,  1906.  Chairman  of 
California  Delegation  at  National  Irrigation 
Congress  at  Sacramento,  1907.  Member  of 
the  California  Legislature,  1905-7.  Member 
of  the  Senate,  1909-11.  Chairman  of  Ways 
and  Means  Committee,  1907.  Chairman  of 
Election  Laws  Committee,  1909-11.  Chair- 
man of  Prisons  and  Reformatories,  1905-7. 
Captain  Company  "M,"  National  Guard  of 
California,  elected  December  11,  1911.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Union  League  and  Jonathan  clubs 
of  Los  Angeles,  Riverside  Country  Club,  B.  P. 
O.  E.  and  N.  S.  G.  W.  fraternities.  Repub- 
lican. 

PERRY  EVANS. 

Residence,  2799  Piedmont  Avenue,  Berke- 
ley; office.  Mills  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  San  Francisco',  November  4,  1877. 
Son  of  Oliver  Perry  and  Nora  M.  (Ryan) 
Evans.  Married  Florence  Gibbons  August 
23,  1911.  Graduate  of  the  Pacific  Heights 
Grammar  School,  1892;  Lowell  High  School, 
1895;  University  of  California,  with  the  de- 
gree of  B.  L.,  1899;  Hastings  College  of  Law. 
with  the  degree  of  LL.B.,  1901.  Was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar,  in  San  Francisco,  May, 
1901,  since  which  time  has  been  engaged  in 
practice   of  his  profession.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM   E.    EVANS. 

Residence,  109  Orange  Street,  Glendale; 
office,  824  H.  W.  Hellman  Building,  Los  An- 
geles.    Born    in    London,    Kentucky,    Decern- 


306 


BI  OG  li  A  r  H  I  C  A  L 


ber  14,  1876.  Son  of  Perry  M.  and  Viua 
(Jones)  Evans.  Married  April  IS,  1907,  to 
Cecil  C.  Smith.  Came  to  California  in  190it. 
Received  his  education  in  the  rommon  schools 
of  Kentucky  and  the  Sue  Bennett  Memorial 
College.  London,  Kentucky.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Kentucky  in  1901;  California  and  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  Southern  California,  January  1,  1910. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Johnson  &  Evans, 
London,  Kentucky,  19U2-6;  Williams  & 
Evans,  same  city,  1906-10;  Jones  &  Evans, 
Los  Angeles,  since  January  1,  1910.  City 
Attornev  of  Glendale,  California,  since  May 
1,  1911.'  Member  of  F.  &  A.  M.  Republi- 
can. 

CHARLES   HOWARD   FAIRALL. 

Kesidence,  Los  Altos,  Santa  Clara  County; 
office.  009  Balboa  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  March  9,  1S67,  in  White  Cloud,  Kansas. 
Son  of  William  and  Harriet  (Grumley) 
Fairall.  Moved  to  this  state  in  1895.  Mar- 
ried January,  1900,  to  Ellen  Horan.  Early 
education  received  in  the  public  schools  of 
Kansas,  and  later  attending  Washburn  Col- 
lege, Topeka,  Kansas.  Studied  law  in  Kansas 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Kansas  in 
1889;  Colorado,  1890,  and  California,  1895. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Goodland, 
Kansas,  practicing  there  for  a  short  period, 
when  he  moved  to  Cheyenne  Wells,  Colorado, 
where  he  remained  until  1895,  at  which  time 
he  moved  to  San  Francisco,  practicing  there 
for  a  short  period  and  moved  to  Stockton, 
California,  where  he  fjracticed  law  for  two 
years  in  partnership  with  B.  C.  Carroll  and 
one  year  with  Thos.  H.  Breeze,  returning  fo 
San  Francisco  in  1906,  where  he  has  con- 
tinued in  the  practice  of  his  profession  aloue 
to   date.     Republican. 

FREDERICK  COLE  FAIRBANKS. 

Kesidence,  217 
Oaklawn  Avenue. 
South  Pasadena; 
office.  Exchange 
Building.  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Indianapolis,  Tn- 
■  liana,  June  14, 
JsSl.  Son  of 
(.'harles  Warren 
and  Cornelia 
(Cole)  Fairbanks. 
Married  to  Helen 
Scott  in  1906.  Edu- 
cated in  Phillips 
Exeter  Academy 
and  Princeton  Uni- 
versity, graduat- 
ing from  the  latter  in  190.3,  with  degree  of 
B.  A.  Studied  law  at  George  Washington 
University,  Washington,  D.  C,  in  1903-4. 
Moved  to  California  in  1908.     Studied  law  in 


the  University  of  Southern  California, 
1908-9.     Admitted    to    bar    of     California    in 

1909,  and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Los  Angeles  in  partnership  with 
K.  K.  Parrot,  practicing  under  the  firm  name 
of  Fairbanks  k  Parrot,  which  continued  until 

1910.  Is  at  present  time  associated  with 
Porter,  Morgan  &  Parrot,  Los  Angeles. 
Member  of  American  Academy  of  Political 
and  Social  Science,  Knight  Templar,  Scot- 
tish Rite.  '■^'2.°.  Shriner.     Kepultlican. 

ELDRIDGE  C.  FARNSWORTH. 
Residence  and 
office,  Visalia. 
Born  in  Mariposa, 
California,  Sep- 
tember 12,  1860. 
Son  of  Calvin  E. 
and  Ann  I.  (Me 
Cready)  Farn> 
worth.  Married 
to  Cora  Madge 
McLaine,  June  27, 
1888.  Graduated 
from  the  Law  De- 
partment of  the 
University  of  Cal- 
ifornia (Hastings 
College  of  Law) 
May  26,  1SS4,  re- 
ceiving the  degree 

of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
June  2,  1884,  and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States  .January  13,  1902.  District  At- 
torney of  Amador  County  in  1888.  Commenced 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Amador 
County  in  1885,  continuing  there  until  1890, 
when  he  moved  to  Visalia,  and  has  continued 
in  the  practice  there  to  date.     Democrat. 

JAMES    E.    FENTON. 


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307 


Residence,  Sau  Francisco;  oflSce,  1406  Glaus 
Spreekels  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
April  6,  1857,  in  Scotland  County,  Missouri. 
Son  of  .James  D.  and  Margaret  (Pinkerton) 
Feuton.  Moved  to  Oregon  in  1865,  and  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  that  state,  and  later  attended  the  Chris- 
tian College,  Monmouth,  Oregon,  from  which 
institution  he  graduated  in  1877  with  degree 
of  A.  B.  Studied  law  in  the  oiEce  of  Judge 
William  M.  Eamsey  of  Salem,  Oregon,  and 
was  admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ore- 
gon in  1882.  Engaged  in  educational  work 
as  principal  of  academies  at  Bethel  and  Eu- 
gene, Oregon,  from  188-4  until  1890.  Com- 
menced the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
in  Eugene,  Oregon,  remaining  there  for  a 
short  jieriod,  when  he  removed  to  Spokane, 
Washington,  and  practiced  in  that  city  until 
1899,  being  elected  in  1892  District  Attorney 
of  Spokane  County,  Washington,  and  holding 
that  office  one  term.  Admitted  to  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  the  United  States  and  to  the 
federal  courts  in  the  Ninth  Circuit.  In  1899 
moved  to  Nome,  Alaska,  and  practiced  in 
that  place  until  1902,  when  he  moved  to 
California,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
that  state  in  January  12,  1903.  Continued  in 
his  practice  alone  until  June,  1906,  when  he 
moved  to  Seattle,  Washington,  remaining 
there  until  1908,  when  he  went  to  Portland, 
Oregon,  and  became  assistant  counsel  for  the 
Southern  Pacific  Company,  in  association 
with  his  brother,  W.  D.  Fenton,  chief  counsel 
for  that  company.  Remained  in  that  posi- 
tion until  February,  1911,  when  he  returned 
to  San  Francisco,  where  he  continues  in  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession.  Member 
of    the    San   Francisco    Alaska   Club. 

LOUIS   FERRARI. 

Residence,  627 
Castro  Street; 
office,  510  Me- 
chanics Building, 
San  Francis  c  o. 
Born  in  San  Fran- 
Cisco,  February 
10,  1879.  Son  of 
Columbus  and 
Anna  (Zanardi) 
Ferrari.  Married 
October  12,  1910, 
to  Alice  E.  Crowe. 
Atte  n  d  e  d  the 
public  schools  of 
S  a  n  Francis  c  o, 
Lowell  High 
School,  graduat- 
ing therefrom  in 
1897,  and  from  Stanford  University  in  190], 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  by  the  Supreme  Court 
at  San  Francisco,  in  June,  1901,  and  continues 
in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  alone 


to  date.  Assistant  District  Attorney,  1904-6 
and  1908-10.  Lieutenant  Junior  Grade  Na- 
val Militia  of  California.  Member  of  the 
Olympic  Club.     Democrat. 

FRED  FETTE. 

Residence,  225 
North  Olive  Ave- 
nue; office,  707- 
708  International 
Bank  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Kansas  City, 
Missouri,  Decem- 
ber 13,  1879.  Son 
of  Frederick  and 
Anna  (Schmidt) 
Fette.  Moved  to 
this  state  in  1883. 
Married  Gertrude 
G.  Grant  Decem- 
ber 13,  1905.  At- 
ten  d  e  d  country 
school  at  College- 
ville,  Sau  .Joaquin 

County,  California,  1884-94,  the  grammar 
schools  of  Stockton  until  1896.  Studied  law 
under  Arthur  H.  Ashley.  Admitted  to  practice 
in  California,  March,  1902,  and  appointed  Dep- 
uty District  Attorney  immediately  upon  ad- 
mission. Entered  into  partnership  with  M.  J. 
Henrj',  under  the  firm  name  of  Henry  & 
Fette,  practicing  in  Stockton.  In  1903  re- 
moved to  Tuolumne  County.  Moved  to  Los 
Angeles  in  1906,  and  continues  the  practice 
of  his  profession  to  date.  Member  of  Los 
Angeles  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
City  Club,  Los  Angeles  County  Bar  Associa- 
tion, and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternity.     Republican. 

CHARLES   MARRON   FICKERT. 

Residence,  1840  Van  Ness  Avenue;  office, 
Kohl  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Keru 
County,  California,  in  1873.  Son  of  F.  W. 
and  Mary  (Glynn)  Fickert.  Graduated  from 
the  Stanford  University  in  1898,  and  received 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  in  Los  Angeles,  October  14,  1899, 
and  associated  in  the  office  of  the  Honorable 
E.  R.  Taylor  until  1903,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed Assistant  United  States  Attorney, 
and  continued  in  that  office  until  1905. 
Elected  District  Attorney  of  San  Francisco 
in  1009,  and  has  been  re-elected  each  term, 
continuing  to  hold  the  office  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Union  League,  Olympic,  and  Bohe- 
mian clubs,  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternity.  Re- 
publican. 

FRANK  GRAHAM  FINLAYSON. 

Residence,  500  Gramercy  Place;  office, 
Courthouse,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Beudigo^ 
Australia,  March  24,  1864.  Son  of  James 
Ross  and  Elizabeth  (Goodsir)  Finlayson.     Ar- 


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rived  in  California  in  1867.  Married  Agnes 
Thayer,  of  Los  Angeles,  July  10,  1895.  Edu- 
cated in  the  grammar  and  high  schools  of 
San      Francisco.     CI  rn  dilated    from     Hastings 


Law  School  in  1S8.5  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1885,  and 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts.  From  1885  to  1886  member  of  firm 
of  Ladd  &  Finlayson,  San  Francisco.  From 
1887  to  1896  member  firm  of  Finlayson  iV; 
Finlayson,  Los  Angeles.  Member  of  Cali- 
fornia Assembly,  1893.  Assistant  United 
States  District  Attorney  for  Southern  Dis- 
trict of  California,  August,  1895,  to  July, 
1896.  Elected  Judge  of  Superior  Court  in 
Los  Angeles  County,  serving  since  .January, 
1911.  Member  of  Masonic  Order,  Scottish 
Kite,  University,  Jonathan  and  Union  League 
clubs,  Los  Angeles  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
Member  of  every  charter  revision  committee 
for  Los  Angeles' from  1900  to  1911.  Author 
of  "Finlayson   on  Street  Laws."     Eepublicun. 

THEODORE    RANDOLPH    FINLEY. 

Kesidence  and  office,  Santa  Maria.  Born  in 
Santa  Eosa,  California,  June  3,  1854.  Son  of 
William  Howard  and  Anna  J.  (Maze)  Finley. 
Married  October  31,  1888,  to  Margaret  Mearns. 
Attended  the  public  schools  of  Stockton  and 
high  school  at  Modesto,  Santa  Rosa  College 
and  Hastings  College  of  Law,  from  which  he 
received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1884.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1884, 
T'nited  States  District,  United  States  Circuit, 
and  T'nlted  States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals. 
Began  practice  in  Modesto,  moving  to  Red- 
ding in  1887,  where  he  practiced  until  1895, 
when  he  moved  to  Santa  Maria,  where  he 
continues  in  the  practice  of  his  profession, 
alone,  to  ilate.  Member  of  the  Masonic, 
Knights  of  Phythias  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  frater- 
nities.    Democrat. 


HOWARD  J.  FISH. 

Residence,  4  4  0 
South  Marengo 
A  v  e  n  u  e,  P  asa- 
dena;  office,  3  0  6 
Stimson  Building, 
1j  o  s  Angeles. 
Born  in  Ha  m- 
burgh,  Erie 
County,  New 
York.  s'onofMil 
ford  and  Hannali 
(C  0  1  V  i  n)  Fish. 
Married  September 
23,  1905,  to  Alice 
Freeman  Vail. 
Prepared  for  col- 
lege at  private 
and  public  schools 
of    Pasadena    and 

at  the  University  of  Southern  (.'alifornia. 
Graduated  in  Scientific  Department  of  Yale 
University  in  1893  witli  the  degree  of  Ph.B., 
and  graduated  from  the  New  York  Law 
School  in  1895.  Admitted  to  the  practice  in 
New  York  state  July  19,  1895,  and  to  the  bar 
of  California  the  following  year.  Member  of 
the  California,  Citj'  and  Annadale  Country 
Clubs.  Member  of  the  Board  of  Trade  of 
Pasadena  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association. 
Republican. 

MAURICE  J.  FINKENSTEIN. 

Residence,  718 
Sunset  Boulevard; 
office,  510-5  1  2 
Merchants  Trust 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Omaha,  Nebraska, 
May  8,  1882.  Son 
of  Joseph  Finken- 
stein.  Moved  to 
the  state  of  Cali- 
fornia in  19  0  1. 
(Jraduated  from 
the  Omaha  High 
School  in  18  9  9 
and  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  South- 
ern California  in 
19  It),  receiving 
the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Los  Angeles,  in  January,  1909,  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Assistant  Superintend- 
ent and  General  Claim  Agent  of  Los  An- 
geles-Pacific Railroad  Company  from  1902-3. 
Formed  ])artnership  with  Minor  Tjce  ^loore 
under  firm  name  of  Moore  &  Finkenstein  in 
1909,  which  continues  to  date.  Commercial 
practice  and  pays  special  attention  to  frauds 
and  personal  injury  cases.  Member  Los  An- 
geles Bar  Association  and  Masonic  order; 
Past  President   of  B'nai   B'rith.     Republican. 


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309 


RAY  HARTLEY  FITZGERRELL. 

Resideuce,  314  West  4th  Street;  office, 
731-733  Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  An- 
geles, California.  Born  September  8,  1887, 
in  Fitzgerrell,  Illinois.  Son  of  Andrew  Jack- 
son and  Martha  Emily  ("Willis)  Fitzgerrell. 
Received  his  early  education  at  the  Colton, 
California,  High  School,  graduating  there- 
from in  1906.  Attended  the  Illinois  Wes- 
leyan  Law  School  in  Bloomiugton,  Illinois, 
from  IftOG  to  1908.  Moved  to  California  in 
September,  1910,  and  attended  the  University 
of  Southern  California,  at  Los  Angeles, 
graduating  therefrom  in  June,  1911,  with  the 
degree  of  LL.B.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  June  19,  1911;  Department  of  the 
Interior,  United  States  Land  Office,  Los  An- 
geles, California,  June  19,  1911,  and  to  the 
District  Court  of  the  United  States  on  the 
same  date.  Commenced  active  practice  of  his 
profession  immediately  upon  admission.  Re- 
publican. 

WILLIAM   ANDREW   FISH. 

Residence,  1153  Main  Street;  office,  Court- 
house, Red  Bluff.  Born  June  14,  1864,  in 
Tehama,  Tehama  County,  California.  Son  of 
Lafayette  and  Jennie  (Carter)  Fish.  Mar- 
ried October  22,  1885,  to  Mary  Custer.  Re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  state  and  later  engaged  in  com- 
mercial pursuits  at  Corning,  California.  Ad- 
mitted   to   the   bar    of    California    September 


8,  1898,  and  commenced  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession  in  Red  Bluff.  In  1895  was 
elected  County  Clerk  of  Tehama  County, 
serving  until  1906,  when  he  was  elected  Dis- 
trict Attorney  of  Tehama  County,  and  re- 
elected in  1910,  thereby  holding  that  office 
to  date.  Member  of  the  Masonic,  I.  0.  O.  F., 
B.  P.  0.  E.  and  Knights  of  Pythias  frater- 
nities.    Republican. 


T.  I.  FITZPATRICK. 

Residence,  9  2  8 
Oak  Street;  office. 
Chronicle  Build- 
ing,  San  Fran- 
cisco.  Born 
March  3,  1876,  in 
San  Fran  c  i  s  c  o  . 
Son  of  Timothy 
and  Mary  ( G  i  b  - 
bons)  Fitzpatrick. 
Educated  at  St. 
Ignatius  College 
and  Hastings  Col- 
lege of  Law.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar 
o  f  California  a  t 
San  Francisco,  De- 
ciember  29,  1897. 
From      1900    t  o 

1906,  deputy  in  office  of  District  Attorney 
Lewis  F.  Byiugton.  Member  of  the  firm  of 
Fitzpatrick  &  Greely  to  date,  having  formed 
the  partnership  in  July,  1906.  Past  Presi- 
dent of  Stanford  Parlor,  K  S.  G.  W.  Direc- 
tor of  the  Olympic  Club  of  San  Francisco, 
1905  to  date.  President  of  the  Pacific  Ath- 
letic Association,  from  1904  to  1907. 

ROBERT    MULLEN  FITZGERALD. 

Residence.  Oakland;  office,  Oakland  Bank 
of  Savings  Building,  Oakland.  Born  January, 
1858,  in  San  Francisco.  Son  of  Edward  and 
Catherine  (Mullins)  Fitzgerald.  Married  De- 
cember, 1902,  to  Laura  M.  Crellin.  Received 
his  early  education  in  the  Oakland  High 
School  and  later  attended  the  University  of 
California,  graduating  therefrom  May  23, 
1883,   with   the    degree    of    LL.B.     The    same 


year    was    admitted    to    practice    by    the 
preme    Court    of    the    state.     Commenced 


Su- 
the 


active   practice   of   his   profession   in   1883   in 


310 


BIOGRAPHIC  A L 


Oakland,  and  continued  there  until  1900, 
when  he  moved  his  ottice  to  San  Francisco. 
Practiced  in  San  Francisco  as  a  member  of 
tiie  firm  of  Campbell,  FitzgeraM,  Abbott  & 
Fowler,  and  uixm  that  firm  being  dissolved, 
again  entered  into  partnership  in  19n,j  with 
Carl  H.  Abbott,  practicing  under  the  firm 
name  of  Fitzgerald  &  Abbott,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Member  of  the  first  Board 
of  "Works  of  Oakland  in  1889,  and  member 
of  the  State  Board  of  Prison  Directors  from 
1895  to  1905.  Delegate  to  the  National 
Democratic  Convention,  lS.SS-1908  and  1912. 
Grand  President  Native  Sons  of  the  Golden 
AVest,  1891-92.  Member  of  the  Bohemian, 
Pacific-Union,  Athenian  and  Claremont  Conn- 
try  clubs,  and  of  the  H.  P.  O.  K.  fraternity. 
Democrat.    - 

EDWARD  J.  FLEMING. 

Eesidence,  718  Wliittier  Street,  office,  315- 
.317  H.  W.  Hellman  Building.  Los  Angeles. 
Born  March  28,  1872,  in  Cambridge,  Massa- 
chusetts. Son  of  Peter  and  Margaret  (Cole- 
man) Fleming.  Moved  to  California  in  1875. 
Married  March  27,  1898,  to  Gertrude  Dennis. 


Edutated  in  the  public  schools  of  Los  Angeles 
county  and  Pomona  College.  Studied  law 
in  offices  of  P.  C.  Tonner,  Pomona.  .Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1894;  later 
to  the  Ignited  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California  and  United 
State  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals.  Practiced  1  jw 
in  Pomona  as  member  of  firm  of  Tonner  & 
Fleming,  1894-97.  City  Attorney  of  Pomona, 
1899-1901.  Moved  to  Los  Angeles,  1902. 
Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Los  Angeles 
county,  190.3-7.  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Los 
Angeles,  1907-8.  ^Mendier  of  firm  of  Ilun- 
saker,  Britt  &  Fleming,  1908-10.  Member  of 
firm  of  Fleming  &  Bennett,  1910-12,  since 
which   time   engaged   in   practice   alone.      Ex- 


pert on  E.xtradition  Laws.  Member  of  K.  of 
P.,  Maccabees,  W.  O.  W.,  Los  Angeles  Bar  As- 
sociation, Ciiamber  of  Commerce,  Union 
League,  and  City  and  Federation  clubs.  Re- 
publican. 

WILLIAM    STUART    FLEMING. 

Resi.leiM-.'.  17  lit  .1  Street;  ollii-e.  227-229 
Forsyth  Building.  Fresno.  Born  April  24, 
1877,  in  Napa  County,  California.  Sou  of 
William  and  Margaret  Elizabeth  (Stuart) 
Fleming.  Married  March  21,  1902,  to  Lo- 
raiue  Uhlhorn.  Received  his  education  in  the 
public-  schools  of  Napa  City,  and  Oak  Mound 
Academy,  Napa.  Studied  law  in  the  office 
of  John  T.  York  of  Napa,  and  was  admitted 
by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California  in  1898. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Napa,  coTitinuing  until  1899,  when  he  entered 
the  office  of  Honorable  M.  M.  Estee,  of  San 
Francisco,  remaining  there  until  September, 
1900.  when  he  went  to  the  Hawaiian  Islands. 
Admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court,  Territory  of 
Ha%vaii,  in  September,  1900,  and  became  at- 
tached to  the  United  States  Attorney's  office 
for  the  District  of  Hawaii  until  the  sum- 
mer of  1901.  Chief  clerk  to  the  law  firm  of 
Fitch  &  Thompson.  Honolulu,  1901-2.  Prac- 
ticed independently  in  Honolulu  from  1902  to 
April,  1903,  when  he  was  appointed  Deputy 
Attorney-General  and  continued  as  such  until 
March.  1907,  when  he  resigned  to  practice 
in  Shanghai,  China.  Admitted  to  the  United 
States  Court  of  China,  April,  1907,  and  con- 
tinued in  the  practice  there  until  January, 
1912,  when  he  returned  to  California  and  re- 
sumed his  practice  in  Fresno,  where  he  con- 
tinues to  date.  Special  counsel  of  the  United 
States  Government,  in  China,  from  .Tune, 
1910,    to    October,    1910. 

BERNARD  J.   FLOOD. 


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311 


Residence,  333  Sauchez  Street;  oflfice,  City 
Hall,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San  Francisco 
May  7,  1879.  Son  of  Bernard  and  Mary  E. 
(Smith)  Flood.  Married  June  26,  1907,  to 
Charlotte  M.  Burns.  Eeceived  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  San  Francisco,  and 
at  the  Sacred  Heart  College.  Attended  St. 
Mary's  College,  Oakland,  and  graduated 
therefrom  May  27,  1897,  with  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  Professor  of  Greek  and  Latin  at 
Sacramento  Institute,  Sacramento,  until  his 
admission  to  the  bar  of  this  state,  June, 
1901.  Studied  law  in  the  offices  of  Scott  & 
Dooling  of  Hollister,  California,  and  Lennon 
&  Hawkins  of  San  Francisco.  Associated 
with  the  latter  firm  until  January,  1902, 
when  he  was  appointed  Deputy  District  At- 
torney under  Lewis  F.  Byington,  and  con- 
tinued in  the  same  office  under  William  H. 
Langdon.  In  1906  elected  Justice  of  the 
Peace  for  the  City  and  County  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  was  re-elected  in  1911,  and  con- 
tinues to  hold  that  office  to  date.  Member 
of  the  Olympic  Club  and  the  Alumni  of  St. 
Mary's.  Member  of  the  Native  Sons  of  the 
Golden  West  and  Foresters  of  America  frater- 
nities.    Eepublican. 

WILFRED    PERLEY    FOGG. 

Residence,  Altadena;  office,  222  I.  W.  Hell- 
man  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Readfield, 
Maine,  October  6,  1859.  Son  of  Dana  Board- 
man  and  Charlotte  Vance  (Packard)  Fogg.  In 
1880  married  Olive  Marian  Hoffses  (deceased), 
and  June,  1896,  married  Abbe  Tappan  Hodge. 


Moved  to  California  in  1909.  Received  his 
early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Ken- 
nebec County,  Maine,  and  Maine  Wesleyau 
Seminary,  Kent's  Hill.  For  four  years  there- 
after received  instructions  from  private  tutor. 
The    next    three    years    were    devoted    to    the 


reading  of  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Emery 
O.  Bean  at  Readtield,  Maine,  and  for  some 
three  years  following  was  a  member  of  the 
editorial  staff  of  the  "Daily  Kennebec  Jour- 
nal" at  Augusta,  Maine.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Maine  by  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court 
at  Farmington  in  18S6.  Shortly  after  be- 
came associated  with  Hon.  Philip  H.  Stubbs 
at  Strong,  Maine,  which  continued  until  1891. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Nevada  in  1906; 
California,  May,  1912;  Massachusetts,  1904. 
From  1891  to  date  interested  in  corporate 
enterprises  as  organizer  and  attorney.  When 
in  native  state  was  attorney  for  Maine  Cen- 
tral Railroad  Company,  Wiscassett  &  Quebec 
Railroad  Company,  Franklin  &  Megontic 
Railroad  Company,  Umbagog  Pulp  &  Paper 
Co  npany,  Otis  Falls  Paper  Company,  Forster 
Toothpick  Corporation,  East  Coast  Land  Com- 
pany, and  Hollingsworth  &  Whitney  Com- 
pany. Organized  and  incorporated  (June, 
1910),  at  Los  Angeles,  the  Southern  Invest- 
ment Company,  of  which  he  is  president. 
Member  of  American,  Maine,  Massachusetts 
and  Nevada  Bar  Associations.  Author  of 
"History  of  the  Republican  Party"  (1884). 
Republican. 

CLARA    SHORTRIDGE    FOLTZ. 

Residence,  253  South  Normandie  Avenue; 
office,  Merchants  Trust  Building,  Los  Angeles, 
Born  in  Indiana.  Daughter  of  Elias  W.  and 
Talitha  Cumi  (Harwood)  Shortridge.  Mar- 
ried .Jeremiah  D.  Foltz.  Educated  by  private 
tutors;  Howes  Seminary,  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa; 


Hastings  Law  School  of  University  of  Cali- 
fornia. Studied  law  in  offices  of  her  father, 
and  in  the  offices  of  J.  C.  Black  and  C.  C. 
Stephens,  San  Jose.  Admitted  to  practice 
in  the  courts  of  California  and  New  York, 
federal    courts    and    United    States    Supreme 


312 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


Court.  Mrs.  Foltz  was  the  first  woman  ad- 
mitted to  practice  law  in  California.  En- 
gaged in  the  general  practice  of  law  in  Los 
Angeles  to  the  present  time.  Specializes  in 
probate  and  corporation  law.  Advocated 
consistently  and  persistently  woman's  suf- 
frage. Drafted  first  resolution  for  submis- 
sion of  question  to  the  people  to  amend  the 
constitution.  Deputy  District  Attorney,  Los 
Angeles  County,  two  terms — the  first  woman 
to  serve  as  such  in  the  world.  President  of 
Votes  for  Women's  Club  of  California.  Mem- 
ber of  Southern  California  Woman's  Press 
Club.  California  State  Bar  Association,  State 
Board  of  Charities  and  Corrections,  Board 
of  Trustees  of  State  Normal  School,  etc.  Re- 
publican. 

FBANK    SUMNER    FORBES. 

Residence,  2S38  North  Grifiin  Avenue; 
office,  Room  11,  County  <'ourthouse,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in  Brooks,  Maine,  .January 
10,  1862.  Son  of  .\lmon  S.  and  Barb:\ra  Ann 
(Rich)  Forbes.  Married  September  2:i,  1887, 
to   Cora   E.   Gardner.     Graduated  from   Bates 


College,  Lewiston,  Maine,  in  1885  with  de- 
gree A.  B.  and  from  Oberlin  Theological  Semi- 
nary in  1888,  with  degree  of  B.  D.  Post- 
graduate course  at  Harvard  College  in  1894 
and  189.5.  Attended  the  Southern  California 
University  Law  College,  and  graduated  there- 
from in  1908,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Pastor 
of  Congregational  Church  in  Ogden,  Utah, 
1890-94.  Pastor  of  the  Congregational 
Churches  at  Santa  Barbara  and  Los  Angeles, 
California,  during  1888  to  1908.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  Los  Angeles,  Au- 
gust, 1908,  and  commenced  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  immediately  upon  his 
admission,  continuing  until  January.  1910, 
when  he  was  elected  judge  of  the  Justice 
Court  of  Los  Angeles,  and   holds  that   office 


to  date.  Member  of  the  Citj',  Federation  and 
Metropolitan  Clubs  of  Los  Angeles,  Phi  Delta 
Phi,  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association,  and 
Masonic   Order.     Reiuibliran. 

HENRY  L.  FORD. 
Residence,  Eureka;  office,  2.33  K  Street, 
Eureka.  Born  in  Xoyo,  Mendocino  County, 
California.  May  15,  1860.  Son  of  Henry  L. 
and  Martine  (Yugera)  Ford.  Married  Nel- 
lie V.  Woodlee,  May  1,  1899.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Humboldt  County. 
Studied  law  under  the  direction  of  Honorable 
J.  J.  De  Haven.  Admitted  to  practice  in  the 
Superior  Court  of  Humboldt  County,  Califor- 
nia, April  25.  18S7.  Admitted  to  practice  in 
the  District  Court  of  Appeal,  Third  Appel- 
late District,  of  California,  June  5,  1911. 
L'nited  States  Commissioner  for  the  North- 
ern  District   of  California.     Socialist. 


TIREY  LA  FAYETTE  FORD. 

Residence,    3Suu     Clay    Street;     office. 


623 


Balboa     Building.     San    Francisco.     Born     in 
Monroe  County.  Mi^^souri,  December  29,  1857. 


Son  of  Jacoli  Hariisdn  and  Mary  Winn  (Aber- 
nathy)  Ford.  Married  February  1,  1888,  to 
Emma  Byington.  Moved  to  California  Feb- 
ruary lo!  1877.  Attended  district  school  of 
MonVoe  County,  Missouri,  and  high  school  of 
Paris,  Monroe  County,  Missouri.  In  1880 
entered  the  law  office  of  Colonel  Park  Hen- 
shaw,  at  Chico,  and  in  1882  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  this  state.  Elected  District 
Attorney  of  Sierra  County,  1888-92.  State 
Senator' from  the  3d  Senatorial  District  1892- 
96.  Appointed  attorney  for  the  State  Board 
of  Harbor  Commissioners,  which  office  he 
held  until  elected  Attorney  General  of  the 
state  in  1898.  In  1902  retired  from  this 
office  a  few  months  before  the  expiration 
of  his  term  "in   order  to  take  charge   of  the 


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313 


legal  department  of  the  United  Kailroads  of 
San  Francisco,  and  continues  as  general  coun- 
sel to  date.  Member  of  State  Board  of 
Prison  Directors,  1905  to  date;  American 
Humane  Association,  American  Academy  of 
Political  and  Social  Science,  and  National 
Geographical  Society;  Pacific-Union,  Bohe- 
mian, Union  League,  Press,  Southern  Trans- 
portation, and  Commonwealth  clubs;  San 
Francisco  Bar  Association,  Presidio  Golf  Club 
and  Sutter  Club  of  Sacramento.     Republican. 

WILLIAM  FRANCIS  FORD. 

Residence,  1715  Lenox  Avenue;  oflSce,  625- 
626  Story  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Nevada,  August  28,  1872.  Son  of  John  D. 
and  Catharine  Ford.  Married  Sue  Gertrude 
Myers  in  1903.  Moved  to  California  in  1902. 
Attended  the  public  schools  of  Nevada  until 


1884;  All  Hallows  College,  Salt  Lake  City, 
Utah,  until  1887,  and  later  the  Notre  Dame 
University  (Literary  and  Business  Course), 
the  University  of  Michigan  (Literary),  and 
the  University  of  Georgetown,  Washington, 
D.  C,  from  which  he  received  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  in  1896.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Utah, 
Salt  Lake  City,  June  29,  1896.  Assistant 
Attorney  for  the  De  Lamar  Mining  Company, 
of  Salt  Lake,  1897  to  1899,  when  he  moved  to 
the  state  of  Washington  as  local  attorney 
for  the  Republic  Mining  and  Milling  Com- 
pany. Entered  the  general  practice  o.f  law 
at  Manila,  Philippine  Islands,  in  1901,  and 
returned  to  Los  Angeles  in  1906,  continuing 
in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  to 
date.  Member  of  the  University  Club  of  Salt 
Lake.     Republican. 

WILLIAM    JOSEPH    FORD. 

Residence,  454  West  41st  Place;  office,  Dis- 
trict Attorney's  Office,  Hall  of  Records,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in  Oakland,  California,  Au- 
gust 2,   1877.     Son   of  John  J.   and  Mary  B. 


(Mahoney)  Ford.  Married  November  29, 
1906,  to  Maud  McCarthy  (deceased).  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  Los  Angeles. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  October  10, 
1899;  and  later  to  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  of  Southern  California.  Sec- 
retary of  Judiciary  Committee  of  the  state 
Senate,  1907.  Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney 
of  Los  Angeles,  1907-9.  Deputy  District  At- 
torney Los  Angeles  County,  1909-10.  Assist- 
ant District  Attorney  from  January,  1911,  to 
date.     Republican. 

EVAN    JOHN    FOULDS. 

Residence,  1160 
Clay  Street;  office, 
Flood  Building, 
San  Fran  cisco. 
Born  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, August  26, 
1888.  Son  of 
John  Evans  and 
Mary  A.  (Frick) 
F  0  ulds.  Married 
to  Leigh  Stafford, 
August,  1911.  Re- 
ceived his  educa- 
tion at  the  Ber- 
keley High  School, 
University  of 
California  (B  e  r  - 
keley),  and  Hast- 
ings College  of  Law,  graduating  therefrom 
in  May,  1911,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  May  17,  1911. 
Attorney  in  the  law  department  of  the  South- 
ern Pa.cifi&  Company,  and  continues  in  that 
office  to  date.  Member  of  the  Phi  Alpiha 
Delta  fraternity. 

EDWIN  LYCURGUS  FORSTER. 


Residence,     2901     Pacific     Avenue;     office, 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.     Born  in  San 


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Francisco.  January  21,  1867.  Son  of  Peter 
Bernard  and  Laura  C.  (Bert)  Forster.  Mar- 
ried Luella  M.  Smith.  Received  his  educa- 
tion from  the  ShotweU  Pi imarv  School,  Valen- 
cia Street  Grammar  School  and  by  private 
tuition,  later  graduatinjj  from  Ha.^Jtinjfs  Col- 
lege of  Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Sac- 
ramento, California,  in  1S90.  Has  been  prac- 
ticing alone  since  1890.  Member  of  the 
Masonic    fraternity.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM  H.   FRANCIS. 

Oftice,  McXeece 
Building,  San 
Diego.  Born  Jan- 
uary 29,  1843,  in 
Ingham  C  o  unty, 
Michigan.  Son  of 
Alfred  and  Eliza 
(Garrison)  Fran- 
cis. Married  in 
1872  to  Mary  A. 
Sutton.  Moved  to 
California  Febru- 
ary 2,  1887.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
Hc  schools  of 
Michigan.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar 
0  f  Michigan  i  n 
1872,  and  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  1887.  Practiced  law  in 
Mason,  Michigan,  for  one  year,  when  lie 
moved  to  J>ankfort,  Michigan,  where  he 
formed  partnership  with  L  B.  Woodhouse 
under  the  firm  name  of  Francis  &  Woodhouse. 
For  a  number  of  years  practiced  law  in  San 
Diego  and  Escondido.  In  1906  returned  to 
San  Diego  as  County  Clerk  of  San  Diego 
County,  which  office  he  held  until  January  1, 
1911,  since  which  time  has  been  engaged  in 
the  general  jiractice  of  law.  Prosecuting  At- 
torney of  Benzie  County,  Michigan,  two 
terms.  Member  of  Michigan  Legislature, 
1878-80;  Senate,  1884-86.  For  three  years 
member  of  Second  Michigan  Cavalrv.  Mem- 
ber of  B.  P.  O.  E.,  G.  A.  K.,  and  Chamber  of 
Commerce.     Republican. 

W.  WIRT  FRANCIS. 

Office,  San  Di.-go.  P.orn  August  31,  1878, 
in  Frankfort,  Michigan.  Son  of  William  H. 
and  Mary  Ann  (Sutton)  Francis.  Moved  to 
California  in  1885.  Married  July  9,  1908.  to 
Rhoda  K.  Requa.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Michigan  and  California.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1910. 
Deputy  District  Attorney  of  San  Diego 
County  since  October,  1911.  Deputy  Countv 
Clerk  San  Diego  County  from  1907  to  1911. 
Rei)ublican. 

IRVING    HORACE    FRANK. 

Residence,  1827  Vallejo  Street;  office,  1215 
Merchants  Exchange  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  San  Francisco,  June  24.  1882. 
Son   of   Nathan   H.   and   Charlotte   Elizabeth 


(Petterson)  Frank.  Attended  Boone's  Uni- 
versity School,  University  of  California  and 
Hastings  College  of  Law.  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  1909,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  San  Francisco,  May, 
1909.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in 
partnership  with  Xathan  H.  Frank,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Frank  k  Frank,  which  continues 
to    date. 

NATHAN  H.   FRANK. 

Residence,  1827  Yalle.io  Street;  office,  1215 
Merchants  Exchange  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  San  Francisco,  June  3,  1858. 
Son  of  Jacob  and  Eva  (Myer)  Frank.  Mar- 
ried September  19.  1881.  to  Charlotte  Eliza- 
beth Petterson.  Received  his  early  educa- 
tion at  the  Suisun  public  school,  and  entered 
the  University  of  California  in  1873.  graduat- 
ing therefrom  in  1877  with  the  degree  of 
Ph.B.  Entered  the  Columbia  Law  School  in 
1877,  and  graduated  with  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
in  1879.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  state 
of  Xew  York  in  1879,  and  entered  the  firm  of 
Wheaton  &  Scrivner,  which  partnership  con- 
tinued until  1881.  when  he  entered  the  office 
of  Milton  Andros  and  after  a  few  years  en- 
tered into  partnership  with  him,  practicing 
under  the  firm  name  of  Andros  &  Frank 
until  190f).  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia July,  1879.  and  now  practicing  his 
profession  in  association  with  his  son,  Irving 
H.  Frank. 

PAUL  FLAMINIO  FRATESSA. 


Residence.  899  Berlin  Street;  office,  Hearst 
Building.  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Switzer- 
land. Canton  Ticino,  May  17,  1883.  Son  of 
Charles  and  Celestina  (Sonogini)  Fratessa. 
Moved  to  California  July  27,  1885.  Mar- 
ried Julia  Marcella  Glennon,  June  22,  1904. 
Graduate  of  South  End  School  in  1897.     At- 


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tended  Prof.  Grau's  School  and  Kent's  Law 
School  during  1907-8.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  examination  held  by  District  Court  of  Ap- 
peal on  November  18,  1908,  and  became  asso- 
ciated with  the  Arm  of  Keane  &  Finch. 
Member  of  the  legislature,  1907-8.  Practic- 
ing alone  to  date.  Member  of  the  San  Bruno 
Avenue  Improvement  Club,  Foresters  of  Amer- 
ica and  California  Council,  No.  880,  Knights 
of  Columbus.     Republican. 


BLAKE    FRANKLIN. 

Office,  Pacific  Mutual  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  May  3,  1878,  in  Macomb,  Ill- 
inois. Son  of  John  H.  and  Irene  (Hudgins) 
Franklin.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Washington,  D.  C,  and  Illinois.  Attended 
Knox  College.  Graduated  from  the  Law  De- 
partment, George  Washington  University,  in 
1904,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  the  District  of  Columbia  in  1906;  New 
Mexico,  1911;  California,  1912.  Assistant  At- 
torney of  Pacific  Mutual  Insurance  Company 
to  the  present   time.     Eepublican. 

JOHN  D.  FREDERICKS. 

Residence,  258  North  Uiiiini  Avenue;  office. 
Hall  of  Records,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Bur- 
gettstown,  Pennsylvania,  September  10,  1869. 
Son  of  Rev.  James  T.  and  Mary  (Patterson) 
Fredericks.  Married  to  Agnes  M.  Blakeley 
in    1896.       Attended     public     schools     of    his 


native  town,  and  Trinity  Hall  Military 
Academy,  Washington,  Pennsylvania.,  1882  to 
1886.  Entered  Washington  &  Jefferson  Col- 
lege 1886;  meniber  of  class  of  1801.  Moved 
to  California,  where  he  taught  in  Whittier 
State     School     for     three    years.     Meanwhile 


read  law,  in  Los  Angeles,  Admitted  to 
bar  of  this  state  at  Los  Angeles,  in  1895. 
Served  as  Adjutant,  7th  Regiment,  Cali- 
fornia Volunteers,  during  Spanish-American 
War.  Commenced  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Los  Angeles  in  1895.  Appointed 
Deputy  District  Attorney  of  that  city,  1899. 
Elected  District  Attorney,  1902,  and  re- 
elected in  1906  and  1910.  Chief  counsel  in 
famous  oiled  roads  case  in  1906.  Prosecutor 
in  McNamara  brothers  case,  which  he  headed 
in  behalf  of  Los  Angeles  County,  in  1911. 
Member  of  California  Club,  University,  Union 
League,  City  Federation,  Los  Angeles 
Country  and  Automobile  clubs  of  Los  An- 
geles, Chamber  of  Commerce,  Fraternal 
Brotherhood  Forester,  and  Masonic  frater- 
nities, California  State  Bar  Association  and 
Los  Angeles  County  Bar  Association.  Re- 
publican. 

ARTHUR  MONROE  FREE. 

Residence, 
M  o  u  ntain  View; 
0  ffi  ce  Courthouse, 
San  Jose.  Born  in 
S  a  n  J  ose,  Janu- 
ary 15,  1879.  Son 
of  George  A.  and 
Ellen  E.  (Little- 
field)  Free.  Mar- 
ried November  11, 
1905,  to  Mabel 
C  a  rolyn  Boscow. 
G  raduated  fro  m 
the  Santa  Clara 
G  rammar  S  c  hool 
in  1893  and  the 
Santa  Clara  Higli 
School  in  1896. 
Attended  the  Uni- 

versify  of  the  Pacific,  1896-97,  and  Stanford 
University,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in 
1901  and"  the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1903.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
California  September  16,  1903.  City  Attorney 
of  Mountain  View,  California,  from  1904  un- 
til 1911.  District  Attorney  of  Santa  Clara 
Countv  from  January  1,  190-6,  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  B.  P.  O.  E.. 
and  N.  S.  G.  W.  Member  of  the  Grange  and 
Union   League   clubs.     Republican. 

EDWIN    W.    FREEMAN. 

Residence,  3825  West  Sixteenth  Street; 
office,  509-511  Homer  Laughliu  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  October  1,  1860,  in  Galesville, 
Wisconsin.  Son  of  Hon.  George  Y.  and  Ann 
Stroud  (Hollingshead)  Freeman.  Moved  to 
California,  February,  1887.  Married  Maude 
Fauver  in  1890,  who  died  in  1895;  married 
again  in  1904  to  Carrie  Stone.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Wisconsin  and  Gales- 
ville University.  Studied  law  in  the  office 
of  his  father.   'Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Wis- 


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BIO  Gil  A  P II IC  A  L 


oonsin  in  December,  1SS6;  in  California  in 
1887,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts.  Practiced  law  in  San 
Bernardino,  California,  in  partnership  with 
the    late   .Tu<lge    H.    <'.    Kolfe.    under    the    firm 


name  of  Kolfe  &  Freeman,  until  1891,  when 
he  moved  to  Corona,  California,  where  he  was 
counsel  for  various  water,  land  and  banking 
corporations.  For  a  period  he  was  president 
of  the  Citizens'  Bank  of  Corona.  In  1899 
he  moved  to  Los  Angeles  and  formed  a  part- 
nership with  W.  J.  Hunsaker,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Hunsaker  &  Freeman.  Soon  after 
he  resumed  the  practice  of  law  by  himself. 
Member  of  California  Assembly,  1895.  Au- 
thor of  "Freeman  on  Public  Utilities,"  which 
annotates  and  concerns  the  California  Public 
T'tilities  Act  of  1911  that  went  into  effect 
March,  1912.     Republican. 

GEORGE  ROBERT  FREEMAN. 

Residence,  1120 
Palm  A  v  e  nue; 
office,  Coro  na, 
California.  Born 
in  Galesville,  Wis- 
consin, March  18, 
1  8  fi  7.  Son  of 
(r  e  orge  Y.  and 
Ann  Stroud  (Hol- 
1  i  n  gshead)  Free- 
iTi  an.  Mar  ried 
I )  ex-  ember  16, 
1S96,  to  Mabel  A. 
Miller.  Received 
early  education  in 
public  school  a  t 
G  alesville,    W  i  s  - 

"-, consin.      In    1887 

attended    the   Uni- 
versity in   (ialesviile.     Read  law   in   the  office 


of  his  father,  George  Y.  Freeman,  in  that 
city.  Attended  Columbia  University  at 
Washington,  D,  C,  in  1888-89;  Chicago  Col- 
lege of  Law  at  Chicago,  Illinois,  in  1890, 
moving  to  California  the  following  year. 
January  31,  1899,  admitted  to  Supreme  Court 
at  Madison,  Wisconsin;  April  7,  1899,  ad- 
mitted to  Supreme  Court  of  California  at  Los 
Angeles;  February  14,  190t),  admitted  to 
United  States  District  Court  at  Los  Angeles; 
and  on  November  3(1,  1910,  admitted  to 
United  States  Circuit  Court  at  Los  Angeles. 
Served  as  Deputy  County  Clerk  at  San  Ber- 
nardino from  1890  to  1893,  and  as  City  At- 
torney of  Corona  for  ten  years.  Menil)er  of 
California  Legislature,  1911-12,  39th  Session. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Repub- 
lican. 

WILLIAM  AUGUSTUS  FREEMAN. 

Residence,  1-17  Nortli  Winona  Boulevard, 
Hollywood;  office,  429-431  Stimson  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born  December  .").  1882,  in 
London,  England.  Son  of  Henry  and  Geor- 
gina  E.  (Holt)  Freeman.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1890,  and  received  his  early  educa- 


tion in  the  grammar  schools  of  Los  Angeles 
and  Pasadena,  and  in  the  Los  Angeles  High 
School.  Attended  the  Medical  College  of  the 
T'niversity  of  Southern  California,  1903-4. 
Graduated  from  the  law  college  of  same  in- 
stitution in  1908,  receiving  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar  of  California, 
.Tune  22,  190S,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Commenced  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  alone  immediately  upon  admis- 
sion, and  continued  until  March  1,  1910, 
when  he  became  associated  with  Sheldon 
Borden.     Continues    the    practice    of    law    in 


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317 


Los  Angeles  to  date.  Member  of  the  Uni- 
versit}-,  Los  Angeles  Athletic,  and  South 
Coast  Yacht  clubs,  Los  Angeles  Bar  Associa- 
tion, Phi  Delta  Phi,  and  Sons  of  St.  George 
fraternities.     Kepublican. 

LAW  T.  FREITAS. 

Residence,  505  W.  Vine  Street;  ofifice, 
210-211  Stockton  Savings  and  Loan  Society 
Bank  Building,  Stockton.  Born  in  Stock- 
ton, January  12,  1881.  Son  of  Anthony 
Thomas  and  Katherine  (Sanguinette)  Freitas. 
Married    to    Miss    Beryl    Kishbaugh,    Septem- 


ber 12,  1906.  Educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Stockton  and  graduated  at  St.  Mary's  Col- 
lege. Attended  Hastings  College  of  Law  one 
year,  and  finished  his  law  studies  with  H. 
E.  McNoble.  Admitted  to  the  bar  June  20, 
1908,  at  Sacramento.  Specializes  in  corpo- 
ration and  probate  law.  Deputy  Portuguese 
Counsel,  San  Joaquin  County.  Member  of 
the  Eagles,  N.  S.  G.  W.,  W.  O.  W.,  Foresters, 
Eedmen,  Moose,  I.  D.  E.  S.,  and  U.  P.  E.  C, 
fraternities,  Mokelumne  Club  of  Lodi,  Stock- 
ton Athletic  x\ssociation  and  Gateway  Ath- 
letic Assoc  iationi.     Eepublioan. 

GEORGE  ALBERT  FRENCH. 

Residence,  171  Penrose  Street;  office,  7,  8 
and  9  Covert  Block,  Eiverside.  Born  July  5, 
1868,  in  Burlington,  Vermont.  Son  of  Charles 
Ormsbee  and  Mary  Hubbard  (Hicks)  French. 
Married  to  Alice  Belle  Lindenberger,  July  25, 
1899.  Educated  in  the  private  schools  of 
Burlington,  Vermont,  1875-78;  grammar 
schools  of  same  city,  1878-80;  St.  Paul's 
School,  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  1880-86; 
Trinity  College,  Hartford,  Coniiecticut,  1886- 
89,    receiving    the    degree    of    A.  B.     Entered 


Columbia  College,  Law  School,  New  York, 
where  he  studied  for  one  year;  also  attended 
New  York  Law  School  for  one  year.  In  1892 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  University 
of  State  of  New  York,  and  in  same  year  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  M.  A.  from  Trinity  Col- 
lege. Admitted  to  jaractice  in  New  York, 
September  1,  1892,  and  commenced  the  prac- 
tice O'f  his  profession  in  New  York  City, 
which  continued  until  1896,  when  he  moved 
to  California.  From  1896  to  190.3  practiced 
in  Winchester,  Riverside  County,  California, 
when  he  moved  to  Riverside.  In  1903  formed 
partnership  with  John  W.  Lane,  which  con- 
tinued until  1906,  since  which  time  he  con- 
tinues the  practice  of  law  to  date.  Judge  of 
the  Police  Court  of  Riverside  since  1907. 
Member  of  National  Geographical  Society. 
Republican. 

BEDFORD   H.    FRENCH. 

Residence,  1025 
East  Fifty-fourth 
Street;  office,  219 
BuUard  Block, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Knox  County, 
Illinois,  Julv  6, 
1855.  Son  of  Jo- 
seph P.  and  Ra- 
chel (M  c  K  e  e) 
French.  Married 
April  27,  1903,  to 
Carrie  Ridpa  t  li. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1907.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
1  i  c  schools  o  f 
Iowa;  Hazeldell 
Academy,      Ne  w- 

tou,  Iowa.  Graduated  from  Iowa  Central  Uni- 
versity at  Pella,  class  of  1878,  with  degree  of 
B.A.,  and  followed  with  a  year's  course  in  the 
Great  Western  Business  College,  Galesburg,  Il- 
linois. Read  law  in  the  office  of  E.  R.  McKee 
at  Memphis,  Missouri.  Admitted  to  practice 
by  the  District  Court  of  Iowa  at  Ottumwa, 
March  19,  1SS3;  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Court  for  the  Southern  District  of 
Iowa  at  Des  Moines  November  24,  1905;  Su- 
preme Court  of  Iowa,  September  16,  1907; 
District  Court  of  Appeal  for  the  Second  Ap- 
pellate District  of  California  at  Los  Angeles, 
December  30,  1907;  United  States  District 
Court  for  the  Southern  District  of  California, 
August  31,  1908.     Republican. 

SAMUEL  HUGHES  FRENCH. 

Residence,  614  Virgil  Avenue;  office,  632 
Laughlin  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  March 
1,  1871,  in  Tulahoma,  Tennessee.  Son  of  S. 
Webster  and  Sarah  (Hughes)  French.  Mar- 
ried Mabel  A.  Marvin,  November  6,  1906. 
Attended    the     public    schools    of     Hamilton, 


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Ohio  1881-88;  Missouri  Polytechnic  Institute, 
Lamar.  Missouri.  1SS9-90.  and  Washiugtou 
and  Jefferson  College,  Washington,  Pennsyl- 
vania 1891-94,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
in  the  latter  vear.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Lamar.  Missouri,  in  1S97.  Practiced  in  La- 
mar. Missouri,  fror-i  1897  to  19U5.  Moved  to 
California  in  19(Ki.  .Tunior  member  of  the 
firm  of  Avery  &  French  since  19()G.  Member 
of  the  Union  League.  University  and  City 
elubs.     Republican. 

ABRAHAM  LINCOLN  FRICK. 
Residence,  1122  16th  Street;  office,  Bacon 
Building.  Oakland.  Born  in  Sonoma  County, 
California  February  21.  18(36.  Son  of  George 
W.  and  Mary  E.  (Bryant)  Frick.  Attended 
the  public  schools  and  high  school  of  Califor- 
nia and  later  Hastings  College  of  Law,  gradu- 


ating therefrom  June  26,  1888,  with  the  de- 
gree of  B.  L.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  California,  ,Tuue  29,  1888. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  law  immediately 
after  his  admission.  In  1893  formed  partner- 
ship with  C.  E.  Snook  and  L.  S.  Church,  prac- 
ticing under  the  firm  name  of  Snook,  Frick  & 
Church,  which  continued  until  1894.  In  1897 
formed  partnership  with  Henry  Goodall.  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  Frick  &  Goodall,  which 
continued  until  1898.  Deputy  District  Attor- 
ney of  Alameda  County  under  Geo.  W.  Reed, 
from  1S91-92.  Chief  Deputy  District  Attor- 
ney under  Chas.  E.  Snook,  Alameda  County, 
from  1893-94.  Superior  Judge  of  Alameda 
County,  1895  and  1906.  Member  of  the  Na- 
tive Sons  of  the  Golden  West  and  I.  O.  O.  F. 
fraternities.     Republican. 


H.   RAY  FRY. 

Residence,  ;")2  South  Whitney  Street;  office, 
Wilcox  Block,  San  Jose.  Born  April  7,  1876, 
in  Dewitt,  California.  Son  of  George  Wash- 
ington and  Mary  Louisa  (Wiggin)  Fry. 
Married  Edna  Frances  Milco,  October  26, 
19(14.  Received  his  early  education  at  coun- 
try school.  Dewitt.  California,  later  attending 


grainniar  school  in  San  .lose  for  a  short 
period.  Entered  San  Jose  High  School,  in 
September,  1893,  and  graduated  June,  1896. 
Lntered  Stanford  University  in  Se[)tember  of 
the  same  year,  continuing  there  two  years, 
when  he  entered  the  1st  California  Regiment, 
Volunteers,  Spanish-American  War,  on  May 
4,  1898.  Returned  to  Stanford  in  So]'tember, 
1899,  and  graduated  in  1901,  with  the  degree 
of  A.  B.,  and  in  1902  received  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
August,  1901,  at  San  Francisco.  Junior  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Beasly  &  Fry  since  1905. 
Member  of  the  Union  Club  and  Masonic  and 
Knight    Templar    fraternities.     Democrat. 

ROBERT  M.  FURLONG. 

Rosidciuc.  i::^;;  Fremont  Avenue,  South 
Pasadena;  office,  Stanton  Building,  Pasadena. 
Born  in  1858  in  Springfield,  Illinois.  Son  of 
Patrick  and  Mary  (Dalton)  Furlong.  Moved 
to  California  in  1884.  Married  Ida  B.  Porter 
April  24,  1883.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Springfield,  Illinois.  Studied  law 
in  the  offices  of  Robinson,  Knapp  &  Shutt,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Illinois  :\ray,  1882,  and  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia    1S95.     Practiced  law  in  Springfield,  lib- 


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nois,  until  he  moved  to  Pasadena.  Engaged 
in  the  general  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Pasadena    to    the    present    time.     Trustee    of 


the  city  of  Pasadena  in  1S8.5.  Member  of 
Pasadena  Board  of  Trade,  Knights  of  Colum- 
bus and  Newman  club.     Democrat. 


HENRY  T.   GAGE. 

Residence,  Gage's  Eanch,  Los  Angeles 
County;  office,  Mason  Opera  House,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  near  Geneva.  New  York,  Decem- 
ber 25,  1852.  Son  of  De  Witt  C.  and  Cath- 
arine A.  (Glover)  Gage.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1866.  Married  Fannie  V.  Rains  in 
1880.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Michigan  and  by  private  tutors.  Eead  law  in 
the  office  of  his  father.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Michigan  in  1873;  California,  1874;  Su- 
preme Court  of  the  United  States,  1885.  lu 
active  practice  in  Los  Angeles,  alone,  from 
1874  to  1903,  when  he  formed  partnership 
with  W.  I.  Foley,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Henry  T.  Gage  &  W.  I.  Foley,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  City  Attorney  for  Los  An- 
geles in  1881.  Delegate  at  Large  from  Cali- 
fornia to  the  National  Republican  Convention 
at  Chicago.  Elected  Governor  of  California 
in  1898.  Appointed  by  President  Taft  Envoy 
Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipotentiary 
to  the  Kingdom  of  Portugal,  serving  from 
December,  1909,  until  May  19,  1911,  when  he 
resigned  and  returned  to  Los  Angeles  to  re- 
sume the  practice  of  his  profession.  Repub- 
lican. 


ARTHUR  C.  GALLOWAY. 

Residence,    91st 
Street  and  Moneta 
Avenue;   office  212 
Equitable    Bank 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles.    Born      Au- 
gust   14,    1881,    in 
Columbus,    Ohio. 
Son  of  Charles  l-'. 
and     Ma  r  g  a  r  e  t 
(Green)      G  a  1 1  o- 
way.  Married  Jan- 
uary  10,   1902,    to 
Florence    A.    Rife. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia,   November    1, 
1905.    Educated  in 
the  public  schools 
of     Ohio.     Gradu- 
ated    from    Ohio    State    University    in    1901. 
Associated   with   Gray,   Barker   &  Bowen  for 
two  years.     Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia, January,   1909,   and  later   to  the   United 
States   Circuit  and  District   Courts  of  South- 
ern California.     Admitted  to  practice  before 
the    Patent    Office    and    General   Land   Office. 
Engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  law  alone 
to    date.     Republican. 

ELON  GILBERT  GALUSHA. 

Residence,  676  Carondelet  Street;  office, 
901-902  Hibernian  Bank  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  August  25,  1877,  in  Rochester, 
^ew     York.     Son     of     Charles     Colgate     and 


Margaret  Elizabeth  (Gilbert)  Galusha.  Moved 
to  California  in  1903.  Graduated  from  the 
University  of  Rochester  in   1899  with  degree 


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BIOGEAPIIIC  AL 


of  A.  B.  In  1901  from  the  same  iiistitutiou. 
in  History,  with  degree  of  M.  A.,  aiul  in  the 
same  year  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  aiul 
honorable  mention  in  "Corporations"  from  the 
Albany  Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  or 
New  York  at  Kochester  in  1902  and  to  Cali- 
fornia April  6,  1903.  Associated  after  admis- 
sion to  the  New  York  bar  with  John  Van 
Voorhis  &  Sons  at  Rochester,  New  York.  Jan- 
uary, 1903.  to  June,  1905,  associated  wnth 
Hon.  John  I).  Pope  of  Los  Angeles  and  subse- 
quently with  Kuss  Avery.  Continues  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  association  with 
Samuel  E.  Yerniilyea  to  date.  Member  of 
the  University  and  San  Gabriel  Country 
clubs.  Author  of  papers  on  "Some  Aspects 
of  Codification  Under  the  California  Code" 
and  "Some  Aspects  of  Codification  under  the 
New  York   Code."     Eepublican. 


LEWIS  REESER   GARRETT. 

Besidence,  Eagle 
Eock;  office,  400- 
410  Masou  Opera 
House  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
S  e  p  t  e  mber  10, 
1873,  in  Potts- 
v  i  1 1  e,  Pennsyl- 
vania. Sou  of 
Samuel  Adams 
and  Sarah  (Eee- 
ser)  Garrett.  Mar- 
ried Bertha  Mar- 
garet Phelps,  July 
3,1901.  Moved  to 
California  in  1887. 
Eec  eived  his 
early  education  in 
the  S  c  h  uylkill 
Countv  Grammar  School,  Pennsylvania.  At- 
tended the  University  of  Southern  California, 
taking  both  academic  and  law  studies.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1894,  later 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California,  United  States 
District  Court  of  Appeals,  and  the  United 
States  Supreme  Court.  Practiced  law  in  Los 
Angeles  with  William  Paul  Gardener  for 
three  vears,  and  until  1903  in  partnership 
with  Will  Harris,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Harris  &  Garrett.  In  1907  formed  partner- 
ship with  his  brother,  S.  H.  Garrett,  under 
the  firm  name  of  L.  K.  &  S.  H.  Garrett, 
which  continues  to  date.  Treasurer  of  State 
Reform  S.-hool  for  about  eight  years.  Chair- 
man of  the  6th  and  7th  Congressional  Cam- 
paign Committees.  Member  of  the  Masonic 
order,  Jonathan.  University,  I'nion  League, 
Gamut,  Los  Angeles  Athletic,  and  Annandale 
Countrv  clubs.  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Los 
Angeles  and  State  Bar  Associations,  and  Auto- 
mobile Club  of  Southern  California.  Eepub- 
lican. 


DLA.N  R.  GARDNER. 

Residence,  1.j.j7  Terrace  Drive;  office,  320 
West  1st  Street.  Los  Angeles.  Born  March 
22,  1S77,  in  Orange,  California.  Son  of 
Henri  F.  and  F^mma  (Howard)  Gardner. 
Married  in  1907  to  Adella  Tucker.  Educated 
in  the  ])ublic'  and  high  schools  of  Santa  Ana. 
Graduated  from  Leland  Stanford  Jr:  Univer- 
sity in  May,  1907,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  July  17, 
190G.  Deputy  City  Prosecuting  Attorney  for 
Los  Angeles  since  June,  1910.  Member  of 
X.  S.  G.  W.,  Masonic  order,  and  Metropolitan 
Club.     Republican. 


MARGARET  GARDNER. 

Residence,  looO  Curran  Street;  office,  326 
West  1st  Street,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Orange  County.  Daughter  of  Henri  Fitch 
and  Emma  Almira  (Howard)  Gardner.  Ed'.i- 
cated  in  the  public  schools  of  California; 
Santa  Ana  High  School.  Graduated  from 
Leland  Stanford  Jr.  University  in  1908  with 
degree  of  A.  11  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia September  27,  1911.  Member  of  Phi 
Beta   Kaj)pa   fraternity. 

S.  L.  GARRETT. 

Offie-e,  4nu  Mason  Ojiera  House  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Son  of  Samuel  Adams  and 
Sarah  (Reeser)  Garrett.  Born  May  26,  1875, 
in  Pottsville,  Pennsylvania.  Married  in  1900 
to  Sarah  May  Fullman.  Moved  to  California 
in  1887.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Los  Angeles.  Studied  law  in  the  offices  of 
Judge  Conrey.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1897.  Engaged  in  the  practice  of 
law  to  date.  Meml)er  of  the  Masonic  order. 
Rej)ublican. 

LEE  C.  GATES. 

Residence,  961  Manhattan  Place;  office. 
Title  Insurance  Building,  corner  5th  and 
Sluing  Streets.  Born  April  4,  1856,  in  Preble 
County,  Ohio.  Son  of  Laborious  A.  and 
Maria  (Brumbaugh)  Gates.  Married  April 
14,  1883,  to  Bessie  B.  Caldwell.  Received  his 
ediu-atiou  in  the  common  schools  of  Indiana. 
Head  law  in  the  office  of  Lee  Brumbaugh,  in 
Miamisburg.  Ohio;  later  in  the  office  of  Xevin 
&  Kuiuler  of  Dayton,  Ohio.  Admitted  to  tho 
bar  of  Ohio,  at  Columbus,  May,  1881.  Prac- 
ticed his  i)rofession  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  until 
18S4,  when  he  removed  to  Eldorado,  Kansas, 
where  he  remained  until  1892,  when  he  came 
to  Los  Angeles,  California.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California.  Chief  counsel  during  the 
jiast  fifteen  years  for  the  Title  Insurance  and 
Trust  Com])any  of  Los  Angeles.  State  Sen- 
ator, elected  Xovember  10,  1910,  34th  Sen.<- 
torial  District.  Member  of  the  Masonic  or- 
der, and  Jonathan,  University,  and  City  clubs. 
Republican. 


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WALTER  S.  GATES. 

Eesidenee,  119  North  Hope  Street;  of3fiice, 
Suite  300-302  Equitable  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  December  5,  1889,  in  Lordsburg, 
California.  Son  of  Solomon  and  Margaret 
Elizabeth  (Bonner)  Gates.  Attended  the  La 
Verne  public  schools  and  entered  the  Univer- 


sity of  Southern  California,  Law  Department, 
in  September,  1909.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  by  the  District  Court  of  Appeals, 
January  18,  1911,  and  practiced  his  profes- 
sion as  partner  of  the  firm  of  Eivera  &  Gates 
to  date,  making  a  specialty  of  corporation  and 
criminal  law.  Member  of  Modern  Woodmen 
of  America  and  I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternities.  Re- 
publican. 

HARRY  GEBALLE. 

Residence.  1949  Pine  Street;  office,  .514  Kohl 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Medina, 
New  York,  March  13,  1888.  Son  of  I.  H.  and 
Henrietta  (Lesser)  Geballe.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia January  1,  1905.  Attended  Lowell 
High  School,  graduating  in  December,  1906, 
and  Hastings  College  of  Law,  graduating 
therefrom  in  May,  1910.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California,  in  San  Francisco,  June  1, 
1910.     Republican. 

MARTIN   E.    GEIBEL. 

Residence,  725  Howard  Place,  Pasadena; 
office,  906  Central  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Butler  County,  Pennsylvania,  October 
8,  1879.  Son  of  Charles  and  Caroline  (Eyth) 
Geibel.  Came  to  California  October  18,  1905. 
Married  October  16,  1910,  to  Angle  Nolf. 
After  attending  the  public  schools  of  Butler 
County,  Pennsylvania,  was  a  student  at  St. 
Fidelis    College,    near    Butler,    in    1897;    St. 


Charles'  College,  Ellicott  City,  Maryland, 
1897-99;  St.  Vincent's  College,  Latrobe, 
Pennsylvania,  1899-1901;  St.  Mary's  Univer- 
sity, Baltimore,  Maryland,  graduating  in  1902 
with  degree  of  B.  A.;  student  in  theology 
at  University  of  Fribourg,  Switzerland,  1902- 
5;  Leland  Stanford  Jr.  University,  Califor- 
nia, part  of  the  first  semester,  winter  of  1905. 


The  following  two  years  read  law  in  the 
State  Library  at  Sacramento.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  by  the  Appellate  Court 
at  Sacramento,  January  14,  1907;  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  for 
the  Southern  District  of  California  at  Los 
Angeles  about  three  years  later.  Became  as- 
sociated with  the  law  firm  of  Hatch  &  Lloyd, 
Los  Angeles,  and  February  1,  1912,  was  made 
a  partner  in  the  firm  of  Lloyd,  Hunt,  Cheney 
&  Geibel.  Member  of  Pennsylvania  Society 
of  Los  Angeles  and  Pennsylvania  Society  of 
Pasadena.     Republican. 


BENJAMIN    FRANKLIN    GEIS. 

Residence,  141  Merrill  Avenue;  office,  Glenn 
County  Savings  Bank  Building,  Willows,  Glenn 
County.  Born  April  27,  1862,  in  Indiana  County, 
Pennsylvania.  Son  of  Conrad  and  Catherine 
(Oligher)  Geis.  Married  1888  to  Maggie  Hoy. 
Graduated  from  Iron  City  College,  of  Pittsburg, 
Pennsylvania,  and  St.  Vincent's  College.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  Sacra- 
mento, May  4,  1885,  and  commenced  the  ac- 
tive practice  of  his  profession  with  the  firm 
of  Armstrong  &  Hinkson,  continuing  until 
1886,  when  he  moved  to  Willows,  where  he 
continues  in  the  practice,  having  taken  into 
partnership  his  son,  Duard  F.  Geis,  in  May, 


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Bi  or,  U  A  r  II  I  ('  A  L 


1911.   ami   practices  iiiuler   the   firm   name   of 
Geis  &  Geis  to  date.     Kloctoil  District  Attor- 


ney of  Glenn  County  in  1891,  and  served  until 
1893.  Member  of  the  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  I.  O. 
O.  F.  fraternities.     Democrat. 

DUARD  F.  GEIS. 

Kesidence,  141  Morrill  Aveiiuo;  office,  Glenn 
County  Savings  Buihling.  Willows,  Glenn 
County.  Born  October  18,  1889,  in  Willows, 
California.  Son  of  Benjamin  Franklin  and 
Maggie  (Hoy)  Geis.     Attended  tRe  Fniversity 


witli  his  father,  practicing  under  the  firm  name 
of  (Jeis  &  Geis,  and  continues  to  date.  Demo- 
crat. 

OSCAR    GEOFFRION. 

Residence,  :.'17  West  .'.'tli  ^Street;  offi'-o.  ."ilO 
Equitable  Buililing,  Los  Angeles.  Born  May 
11.  18S.5,  in  Fitchburg,  Massachusetts.  Sou 
of  Arthur  and  Eulalia  (Delude)  Geoflfrion. 
proved  to  California,  19().').  Married  August 
]ii,  liKK).  to  Mona  Lyda  Waller  of  Coronado. 
Educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
Fit<hburg,  Massachusetts,  and  Cniversity  of 
Southern    California,    College    of     Law.     Ad- 


of  California  and  graduated  from  the  Law 
Department  in  May,  1911,  with  the  degree  of 
LL.B.     Immediately    entered    into    iiartiiersiii]) 


mitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  1911.  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California.  Commenced 
the  practice  of  law  in  ])artnership  with  Glenn 
Behymer  and  Elliott  Craig,  under  firm  name 
of  Behymer,  Craig  &  Geoflfrion.  This  part- 
iiershij)  was  dissolved  in  February,  1912,  since 
which  time  he  continues  alone.  Member  of 
Masonic    order.    Delta    Chi    and    ^l.    M.    P.    A. 

CHARLES  ELLEWYN  GEORGE. 

Residence.  4(i(i  Piedmont  Avi'inie.  Oakland; 
office,  549  Phelan  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  December  20,  lSo9,  in  Kentucky.  Son 
of  Isaac  K.  and  Bel  Anuinda  (Simonds) 
(Jenrge.  Married  Mae  E.  Hitter.  October  20, 
1S97.  Moved  to  the  state  in  19(t9.  Attended 
the  ])ublic  schools  of  Bristol;  X.  II.  M.  E. 
Seminary,  Newbury.  Vermont,  graduating 
from  there  in  187li.  and  the  Fniversity  of 
Michigan,  graduating  with  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  in  1880.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Ann 
Arbor.  Michigan,  in  1880.  Commenced  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Sac  County,  Iowa.  Continued 
there   until    1883.     Traveled  Mexico  and   Cen- 


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tral  America  until  1885.  Managing  editor  of 
the  "Daily  Herald,"  Montreal,  Canada,  until 
1889.  President  Press  Gallery  House  of  Com- 
mons, Ottawa,  until  1890,  during  which 
period  visited  India,  Egypt  and  Continental 
Europe.     Eesumed    the    practice    of     law    in 


Boston  with  W.  J.  Gaffney  and  A.  Matther. 
Practiced  in  Detroit,  Michigan,  from  1895- 
1901  alone.  Bench  and  Bar  Editors'  Assist- 
ant New  York  until  1907.  In  Tacoma  and 
Seattle,  Washington,  until  1909.  Moved  to 
San  Francisco  in  that  year  and  continues 
the  practice  of  his  jirofession  to  date,  mak- 
ing a  specialty  of  criminal  and  corporation 
law.  Editor  of  the  "Lawyer  and  Banker." 
Member  of  Theosophical  Society  of  London, 
England,  Medico-Legal  Society,  New  York 
Society  de  Medecine,  Mental  de  Belgique, 
student  of  criminology  and  occult  psychic 
research. 

EMMANUEL  F.  GERECHT. 

Eesidence,  1042  West  Temple  Street;  office, 
418-419  Fay  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
April  18,  1872,  in  Lukow,  Russia.  Son  of 
Gedalia  and  Hanna  (Hardstein)  Gerecht. 
Married  in  1900  tO'  Sarah  Hardstein.  Moved 
to  California  in  1897.  Educated  in  the  Tal- 
medical  Colleges  of  Eussia.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  July,  1909.  Member  of  the 
Masonic  order  and  Los  Angeles  Hebrew  club. 
Eepublican. 

HENRY   C.    GESFORD. 

Eesidence,  604  3d  Street;  office.  Courthouse, 
Napa.  Born  in  St.  Helena,  Napa  County, 
California,  June  19,  1856.  Son  of  Preston  G. 
and  Louisa  J.  (Williams)  Gesford.  Married 
to  Mollie  C.  Bullock,  December  3,  1882.     Eo- 


ceived  his  early  education  in  the  common 
schools  and  later  attended  the  Napa  College 
and  the  State  Normal  School,  from  the  latter 
of  which  he  graduated  in  1876.  Graduated 
from  the  University  of  Iowa  in  1880,  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.,  and  the  University  of  Mich- 
igan, with  the  same  degree,  in  1882.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Iowa  in  1881, 
and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  California,  Au- 
gust 14,  1882.  District  Attorney  of  Napa 
County  from  1891  to  1893.  Superintendent  of 
Schools  of  Napa  County,  1877-78.  Judge  of 
the  Superior  Court  of  Napa  County  since 
1902.  Member  of  the  Masonic,  I.  O."  O.  F., 
Knights  of  Pythias,  Eed  Men  and  Native 
Sons  of  the  Golden  West  fraternities.  Has 
represented  Napa,  Yolo,  and  Lake  counties  in 
the    state    Senate   two   terms.     Democrat. 

THOMAS  EDWARD  GIBBON. 

Eesidence,  2277  Harvard  Boulevard;  office, 
1101  Hibernian  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Arkansas,  May  28,  1860.  Son  of  Will- 
iam E.  and  Mary  J.  (Wilie)  Gibbon.  Mar- 
ried  December   9,    1891,   to    Ellen    Eose.     Ee- 


ceived  his  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  Arkansas  and  studied  law  in  the  Little 
Eock  Law  Class.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Arkansas  in  Little  Rock,  May  22,  1883,  by 
the  Supreme  Court,  and  practiced  in  that 
city  alone  until  1888,  when  he  moved  to  Cali- 
fornia and  since  that  time  has  been  in  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession  in  Los  An- 
geles. Elected  to  the  legislature  of  Arkan- 
sas in  1884-5.  Member  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science,  Na- 
tional Municipal  League,  American  Geograph- 
ical Society,  Los  Angeles  Country,  Bolsa 
Chica  Gun,  .lonathan.  University,  Federation, 
City   and   Gamut   clubs;     also    the    Municipal 


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B  I  0  G  n  A  P  II I  C  A  L 


League    ami    Los    Angeles    Bar    Association.  1875;  an.l  later  to  the  Uniteil  States  Circuit 

Proprietor  of  the  "Los  Angeles  Herald"  three  Court   of   Ai)i)eals.     In   iiartnorship  with   Ben 

years.     President    of    Los    Angeles    Board    of  V.    Woolner,   practicing   under   the   firm   name 

Harbor  Commissioners.      Demorrat.  of    Giltsoii    &    Wooliu'r    to    ditto.      Enlisted    in 

AMBBOSE   GHEBINI. 

Residence,  20.j  Green  Street;  ofBce,  46G 
Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
San  Francisco,  October  19,  1878.  Son  of 
Amante  and  Amalia  (Rottanzi)  Gherini. 
Married  October  80,  19U6,  to  Maria  Kossi. 
Graduated  from  Lowell  High  School,  San 
Francisco,  and  later  from  Yale  University, 
receiving  the  degrees  of  M.  A.  and  LL.  B.  in 
19112.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
19u:{.  and  later  to  all  courts  having  jurisdic- 
tion in  this  state.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  United  States.  Commenced  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession  in  association 
with  the  firm  of  Garoutte  &  Goodwin,  con- 
tinuing until  190-5,  since  which  time  he  has 
practiced  alone.  In  Februar}-,  1911,  ap- 
pointed Imperial  Vice-Consul  to  Russia,  and 
continues  to  hold  that  oflice  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Yale  Club  of  New  York  City,  and 
of  the  University  Club  of  San  Francisco. 
Rej)ublican. 

GEORGE  ALBION   GIBBS. 

Residence.  Md.j  East  Califoruia  Street; 
office,  Boston  Building,  Pasadena.  Born  in 
Lancaster,  Massachusetts,  July  8,  18-58.  Son 
of  Albion  W.  and  Annie  Lee  (Woods)  Gibbs. 
Married  December  8,  1887,  to  Jennie  W. 
White.  Received  his  education  at  the  Bos- 
ton University,  and  later  attended  the  Lan- 
caster Academy.  Admitted  to  the  bar  June 
1.3,  1887,  at  Worcester,  Massachusetts.  Prac- 
ticed in  Clinton,  Massachusetts,  until  Decem- 
ber, 1887,  when  he  moved  to  Pasadena,  Cali- 
fornia, where  he  practices  law  to  date. 
Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Los  Angeles 
County,  California,  April  10,  1905.  Member 
of  Masonic  fraternity  and  California  and  Los 
Angeles  Bar  Assoriations.     Roiiublican. 

E.    M.    GIBSON. 

Residence,  Grove  and  14th  Streets;  office. 
First  National  Bank  Building,  Oakland.  Born 
in  Hamilton  County.  Indiana,  June  13,  1842. 
Son  of  George  and  Mary  (Winslow)  Gibson. 
Married  Irene  E.  Brashears,  March  29,  1868. 
Attended  country  district  schools  and  for  a 
short  period  Poplar  Ridge  Seminary,  in  Ham- 
ilton County.  Imliana.  In  1865  entered  the 
Columbian  (now  (Seorge  Washington)  Univer- 
sity, where  he  graduated  in  the  Law  Depart- 
ment in  1867.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  District  of  Columbia, 
October  21.   1867;   to   the   bar   of   the   United  Residence,  919  South  Union  Avenue;  office. 

States,  District  of  Washington  Territory,  No-  718  Pacific  Electric  Building,  Los  Angeles, 
vember  25.  1872;  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Born  August  21,  1852,  in  Boston,  Massachu- 
Cahfornia,  July  29,  1874;  to  the  United  States  setts.  Son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Berry) 
District    and    Circuit    Courts,    November     3t),       Gibson,     Twice    married— June    21,    1882,    to 


the  army,  spring  of  1861,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  in  June,  1864.  District  Attorney 
of  Alameda  County,  California,  for  two  terms. 
.Tudge  of  the  Sujierior  Court  of  Alameda 
County  one  term.     Rejiublican. 

JAMES  ALEXANDER  GIBSON. 


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325 


Sarah  Waterman,  and  July  18,  1894,  to  Ger- 
trude Van  Norman.  Educated  in  the  Massa- 
chusetts public  schools.  Attended  Business 
College,  Boston;  Lincoln  (Night)  High  School, 
San  Francisco;  and  studied  law  under  Will- 
iam M.  Gregory,  formerly  of  San  Bernardino, 
now  of  Portland,  Oregon.  Came  to  California 
in  1874.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  District 
Court,  Seventeenth  Judicial  District  of  Cali- 
fornia, June  13,  1879;  to  the  Superior  Court, 
San  Bernardino,  June  28,  1880;  to  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  California,  April  19,  18S2; 
also  to  all  federal  courts.  Practiced  in  San 
Bernardino,  and  was  elected  Judge  of  the 
Superior  Court  of  San  Bernardino  County, 
November,  1884.  Eesigned  to  accept  appoint- 
ment made  May  13,  1889,  as  Commissioner 
of  the  Supreme  Court.  Resigned  January, 
1891.  One  of  the  organizers  of  Bear  Valley 
Land  and  Water  Company,  that  built  Bear 
Valley  dam  and  irrigation  system.  Engaged 
in  water,  mining  and  other  litigation.  Mem- 
ber of  the  law  firm  of  Gibson,  Dunn  & 
Crutcher.  Member  of  Masonic  fraternity, 
32°,  Shriner,  B.  P.  O'.  E.,  California,  Jona- 
than and  Union  League  clubs  of  Los  Angeles, 
University  Club  of  Eedlands,  California  Bar 
Association,  and  California  Archeological 
Society  of  America,  Southwest.  A  former 
vice-president  of  American  Bar  Association 
and  ex-president  of  Los  Angeles  Bar  Associa- 
tion. Served  as  Major  and  A.  A.  Ger. .,  1st 
Brigade,  N.  G.  C.     Eepublican. 

JAMES  A.  GIBSON,  JR. 


Residence,  629  South  Virgil  Avenue;  office, 
718  Pacific  Electric  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  San  Bernardino,  California,  June  24, 
188'5.  Son  of  James  A.  and  Sarah  (Water- 
man) Gibson.  Early  education  received  in 
the  public  schools  of  Los  Angeles,  later  enter- 


ing Harvard  Military  School,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  1904.  Attended  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, 190.5-8.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of 
Gibson,  Trask,  Dunn  &  Crutcher  for  one  year 
in  Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  California  bar 
in  July,  1908,  and  to  the  federal  District  and 
Circuit  Courts  the  same  year.  Commenced 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Los  Angeles,  in 
association  with  the  firm  of  Gibson,  Dunn  & 
Crutcher  in  1908,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  the  University  Club,  Phi  Delta 
Phi,  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.  Re- 
publican. 

H.    L.    GIESLER. 

Office,  403  Cali- 
fornia Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
November  2, 
1887,  in  Wilton, 
low  a.  Son  of 
James  L.  and  Mil- 
dred  (Hilbert) 
Giesler.  Moved  to 
C  a  1  i  f  0  r  nia  in 
1907.  Educated  m 
the  public  schools 
of  Iowa.  Gradu- 
ated from  Mor- 
gan Park  Acad- 
emy, Chicago,  Il- 
linois, 1905.  At- 
te  n  d  e  d  several 
summer    terms    in 

the  University  of  -Michigan;  Law  Depart- 
ment of  University  of  Iowa,  one  year;  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  California  College  of 
Law  1908-9.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, January,  1910.  Associated  in  the 
practice  of  law  with  Earl  Rogers  to  date. 
Republican. 

CLAUDE  MELNOTTE  GILL. 

Residence,  130  East  Fremont  Street;  office, 
314  Stockton  Savings  and  Loan  Society  Build- 
ing, Stockton.  Born  August  30,  1SS7,  in 
Stockton,  California.  Son  of  Thomas  J.  and 
Lulu  Mae  (Harris)  Gill.  Educated  in  the 
grammar  schools  of  Stockton.  Graduated 
from  the  Stockton  High  School,  June,  1906. 
Studied  law  under  J.  A.  Plummer  and  Henry 
C.  McPike,  of  San  Francisco.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  January  4,  1909.  Be- 
gan practice  of  profession  in  Stockton  and 
continues  to  date.     Republican. 

LAFAYETTE   GILL. 

Residence,  909  West  12th  Street;  offiv-e, 
First  National  Bank  Building,  Riverside. 
Born  in  Iowa  in  March,  1854.  Son  of  James 
W.  and  Elizabeth  (Cofer)  Gill.  Moved  to 
California  in  1857.  Married  in  March,  1900, 
to  Frances  L.  Berry.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools    of    California.     Admitted    to   the   bar 


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hi  Ofi  J:  A  P  II  IC  AL 


of  California  in  Aj>ril,  1S92.  Conimeuced  thfi 
practice  of  law  in  Kiversiile  in  ls93  and  con- 
tinues to  date.  District  Attorney  of  River- 
side County  for  one  term.  Member  of  Ma- 
sonic   order.     Democrat. 

JAMES  NORRIS  GILLETT. 

Re^■illeuce,  '24'A7  I'iodmont  Avenue,  Berke- 
ley; office,  Fir^t  National  Bank  Buildinjj,  San 
Francisco.  Born  in  Viroqua.  Wisconsin,  Sep- 
tember 20,  IStifl.  .Sou  of  Cyrus  F.  and  Jane 
(Norris)  Gillett.  Moved  to  California  in 
1884.  Married  May  9.  1898,  to  Isabella 
Erzyraber.  Graduate  of  the  Sparta,  Wiscon- 
sin, Hiyh  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Sparta.  Wisconsin,  in  October.  18S1.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  in  Eureka.  Hum- 
boldt 'cuuty,  and  continued  there  for  twenty- 
five  years,  for  some  time  being  associated 
with  Judge  F.  A.  Cutler,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Gillett  &  Cutler.  Commenced  the  practice 
of  law  in  San  Francisto  in  January,  1911. 
State  Senator  from  1897  to  1902,  5Sth  and 
59th  Sessions  of  Congress,  and  Governor  of 
California  from  19tl7  to  1911.  Member  of  the 
Union  League,  Bohemian  and  Pacific  Union 
clubs.     Republican. 

OREL  M.  GOLDAHACENA. 

Residence,  2449 
Jackson  Street; 
office,  4  Columbus 
Avenue,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
Murphy's  Camp, 
<'alaveras  County, 
California,  July 
::i.  18.57.  Son  of 
Miguel  and  Paul- 
ine (Echaverria) 
(loldaracena.  Mar- 
ried Anita  Fon- 
tana  March  27, 
1888.  Graduate  of 
the  public  schools 
of  Los  .\ngeles, 
Franciscan  Col- 
lege, Santa  Bar- 
bara, and  Univer- 
sity of  Pamplona,  Province  of  Navarre, 
Spain.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  San  Fran- 
cisco August  17,  1886.  Engaged  in  the  busi- 
ness of  buying  and  selling  real  jiro])erty  and 
in  the  general  jiractice  of  the  law.  From 
July,  1899,  to  December,  1909,  was  Consul  for 
Spain  in  San  Francisco.  Since  1908  until 
present  date  Consul  for  Uruguay  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Was  knighted  a  chevalier  of  the  Or- 
der of  Isabella  by  the  king  of  Sjiain  on  the 
.3d  of  April,  1907,  with  the  Grand  Cross. 
Member  of  Stanford  Parlor  No.  76.  N.  S.  G. 
W.,  Parfaite  Union  Lodge  No.  17.  A.  F.  &  A. 
M.,  and  Past  High  Chief  Ranger  of  the 
Ancient   Order   of  Foresters.     Republican. 


FRANK  J.  GOLDEN. 

Residence,  Oakland;  office,  802-804  Hewes 
Building.  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Napa,  Cali- 
fornia. June  3,  1877.  Son  of  Patrick  and 
Mary  E.  (DriscoU)  Golden.  Married  to  Ber- 
nice  M.  Naggs,  September  13,  1898.  Re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  i)ublie  schools  'jf 


Xapa  County  and  of  San  Francisco.  Was 
admitted  to  practice  in  all  the  courts  of 
California,  April  7,  1906,  and  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  United  States,  April  22,  1909. 
Commenced  the  active  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion immediately  upon  his  admission  and  con- 
tinues to  practice  alone.  Member  of  the  San 
Francisco-Alaska  Club,  Knights  of  Pythias 
and  N.  S.  G.  W.  fraternities,  and  of  the  San 
Francisco  Bar  .\ssociation. 

ARCHIBALD  SAMUEL  GOLDFLAM. 

Residence,  11.31  Elden  Avenue;  office,  305 
Merchants  Trust  Building.  Los  .\ngeles. 
Born  Tulv  4,  1S89.  in  St.  .Joseph,  Missmiri. 
Son  of  Sam  and  Sarah  TFeltenstein)  Gold- 
flam.  Moved  to  California  in  1908.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  high  school,  St.  .Joseph.  Mis- 
souri; Yale  T'^niversity,  with  degree  of  LL. 
B.,  in  1910.  Admitted  to  the  state  bar,  at 
Los  Angeles,  August  24.  1910.  and  later  to 
T'nited  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Associated  with  Judge 
Henry  C.  Dillon  until  .June.  1911.  since  whifh 
date  ])ractices  in  Los  Angeles  alone.  Member 
of  B'nai  B'rith  fraternity.     Republican. 

HEIM  GOLDMAN. 

Residence,  San  Francisco;  office,  346  Mills 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Rock 
Island,   October   2,    1882.     Son    of   Isaac   and 


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327 


Leua  (Solinsky)  Goldman.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia July  1,  1909.  Received  his  early  edu- 
cation in  the  grammar  and  high  schools  of 
Kansas  City,  Kansas.  Entered  the  Univer- 
sity of  Kansas  and  graduated  in  1907  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  and  1909  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Topeka, 
Kansas,  June  28,  1909,  California,  July  24, 
1909.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion in  San  Francisco,  continuing  alone  to 
date.     Eepul)lieau. 

RICHARD    S.    GOLDMAN. 

Residence,  2121  Buchanan  Street;  office, 
First  National  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  August  11,  1SS9,  iu  San  Francisco.  Son 
of  Bernard  and  Hattie  (Levy)  Goldman. 
Received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  San  Francisco  and  later  in  life  attending 
the  University  of  California,  graduating  in 
1909  with  the  degree  of  B.  L.  and  from  Hast- 
ings College  of  Law  in  1911.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  San  Francisco,  April  30,  1911. 

LOUIS  GOLDSTONE. 

Residence,  2207 
Fu  1  tio  n  Street; 
office,  817  Hum- 
boldt Bank  Build- 
ing, San  Francisco. 
Born  July  17, 1871, 
in  San  Francisco, 
Call  f ornia.  Son 
of  Samuel  J.  and 
Sarah  Jeanette 
(O  d  e  n  h  e  i  mer) 
Goldstone.  At- 
tended the  public 
schools  of  Denver, 
Colorado,  and  San 
Francisco.  Gradu- 
ate of  the  Lowell 
High  S  c  ho  0  1  in 
1  S  >S  8;  University 
of  California  in  1892.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California,  August 
8,  1893;  Supreme  Court  of  Hawaii,  February, 
1898;  United  States  District  Court  1901,  and 
United  States  Circuit  Court  April,  1905.  Since 
1893  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law 
in  San  Francisco.     Democrat. 

HUGH  GOODFELLOW. 

Residence,  2727  Garber  Street,  Berkeley; 
office,  430  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Oakland,  California,  November  12, 
1880.  Son  of  W.  S.  and  Alice  R.  (Annott) 
Goodfellow.  Married  December  20,  1905,  to 
Sarah  Jane  Downey.  Attended  Franklin 
Grammar  School  until  1892;  Mt.  Tamalpais 
Military  Academy,  1892-93;  Alameda  Uni- 
versity Academy,  1893-97;  University  of 
California,  1897-1901;  Columbia  University, 
1901-2,    and    Hastings    College    of    the    Law, 


1902-5,  whence  he  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
on  examination  in  September,  1903.  Ap- 
pointed Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Alameda 
County  in  May,  1905,  serving  until  August, 
1906.     Entered'     into     partnership     with     his 


father,  W.  S.  Goodfellow,  and  Charles  P. 
Eells,  practicing  under  the  firm  name  of 
Goodfellow  &  Eells,  in  November,  1907, 
prior  to  which  he  was  associated  with  the 
firm.  This  partnership  continued  until  1910, 
when  W.  H.  Orrick  entered  the  firm,  the 
name  being  changed  to  Goodfellow,  Eells  & 
Orrick,  which  continues  to  date.  Member 
of  the  University,  Bohemian,  Olympic,  Mer- 
chants Exchange,  and  Claremont  Country 
clubs.     Re]Miblican. 

WILLIAM    SCOTT    GOODFELLOW. 

Residence,  745  5th  Avenue,  Oakland;  office, 
430  California  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born 
September  16,  1850,  in  Auckland,  New  Zea- 
land. Received  his  education  in  the  Edin- 
burgh Collegiate  School,  high  school  of  Edin- 
burgh and  at  the  University  of  Cambridge,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  therefrom  of  B.  A.  in  1872 
(belonged  to  St.  Peter's  College).  Called  to 
the  bar  by  the  Inner  Temple,  London,  in  No- 
vember, 1873,  and  moved  to  this  state  the  fol- 
lowing year,  being  duly  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
the  state  in  1875.  Commenced  the  active 
practice  of  profession  alone,  continuing  until 
1885,  when  he  entered  into  partnership  with 
John  R.  Jarboe,  and  Ralph  C.  Harrison,  prac- 
ticing under  the  firm  name  of  Jarboe,  Har- 
rison &  Goodfellow,  which  partnership  con- 
tinued until  1890,  when  Mr.  Harrison  went 
on  the  bench  of  the  Supreme  Court.  Prac- 
ticed alone  until  1901,  when  he  entered  into 
partnership   with  Charles  P.   Eells,  practicing 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


under  the  firm  name  of  Goodfellow  &  ?>lls, 
and  in  Xovember,  1907,  Hugh  Goodfellow  en- 
tered the  firm.  This  partnership  continued 
until    1910,   when    W.   H.   Orrick   entered    the 


firm,  the  firm  name  being  changed  to  Good- 
fellow, Eells  &  Orrick,  which  continues  to 
date.  President  of  the  San  Francisco  Bar 
Association,  for  two  terms.  Member  of  the 
Pacific  Union,  Universitv,  Olympic,  and  Bo- 
hemian  clubs.     Republican. 

BEN  GOODRICH. 

Residence.  1844  South  Flower  Street,  Los 
Angeles;  office.  530  Wilcox  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  September  23.  1839,  in  Grimes 
County,  Texas.  Son  of  B.  B.  and  Serena 
(Caruthers)  Goodrich.  Married  Maj-  17, 
1865,  to  Mary  F.  Terrell.  Received  his  edu- 
cation at  Austin  College,  Huntsville,  Texas. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Texas  at  Anderson, 
Grimes  County,  in  1865,  and  practiced  there 
until  1877,  when  he  removed  to  Sherman, 
Texas,  entering  into  partnership  with  Cap- 
tain W.  B.  Brack.  Moved  to  Tombstone,  Ari- 
zona, in  1880,  and  in  1890  moved  to  San 
Diego,  California,  forming  partnership  with 
W.  J.  Hunsaker  and  E.  W.  Britt.  Moved  to 
Los  Angeles  in  1892,  and  remained  until  1902, 
when  he  returned  to  Tombstone.  Arizona.  In 
1911  he  returned  to  Los  Angeles,  and  has 
continued  in  active  practice  of  his  profession 
since.  In  1884  was  elected  Treasurer  of 
Cochise  County,  Arizona.     Democrat. 

J.    W.    GOODWIN. 

Residence,  Redwood  City;  office.  First 
National  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  1864,  in  San  Francisco,  California. 
Son  of  James  P.  and  Harriett  (Baker)  Good- 


win. Married  to  Ada  M.  Norris  in  1891. 
Ciraduated  from  the  University  of  Michigan 
in  lS9i>,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, in  1891,  and  immediately  commenced 
the  active  practice  of  his  profession  alone, 
continuing  until  1904.  Entered  into  partner- 
ship in  that  year  with  Burke  Corbet,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Corbet  &  Goodwin,  which 
continued  until  January  1,  190(5,  and  upon  the 
dissolution  of  this  partnership,  retired  from 
the  active  practice  of  his  profession.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Pacific  T'nion  ami  Boheminn  clubs. 

GEORGE  BASIL  GORDON. 

Residence,  Glendora;  office.  44ii  Wilcox 
Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  August  7.  188 1, 
in  Columbia,  Tennessee.  Son  of  Hugh  T.  and 
Anna  (Nicholson)  Gordon.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1888.  Received  his  early  eilucation 
in  the  public  schools  of  Los  Angeles.  At- 
tended the  University  of  California  from  1902 
to  1906.  Graduated  from  Yale  University  iu 
1908,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  1909.  Entered  into  part- 
nership with  his  father,  Hugh  T.  Gordon,  with 
whom  he  continues  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession to  date,  under  the  firm  name  of  Gor- 
don &  Gordon.  Member  of  the  Masonic 
order.  Acacia  Fraternity  of  the  University  of 
California,  and  of  the  University  Club  of  Los 
Angeles.     Independent. 

HUGH   GORDON. 

Residence,  Glendora;  office,  44u  Wilcox 
Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  Xovember  19. 
1884,  in  Columbia.  Tennessee.  Son  of  Hugh 
Taylor  and  Anna  (Nicholson)  Gordon.  Moved 
to  California  iu  ISSS.  Educated  in  the  i)ub- 
lic  schools  of  California.  Graduated  from  th-i 
University  of  California,  with  the  degree  of 
B.  L.;  Harvard  Law  School  in  1912.  with  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  September,  1911.  Member  of  the 
firm  of  Gordon  &  Gordon  to  date.  Member 
of  Masonic  or<ler.     Republican. 

HUGH  TAYLOR  GORDON. 

Residence,  Glendora.  Lus  Angeles  County; 
office,  suite  440  Wilcox  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  June  12.  1848,  near  Columbia.  Tennes- 
see. Son  of  George  Washington  and  Eliza- 
beth (Bradshaw)  Gordon.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1887.  Married  October  1,  1874,  to 
Anna  Nicholson.  Educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  Tennessee  and  the  University  of 
Virginia  (1870).  Read  law  in  the  office  of  his 
brother,  William  Bradshaw  Gordon,  in  Colum- 
bia, Tennessee.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ten- 
nessee in  1871,  and  to  the  bar  of  California  iu 
1888.  Practiced  law  in  Columbia.  Tennessee, 
until  1883,  when  he  moved  to  Arkansas,  where 
he  remained  eighteen  months.  Practices  his 
profession  in  Los  Angeles  in  partnership  with 


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his  sons,  under  the  firm  name  of  Gordon  & 
Gordon,  to  date.  Justice  of  the  Peace  at 
Columbia,  Tennessee,  from  1876  to  1882. 
Democratic   candidate   for   Superior  Judge   of 


Los  Angeles  County  in  1900.  Member  of 
Philosophical  Society  of  Tennessee,  Masonic 
order,  Maccabees,  Sons  of  the  Eevolution, 
Union  League  and  Sierra  clubs,  and  Chamber 
of  Commerce.     Eepublican. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  GORRILL. 

Residence,  2725 
Dwight  Way,  Ber- 
keley; office,  821 
First  National 
Bank  Building, 
San  Francisco. 
Born  November 
27,  1872,  in  Oak- 
land, California. 
Son  of  William 
Henry  and  Ade- 
laide  (Walker) 
(iorrill.  Married 
March  5,  190S,  to 
Katharine  C.  Bun- 
n  e  1 1.  Attended 
the  public  schools 
and  high  school 
of  Oakland,  grad- 
uating in  1S91;  University  of  California 
from  1891  to  1895,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  in  that  year;  Harvard  University 
(Graduate  School),  from  1895  to  1896,  and 
received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  in  1900.  En- 
tered Harvard  Law  School  in  1896,  graduat- 
ing in  1899,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  (cum 
laude).  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
in  San  Francisco,  December  13,  1899.  Was 
in  the  office  of  T.  C.  Coogan,  as  clerk,  from 


1900  to  1901,  since  which  time  he  has  prac- 
ticed for  himself.  Has  had  office  association 
at  various  times  with  T.  C.  Coogan,  Warren 
Olney,  Louis  Bartlett,  Robert  Porter,  and 
Gushing  &  Gushing.  Lecturer  on  "Contracts," 
in  the  University  of  California,  in  1900.  In- 
structor in  Law  in  the  University  of  Califor- 
nia, 1901-4.  Assistant  Professor  of  Law, 
University  of  California,  1904  to  1905.  Trus- 
tee   of    the    Oakland    Free    Library,    1903    to 

1907.  Member  of  the  Commonwealth,  Uni- 
versity of  California,  and  Harvard  clubs,  Uni- 
tarian Club  of  California,  Faculty  Club  of 
the  University  of  California,  and  San  Fran- 
cisco Bar  Association.     Democrat. 

ROBERT  C.  GORTNER. 

Residence,  1963  La  France  Avenue,  South 
Pasadena;  office,  432  P.  E.  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  Goshen,  Indiana,  December 
22,  1871.  Son  of  Elias  and  Rachel  (Felkner) 
Gortner.  Moved  to  California  in  1908.  Mar- 
ried June  8,  1909,  to  Zepora  Gold.  Educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Goshen,  Indiana. 
Read  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  T.  B.  Catron 
at  Santa  Fe,  New  Mexico.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  New  Mexico  in  1896,  and  California, 
December,  1908.  From  1897  to  1899  associ- 
ated with  Hon.  T.  B.  Catron  at  Santa  Fe; 
District  Attorney  for  the  First  Judicial  Dis- 
trict of  New  Mexico,  1899  to  1901;  Assistant 
Attorney    General    of    New    Mexico    1907    to 

1908.  Practiced  law  in  Los  Angeles  since 
1908.     Republican. 

J.  H.   GOSLING. 

Residence,  Santa 
Monica;  office, 
340  Wilcox  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  September 
26,  1875,  in  Ot- 
tawa, Ohio.  Mar- 
ried Elsie  M. 
Kolhoff,  June  1 , 
1904.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of 
Ohio,  June  H, 
1903,  and  to  the 
bar  of  California, 
S  e  p  t  e  mber  18, 
1911.  Practiced 
law  in  Ottawa  in 
partnership  with 
E.      E.      Eastman 

until  August,  1907.  Elected  to  office  Clerk  ot 
Courts  of  Putnam  County,  Ohio,  for  two 
terms  (1907-11).  Moved  to  Los  Angeles  upon 
expiration  of  his  term  of  office  and  continues 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession.  Member  of 
B.  P.  0.  E.     Democrat. 

PERLEY  FRANCIS  GOSBEY. 

Residence,  456  North  3d  Street;  office. 
Courthouse,    San   Jose.     Born   May    15,    1859, 


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in  Santa  Clara.  California.  Son  of  Joseph  Y. 
and  Sarah  (Smith)  Gosboy.  Married  October 
28.  1S91.  to  Susan  W.  Kiuker.  Clrailuated 
from  the  Santa  Clara  Hi^h  School  in  1875; 
I'uiversity  of  the  Pacific  in  ISSd.  with  the 
dejrree  of  A.  B..  and  from  the  University  of 
Michigan  (Law  Department)  in  1888.  receiv- 
ing^' the  decree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
liar  at  Ann  Arbor.  Michigan,  in  .Tune.  1888, 
and  to  the  bar  of  California  at  San  Francisco, 
in  Sejitember,  1888.  President  of  the  Board 
of  Education  of  the  Schools  of  San  Jose 
County  for  four  years.  Elected  Judge  of  the 
Suiierior  Court  of  Santa  Clara  County  ia 
November.  19U8. 

FRANK  HORACE  GOULD. 

Rfsidence,  Kilitl  ll'th  Avenue;  ulUce,  Mer- 
chants National  Bank  Building.  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Fayette  County,  Iowa.  August  29, 
18.56.  Son  of  Albert  Langdon  and  Jane  Au- 
gusta (Holbrook)  Could.  Crossed  the  plains 
to   the   state  of   California    in   18(J2.     Married 


.Tanuary  Iti.  ]s79.  U>  Hester  A.  F.iniswortli. 
Second  marriage  to  Nettie  Eatun  in  1898. 
Received  his  early  education  in  public  schools 
of  Santa  Clara  County;  Vinson lialor's  Col- 
lege, San  Jose;  State  Normal  School,  San 
Jose,  and  later  the  Alabama  State  University 
of  Law,  grailuating  with  the  degree  of  B.  L. 
in  1887.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Alabama  in 
1887;  California,  1887.  Has  practiced  alone 
to  date  with  exception  of  one  or  two  short 
partnerships.  Member  of  the  legislature 
from  Merced  County,  from  1891  to  1895. 
Speaker  of  the  Assembly  of  California  and 
ex-oflRcio  Regent  of  the  State  University, 
from  1893  to  1895.  Building  and  Loan  Com- 
missioner from  1897  to  1901.  Director  of 
the   State   Hospital   at   Agnews   from   1894   to 


19(tO.  Chairman  of  the  Democratic  State 
Conventions  hebl  in  the  years  lS9tj  to  1904. 
Chairman  of  the  Democratic  State  Central 
Committee  from  1S94  to  1896.  Member  of 
the  Olympic,  Union  League  and  Conimon- 
wealtii    iliibs.     Democrat. 

WILL  DANIEL  GOULD. 

Residence,  1553  Baxter  Street;  office,  82- 
85  Temple  Block,  Los  Angeles.  Born  Sep- 
tember 17,  1845,  in  Cabot,  Vermont.  Son  of 
Daniel  and  Betsa  (Smith)  Gould.  Moved  to 
California   in   February,   1873.     Married  June 


26,  1875,  to  Mary  L.  Hait.  Educatetl  in  the 
public  and  high  schools  of  Cabot,  Vermont; 
academies  at  St.  .Johnsbury  and  Barre,  Ver- 
mont. Graduated  from  University  of  Michi- 
gan in  1871  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Studied 
law  in  office  of  Hon.  Charles  H.  Heath  at 
Plainfield,  Vermont.  Admitted  to  tlie  bar  of 
Michigan,  1871;  Vermont,  1871;  California, 
ls72,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California 
and  to  tlie  United  States  Supreme  Court. 
For  three  years  member  of  the  firm  of  Mar- 
shall, Gould  &  Dunkleberger.  Later  in  part- 
nership with  .Tames  H.  Blanchanl,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Gould  &  Blanchard,  for  several 
years.  Member  of  militia  of  Vermont,  1863. 
Superintendent  of  Schools  of  Cabot,  Vermont, 
1866.  Princi[)a]  of  high  scJiools  at  Pas- 
sumpsic,  Marslifield,  and  Plainfield.  Vermont. 
Member  of  Masonic  order  and  K.  of  P.  frater- 
nity.    Democrat. 

THOMAS  F.   GRABER. 

Residence,  2037  Durant  Avenue,  Berkeley; 
office,  906  Broadway,  Oakland.  Born  August 
15,  1848,  in  Lockport,  Niagara   County,   New 


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York.  Sou  of  Charles  Lofixis  and  Aurelia 
(Potts)  Graber.  Moved  to  California  iu 
March,  1876.  Married  Ada  Botsford,  Sep- 
tember 26,  1877.  Attended  Ann  Arbor  High 
School  (classical  course),  graduating  in  June, 
1S71,  and  the  University  of  Michigan   (Latin 


scientific  course),  from  which  he  graduated 
in  June,  1875,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  San 
Francisco,  August  22,  1882.  Commenced  the 
practice  in  Oakland  immediately  upon  admis- 
sion, and  continues  in  the  practice,  associated 
with  C.  L.  Colvin,  since  January  1,  1885. 
Trustee,  City  Clerk  and  City  Attorney  of 
Berkeley  at  different  periods  prior  to  1900. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  I.  0. 
O.  F.     Republican. 

MAURICE   GRADWOHL. 

Residence,  938  Pine  Street;  office,  Pacific 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  California, 
March,  1859.  Educated  in  the  San  Franeisco' 
public  scliools.  Business  College,  University  of 
California,  and  Hastings  College  of  Law. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  Saii 
Francisco  in  1883,  and  has  continued  the  jirac- 
tice  of  his  profession  to  date,  making  .i 
specialty  of  civil,  corporation  and  probate 
law.  Member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  fr.(- 
ternity.     Republican. 

RALPH  F.  GRAHAM. 

Residence,  335  North  Comstock  Avenue, 
Whittier;  office.  District  Attorney's  Offieo, 
Hall  of  Records,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Mei- 
cer  County,  Illinois,  April  30,  1866.  Son  of 
James  C.  and  Ann  Eliza  (Westfall)  Graham. 
Moved  to  California  in  1904.  Married  No- 
vember  24,   1887,   to  Alice   R.   Winger.     Edu- 


cated in  the  public  schools  of  Illinois  and  the 
Kansas  Normal  School  at  Fort  Scott,  Kansas, 
Read  law  in  the  office  of  E.  J.  Salmon,  New- 
ton, Iowa.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Iowa,  by 
the  Supreme  Court,  May,  1898;  California, 
by  the  Supreme  Court,  1904.  City  Attorney 
at  Whittier  from  1904  to  1906,  and  1908  to 
1911.  Appointed  Deputy  District  Attorney 
of  Los  Angeles  County,  December,  1911, 
which  position  he  holds  at  date.  Member  of 
K.  of  P.  and  Knights  Templar.     Republican. 

THOMAS  FRANCIS  GRAHAM. 

Residence,  2368  Vallejo  Street;  office.  City 
Hall,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  St.  Paul,  Min- 
nesota, November  4,  1867.  Son  of  Thomas 
F.  and  Mary  (Burns)  Graham.  Moved  to 
California  in  July,  1871.  Married  to  Helen 
Loretta  McNulty,  February  14,  1893.  Re- 
ceived his  education  from  the  public  schools. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  December  24,  1894,  in 
San  Francisco.  Appointed  Assistant  Prose- 
cuting Attorney  in  1894.  Prosecuting  Attor- 
ney in  1897.  Elected  Judge  of  the  Police 
Court  in  1898  and  Judge  of  the  Superior 
Court  in  1900.  Member  of  the  Olympic  Club, 
Order  of  Eagles,  Knights  of  Columbus,  Wood- 
men of  the  World,  Cosmos  Club  and  Young 
Men's  Institute.     Reimblican. 

WILLIAM  GRANT. 

Residence,  296S  Washington  Street;  office, 
Merchants  National  Bank  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  September  2,  1862,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Augusta 
(Nelson)  Grant.  Married  September,  1910, 
to  Hildergarde  Zimdars.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  San  Francisco,  ami  later 
attended  the  Law  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  California,  from  which  he  gradu- 
ated in  1884,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  tlie  liar  of  California  in  1884. 
Admitted  to  practice  in  all  courts  having 
jurisdiction  in  this  state  and  Supreme  Court 
of  United  States.  Associated  in  the  office  of 
Michael  Mullany  in  1884,  and  formed  part- 
nership under  the  firm  name  of  Mullany, 
Grant  &  Gushing,  which  continued  until  1903, 
when  the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Gushing, 
Grant  &  Gushing,  and  which  was  dissolved 
in  1908.  Entered  into  partnership  with  J.  B. 
Zimdars  in  1908,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Grant  &  Zimdars,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Bohemian,  Olympic,  Common- 
wealth clubs,  San  Francisco  Bar  Association, 
and  the  Society  of  California  Pioneers.  In- 
dependent. 

JOHN  CARLETON  GRAY. 

Residence  and  office,  Oroville.  Born  Febru- 
ary 2,  1837,  in  Dresden,  Lincoln  County,  Maine. 
Son  of  John  L.  and  Lydia  (Carleton)  Gray. 
Married  July  3,  1901,  to  Katherine  Hecker. 
Received  earlv  education  in  schools  of  native 


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state,  ami  prepared  for  college  in  Vassalbovo 
and  Watt'rville  Academies.  Entered  Water- 
ville  (now  Colby)  College  in  lSo9,  remaining 
two  years.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Judge 
A.  Libbey,  Augusta,  Maine,  until  June,  18G3, 
when     he     moved     to     California.     Admitted 


ber,  1S9.'),  when  the  partnership  was  dissolved 
and  a  new  firm  formed  under  the  name  of 
Fox  &  Gray,  which  continued  up  to  the 
decease  of  Judge  Fox,  May  2,  1904.  En- 
tered into  partncrsiiip  with  L.  C.  Leet,  under 
the   firm    name   of   (Jrav    &    T.eet.    which    was 


to  the  Second  Judicial  District  Court  in 
1867.  Taught  school  in  Butte  County  un- 
til 1872,  when  he  commenced  active  practice 
of  his  profession  in  Oroville.  Admitted  to 
Suj)reme  Court  in  1873,  and  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  Court  in  1882.  Formed  part- 
nership with  John  Gale,  practicing  under 
firm  name  of  Gray  &  Gale  from  1878  to  1881. 
Formed  partnership  with  Warren  Sexton, 
practicing  under  the  firm  name  of  Grav  & 
Sexton  from  1881  to  1891,  and  from  January, 
19(19,  to  September  19(19,  under  the  firm  name 
of  (Jray  &  Gray.  Deputy  District  Attorney 
of  Butte  County,  1872-73.  Member  of  the 
California  Assembly,  1873-74.  Elected  Dis- 
trict Attorney,  1886.  Elected  Superior  Judge, 
1891,  and  serves  in  that  office  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  Delta  Kappa  Ejisilon  fraternity.  Ma- 
sonic and  I.  O.  ().  F.  fraternities,  and  the 
T'nion  League  Club  of  San  Francisco.  Re- 
I)ublic,'ni. 

ROSCOE    SPAULDING   GRAY. 

Residence,  1921  T.-]egi;,i,li  Avenue,  Oak- 
land; office,  719  r'rocker  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  April  7,  18.37,  in  Carroll  County, 
Illinois.  Son  of  Calvin  and  Abigail  North 
(Spaulding)  Gray.  Moved  to  the  state  in 
188.J.  Married  May  12,  1887,  to  Mary  Fox. 
Received  his  education  at  the  public  schools 
of  Geneva,  Allen  County,  Kansas.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  in  San  Francisco,  August  5,  1890, 
becoming  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Fox,  Kel- 
logg «S:  Gray,  which   continued   until  Septem- 


dissolved  in  June,  1906,  and  the  firm  of  Gray 
&  Smith  formed,  that  being  dissolved  in  Sep- 
tember, 1908,  when  he  entered  the  Insurance 
Commission  of  California.  Member  of  the 
Commonwealth  Club,  American,  California, 
San  Francisco,  and  Oakland  Bar  Associations, 
Republican. 

S.  A.  D.  GRAY. 


Residence,    18o2    West    4.)th    Street;    office, 
635-636  Chamber  of  Commerce  Building,  Los 


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333 


Angeles.  Born  Julj'  17,  1860,  in  Ramsey, 
Illinois.  Son  of  R.  H.  and  Emily  (Hal'l) 
Gray.  Moved  to  California  November  2, 
1902.  Married  January  19,  1904,  to  Eugenie 
M.  Key.  Attended'  Southern  Illinois  State 
University,  Oarbondale,  Illinois,  1882-84. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  his  brother.  J. 
M.  Gray,  of  Decatur,  Illinois.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Illinois,  1896;  California,  190.3,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California.  Practiced  law 
in  Decatui",  Illinois,  until  1897,  when  he 
moved  to  Peoria,  Illinois;  then  to  San  Fran- 
cisco in  1902,  where  he  remained  until  1906, 
when  he  moved  to  Los  Angeles,  w^here  he 
continues  to  date.  Member  of  Modern  Wood- 
men of  America  and  Modern  Brotherhood  of 
America.     Democrat. 

FRED  HENRY  GREELY. 

Residence,  Marysville;  office.  Hall  of  Rec- 
ords, Marysville.  Born  in  Galena  Hill,  Cali- 
fornia, July  5,  18.56.  Son  of  Justus  and 
Margaret  (Rideout)  Greely.  Married  Octo- 
ber 5,  1879,  to  Lettie  Bost.  Received  his 
early     education     at     the     Marysville     High 


School,  from  which  institution  he  graduated, 
and  later  attended  the  Wesleyan  University, 
Connecticut.  For  two  years  in  the  class  of 
1880.  Secretary  of  Buckeye  Mills  for  ten 
years.  Director  of  Sperry  Flour  Company 
seven  years.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  W. 
H.  Carlin  of  Marysville,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  on  March  13,  1900. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession 
in  association  with  W.  H.  Carlin,  which  con- 
tinued until  about  September,  1901,  since 
which  period  he  has  been  engaged  in  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession  alone. 
Elected    District    Attornev    for    Yuba    Countv 


in  1907,  and  continued  in  that  office  until 
1911.  Elected  to  the  Senate  in  1889,  and 
elected  Mayor  of  Marysville  in  1886.  Served 
seven  years  on  the  State  Ohico  Normal 
Board,  having  been  appointed  by  Governor 
Markhain.  Was  appointed  Registrar  of 
United  States  Land  Office  in  1903  and  held 
that  appointment  until  1906.  Was  appointed 
Recorder  of  Yuba  County  in  December,  1910, 
and  took  office  the  following  January,  con- 
tinues to  hold  that  appointment  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Native  Sons  of  the  Golden 
West  fraternity,  and  was  Grand  President 
of  that  order  in   188.5.     Republican. 

BRECKINRIDGE  D.  MARX  GREENE. 

Residence,  11  Hillside  Court;  office,  400 
First  National  Bank  Building,  Berkeley. 
Born  in  San  Francisco,  California,  December 
19,  1884.  Son  of  E.  B.  and  Frances  (Rosen- 
berg) Marx.  Married  Florence  E.  Davidson, 
March  7,  1907.  Attended  the  Salisbury 
School,  Salisbury,  England,  from  1892  to 
1899,  and  Harvard  University,  graduating 
therefrom  in  1906  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  San 
Francisco,  November  18,  1908.  Practiced 
alone  until  1910.  Assistant  City  Attorney  of 
Berkeley,  1910-11.  City  Attorney  of  Berke- 
ley to  July,  1911.  City  Attorney  of  Pitts- 
burg, Contra  Costa  County  and  Town  At- 
torney of  Antioch,  from  .January,  1910,  which 
offices  be  continnes  to  bold  to  date.  Mem- 
ber  of   the   Harvard   Club. 

KENNETH  MILTON  GREEN. 


Residence,  San  Mateo;  office,  Mills  Build- 
ing, San  Francisco.  Born  July  25,  1887,  in 
Oakland,  California.  Son  of  Milton  J.  and 
Kittie  C.  (Brock)  Green.  Educated  in  the 
public    schools    of    California,    and    later    at- 


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tended  Stanford  University,  (iiadiiated  from 
the  Kent  Law  School,  in  San  Frani-isco,  in 
1909.  witli  the  degree  of  J.  D.  Admitted  to 
practice  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California, 
in  San  Francisco,  in  1909.  Junior  member 
of  the  firm  of  Green,  Humphreys  &  Green. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  and  N.  S.  G.  W. 
fraternities,  and  of  the  Southern  Club,  of  San 
Francisco.     Kepublican. 

MILTON  JAMES   GREEN. 

Kcsidence,  San  Mateo;  otlice.  Mills  Build- 
ing, San  Francisco.  Horn  September  S,  1S58, 
in  Oroville.  Butte  County,  California.  Son 
of  James  and  Catherine  Gomber  (Moore) 
Green.  Married  November  19,  1S84,  to  Kittie 
C.   Brock.      Kducatcd    in   the   jniblic  schools   of 


Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1901, 
and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession, 
asi^ociated  with  his  father,  in  Solano  County, 
and  was  (dected  District  Attorney  of  that 
county  in  19U1,  continuing  until  190<5.  Moved 
to    San    Francisco    in    1909.    and    continues    in 


Oroville,  <''alif(»rnia.  Head  law  in  the  oflicc 
of  P.  O.  Hundley,  Oroville.  and  George  M. 
Shaw.  Oakland.  Admitted  to  practice  at  the 
bar  of  California  in  the  Supreme  Court  in 
1.S90.  and  later  in  the  federal  courts.  Senior 
member  of  the  firm  of  Green,  Humplneys  «S: 
Green.  Served  as  Referee  in  Bankruptcy, 
San  Francisco,  for  twelve  years,  retiring  in 
1910  to  engage  in  the  |)ractice  of  his  profes- 
sion. Memljer  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and 
of  the  Southern  and  Union  League  clubs  of 
San  Francisco.      K'eiuililir;iii. 

THOMAS   TINGEY   CRAVEN   GREGORY. 

Residence,  San  Francisco;  office,  Alaska 
Commercial  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
October  4,  1878.  in  Suisun,  California.  Son 
of  Judge  .lohn  M.  and  Evelyn  Tingey 
(Craven)  Gregory.  Married  to  Gertrude  Mar- 
tin, April  lo,  190H.  (Jraduated  from  Stanford 
University  in  1S99  and  took  post-graduate 
work  until    19nl    in    the   Staiifoicj    Law  Sciiool. 


tlie  aoti\('  practii-e  of  his  profession.  Presi- 
dent of  the  Vallejo  Northern  Railroad  Com- 
pany and  the  Sacramento  and  Woodland  Rail- 
road Company.  Member  of  the  Bohemian, 
Olympic,  Commercial,  and  Commonwealth 
rlulis  of  San  Francisco,  the  Sutter  Club  of 
S:icramento,  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Beta 
Theta  college  fraternity  and  Knights  Tem- 
jilar.      DiMiiocrat. 

WARREN  GREGORY. 

Residence,  l'>eikeley;  (jIUcc,  ^lercliants  Kx 
change  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Contra  Costa  County.  California,  Se|)tember 
;iO,  18(51.  Son  of  Munson  and  Laura  (Knox) 
(iregory.  Married  Sarah  McLean  Hardy, 
April  20,  189(5.  Received  his  early  education 
at  Oak  Grove  public  school,  of  Contra  Costa 
County.  In  1880  entered  the  Boys'  High 
School  of  San  Francisco,  graduating  in  1888. 
Attended  the  ITniversity  of  California  from 
1S88-87,  graduating  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.. 
and  from  tlie  Hastings  Law  Scho(d  in 
ISSKI,  receiving  the  degree  of  liL.  B.  Ad- 
initteil  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  California 
.It  San  Francisco  in  1890.  Admitted  to 
courts  of  Oregon  and  Alaska,  United  States 
Supreme  Court  and  all  federal  courts  of  the 
Ninth  Circuit.  Practiced  his  profession  in 
partnership  with  W.  H.  Chickering,  uniler 
the  firm  name  of  C'hickering  &  (iregory,  since 
1900.  Member  of  the  Pacific-Union,  Univer- 
sity, U^nitarian,  Mountain  and  (!iilf  clubs.  Re- 
|)uli]ican. 


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CARLOS  P.   GRIFFIN. 

Eesideuce,  Chapman  I'ark,  Marin  Couuty; 
office,  704  Pacific  Buildiug,  Sau  Francisco. 
Born  July  19,  1874,  in  Shelbyville,  Indiana. 
Son  of  Leander  and  Martha  F.  (Paul)  Griffin. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1876.  Married  Flor- 
ence Bowling  in  1902.  Eeceived  his  educa- 
tion from  the  Oakland  High  School,  gradu- 
ating in  1893;  University  of  California,  Col- 
lege of  Mines,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  in 
1901,  and  from  the  National  Universit}^  iji 
1905,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Washington,  D.  C,  June 
29,  190.5;  California,  at  San  Francisco,  Sep- 
tember 24,  1906.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
his  profession  and  continues  alone  to  date. 
Eepublican. 

WILLIAM  GOODELL  GRIFFITH. 

Residence,  1736  Olive  Avenue;  office,  4-o 
Howard  Canfield  Building,  Santa  Barbara. 
Born  in  Rushville,  Illinois,  February  9,  1867. 
Son  of  Reese  H.  and  Susan  P.  (Stebbins) 
Griffith.  Moved  to  California  in  January, 
1895.  Married  June  15,  1899,  to  Clara  Fran- 
ces Hardy.  Attended  the  public  schools  of 
Illinois;  Rushville  Normal  School,  and  Col- 
lege of  Law  of  Illinois  Wesleyan  University', 
at  Bloomington,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL. 
B.  in  1891.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois 
in  1891,  and  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1897. 
Practiced  law  in  Chicago  until  he  moved  to 
Santa  Barbara,  since  which  date  he  has  prac- 
ticed his  profession  alone.     Eepublican. 

LEWIS  AUGUSTUS  GROFF. 

Eesidence,  67S  Irolo  Street;  office,  717 
Trust  and  Savings  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Wooster,  Wayne  County,  Ohio,  De- 
cember 31,  1841.  Son  of  Augustus  and 
Elizabeth  (Troutman)  Groff.  Married  April, 
1868,  to  Mary  Ellen  Gregory.  Attended  the 
jmblic  schools  of  Washington  Township, 
Henry  County,  Ohio.  Read  law  at  Napoleon, 
Ohio,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  that 
state  in  1867.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his 
profession  in  Toledo  and  was  appointed  As- 
sistant United  States  District  Attorney  in 
1868.  Moved  to  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  in  1870, 
and  admitted  to  the  bar  of  that  state. 
Elected  Police  Judge  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  in 
1872.  Moved  to  Omaha  in  1877  and  formed 
the  law  firm  of  Groff,  Montgomery  &  Jeffrey. 
In  April,  1887,  appointed  Judge  of  the  Dis- 
trict Court  of  Nebraska  in  Omaha.  Ap- 
pointed Commissioner  of  the  General  Land 
Office  of  the  United  States  in  1889,  and  re- 
signed, owing  to  ill-health,  in  1891.  Moved 
to  California  upon  his  resignation  and  com- 
menced the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
in  Los  Angeles,  continuing  until  March,  1900, 
when  he  was  appointed  Postmaster  of  that 
city.  Resumed  the  practice  of  his  profession 
in  March,  1903,  and  continues  in  active  prac- 
tice to   date.     Dean   of   the   College   of   Law. 


University  of  Southern  California,  since  its 
inception,  and  instructor  in  "Mining"  and 
"Agency  Law"  to  date.  Member  of  the  Cali- 
fornia  Club. 

FREDERICK  GROS. 

Residence,  1330 
Magnolia  Av- 
enue; office,  813  H. 
W.  Hellman  Build- 
iug, Los  Angeles. 
Born  July  2,  1874, 
in  Delphi,  Indiana, 
Son  of  Christian 
and  A.  (H  u  r  1- 
burt)  Gros.  Mar- 
ried October  18, 
1906,  to  Anne  Se- 
veir.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools 
of  Indiana,  and 
g  r  aduated  fro  m 
the  Hanover  Col-' 
lege  in  1896  with 
degree     of     A.  B., 

and  in  1899  graduated  from  Columbia  Uni- 
versity with  degrees  of  A.  M.  and  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitteti  to  the  bar  of  Indiana,  1899;  Arizona, 
1902;  California,  1906,  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Engaged  in  the  bank- 
ing business  in  Phoenix,  Arizona,  for  some 
time.  Practices  law  in  Los  Angeles  alone 
to  date.  Member  of  Masonic  order,  Scot- 
tish Rite,  Shriner,  Los  Angeles  Bar  Associa- 
tion, and  University   Club.     Eepublican. 

WALTER  T.   GUNN. 

Residence,  4409 
Russell  A  V  e  n  ue, 
Hollywood;  office, 
505-507  Laughlin 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  June 
4,  1879,  in  La  Salle 
C  0  unty,  Illinois. 
Son  of  Luther 
V .  and  Alice 
(Rogers)  Gun  n. 
Married  in  1904  to 
Yina  Dayton.  Ed- 
ucated in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Il- 
linois. Graduated 
from  Greer  C  o  1  - 
lege,  Illinois,  in 
1889  with  degree 
of  B.  S.  Attended  University  of  Illinois, 
and  graduated  from  Illinois  Wesleyan  Law 
School  in  1901  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Illinois,  1901,  and  Cali- 
fornia, 1911.  In  1903  formed  partnership 
with  John  W.  Keeslar,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Keeslar  &  Gunn,  which  continued  until 
1911,  when  he  moved  to  Los  Angeles,  where 
he    continues    the    practice    of    law    alone    to 


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LI  U  U  KAl'U  ir  AL 


date.  Specializes  in  oil  and  mining  law. 
Member  of  Masonic  order,  K.  of  P.,  B.  P.  O.  E., 
and  for  three  years  member  of  the  Illinois  Na- 
tional Guard.  Assistant  State  Attorney  of 
Vermilion  County.  Illinois,  19it3-9.  Master 
in  Chancery  I'nited  States  Circuit  Court, 
Eastern  District  of  Illinois,  1904-11.  Ee- 
publican. 

CHARLES   EDMUND  HAAS. 

l\i  siiU'iK  e,  12  7 
Francis  Avenue, 
Hollywood;  office, 
526  M  e  r  c  h  a  n  ts 
Trust  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  April  15, 
1S73,  in  Moniteau 
County,  Missouri. 
Son  of  John  B. 
and  Carolina 
(Bruere)  Haas. 
Moved  to  C  a  11  - 
f  0  r  n  i  a  May  30, 
1884.  Married 
April  IS,  1907,  to 
Lotta  L.  Boyden. 
E  ducated  i  n  t  h  e 
public  schools  of 
Missouri  and  Los  Angeles.  Graduated  from 
the  Los  Angeles  High  School  in  1893;  Mun- 
son  Shorthand  School,  1894;  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, 1898,  with  degree  of  A.  B.  At- 
tended post-graduate  course  of  Law  Depart- 
ment of  George  Washington  University,  1905. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  April  10, 
1900.  Associated  with  Loewy  &  Gutsch  at 
San  Francisco  for  one  year.  From  1904  to 
1906  was  connected  with  the  State  Depart- 
ment, Washington,  D.  C,  and  Congressional 
Library.  In  1907  was  appointed  Deputy  City 
Attorney,  which  office  he  holds  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association, 
Kappa  Sigma  fraternity.  Masonic  order,  Uni- 
versity and  Stanford  clubs,  and  Current 
Event  Club  of  Holh'wood.     Kepublican. 

JOHN  BRUERE  HAAS. 

Residence.  Al 
hambra;  o  ffi  c  e, 
411  M  e  r  c  hants 
Trust  B  u  ildin^r. 
Los  A  n  g  e  1  e  s. 
Born  in  Los  An- 
geles, November 
21,  1885.  Son  ot 
John  B.  and  Caro 
Una  (B  r  u  e  r  e; 
Haas.  Graduated 
from  the  Los 
Angeles  High 
School  in  1902. 
Attended  Los  An- 
geles Y.  M.  C.  A. 
E  ngineerin^ 
School  in  1906. 
Received  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  from  the  University  of  South- 


ern California,  College  of  Law,  in  1907,  and 
degree  of  LL.  M.  in  1908.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  by  the  District  Court  of 
Appeal  at  Los  Angeles  July  1.  1907,  and 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  for  the  Southern  District  of  Cali- 
fornia the  same  date.  Shortly  after  admis- 
sion formed  partnership  with  T.  .\.  K.  Mc- 
Gowen,  under  the  firm  name  of  McGowen  & 
Haas,  which  continues  to  date,  specializing  iu 
probate  work.  Attorney  for  the  Los  Angeles 
Chinese  Board  of  Trade,  Chinese  League  of 
Justice  and  Consolidated  Chinese  Societies. 
Member  of  Ramona  Parlor,  N.  S.  G.  W.,  Los 
Angeles.  Editor  of  "Blue  and  White,"  Los 
Angeles  High  School  Annual,  1902.  Past 
President  of  Alumni  Association,  University 
of  Southern  California,  College  of  Law.  Re- 
publican. 

WALTER    FRANCIS    HAAS. 

Residence,  920  Alhambra  Road,  Alhambra; 
office,  302  B.  F.  Coulter  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  November  12,  1869,  Moniteau  County, 
Missouri.  Son  of  John  B.  and  Lena  (Bruere) 
Haas.  Moved  to  California  May  30,  1884. 
Educated  in  the  grammar  schools  of  California, 


Missouri,  and  high  school,  Los  Angeles.  Read 
law  iu  the  office  of  Houghton,  Silent  &  Camp- 
bell. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  .Vpril 
7,  1891,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  and  Circuit  Court  of  Ap- 
peals. Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion in  Los  Angeles  in  partnership  with  Hugh 
W.  Duncan,  under  the  firm  name  of  Duncan  & 
Haas.  This  partnership  continue<l  for  one 
year.  Elected  City  Attorney  of  Los  Angeles. 
June  1,  1899.  In  1900  formed  partnership 
with  Frank  Garrett,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Haas  &  Garrett,  and  in  April,  1905,  Harry  L. 
Dunnigan  became  a  member  of  the  firm,  un- 


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337 


der  the  firm  name  of  Haas,  Garrett  &  Duniii- 
gan.  Upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Garrett,  April, 
1911,  the  firm  became  Haas  &  Dunnigan, 
which  continues  to  date.  Member  of  Char- 
ter Eevision  Committee,  1902;  City  and 
County  Consolidation  Commission,  1904.  Suc- 
cessively City  Attorney  of  Monrovia,  Sierra 
Madre,  and  Alhambra.  Director  of  Ger- 
man-American Savings  Bank;  President  of 
Tampieo  Land,  Lumber  and  Development 
Company;  President  of  Fidelia  Investment 
Company;  Vice-president  of  C.  J.  Kubach 
Building  Company;  Director  of  K.  &  K.  Brick 
Company.  Lecturer  for  seven  years  in  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  California  College  of 
Law  on  Public  Corporations  and  Public  Offi- 
cers. Specializes  in  water  law  and  municipal 
corporation  law.  Member  of  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  Union  League  Club,  Past  Mas- 
ter Palestine  Lodge  351,  F.  &  A.  M.,  32° 
Mason,  and  Chairman  of  Membership  Com- 
mittee Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.  Eepub- 
lican. 

CHARLES  W.   HACKLER. 

Residence,  940^2 
West  6th  Street; 
office,  729  H.  W. 
Hellman  B  u  i  1  d- 
ing,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Adams 
C  0  u  nty,  Illinois, 
January  2,  18  6  9. 
Son  of  George  H. 
and  H  e  z  ekiah 
(Jones)  Hackler. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  June,  1909. 
Graduated  from 
the  Superior  High 
School,  Superior, 
Nebraska,  June, 
18  8  7;  Iowa  Col- 
lege, Grinnell, 
Iowa,  June,  1894,  with  degree  of  A.  B.;  Law 
Department  of  the  University  of  Iowa,  Iowa 
City,  June,  1898,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Iowa,  June,  1898;  Cali- 
fornia, 1909,  Commenced  the  practice  of  law 
in  Fort  Dodge,  Iowa,  in  September,  1898,  with 
George  J.  Piersol,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Piersol  &  Hackler,  until  1903,  when  the  firm 
of  Mitchell  &  Hackler  succeeded  to  the  busi- 
ness. This  continued  until  he  removed  to 
California  and  entered  the  firm  of  Hanson 
&  Heath,  which  was  then  changed  to  Hanson, 
Hackler  &  Heath,  which  continues  to  date. 
Couuty  Attorne}'  of  Webster  County,  Iowa, 
1901-5.  Member  of  the  House  of  Eepre- 
sentatives  of  Iowa,  1907-9.  Member  of  the 
City  Club  and  Masonic  and  B.  P.  0.  E.  fra- 
ternities.    Republican. 

BENJAMIN  W.  HAHN. 

Residence,  543  South  Robles  Avenue,  Pasa- 
dena;   office,   814   Central   Building,   Los    An- 


geles. Born  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  August  28, 
1868.  Son  of  Gotleib  Samuel  and  Barbara 
(Brecheisen)  Hahn.  Moved  to  this  state 
October  25,  1887.  Married  Grace  V.  Gahr, 
November  9,  1892.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Chicago.  Admitted  to  practice  be- 
fore the  Supreme  Court  of  California,  Decem- 
ber 24,  1895.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Hahn 
&  Hahn  since  1899.  Member  of  the  Senate 
of  California  from  1903  to  1907.  Member  of 
the  Union  League  Club  of  Los  Angeles,  Ma- 
sonic order,  and  Elks  fraternity.     Republican. 

EDWIN  FRANKLIN  HAHN. 

Residence,  418  South  Marengo  Avenue; 
office,  Central  Building,  Los  Angeles,  and 
Chamber  of  Commerce  Building,  Pasadena. 
Born  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  in  1875.  Son  of 
Samuel  and  Barbara  (Brecheisen)  Hahn. 
Moved  to  California  in  1887.  Married 
Martha  Snell,  June  15,  1900.  Attended  the 
public  schools  from  1880  to  1887.  Entered 
Pomona    College    in    1894,    and    graduated    in 

1898,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  A.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  at  Los  Angeles,  April, 

1899,  and  later  to  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  of  Southern  California.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  in  1900,  in  asso- 
ciation with  Benjamin  W.  Hahn,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Member  of  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association  and  Masonic  bodies.     Republican. 

JAMES  A.   HALL. 

Residence  and 
office,  Watson- 
ville.  Born  N  o  - 
vember  9,  18  5  7, 
in  Monterey 
Con  nty,  Calif  or- 
n  i  a.  Son  of 
Richard  F.  and 
M  a  ria  Louisa 
(St  in  son)  Hall. 
M  a  r  r  ied  Louise 
Marie  McCarthy, 
March  30,  19  02. 
Attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of 
Monterey  County, 
Santa  Clara  Col- 
lege, University 
of    California    and 

Hastings  College  of  Law.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  by  the  Supreme  Court,  Jan- 
uary 10,  1888.  Began  practice  in  Watson- 
villo  in  1880.  Elected  District  Attorney  of 
Santa  Cruz  County  in  November,  1882,  and 
served  one  term.  Elected  to  the  Assembly 
from  Santa  Cruz  County,  November,  1888. 
Moved  to  San  Francisco  in  1891  and  entered 
into  partnership  with  C.  W.  Cross,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Cross  &  Hall.  Two  years  later 
Tirey  L.  Ford  and  Frank  P.  Kelly  entered 
the  firm  and  the  name  was  changed  to  Cross, 
Hall,  Ford  &  Kelly,  which  continued  for  sev- 


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B  I  oa  I!  A  r  III  ('  A  L 


eral  years.  Moved  to  Wati-onvillo  in  H»til 
after  "spending  a  year  and  a  half  in  Alaska. 
Member  for  several  years  of  the  Board  of 
Education  of  Watsonville,  California.  Elected 
Mayor  of  Watsonville,  May  8,  1911.  Demo- 
irat. 

FREDERIC  WINSLOW  HALL. 

Residence.  San  Krancisco;  office,  Crocker 
Building.  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Gorham, 
Maine.  March  20,  ISiJO.  Son  of  Joshua  E. 
and  Lucy  A.  (Hilborn)  Hall.  Moved  to  this 
state  in  ISSO.  Married  Maude  E.  Noyes  in 
1889.  Graduate  of  Bowdoin  College,  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.,  in  1880.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  California  in  1883.  Practiced  at 
Vallejo  from  1883  to  1SS9.  during  which 
time  was  Assistant  District  Attorney  of 
Solano  County  and  City  Attorney  of  Vallejo. 
Moved  to  San  Francisco  and  entered  into 
partnership  with  S.  G.  Hilborn  in  1889.  under 
the  firm  name  of  Hilborn  &  Hall,  which  con- 
tinued until  1899.  since  which  time  he  has 
continued  the  practice  of  his  profession  alono. 
Member  of  the  Bohemian  Club.     Republican. 


ABEL  STEVENS  HALSTED. 

Residence,  3  S  0 
South  Euclid  Av- 
enue, Pasadena; 
office.  004  Pacific 
Electric  Building. 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Marma- 
r  o  n  e  c  k.  New 
York,    August    20, 

I  s  7  0.  Son  of 
Samuel  M.  and 
Ida    R.    (Stevens) 

II  a  1  s  t  e  d.  R  e- 
moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1877.  Mar- 
ried Eleanor  Hall, 
May  2  7,  18  9  7. 
Educated  in  the 
public    schools    of 

Los  Angeles  and  graduated  from  the  high 
school  in  1889.  Took  up  the  study  of  law 
with  T.  E.  Gibbon  in  1892.  Admitted  to 
])ractiic  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California 
in  October,  1893,  and  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Court  for  the  Southern 
District  of  California.  In  1901,  on  organiza- 
tion of  the  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  and  Salt 
Lake  Railroad  Company,  he  became  con- 
nected with  the  legal  department  of  that  com- 
pany, and  in   A]>ril,  1911,  was  appointed  gen- 


eral counsel,  which  position  he  fills  at  pres- 
ent date.  Memlier  Los  Angeles  Bar  Associa- 
tion.    Republican. 

DANIEL   MARION    HAMMACK. 

Residence,  14  4 
South  55th  Av- 
enue; office.  724— 
728  American  Bank 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Mercer  Conn  ty, 
Tllinois,  in  1848. 
Son  of  Ephraim 
and  Maranda  El- 
len (M  o  s  e  1  e  y) 
Hammack.  Moved 
to  this  state  in 
18  8  8.  Married 
I  s  abella  Stewart 
in  June,  1873,  at 
Monmouth,  Tlli- 
nois. Attended 
the    district 

schools  and  graduated  from  Monmouth  (^Illi- 
nois) College  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in 
18G9,  and  A.  M.  in  1873,  and  trustee  of  that 
college  for  several  years  until  removal  to 
this  state.  Read  law  with  Stewart  &  Phelps 
at  Monmouth,  Illinois,  and  admitted  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  that  state  in  1870.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
Oquawka,  Henderson  County,  Illinois,  remov- 
ing to  Burlington,  Iowa,  in  1872,  and  re- 
7naining  until  1888,  practicing  under  the  firm 
names  of  Blake  &  Hammack,  Hammack,  How- 
ard &  Virgin,  and  1).  M.  &  N.  S.  Hammack. 
In  1888  removed  to  San  Diego,  California, 
and  practiced  there  under  the  firm  names  of 
Collier,  Hammack  &  Melford  and  Hammack 
&  .Terauld.  Moved  to  Los  Angeles  in  1901 
and  practiced  alone  until  the  admission  of 
his  son,  Daniel  Stewart  Hammack,  in  1908, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Hammack  &  Ham- 
mack, which  exists  to  d'ate.  State  Attorney 
for  four  years  in  Burlington,  Iowa.  In  1886 
was  elected  judge  of  the  newly  established 
Superior  Court  of  that  county,  but  the  court 
not  being  jnoperly  established,  did  not  take 
office.  Attorney  for  the  Board  of  Supervisors 
and  City  Attorney  of  San  Diego  County, 
1891-92.  Captain  of  militia  comi>any  of  San 
Diego  during  the  Spanish-American  War. 
Dean  of  the  Los  Angeles  College  of  Law, 
1902-5.  Member  of  Masonic  fraternity,  Fed- 
eration Club  of  Los  Angeles.  Jefferson  Club 
and    Democratic   League.     Democrat. 


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DANIEL  STEWART  HAMMACK. 

Residence,  5421 
L  o  n  g  fellow 
Street;  office,  722 
American  Bank 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Burlington,  Iowa, 
May  11,  188  3. 
Son  of  Daniel 
Marion  and  Isa- 
b  e  1  1  a  M  cKamy 
(Stewart)  H  a  m- 
m  a  c  k.  Married 
June  2,  1910,  to 
Margaret  C. 
Fales.  Attended 
the  c  o  ni  in  o  u 
schools  in  San 
Diego  C  0  u  n  t  y, 
National  City  High  School,  two  years;  and 
graduated  from  Occidental  College  Academy 
in  1901  and  from  Occidental  College  in  1905, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Later  attended 
Princeton  University  and  graduated  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of 
his  father,  D.  M.  Hammack,  and  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  July,  1907;  later  to 
the  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  Southern  California.  Since  admission  has 
been  associated  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession with  his  father,  practicing  under  the 
firm  naine  of  Hanrmack  &  Hammack.  Mem- 
ber of  Minute  Men  of  San  Diego  County  dur- 
ing the  Spanish-American  War;  also  of  the 
City,  Federation  and  Jefferson  clubs  of  Los 
Angeles,  Princeton  Club  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia and  Knights  Pythias  fraternity.  Dem- 
ocrat. 

PERCY  VERNON  HAMMON. 

Residence,  4  7  2 
C  u  s  ter  Avenue; 
office,  District  At- 
t  0  r  n  e  y's  Office, 
Hall  of  Records, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Spring 
Hill,  Iowa,  Au- 
g  n  s  t  2  8,  18  7  3. 
Son  of  John  Cal- 
houn a  n  d  Emma 
E.  (  S  t  u  d  1  e  y  ) 
Hammon.  Moved 
t  o  California  i  n 
18  9  5.  Married 
April  22,  1908,  to 
Mabel  L  e  n  ore 
Adams.  Educated 
in    the    public 

schools  of  Kansas,  graduating  from  the  high 
school  at  Topeka  in  1895.  In  California, 
later,  took  up  study  of  law,  and  after  a 
course  in  the  University  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia graduated  in  1907  with  degree  of 
LL.B.     Admitted    to    the    bar    of    California 


by  the  District  Court  of  Appeal  for 
the  Second  District  at  Los  Angeles  in  1906, 
and  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  for  the  Southern  District  of 
California  the  same  year.  Member  of  Board 
of  Education  of  Los  Angeles,  1903-5;  City 
Council,  Los  Angeles,  1905-7;  State  Assem- 
bly from  75th  District,  1907-10.  Appointed 
Deputy  District  Attorney  Los  Angeles 
County,  1907,  continuing  to  date.  Member 
of  the  P.  &  A.  M.,  B.  P.  0.  E.,  K.  of  P.,  M. 
W.,  I.  O.  P.,  Fraternal  Brotherhood,  K.  &  L. 
of  S.,  Metropolitan  Club,  and  Los  Angeles 
County  Bar  Association.  Professor  on  "Crim- 
inal Law  and  Criminal  Procedure"  in  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  California  from  1907  to 
date.     Republican. 

J.   WALTER   HANBY. 

Residence,  1315 
West  41st  Street; 
office,  541  Cham- 
b  e  r  of  Commerce 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  July 
16,  1872,  in  Visa- 
1  i  a,  Tulare 
County,  C  a  1  if or- 
nia.  Son  of  Jon- 
athan Waldo  and 
Mary  E.  (Peck) 
Hanb}'.  Married 
June  24,  1900,  to 
Gertrude  Gunter. 
Educated  in  the 
g  T  ammar  schools 
in  Los  Angeles. 
Graduated    fro  m 

the  Los  Angeles  Business  College.  Received 
life  diploma  from  the  State  Board  of  Edu- 
cation, December  5,  1905.  Read  law  in  the 
office  of  White  Smith,  of  Bishop,  California; 
also  Judge  W.  A.  Lamar,  of  Independence, 
California.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia in  Los  Angeles,  April  7,  1903.  City 
Attorney  of  Bishop,  California,  1903-5.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Nevada,  September  19, 
1906.  Later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
District  Attorney  of  Lyon  County,  Nevada, 
1906-8,  when  he  removed  to  Los  Angeles. 
From  1908  to  1900  in  partnership  with  S.  A. 
D.  Gray,  under  firm  name  of  Gray  &  Hanby. 
From  1909  to  1910  in  partnership  with  A. 
H.  Wycoff,  under  firm  name  "of  Wycoff 
&  Hanby,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced 
his  profession  alone.  Member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic and  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternities. 
Democi'at. 

ALBERT  K.  HANCOCK. 

Residence,  161  Hart  Avenue,  Santa  Mon- 
ica; office,  220  Bullard  Building,  Los  Ange- 
les. Born  February  26,  1852,  in  Memphis. 
Tennessee.  Son  of  Captain  A.  S.  and  Sarah 
J.     (Ball)     Hancock.     Moved     to     California, 


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February,  190<5.  Married,  October  4,  IST"). 
to  Corinne  Duke.  Eiluoated  in  the  i)ri- 
vate  schools  in  Memphis  and  Saulsbury,  Ten- 
nessee. Read  law  in  the  office  of  Judge 
Addison  H.  Douglass,  Memphis,  Tennessee. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Tennessee,  18S8;  fed- 


eral courts  of  Tennessee  District,  1891;  state 
courts  of  California,  1906;  federal  courts  of 
California  District,  1911.  Began  practice  of 
his  profession  in  Memphis,  Tennessee.  He 
formed  partnership  with  George  Elliott,  un- 
der firm  name  of  Elliott  &  Hancock;  later 
with  J.  E.  Bigelow,  under  firm  name  of  Big- 
elow  &  Hancock;  later  with  W.  K.  Boston, 
under  firm  name  of  Hancock  &  Boston;  there- 
after with  William  Messick,  under  firm  name 
of  Hancock  &  Messick,  which  continued  until 
his  removal  to  Los  Angeles,  California,  Feb- 
ruary, 190(),  when  he  formed  partnership 
with  James  W.  Lawrence,  under  firm  name 
of  Hancock  &  Lawrence,  January,  1909,  con- 
tinuing to  the  present  time.  Member  of  the 
Tennessee  Senate,  190.3-4.  Member  of  Ma- 
sonic order.  Knights  of  Bythias,  U.  R.,  Sr)ns 
of  Confederate  Veterans,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Dem- 
ocrat. 

BYRON  CALVIN  HANNA. 

Residence,  Venice;  office.  Hall  of  Records^ 
Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri, 
January  2,-1887.  Son  of  Bhil  K.  and  Flor- 
ence E.  (Townsend)  Hanna.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1891.  Married  October  G,  1908,  to 
Fannie  L.  Lange.  Graduated  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  California  with  the  de- 
gree of  B.  L.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia by  the  Appellate  Court,  at  Los  Angeles, 
January  2,  1908.  A]ipointed  City  Attorney 
of  Ocean  Bark.  .Tuly  1,  1908.  and  continues 
to  date.  Appointed  Chief  Deputy  District 
Attorney  of  Los  Angeles  County,  Fel)ruary  1, 
1911,   which    continues   to    date.     Member    of 


the  firm  of  Thorpe  &  Hanna.  since  December 
I,  191(1.  Member  of  the  Masonic  and  Elks 
fraternities.      Republican. 

JAMES  M.  HANLEY. 

Residence,  4u7ij 
D  e  1  m  a  r  Street ; 
office,  612-614 
Mechanics  Bank 
B  u  i  Id  i  n  g,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
in  1875  in  San 
Francisco.  Son 
of  Daniel  M.  ami 
Mary  J.  (Sulli 
van)  H  a  n  1  e  y. 
Married  in  19  03 
to  Stella  M.  Hail. 
Educated  i  n  t  h  e 
public  schools  o  f 
San  Fran  cisco 
and  the  Sacred 
Heart  Co  liege. 
Attended     the 

University  of  California,  Law  I),'piirtment, 
and  graduated  in  May.  1897,  with  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  May,  1897,  and  continues  in  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  alone  to  date. 
Elected  Assembl.\nnan  in  1899  from  the  32d 
District  of  San  Francisco.  Assistant  District 
Attorney  for  the  City  and  County  of  San 
Francisco  from  1900  to  December,  1909. 
Member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and 
Xative  Sons  of  the  Golden  West  fraternities. 
Democrat. 

CHARLES  F.  HANLON. 


Residence,  Cosmos  Club;  office,  .501  Blielan 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  January  19, 
1856.     Educated  in  the  colleges  of  San  Fran- 


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ciseo,  graduating  from  St.  Mary's  College 
with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1875.  Bead  law 
in  the  office  of  John  M.  Burnett,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  state  supreme  and  federal 
courts  of  San  Francisco,  July  11,  1878.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  at  Washington,  D.  C,  in  1885.  Attor- 
ney for  the  estates  of  the  late  Colonel  Peter 
Donahue  and  Colonel  J.  Mervyn  Donahue, 
and  had  entire  management  of  same.  Chief 
counsel  and  director  for  many  years  of  the 
San  Francisco  and  North  Pacific  (Donahue) 
Eailway  Company.  Member  of  the  National 
Guard,  Company  "G."  Major  and  Brigadier- 
General  on  General  Dimond's  staff  for  four 
years,  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Stoneman  and 
afterward  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Bartlett. 
Member  of  the  Cosmos,  Cercle  de  I'Union, 
Olympic,  San  Francisco,  Commercial  and 
Press  clubs,  California  Bar  Association,  Bar 
Association  of  San  Francisco,  and  of  the  San 
Francisco    Art   Association.     Democrat. 

JOSEPH  EDWARD  HANNON. 

Eesidence,  Sun  Gabriel,  Los  Angeles  County; 
office,  530  Wilcox  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
April  20,  1868,  in  San  Jose,  California.  Son 
of  Jeremiah  C.  and  Elizabeth  (Carr)  Hannon. 
Eeceived  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Los  Angeles   County  and  St.  Vin- 


cent's College,  Los  Angeles.  Eead  law  in  the 
office  of  Judge  George  H.  Smith,  beginning 
in  1893.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  1895;  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  for  Southern  California. 
In  1897  formed  partnership  with  Judge  Smith 
and  C.  F.  McNutt,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Smith,  McNutt  &  Hannon.  In  1900  Judge 
Smith  withdrew  and  the  firm  of  McNutt  & 
Hannon,    then    established,    continued    to    the 


death  of  Judge  McNutt,  May  31,  1912.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Newman  Club,  Knights  of  Colum- 
bus, Native  Sons,  Y.  M.  I.,  and  Los  Angeles 
Athletic  and  San  Gabriel  Valley  Count rv 
clubs.     Democrat. 

HARRY  WEBSTER  HANSON. 

Residence,  1202 
East  F  r  a  nklin 
Avenue;  office, 
729  H.  W.  Hell- 
man  B  u  i  1  ding, 
Los  Angeles, 
Born  in  Chilli- 
c  0  t  h  e,  Missouri, 
September  1, 
187  2.  Son  of 
Henry  W.  a  n  d 
Mary  (Marsh) 
H  a  nson.  Moved 
t  0  California  i  \\ 
19  0  2.  Married 
D  ecember  23, 
1898,  to  Mary  C. 
Kelly.  Educated 
in    the    public 

schools  of  Henry  County,  Iowa;  Howes  Acad- 
emy, Mt,  Pleasant,  Iowa.  Graduated  from 
the  State  University  in  Iowa  Citv  in  1897, 
with  the  degree  of  Ph.B.  and  LL.B.,  in  1898, 
as  president  of  his  law  class.  Won  first 
honors  in  two  interstate  debates  for  this  in- 
stitution. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Iowa, 
1898,  District  and  Supreme  Courts,  and 
United  States  District  and  Circuit  Courts  of 
Iowa;  California,  April,  1903;  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts,  Southern  District 
of  California,  September,  1903.  President 
and  Trustee  of  Hollywood  Public  Library. 
Member  of  the  Delta  Sigma  Eho  and  Masonic 
fraternities.     Eepublican. 

ELMER  HARDESTY. 

Eesidence,  1158 
East  39th  Street; 
office,  529  Higgins 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  Feb- 
ruary 2,  18  7  '3, 
i  n  Oregon  City, 
Oregon.  Son  of 
Solomon  W.  and 
Margaret  E. 
(Sconce)  Har- 
clesty.  Moved  t  o 
California  in 
1900.  Married  in 
1908  to  Anna 
Wolf.  Educated 
in  Bishop  Scott 
Academy,  Port- 
land, O  r  e  g  on. 
Eead  law  in  office 

of  Senator  George  C.  Brownell,  Oregon  City. 

Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon,  June  1,  1895; 


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California,  June  2,  1902,  ami  later  to  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  Practiced  law  in  Oregon  until 
he  moved  to  San  Francisco,  California,  where 
he  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Fitch,  Har- 
desty  &  Campbell.  In  190.3  he  moved  to  Los 
Angeles,  where  he  practices  alone  to  date. 
Member  of  K.  of  P.  and  I.  O.  F.  fraternities. 
Republican. 

DICK  FOYE  HARDING. 

Residence  i\\\A  office.  Santa  Ana.  Born 
.Tuly  10,  ISUO.  in  Hloomingrove.  Ohio.  Sou 
of  Newton  and  Eleanor  (Johnstone)  Hard- 
ing. Married  Sejitember  1-3,  18S1,  to  Mary 
("lark.  Moved  to  California  in  18S4.  Re- 
ceived an  academic  education  in  Galion,  Ohio. 


Graduated  from  the  State  University  of  Iowa 
in  1S81  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Iowa.  ISSl;  California.  19(i9,  an  1 
later  to  the  Unite<l  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Prac- 
ticed law  in  Iowa  until  1907,  when  he  moved 
to  Santa  Ana.  where  he  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  I.  O.  O.  F.,  M.  W.  A.,  an.l  Orange 
County  Bar  Association.     Rei>ubli<  an. 

CARLOS  S.  HARDY. 

Resideuct-.  K:^^t  Hollywood;  office,  22S-232 
Exchange  Building.  Los  .\ngeles.  Born  in 
Minden.  Louisiana.  September  23.  lS(;(i.  Son 
of  Charles  L.  and  Elizabeth  (Ratcliff)  Hardy. 
Attended  the  T'niver^ity  of  Texas,  Chicago 
Law  Schotd  and  the  Illinois  College  of  Law. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Austin,  Texas,  June, 
1886,  and  jiracticed  until  1892,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Chicago,  and  practiced  there  from 
1894  to  1910.  Moved  to  Los  Angeles  in  1910, 
and  continues  the  practice  of  his  profession 
to  date.     Republican. 


GEORGE  M.  HARKER. 

Residemc.  2ti()  South  Bciituii  Way;  office, 
52.3  Byrne  Building  Los  Angeles.  Born  Au- 
gust 23,  187.3,  in  Vienna.  Illinois.  Son  of 
Oliver  and  Siildie  (Bain)  Harker.  Married 
Jessie  Reynolds.  March  11,  19o3.  Moved  to 
this  state  April  20,  1908.  Received  his  early 
education  at  Southern  Illinois,  Normal  Uni- 
versity, gra<luating  in  189.5.  Attended  the 
University  of  Illinois  for  five  years,  gradu- 
ating in  1901.  with  the  degrees  of  B.  L.  and 
L.  A.  Ailmitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois,  De- 
cember, 19111.  Prior  to  his  admission  to  the 
bar  he  was  court  reporter  for  four  years. 
Secretary  to  one  of  the  judges  of  the  Appel- 
late Court  of  Illinois  for  three  years.  Master 
in  Chancery  of  Jackson  County.  Illinois,  for 
four  years.  Practiced  law  in  Illinois  ami 
Missouri.  Continues  in  the  practice  of  his 
profession  in  Los  Angeles  to  date.  Member 
of  the  Illinois  National  Guard  for  three  years. 
Member  of  the  Metropolitan  Club. 

LEWIS   G.   HARRIER. 

Resideni-e.  64.37  Beiievue  Avcuuc.  Oakland; 
office,  Vallejo.  Born  in  1861  in  Valle.i'i,  Cali- 
fornia. Son  of  Daniel  W.  and  Maria  (Lee) 
Harrier.  Married  May  19,  1897,  to  Jessie  V. 
Penny.  Received  his  early  education  at  the 
Vallejo   High    School,   from   which   he    gradu- 


ated in  187.3,  and  later  entered  the  Univer- 
sity of  California,  receiving  the  degree  of 
Ph.B.  in  1880.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cal- 
ifornia in  188;3  and  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  United  States  at  Washington,  D.  C, 
in  1896.  Commenced  the  active  practice  of 
iiis  j>rofession  in  Vallejo,  and  from  1889  to 
1893  was  Assistant  District  Attorney  of  So- 
lano County.  In  1893  was  appointed  City 
Attornev  of  Vallejo   and    held   that   office   till 


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1899.  Superior  Judge  of  Solano  County,  ap- 
pointed by  Governor  Pardee,  in  1905,  and 
was  elected  to  that  office  in  1907.  Since  his 
retirement  from  the  bench  has  been  engaged 
in  the  general  practice  of  his  profession. 
City  Superintendent  of  Vallejo  schools,  1892- 
94  and  189.5-97.  Member  of  the  Masonic 
order,  Knight  Templar,  Shriner,  I.  0.  O.  F., 
I.  0.  F.,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  X.  S.  G.  W.  frater- 
nities.    Republican. 

CHARLES  KEAN  HARPER. 

Residence,  1401  Jones  Street;  office,  874 
Monadnock  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
April  4,  1876,  in  San  Francisco.  Son  of 
Henry  Payler  and  France  Ellison  (Tobiasj 
Harper.  Married  May  Allennette  Townsend, 
November  9,  1910.  Received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  grammar  schools  of  Oleander, 
Fresno  County,  graduating  in  1891.  Attended 
the  State  Normal  School,  San  Jose.  1892-93; 
High  School  of  Eureka,  1896-97;  Oakland 
High,  1898,  and  the  University  of  California, 

1900.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Jordan  & 
Brann.  Admitted  to  practice  in  April,  1906. 
Was  associated  with  Jordan,  Rowe  &  Brann 
until  February,  1908,  when  he  entered  into 
partnership  with  the  firm  of  Rigby  &  Rigby, 
which  continued  until  February,  1909,  since 
which  time  he  has  continued  the  practice  of 
his  profession  alone  to  date.     Republican. 

JOB  HARRIMAN. 

Residence,  1207  Maryland  Street;  office,  921 
Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  June 
1.5,  1861,  in  Clinton  County,  Indiana.  Son  of 
Newton  S.  and  Elizabeth  (Miller)  Harriman. 
Married  November,  1893,  to  Theodosia  Gray. 
Received  early  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Indiana,  later  attending  Butler  University, 
at  Irvington,  and  Colorado  College,  at  Colo- 
rado Springs.  Admitted  to  practice  in  the 
state  of  Indiana  in  18'8.5  by  the  Superior 
Court.  Moved  to  California  the  following 
year.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  by 
the  Supreme  Court  in  1898,  and  by  the  United 
States  District  and  Circuit  Courts.     Socialist. 

ROBERT   HARRISON. 

Residence,  San  Francisco;  office,  519  Cali- 
fornia Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  No- 
vember, 1842.  Received  his  early  education 
in  the  common  schools  of  New  York.  Supple- 
mented by  a  finishing  course  at  Ft.  Edward 
Collegiate  Institute  in  1865.  Entered  the 
Albany  Law  School,  and  in  1867  graduated 
from  the  University  of  Albany  with  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  New  York.  Moved  to  San  Francisco  the 
same  year  and  was  admitted  the  following 
year  to  the  bar  of  this  state.  In  1869  re- 
ceived the  appointment  of  Assistant  United 
States  Attorney  for  the  District  of  Califor- 
nia, and  later  formed  partnership  with  Frank 


M.  Pixley,  under  the  firm  name  of  Pixley  & 
Harrison,  which  association  continued  for  five 
years.  Practiced  alone  from  that  date,  except 
for  a  few  years'  partnership  with  .lohn  F. 
Swift  and  later  with  Darwin  C.  Allen. 

HEBERT  M.  HASKELL. 

Residence,  403  Magnolia  Avenue;  office, 
507-511  First  National  Bank  Building,  Long 
Beach.  Born  July  16,  1870,  in  Fort  Atkinson, 
Wisconsin.  Son  of  Stephen  Cleveland  and 
Anna  R.  (Sowle)  Haskell.  M^arried  August 
29,  1904,  to  Jeunette  M.  Piper.  Educated  at 
the  high  school  at  Fort  Atkinson,  Wisconsin, 
and  attended  the  University  of  Wisconsin 
(College  of  Letters)  in  1893  and  the  College 
of  Law  in  1897.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Wis- 
consin, June,  1897,  and  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia, June,  1909.  Practiced  alone  in  Long 
Beach  to  date.  Member  of  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity.    Republican. 

SAMUEL  M.  HASKINS. 

Residence,  2624  Orchard  Avenue;  office,  718 
Pacific  Electric  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  1872  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah.  Son  of 
Thomas  W.  and  Frances  Emily  (Austin)  Has- 
kins.  Married  to  Elisa  Bonsall  in  1902. 
Moved  to  California  in  1887,  where  he  at- 
tended Los  Angeles  High  School  until  1889. 
Graduated  from  the  University  of  California 
in  1893,  with  the  degree  of  B.  A.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  at  Los  Angeles  in 
1895,  where  he  commenced  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession,  and  continues  same  to  date 
alone.     Democrat. 

MARTIN  CARROLL  HASSETT. 


Residence,  172o  Vallejo  Street;   office.  Fox- 
croft  Building,  San  Francisco.     Born  October 


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27,  183S,  in  County  Tipperary,  Ireland.  Son 
of  Patrick  and  Mary  Ann  (Maher)  Hassett. 
Came  to  the  United  States  in  1S49  and  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  New  York  and  Keesville  Academy,  Clin- 
ton County,  New  York.  Studied  law  with 
Hewitt  &  Watson  at  Keesville,  New  York, 
and  with  Judge  Beckwith  &  Sons  of  Platts- 
burg.  New  York.  Admitte<l  to  the  bar  of 
New  York  in  1SG9,  the  same  j-ear  coming  to 
California  and  being  immediately  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  this  state;  later  to  the  United 
States  District,  United  States  Circuit,  United 
States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  and  the 
United  States  Supreme  Court.  Commenced 
the  active  practice  of  his  profession  immedi 
ately  upon  admission  and  continues  to  date, 
making  a  specialty  of  probate  law  and  gen- 
eral civil   j>r;utiiT.      I>oiiioriat. 

ABRAM  CARUTHERS  HART. 
Residence,  1506  Orange  Street;  oflBce,  411 
American  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Bora 
in  Nashville,  Tennessee,  December  17,  1887. 
Son  of  .John  Winslow  and  Fannie  (Caruthers) 
Hart.  Graduated  from  Warner  Public  School, 
Nashville,  Tennessee,  in  1898.  From  1899  to 
1900  attended  Fogg  High  School,  Nashville, 
Tennessee,  and  1901  to  1902.  Los  Angeles 
High  School.  In  190.3  graduated  from  the 
Los  Angeles  Business  College  (one  year 
course  in  shorthand  and  bookkeeping).  From 
1907  to  19t)8  attended  the  University  of 
Southern  California.  From  June  3,  1909,  to 
date,  associated  in  the  oflSce  of  Shankland  ^- 
Chandler,  of  Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California,  in  Los  Angeles.  September 
27.  1911.     Kei-ubliran. 

AUGUSTUS  LORING  HART,  JR. 


Colusa,  California,  January  17,  1877.  Son 
of  A.  L.  and  Mary  (Beckman)  Hart.  Mar- 
lied  to  Irene  Ivy  Kodenl>augh  in  May,  1909. 
Received  his  education  in  the  Sacramento 
High  School,  and  later  attended  the  Univer- 
sity of  California,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  in  19(X»  and  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from 
the  Hastings  College  of  Law  in  1902.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  May,  1902, 
and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession 
in  partnership  with  Herman  T.  Miller,  prac- 
ticing under  the  firm  name  of  Hart  &  Miller, 
being  located  in  San  Francisco.  The  partner- 
ship was  dissolved  in  1904,  and  he  continued 
alone  until  1909,  when  he  removed  to  Sacra- 
mento and  entered  into  partnership  with  W. 
T.  Hume,  whi.h  continues  to  date.  Repub- 
lican. 

ELIJAH  CARSON  HART. 

Residence,  2.j03  K  street;  office,  State  Cap- 
itol, Sacramento.  Born  September  9,  1'85C,  in 
the  state  of  Nevada.  Son  of  James  and 
Sarah  Owens  (Ca\nns)  Hart.  Married  to 
Adaline  M.  Vivian,  May  20,  1878.  Received 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Colusa, 


and  studied  law  in  the  office  of  his  brother, 
A.  L.  Hart,  of  Sacramento.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  188.5,  and  the  following 
year  was  elected  City  Attorney  of  Sacra- 
mento, serving  in  that  office  until  1888. 
Elected  to  the  California  Assembly  in  1888, 
and  was  again  elected  City  Attorney  of  Sac- 
ramento in  1892.  Elected  to  the  Senate  in 
1892,  and  in  1896  was  elected  to  the  superior 
bench,  continuing  in  office  until  1902,  when 
he  was  again  re-elected.  Served  up  to  Jan- 
uary, ]9n7,  when  he  assumed  the  duties  of 
Judge  of  the  District  Court  of  Appeal  to 
Residence,  2218  H  Street;  office,  People's  which  he  was  elected  at  the  preceding  gen- 
Savings  Bank  Building,  Sacramento.     Born  in      eral   election  and   continues  in  that  office  to 


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date.  Member  of  the  Sutter  Club  of  Sacra- 
mento and  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Bed  Men,  Knights 
of  Pythias,  and  Eagle  fraternities.  Repub- 
lican. 

SAMUEL  ROBERT  HART. 

Residence,  6191/0  H  Street;  office,  9161/2 
7th  Street,  Sacramento.  Born,  March  22, 
1858,  in  San  Jose,  California.  Son  of  James 
and  Sarah  Owens  (Cavins)  Hart.  Married 
July,  1906,  to  Mae  Stephens.  Received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Colusa,  and 


preme  Court  of  Iowa,  in  April,  1870,  Supreme 
Court  of  California  in  July,  1873,  and  the 
Sapreme   Court   of   the   United   States   and   to 


later  engaged  in  farming  and  commercial 
pursuits.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  his 
brother,  General  A.  L.  Hart,  at  Colusa,  and 
later  in  the  office  of  Judge  Frazier  of  the 
same  city.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia in  Los  Angeles  in  1888,  and  commenced 
the  active  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Fresno  the  following  year,  continuing  in  that 
city  until  1904,  when  he  removed  to  Sacra- 
mento and  has  been  actively  engaged  in  his 
profession  to  date.  Member  of  the  Native 
Sons  of  the  Golden  West  fraternity.  Re- 
publican. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  HARRISON  HART. 

Residence,  Palo  Alto;  office,  Monadnock 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Yorkshire, 
England,  January  25,  1848.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Iowa  and  Illinois.  Enlisted 
in  the  army  January  2.'?,  1862,  and  honorably 
discharged  February,  1866.  Studied  criminal 
law  in  the  office  of  Judge  W.  E.  Leffingwell, 
of  Lyons,  Iowa,  commercial  law  in  the  office 
of  the  Hon.  A.  R.  Cotton,  of  the  same  city, 
and  real  estate  and  corporation  law  under 
Boardman  &  Brown,  of  Marshaltown,  Iowa. 
Admitted  to  the  County  Courts  of  Iowa  in 
1868,    District    Courts    of    Iowa    in    1869,    Su- 


the  United  States  Court  of  Claims,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  in  December,  1874.  Appointed 
City  Attorney  of  De  Witt,  Iowa,  1870-71. 
Moved  to  the  state  of  California  in  1873  and 
elected  Attorney-General  of  the  State  in  1890, 
serving  until  1894.  Continues  in  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  to  date.  Specialty, 
mining,  probate  and  corporation  law.  Mem- 
ber of  the  G.  A.  R.,  Geo.  H.  Thomas, 
Post  No.  2,  of  San  Francisco,  Masonic  and 
I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternities  and  California  Bar 
Association. 

LOUIS    M.    HARTWICK. 

Residence  and 
office.  Orange. 
Born  in  Mishawa- 
ka,  Indiana,  Feb- 
ruary 14,  1848.  Son 
of  William  M.  and 
Mary  L.  (Wight) 
Hartwick.  Married 
Alice  A.  Tuller, 
D  e  c  e  m  be  r  17, 
1871.  Attended 
Hillsdale  College 
in  1865-66,  and 
the  University  of 
Michigan,  gradu- 
ating therefr  0  m 
March  30,  1870. 
Admitted  to  the 
bar  by  the  Circuit  Court  of  Lenawee  County, 
Michigan,  March  15,  1870,  and  to  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Michigan,  March  2,  1871. 
Admitted  to  the  United  States  District  and 
Circuit  Courts  of  Michigan,  October  25,  1900. 


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Move«l  to  California  in  1904.  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  United  States  District  and 
Ciriuit  Courts  of  California,  December  5, 
1904.  Admitted  to  practice  in  the  state 
courts  of  California  by  the  District  Court  of 
Appeal.  November  KJ.  19()."5.  Specializes  in 
probate  and  collections.  Appointe.l  Prose- 
cuting Attorney  of  Oceana  County,  Michi- 
gan, in  1SS2.  Elected  in  1S9:2,  and  served 
until  lH9o.  Circuit  Court  Commissioner  of 
Oceana  County,  Michigan,  from  1S81  to  1883. 
Citv  Attorney  of  Orange.  1906  and  1907. 
Member  of  Board  of  Trustees  of  High  School 
and  President  of  Orange  (  hamber  of  Com- 
merce; also  of  the  Masonic.  ()<ld  Fellows  and 
T.   O.   V.   fraternities.     RepuJdican. 

CHARLES  WALTER  HATTON. 

Residence,    2922 

Budlong  Avenue; 
otHce.  4  15-416 
Bullard  Bloc  k. 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
October  11,  1872, 
in  Lrsa.  Adams 
County.  Illinois. 
Son  of  Lawson  B. 
and  Helena  (For- 
syth) H  a  t  t  o  n. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1894.  Mar- 
r  i  e  d  June  25, 
1907,  to  Ada  E. 
Perou.  Educated 
in  the  public  and 
high  schools  of 
Illinois;  Stanford 
University,  1899-1903.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  19tl3,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  Associated  with  Lawlor,  Al- 
len &  Van  Dyke  until  1907.  when  he  formed 
partners^hiji  with  Nathan  P.  Bundy.  under  the 
firm  name  of  Bundy  &  Hatton.  which  con- 
tinued for  two  years.  On  .January  1.  1912, 
formed  jartnership  with  .lay  E.  Powers,  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  Hatton  &  Powers,  which 
continued  until  Ajtril  of  the  same  year,  since 
which  date  he  continues  alone.  Specializes 
in  bankruptcy  law.  For  three  years  member 
of  Company  "H,"  5th  Regiment,  N.  G.  C.  Re- 
publican. 

THOMAS  EASTMAN  HAVEN. 

Residence.  2400  Vallejo  Street;  office.  Mon- 
adnock  Building.  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Downieville.  California.  April  1.  18(i5.  Son 
of  .Tames  M.  aad  Martha  (Eastman)  Haven. 
Married  to  Etta  N.  Hostetter.  June  3,  1889. 
Attended  Hopkins  Academy.  Oakland,  gradu- 
ating in  1883;  Williams  College,  Massachu- 
setts, graduating  in  1887,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B. ;  and  Hastings  College  of  Law,  in  1890, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.     Admitted  io 


the  bar  in  San  Francisco  in  1890.  Member  of 
the  firm  of  Haven  &  Haven  from  1890  to 
1905.  Since  19n5  has  ]>racticed  alone.  Pres- 
ident  of   Indejiendciit    Rci.ubli.an    Movement 


in  Taylor  campaign  in  19o7.  Assistant  City 
Attorney  of  San  Francisco  from  1908  to  1911. 
in  charge  of  litigation  with  public  service  cor- 
jiorations.  Member  of  the  Commonwealth. 
Unitarian  and  Commercial  clubs,  and  Sons  of 
the  American  Revolution.     Republican. 

EUGENE   A.   HAWKINS. 


Residence,  (501  King>^lcy  Drive;  office,  712 
Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
March  16,  1871,  in  Americus,  Georgia.  Son 
of    Eugene    A.    and    Mary    Ann    (McCleskey) 


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Hawkins,  and  grandson  of  Willis  A.  Haw- 
kins, distinguished  lawyer  and  at  one  time 
a  judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Georgia. 
Married  March  16,  1893,  in  Galveston,  Texas, 
to  Elmina  L.  Landes.  Educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  Georgia.  Studied  law  in  his 
father's  office  and  at  the  University  of  Vir- 
ginia. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Texas,  1895; 
United  States  Supreme  Court,  October  24, 
1899,  and  to  the  bar  of  California,  February 
28,  1910.  Practiced  law  in  Galveston  until 
1910  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Davidson, 
Minor  &  Hawkins,  and  later  of  Davidson, 
&  Hawkins,  until  Mr.  Davidson's  election  as 
Attorney-General  of  Texas  in  1903,  since 
which  time  he  has  practiced  alone.  Moved 
to  Los  Angeles  in  1910,  where  he  continues 
the  practice  of  law.  Agent  and  attorney 
of  Galveston  City  Company,  1897  to  191*0 
(this  company  owned  and  laid  out  Galveston 
in  1838).  Member  of  California  Club,  Ma- 
sonic order,  Scottish  Rite,  32°,  and  Shriner. 
Democrat. 

J.   W.   HAWKINS. 

Residence,  111.5  Twelfth  Street;  office.  First 
National  Bank  Building,  Modesto,  California. 
Born  at  Hollister,  California,  May  22,  1880. 
Sou  of  X.  A.  and  Emma  (Chase)  Hawkins. 
Married  Ora  Stephens,  December  2.5,  1905. 
Educated  in  the  Woodland  public  and  high 
schools,  and  the  University  of  Michigan  Law 
School,  graduating  from  the  latter  institution 
in  June,  1904.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, in  San  Francisco,  in  1904,  and  formed 
partnership  with  father  N.  A.  Hawkins,  now 
Superior  Judge  of  Yolo  County.  Practiced 
his  profession  under  the  firm  name  of  Haw- 
kins &  Hawkins  until  March,  1905,  when 
partnership  was  formed  with  Hon.  W.  O. 
Minor  at  Modesto,  and  upon  his  retirement 
the  firm  was  dissolved.  Continues  in  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession  alone  to 
date.  Vice-president  of  the  Modesto  Title 
Abstract  Company.     Republican. 

NICHOLAS  A.  HAWKINS. 

Residence  and  office.  Woodland.  Born  in 
Missouri,  May  31,  1856.  Son  of  Nicholas 
and  Margaretta  M.  (Frazier)  Hawkins. 
Married  July  25,  1879,  to  Emma  E.  Chase. 
Moved  to  California  in  1860.  Received  his 
early  education  in  the  public  school  at  Hol- 
lister, later  taking  a  course  of  study  at  Hol- 
lister Business  College.  Attended  Gilroy 
High  School,  and  later  entered  the  Pacific 
Methodist  College  at  Santa  Rosa,  graduating 
in  1877,  with  degree  of  A.  B.;  received  addi- 
tional degree  of  A.  M.  in  1880.  Entered  Al- 
bany Law  School,  graduating  in  1879,  with 
degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  practice  in 
District  Court  of  San  Benito  County  in  Au- 
gust, 1878.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  state  of 
New  York,  in  Supreme  Court,  on  May  26, 
1879;    California,   in   Supreme   Court,   on    .Tuly 


15,  1879.  Served  as  District  Attorney  of 
San  Benito  County,  1881  and  1883;  re-elected 
and    served    from   1885    to    1887.     Member    of 


legislature  from  Yolo  County,  36th  and  Extra 
Session,  1905  and  1906.  Elected  Superior 
Judge  of  Yolo  County  in  1908,  and  fills  that 
office   to   date.     Democrat. 

THOMAS    EDWARD    HAYDEN. 

Residence,  San  Francisco;  office,  830-832 
Monadnock  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in     Bleeker,    New     York,     in     1868.     Son    of 


Charles  C.  and  Maria  (Howells)  Hayden. 
Graduated  from  Pulaski  Academy,  New 
York,    in    1885,    and    from    Hamilton    College, 


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Xew  York,  in  1S91,  receiving  the  degrees 
of  A.  B.  ami  A.  M.  Tooli  post-graduate 
course  at  Stanford  University  in  1901-3.  hav- 
ing moved  to  this  state  in  1900.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  San  Francisco  in 
1903.  and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  partnership  under  the  firm  name 
of  Hayden.  Alderman  &  Oakford,  which  con- 
tinued until  1907,  since  which  time  he  has 
practiced  alone.  Assistant  District  Attorney 
in  1908-9.  President  of  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion of  San  Francisco  in  1909.  Member  of 
the  Iroquois  and  Commonwealth  and  Xew 
Yorkers'  clubs  and  San  Francisco  Association 
for  the  Study  and  Prevention  of  Tuberculo- 
sis.    Democrat. 

DESIDERIUS  F.   J.  HAYEK. 

Residence,  Ho- 
tel Acacia;  oflSce. 
6  0  2  Lankershim 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Budapest,  Hu  n- 
gary.  November 
29. 'l^fi7.  Son  of 
Francis  and  Bar- 
oness Helen  Clara 
(d  e  H  a  m  0  r  y) 
Hayek.  Arriv  e  d 
in  California  No- 
vember 31,  1905. 
Earl  y  education 
received  in  the 
Gymnasium  in  Vi- 
enna, until  1882. 
After  arrival  in 
Los  Angeles  attended  University  of  Southern 
California,  College  of  Law,  graduating  in  1909 
with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  by  the  Supreme  Court.  January  19, 
1909.  Curator  and  librarian  for  Agassiz  As- 
sociation, Xew  York  City,  and  lecturer  on 
botany  and  kindred  subjects,  1890  to  1894. 
Member  Metropolitan,  City  and  Federation 
clubs  of  Los  Angeles.     Republican. 

EVERIS   ANSON   HAYES. 

Residence,  Eden  Vale;  office,  First  National 
Bank  Building.  San  Jose.  Born  in  Waterloo, 
Wisconsin,  March  10,  1855.  Son  of  Anson 
Everis  and  Mary  (Folsom)  Hayes.  Married 
Xellie  Louisa  Porter  in  188-1  (deceased),  and 
Mary  Louisa  Bassett  in  1893.  Attended  Water- 
loo Graded  School  until  1873.  when  he  entered 
the  University  of  Wisconsin  and  in  1879  gradu- 
ated with  degree  of  LL.B.  and  in  1882  received 
the  degree  of  B.  L.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Madison.  Wisconsin,  June  21,  1879.  Commenced 
the  practice  of  law  at  Madison,  where  he  con- 
tinued for  three  years,  then  moved  to  Ash- 
land, Wisconsin,  and  practiced  there  for 
three  years,  removing  to  California  in  1887. 
Admitted   in   California   in    1888.     Joint   pro- 


prietor with  his  brother,  J.  O.  Hayes,  of  the 
"San  Jose  Mercury"'  and  the  "Evening  Her- 
ald." Member  of  the  59th,  60th,  61st  and 
62d  Congresses  of  the  United  States.  Repub- 
lican. 

JAY   ORIiEY   HAYES. 

Residence,  Eden  Vale;  oflSce,  First  Xational 
Bank  Building,  San  Jose.  Born  in  Waterloo, 
.Jefferson  County.  Wisconsin,  October  2,  1857. 
Son  of  Anson  Everis  and  Mary  (tolsom  >  Hi'.yes. 
Moved  to  California  in  1887.  Marrieil  June  16, 
1Sh5,  to  Clara  I.  Lyon.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Waterloo.  Wisconsin,  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Wisconsin,  from  which  he  gradu- 
ated in  ISSO  with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Madison,  Wisconsin, 
September.  1879.  Practiced  at  Madison.  Wis- 
consin, in  partnership  with  his  brother,  E. 
A.  Hayes,  from  September,  1879,  until   May, 

1882.  when  he  removed  to  Ashland.  Wiscon- 
sin and  formed  a  partnership  with  Col.  John 
H.    Knight,    his   brother   joining   the    firm   in 

1883.  Continued  in  this  partnership  until 
1886,  when  he  retired  from  practice  to  en ^age 
in  iron  mining  on  the  Gogebic  range  in  Mich- 
igan and  Wisconsin,  and  has  devoted  most 
of  his  attention  to  that  business  since.  Was 
Alderman  of  the  city  of  Ironwood.  Michigan. 
Member  of  flxecutive  Committee  of  Republi- 
can State  Committee  of  California  from  1902 
to  1910,  being  Vice-chairman  for  four  years. 
Life  member  of  Wisconsin  State  Historical 
Society.  Member  of  L'nion  League  Club  of 
San  Francisco.  Masonic  fraternity.  32°,  and 
L   O.  O.   F.     Republican. 

JOHN  E.  S.  HEATH. 

Residence.  South  Pasadena.  California; 
office.  728-730  H.  W.  Hellman  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  Xovember  5,  1871.  in  Ugde'i, 
Iowa.  Son  of  Benjamin  A.  X.  and  Eui)hemia 
G.  (Shaw)  Heath.  Married  Harriet  M.  Allen 
February  26,  1899.  Moved  to  this  state  in 
1902.  Attended  the  State  University  of 
Iowa.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Des  Moin-;s, 
Iowa.  May  15.  1895,  and  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia at  Los  Angeles,  October  19.  1904.  Re- 
publican. 

JAMES  CHARLES  BACON  HEBBARD. 

Residence,  3124  Washington  Street;  office, 
714  Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  April 
11.  1854,  in  Charlestown  Village,  Province  of 
Quebec,  Canada.  Son  of  James  Josiah  and 
Charlotte  (Bacon)  Hebbard.  Moveil  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1862.  Married  Gertrude  E.  Gates. 
Received  his  early  education  by  private  tui- 
tion; 1867-69,  Xevada  City  High  School; 
1869-72.  St.  Augustine's  College.  Benicia, 
California.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Sacra- 
mento, May,  1879;  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts,  1884.  .lustice  of  the  Peace 
of  San  Francisco,  1889-91.  Judge  of  Su- 
perior   Court    of   San    Francisco,     1891-1909. 


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Major  of  National  Guard  of  California  and 
Military  Instructor  at  San  Mateo,  1872-79. 
First  Lieutenant  Company  "B,"  City  Guard, 
National  Guard  of  California,  1880-81.     Cap- 


tain of  Seattle  Eifles,  Washington  Territory, 
1883-84.  Member  of  editorial  staff  of  "Se- 
attle Evening  Herald,"  1883-84;  also  of  San 
Francisco  Press  and  Olympic  clubs,  B.  P.  O. 
E.  and  F.  &  A.  M.,  fraternities.     Republican. 

J.    H.    HEINEN. 

Residence,  Van 
Nuys,  California; 
office,  317  Trust 
and  Savings 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  May 
7,  1867,  in  Water- 
loo, Iowa.  Son  of 
Henry  and  Anna 
(BrocK)  Heinen. 
Married  Septem- 
ber 21,  1891,  to 
Eda  L.  Lane.  Re- 
ceived his  educa- 
tion at  Tilford 
Academy,  Vinton, 
Iowa,  from  1888 
to  1889.  Admitted 
to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Iowa,  October  4,  1899,  and  com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Iowa 
Falls,  Iowa.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Louisiana,  May  9,  1904,  and  practiced  in 
Jennings,  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Heinen 
&  Lucas,  from  October,  1901,  to  August,  1906, 
when  the  firm  was  dissolved  and  he  practiced 
alone  until  August,  1908.  Thereupon  he  entered 
into  i>artnership  with  J.  0.  Modisette,  practic- 


ing under  the  firm  name  of  Heinen  &  Modisette, 
specializing  in  corporation,  real  estate  and  pro- 
bate law.  Moved  to  California  in  1911  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  April  22, 
1912.  United  States  Commissioner  of  South- 
western District  of  Louisiana,  1906-9;  City 
Attorney  of  Jennings,  Louisiana,  1905-11. 
Director  of  the  Calcasieu  Trust  and  Savings 
Bank  of  Lake  Charles,  Louisiana,  and  Vice- 
president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Van 
Nuys,  California.  Member  of  Masonic  order, 
Blue  Lodge,  Chapter,  Commandery,  Shrine, 
and   B.   P.   O.    E. 

LYNN  HELM. 

Residence,  2653  Ellendale  Place;  office,  923 
Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
October  29,  1857,  in  Chicago,  Illinois.  Sou  of 
Henry  T.  and  Julia  F.  (Lathrop)  Helm.  Mar- 
ried Annie  Horlock,  April  26,  1887.  Attended 
Lake  Forest  Academy,  class  of  1875,  and 
Princeton  University,  class  of  1879,  receiving 
the  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  A.  M.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in  1881.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  189'6  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
the  same  year.  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Court,  Southern  District  of  Califor- 
nia, in  1897;  United  States  Supreme  Court,  in 
1903.  Member  of  the  firm  of  H.  T.  and  L. 
Helm  in  Chicago  from  1881  to  1896.  Referee 
in  Bankruptcy  of  Los  Angeles  since  1901. 
President  of  the  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association 
in  1909.  President  of  the  California  Bar 
Association  in  1911.  Member  of  the  Execu- 
tive Committee  of  the  American  Bar  Associa- 
tion, 1909-11.  Member  of  the  California, 
University,  Los  Angeles  Country  and  Los  An- 
geles Athletic  clubs.     Democrat. 

E.  S.  HELLER. 

Residence,  San  Francisco;  office,  Nevada 
Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San 
Francisco,  January  2,  1865.  Son  of  Moses 
and  Emily  (Vickelsburg)  Heller.  Married 
April  26,  1899,  to  Clara  Hellman.  Received 
his  early  education  in  the  grammar  and  high 
schools  of  San  Francisco.  Attended  the  Uni- 
versity of  California,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  in  1885,  and  Hastings  College  of  Law, 
graduating  in  1889  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1889. 
Associated  with  Arthur  Rodgers  for  a  num- 
ber of  3'ears.  Formed  partnership  with 
Frank  H.  Powers  in  June,  1896,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Heller  &  Powers,  continuing 
until  1905,  when  Sidney  M.  Ehrman  was 
taken  into  the  firm,  which  continues  under 
the  name  of  Heller,  Powers  &  Ehrman  to 
date.  Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 
Democrat. 


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CHARLES  B.  HENDERSON. 

Rcsidonce,  :i7.>:i  Vallojo  Street;  ullit-e, 
Royal  Insurant'e  BuiMiiiK.  San  Francisco. 
Born  June  S,  1S73,  in  8an  Jose,  California. 
Son  of  Jefferson  ami  Sarah  W.  Henderson. 
Married  April  S.  1901,  to  Ethel  Smith.  Edu- 
(•ate<l  in  the  University  of  the  Pacific,  Santa 


I  alifornia  l)y  the  Sujireme  Court  In  18S9.  also 
all    the    fetieral    courts,    and    commenced    the 


Clara,  1889-92.  Attended  Stanford  Univer- 
sity, 191)2-3.  Entered  University  of  Michi- 
gan in  1893,  graduating  therefrom  with  de- 
gree of  LL.B.  in  189.5,  and  graduated  from 
post-graduate  course  in  1896.  Admitted  to 
practice  in  the  state  of  Michigan  in  1895. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1896,  and 
to  the  bar  of  Nevada  the  same  year.  Served 
as  District  Attorney  of  Elko  County,  Nevada, 
1901-.5.  Member  of  Nevada  State  Legis- 
lature, 1905-6.  Since  1907  has  filled  ])Osition 
of  Regent  of  University  of  Nevada.  Entered 
into  partnership  with  John  W.  Dorsey  in 
1911,  under  the  firm  name  of  Dorsey  &  Hen- 
derson, which  continues  to  date.  Served  as 
2d  Lieutenant  of  Troop  "M,"  2d  Regiment, 
Rough  Riders,  during  the  Spanish-American 
War.     Democrat. 


M.    H.    HERNAN. 

Resilience,  JiM.'j  (ireen  Street;  office,  Mu- 
tual Savings  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  San  Francisco,  August  20,  1864. 
Son  of  M.  H.  Ilernan  and  Mary  (Ward)  Her- 
nan.  Married  Lillie  B.  Ford  April  20,  1890. 
Received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  San  Francisco  and  later  entered 
St.  Mary's  College.  Studied  law  in  the  office 
of  McElrnth  &  Ells.     Admitted  to  the  bar  of 


general  practice  of  his  jirofession,  making  a 
specialty  of  civil  law.  Meml)er  of  Masonic, 
Red  Men,  Druids,  N.  S.  G.  W..  and  Knights  of 
Pythias  fraternities. 

JUSTIN    HENDERSON. 

Office,  72.-i  Hig- 
gins  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
December  26. 
1886,  in  Volga, 
W  est  Virginia. 
Son  of  P.  F.  and 
Luella  Virgin  i  a 
(Adams)  Hender- 
son. Moved  to 
Califo  r  n  i  a  in 
I'.nn.  Educated  iii 
file  ptiblic  and 
]i  r  e  j)  a  r  a  t  o  r  y 
schools  of  West 
A'irginia.  Gradu- 
ated from  Wes- 
leyan  University 
of    West    Virginia 

in  lOiKi;  also  taking  (ine  year  jiost-graduato 
woik  at  that  institution.  (!raduate<l  from 
Law  Depart  iiicnt  of  West  Virginia  Univer- 
sity in  191 II,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  West  Virginia  in  1910.  Calif- 
fornia,  1911,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
<'ircnit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in 
Los  Angeles  in  Law  Department  of  Los  An- 
geles Wholesalers'  Board  of  Trade,  where  he 
continues  to  date.  Member  of  Sigma  Chi 
f  latei'iiit  V.      Democrat. 


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WILLIAM  J.   HEREIN. 

Eesidenee,  1493  Masonic  Avenue;  office, 
Mutual  Savings  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Yuba  County,  California,  June  16, 
1858.  Son  of  Michael  A.  and  Elizabeth  B. 
(Murray)  Herrin.  Married  May  10,  1907,  to 
Sophia  E.  Reynolds.     Received  his  education 


which  continued  until  January,  1895.  District 
Attorney  of  Santa  Clara  County  from  Janu- 
ary, 1895,  until  January,  1899.     Practiced  his 


at  the  common  schools  of  California.  Later 
attended  the  University  of  California  and 
Hastings  College  of  Law.  Admitted  to  prac- 
tice by  Superior  Court  in  188.3,  and  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  this  state  on  November  27, 
1885.  Commenced  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession  at  Oroville  in  1883,  and  continued 
there  until  March,  1892,  when  he  removed  to 
San  Francisco.  Entered  into  partnership 
with  George  D.  Shadburne,  practicing  under 
the  firm  name  of  Shadburne  &  Herrin,  which 
association  continued  until  September  1,  1896, 
since  which  time  he  has  been  in  active  prac- 
tice alone.  Member  of  the  Union  League  and 
Commonwealth  clubs.  Masonic  fraternity, 
Knight  Templar  and  Shriner.     Republican. 

BERTRAM  ALMAR  HERRINGTON. 

Residence,  San  Francisco;  office.  Chronicle 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  California 
September  2,  1869.  Son  of  D.  W.  and  Mary 
H.  (Hazelton)  Herringtou.  Married  October 
15,  1904,  to  Wilhelmina  M.  Murphy.  At- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Santa  Clara 
County,  State  Normal  School  at  San  Jose,  and 
the  University  of  Michigan  (Law  Depart- 
ment), Ann  Arbor.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Michigan  June  15,  1891,  and  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  California  at  Sacramento  July  1, 
1891.  Entered  into  practice  of  law  in  San 
Jose  in    association  with    D.  W.  Herrington, 


profession  alone  until  1911,  when  he  formed 
partnership  with  Walter  H.  Linforth,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Linforth  &  Herrington, 
which  continues  to  date.     Republican. 

WM.  RHODES  HERVEY. 


Residence,  601  Shatto  Place;  office,  Los 
Angeles  Trust  and  Savings  Bank,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Somerville,  Tennessee,  March  26, 
1870.  Son  of  Wm.  Blount  and  Joanna 
(Rhodes)  Hervey.  Moved  to  California  in 
1887.     Married  Browning  Blades  June  1,  1907. 


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BIOGEAPII IC  AL 


Attended  Central  Collegiate  Institute,  Ar- 
kansas. Graduated  from  the  University  of 
Arkansas,  with  the  degrees  of  A.  B.  and 
B.  S.,  in  1S90,  and  from  the  University  of 
Michigan  in  1S94,  receiving  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  state  of 
Michigan,  1S93,  California,  1894,  Arizona, 
lS9o.  and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  in  1901.  Practiced  his  profession  alone 
in  Los  Angeles  to  date.  President  of  the 
American  Savings  Bank,  1908-10.  First  Vice- 
president  of  the  American  National  Bank  of 
Los  Angeles.  1907-9.  Vice-president  and 
Manager  of  Trust  Department  of  Los  Angeles 
Trust  and  Savings  Bank  since  January  1, 
1911.  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Cali- 
fornia in  and  for  Los  Angeles  County,  1909- 
10.  Member  of  California,  Jonathan  and  Los 
Angeles  Country  clubs,  Masonic  bodies, 
Knight  Templar,  ;^3''.  Shriner,  Chamber  of 
Commerce.  State  Bar  Association,  and  Phi 
Delta  Phi  fraternity.  For  three  years  Sec- 
retary, and  Trustee  for  a  like  period,  of  the 
Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.     Eepublican. 

LESLIE  RANDALL  HEWITT. 

Residence,  1212  South  Alvarado  Street; 
office,  629  Merchants  Trust  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Olympia,  Washington,  Septem- 
ber 12,  1867.  Son  of  Randall  H.  and  Elle.n 
(Hewitt)  Hewitt.  Moved  to  this  state  March 
24.  1S76.     Married  Mabel  Eastwood,  April  30, 


1901,  in  San  Francisco.  Graduated  from  the 
Los  Angeles  High  School  June  12,  1885,  and 
from  the  University  of  California  in  1890,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  B.  L.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California,  by  the  Supreme  Court,  in 
August.  1893;  later  to  the  United  States  Cir 
cuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Califor- 


nia, United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals 
and  the  United  States  Supreme  Court.  En- 
gaged in  his  profession  until  appointed  Dep- 
uty City  Attorney  in  1899,  Assistant  City 
Attorney  in  1905.  Elected  City  Attorney  of 
Los  Angeles,  1907  to  1910,  and  state  Senator 
in  1910.  Member  of  the  Union  League  Club, 
Masonic  bodies,  Shriner,  32°,  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association,  and  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
Since  August,  1910,  special  counsel  for  Los 
Angeles  as  adviser  of  the  Harbor  Commission. 
Republican. 

EUGENE  ELBERT  HEWLETT. 

Residence,  Oak  Knoll,  Pasadena;  office, 
4U1  Trust  and  Savings  Bank  Building,  Los 
Angeles;  San  Francisco  office,  307  Monad- 
nock  Building.  Born  in  Petaluraa,  Sonoma 
County,  California,  June  5,  1878.  Son  of 
Frederick  and  Cleora  M.  (Whitney)  Hewlett. 


Married  October  20,  19o4,  to  lone  H.  C.  Fore. 
Graduated  from  the  University  of  California 
in  1900,  with  the  degree  of  B.  L.,  and  from 
Hastings  College  of  Law,  with  the  degree  of 
LL.B.,  in  1903;  Harvard  Law  School,  with  the 
same  degree  and  same  year.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  in  May,  1903,  in  San  Francisco,  and  en- 
gaged in  practice  with  Bishop,  Wheeler  &  Iloe- 
fler  until  1904,  when  he  formed  £.artnership  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  Hewlett,  Bancroft  &  Bal- 
lantine,  which  continueil  until  19u9,  since  wliich 
date  he  has  practiced  alone.  Member  of  the 
I'niversity  Club  of  San  Francisco,  California 
and  Jonathan  clubs  of  Los  Angeles,  and  the 
Pasadena,  San  Gabriel  and  .\nnandale  Coun- 
try  clubs.     Republican. 

EOSS   THEODORE   HICKCOX. 

Residence,    In^^    I'aik    View;    ofticc.   817   H. 
\V.    Hellman     Building,    Los     Angeles.     Born 


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March  2-i,  1874,  in  Deer  Creek,  Nebraska. 
Son  of  Clark  Albert  and  Martha  Boynton 
(Joiner)  Hickcox.  Moved  to  California  m 
1892.  Married  October  25,  1899,  to  Marie 
Frances  Skinner.  Graduate  of  Girard  High 
School,  Girard,  Kansas,  in  1890.  Eead  law 
in  the  oifice  of  Hon.  J.  C.  Brown,  in  Los 
Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
October,  1896.  In  July  ],  1907,  formed  part- 
nership with  L.  O.  Crenshaw,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Hickcox  &  Crenshaw,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Member  of  the  7th  Cal.  U. 
S.  V.  I.  until  November,  1898.  Member  of 
the  Southwest  Society,  Archeological  Insti- 
tute of  America.     Eepublican. 

PERCY  HIGHT. 

Office,  First  Na- 
tional Bank  Build- 
ing, Long  Beach. 
Born  in  1877  in 
Eiverside,  Califor- 
nia. Son  of  Hon. 
John  Piatt  and 
Tennessee  (Tip- 
ton) Hight.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  San 
Bernardino.  Grad- 
uated from  the 
University  of  Cal- 
ifornia in  1903 
with  degree  of 
LL.B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1908. 
Practiced  in  San  Bernardino  in  partnership 
with  father,  Hon.  J.  P.  Hight,  under  firm 
name  of  Hight  &  Hight,  190.3-5.  Moved  to 
Long  Beach  in  1907.  Formed  partnership  in 
1908  with  Stephen  G.  Long  and  G.  L.  Hood- 
enpyl,  under  the  firm  name  of  Long,  Hight  & 
Hoo<lenpyl,  which  continues  to  date.  Assist- 
ant City  Attorney  of  Long  Beach,  1907-12. 
Chief  History  Clerk  of  California  Legislature, 
1901  and  1905.  Member  of  El  Eodeo  Clab, 
N.  S.  G.  W.,  and  B.  P.  0.  E.     Eepublican. 


WILLIAM   BROWN  HIMROD. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Bishop.  Born  in 
Humboldt  County,  Iowa,  February  2,  1883. 
Son  of  Tovey  Brown  and  Dorcas  A.  (Will- 
iams) Himrod.  Moved  to  California  in  1897. 
Attended  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
Pomona,  California,  and  graduated  from  Po- 
mona College,  at  Claremont,  California,  In 
1908,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  L.,  and  at- 
tended the  University  of  California,  Law 
School,  from  1908  to  1910.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  Los  Angeles,  January  21, 
1910.  Entered  into  partnership  with  E.  W. 
Heflfelfinger,  February  15,  1910,  which  con- 
tinued until  August  1,  1911,  when  he  moved 
to  Bishop  and  formed  partnership  with  S. 
E.  Vermilyea.     Eepublican. 

ALONZO  D.  HITCHCOCK. 

Eesidence,  Eagle 
Eock,  office,  41-t 
Wilcox  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
August  II,  1885, 
in  Ennis,  Texas. 
Son  of  Alonzo  and 
Lucindia  (Foster) 
Hitchcock.  Moved 
to  the  state  in 
18  9  8.  Marri^il 
D  e  c  e  m  b  e  r  24, 
1910,  to  Alice  B. 
Martsolf.  Gradu- 
ated from  the 
grammar  and  high 
schools  of  Los 
Angeles  in  1907, 
and  from  the  University  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia in  1910,  obtaining  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  state  bar  at  Los  Angeles, 
July,  1909.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of 
O'Melveny,  Stevens  &  Millikin  w^hile  attend- 
ing university.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
law  in  Los  Angeles,  January  1,  1910,  and  con- 
tinues, in  association  with  Valentine  & 
Newby,  to  date,  making  a  specialty  of  corpo- 
ration work.     Democrat. 


FRANK  C.  HILL. 

Eesidence,  201  South  Coronado  Street; 
office,  716-724  Union  Oil  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Stanbery,  Missouri,  February 
25,  1883.  So'n  of  Daniel  Franklin  and  Ada 
M.  (Cobb)  Hill.  Eemoved  to  California  in 
1900.  Married  Helen  Hale  November  14, 
1907.  Attended  the  grammar  and  high 
schools  of  Stanbery,  Missouri,  and  Northwest- 
ern University,  Chicago.  Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  Flint  &  Barker,  Los  Angeles.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  May,  1905, 
and  to  practice  before  the  United  States  Cir- 
cuit and  Districts  Courts  for  the  Southern 
District  of  California  in  October  of  the  same 
year.     Member  of  the  City  Club.     Eepublican. 


J.  CLYDE  HIZAR. 

Eesidence,  Coronado,  California; .  office,  306 
American  National  Bank  Building,  San  Diego. 
Born  in  Fort  Ancient,  Ohio,  November  5,  1871. 
Son  of  John  L.  and  Anna  C.  (Sprague)  Hizar. 
Married  April  14,  1897,  to  Kathrine  Welborn. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Paris,  Illi- 
nois, and  Lebanon,  Ohio.  Eeceived  degrees 
of  I.  S.  and  A.  B.  in  the  National  Normal 
University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  in  1891.  At- 
tended Cincinnati  Law  School,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  in  1893.  Moved  to  California  in  1893. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at  Los 
Angeles,  October,  1894.  Was  appointed  City 
Attorney  of  Coronado,  .luly,  1895,  and  con- 
tinues to  hold  that    office    to   date.     Formed 


354 


B  I  O  G  R  A  r  Ji  UAL 


jiartnorship  with  Henry  E.  Mills,  in  San 
I)ieji;o,  prai'ticinj;  his  profession  under  the  firm 
name  of  Mills  &  Hizar  for  fourteen  years, 
when   jiartnership   was   dissolveil.  January   1, 


1911,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced  alone. 
Is  now  Ensifjn  and  Assistant  Paymaster  of 
X.  M.  C.  Was  in  command  of  3d  Division, 
X.  M.  C,  at  San  Francisco  after  the  fire  of 
1906.  Attorney  for  American  X'ational  Bank 
of  San  Diego.  Past  Commander  of  San 
Diego  Commandery,  Knights  Templar.  Mem- 
ber of  Cuyamaca  and  University  clubs,  Ma- 
sonic order,  .32°,  Sliriner,  and  San  Diego  Bar 
Association.     Republican. 

RAYMOND  EARL  HODGE. 


Residence,  R  i- 
alto;  office,  Court- 
liouse,  San  Bernar- 
dino. Born  Alay 
IS.  1,S84,  in  Denver, 
<()lorado.     Son    of 


Morjiaii 
l-]mma    J, 
Hodge, 
.lune    21, 
i'>('rni<'e 


( '.  and 
(Wood) 
Married 
1!)1(),  to 
A.   Knoll. 


Gloved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1894,  re- 
ceiving his  educa- 
tion in  the  Rialto 
IMildir  schools,  and 
S  a  n  Bernardino 
High  School.  Kn- 
tered  Stanford  University,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  19(18,  with  degree  of  A.  B. 
Admitted  to  jiractice  at  the  bar  of  California, 
July  21,  1908.  in  the  Second  Appellate  Dis- 
trict  Court.     Commenced   the   jiractice   of  his 


juofession  alone.  On  February  1,  19(i9,  en- 
tered into  partnership  with  Frank  T.  Bates, 
under  firm  name  of  Bates  &  Hodge,  which 
continues  to  date.  In  June,  19u9,  entered 
District  Attorney's  ofliice  as  second  deputy, 
l)eing  api^ointed  Chief  Deputy  in  Januar\', 
1911.  Member  of  the  B.  P.  O."  K.  and  Delta 
•  hi    fraternities.     Kei)ul)lican. 

BEVERLY  L.  HODGHEAD. 

Residence,  17 lo  Euclid  Avenue,  Berkeley; 
oflice,  Monadnock  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  near  Lexington,  Virginia,  March  21, 
1S(5.3.  Son  of  Rev.  Alexander  Lewis  and 
Mary  Klizabeth  (Moore)  Hodghead.  Moved 
to  California  in  18S1.  ^Married  Xellie  M. 
Eckles,  June  5,  lS9-^.  Attended  the  Uni- 
versity of  California,  and  in  1891  graduated 
fr&m  Hastings  College  of  Law.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California, 
June,  1891;  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States,    October,    1894.     Democrat. 

LUDWIG  MATHIAS  HOEFLER. 

Residence,  13U  Haight  Street;  office,  Cali- 
fornia Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Adrian,  Lenawee  County.  Michigan,  August 
18,  1858.  Son  of  John  Philip  and  Mary  Eliza- 
beth (Hoffman)  Hoefler.  Moved  to  California 
in     1878.     Married      December     2o,     1889,    to 


Emma  .M .  Altcinus.  b'ec{'i\t'd  his  early  edu- 
c.ition  at  Adri.'in.  ami  later  graduated  from 
the  Hastings  (oll.'gc  of  Law  in  1882.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  San  Francisco,  California, 
May,  1SS2.  Associated  with  ami  practiced 
respectively  under  the  firm  names  of  Garber, 
Thornton  &  Bishoj),  (Jarber  &  Bishop,  Oarber, 
Boalt  &  Bishop,  Bishop  &  Wheeler,  Bishop, 
Wheeler  &  Hoefler,  and  Bishop,  Hoefler,  Cook 
ic   HarwoDil,  the  latter  firm  i-ontinuing  to  date. 


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355 


JAMES  P.  HOGAN. 

Eesideuce,  70S 
West  9th  Street; 
office,  408  Hernie 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  May 
21.  1884,  in 
Pnehlo,  Colorado. 
ISon  of  George  H. 
and  Mary  A.  (Mc- 
C  a  b  e)  H  0  g  a  u. 
Moved  to  this 
state,  September, 
1884.  Educated 
in  St.  Mary's  Col- 
1  e  g  e,  at  St. 
Marys,  Kansas, 
and  St.  Vincent's 
College,  at  Los 
A  n  g  e  1  es,  from 
which  he  received  the  degree  of  B.  S.  in  1904, 
and  the  degree  of  M.  S.  in  1905.  Graduated 
from  the  University  of  Southern  California  in 
1907.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at 
Los  Angeles,  July  15,  1907.  Practices  his  pro- 
fession alone  in  Los  Angeles  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Young  Men's  Institute,  Knights  of 
Columbus  lodge,  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Asso- 
ciation.    Eepublican. 

CHARLES  HENRY  HOGG. 

Eesideuce,  Sau  Francisco;  office,  920  Phelan 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  December  30, 
1869,  in  Booneville,  Kentucky.  Son  of  Henry 
C.  and  Martha  (Marion)  Hogg.     Married  Jan- 


San  .lose,  and  graduated  from  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, receiving  the  degree  of  B.  A.  in  1893. 
During  1893-94  studied  at  Harvard  Univer- 
sity, and  graduated  from  the  University  of 
Michigan  in  1895,  with  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  August, 
1895,  and  commenced  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  in  San  Jose,  continuing  in  that 
city  until  1903,  when  he  removed  to  San 
Francisco  and  continues  in  the  active  practice 
to  date.  Appointed  Assistant  District  Attor- 
ney of  Santa  Clara  County  in  1898.  MemVjor 
of  the  Masonic  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities. 
Eepublican. 

EDWARD  HOHFELD. 


Eesidenc(\   Alamed; 
ing,    San     Francisco. 


;  ofilice.  Crocker  Build- 
Born  May  9,  1875,  in 
Oakland,  California.  Son  of  Edward  and 
Eosa  (Hillebrand)  Hohfeld.  Attended  the 
University  of  California  and  graduated  there- 
from  with  the   degree   of  A.   B.  in   1898,   and 


uary  15,  1911,  to  Genevieve  Haigh.  Eeceived 
his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Kentucky,  and  moved  to  this  state  in  1884. 
Attended    the    University    of    the    Pacific    at 


from  the  Harvard  Law  School  in  1907  with 
the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1907  and  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  association  with 
Mastick  &  Partridge,  continuing  until  1909, 
when  he  became  associated  with  the  firm  of 
Morrison,  Dunne  &  Brobeck,  and  is  a  partner 
in  that  firm  to  date.  ^Member  of  the  Harvard 
Club. 

GEORGE  W.  HOLLISTER. 
Eesideuce,  1922  Broadway,  Alameda;  office, 
Monadnock  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
October  16,  1865,  in  Waupun,  Wisconsin. 
Son  of  Levi  J.  and  Lj^dia  M.  (Dodge)  Hol- 
lister.  Married  December,  1887,  to  Maud 
Doty.  Moved  to  California  in  1894.  Ee- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Wisconsin  and  Kansas.  Studied  law  with 
Hon.  B.  F.  Bonhani  and  Hon.  W.  H.  Holmes. 
Admitted    to    the    bar    of    Oregon,    October, 


356 


B  I  (t  a  i:  A  I'  II  I  C  AL 


1S92,  auil  after  praeticiujj  for  a  short  period 
iu  Salem  moved  to  San  Francisco,  entering 
into  jiartnership  with  A.  E.  Yerex.  Practices 
his  i>rofession  alone  to  date.  Member  of 
Masonic  fraternity.     Ke|nil>lican. 

CHRISTOPHER  FRANKLIN  HOLLAND. 

l:,.M.|.'n.-.'.  12:?9 
l)clav.;irc  Driv-"; 
office.  2U7  Bullard 
lilock.  Los  An- 
geles. Born  Octo- 
l.or  !'.  lS(il,  in 
T.orrion  County. 
^Michigan.  Son  of 
Henry  R.  and 
lictsy  (Stoughton) 
Holland.  Moved 
to  California  iu 
^^^it.  M  a  r  r  ied 
Aj.ril  1,  1S9.J,  to 
1^  o  u  ise  Deleval. 
Kilucated  in  the 
jiuldic  schools  ot 
Michigan.  Grad- 
uateil  from  Hast- 
ings College  of  Law  in  IsSO  with  degree  of 
LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California. 
lH>iG,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  San  Diego 
in  1888.  Formed  jiartnership  with  Judge 
John  R.  Aitken  un<ler  the  firm  name  of  Hol- 
land &  Aitken,  which  continued  until  1890, 
when  he  formed  partnership  with  Judge  V. 
E.  Shaw,  under  the  firm  name  of  Shaw  &  Hol- 
land. This  ]>artnership  was  dissolved  in  1890. 
Moved  to  Cripple  Creek,  Colorado,  where  he 
remained  one  year,  when  he  located  in  Los 
Angeles  and  formed  partnership  with  E.  E. 
Powers,  under  the  firm  name  of  Powers  <S: 
Holland.  Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Los 
Angeles   Bar   Association.     Democrat. 

HARRY  AARON  HOLLZER. 
Residence,    2322 
Juliet       Street; 
office,  5.36-041  Cit 
izens'  National 

Bank  Building, 
l^os  Angeles. 
Born  November  4, 
1880,  in  New  York 
City.  Son  of  Jo- 
seph and  .\nnie 
(Gray)  Hollzer. 
Moved  to  Califor 
nia,  July.  188.1. 
Married  May  -5, 
1907,  to  Louise 
Green.  PMucatod 
in  the  public 
schools  of  San 
Francisco.  Grad- 
uated  from  I'niversitv 


of  California  in    1902 


with  degree  of  B.  L.  and  in  190.3  with  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admitte<l  to  the  bar  of  California. 
December,  19(t2,  and  at  the  same  time  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Northern  California.  Associated  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  San  Francisco  with  J.  B.  Rein- 
stein  December,  19t)H,  to  January,  1904;  with 
M.  S.  Eisner,  January,  1904,  to  April,  1906, 
when  he  formed  partnership  with  Harry  K. 
Wolff,  under  the  firm  name  of  Wolff  &  Hollzer, 
which  continued  until  .luly,  1909,  when  he 
movetl  to  Los  Angeles,  where  he  became  asso- 
ciated with  W.  Ona  Morton,  and  on  January 
1.  1912.  the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Mor- 
ton. Hollzer  &  Morton,  whi<'h  continues  to 
tlate.  Member  of  Masonic  order,  F.  O.  E., 
I.  O.  B.  B..  O.  B.  A.,  Rotary  Club  and  Cali- 
fornia and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Associations. 
Repulilican. 

ARNOLD  R.  HOLSTON. 

Residence.  4oi2 
East  43d  Street; 
office,  331-332 
Douglas  Building. 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  March  2 1 . 
1858,  in  p:dgar 
County,  Illinois. 
Son  of  William 
and  L  y  d  i  a 

(O'Hair)  Holston. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  191)4.  Mar- 
ried December  2(i, 
1883,  to  Caroline 
X  o  r  dine.  K  d  u- 
cated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of 
Illinois,      and 

studied  law  in  the  office  of  Seller  A:  Dole  at 
Paris,  Illinois.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Min- 
nesota, October  11,  1881,  and  i)racticed  in 
Crookston,  Polk  County,  Minnesota,  until 
1904.  For  a  period  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Holston  &  Hagen.  Practices  his  jirofession  ij 
Los  Angeles  alone  to  date.  County  Attorney 
for  three  terms  of  Polk  County,  Minnesota, 
County  Attorney  for  one  term  of  Clear  Water 
County,  Minnesota,  City  Attorney  of  Crooks- 
ton.  Minnesota,  for  two  terms.  Member  of 
\.  ().   ().   F.     Socialist. 

G.  L.  HOODENPYL. 

Kesiden<e,  Long  Hca.li;  otlice.  406  First 
National  Bank  Building,  Long  Beach.  Born 
December  2.5.  1872.  in  McMinnville,  Tennes- 
see. Son  of  George  W.  and  Elizal)eth  (Hop- 
kins) Hoodenpyl.  Educated  in  the  public 
and  high  schools  of  McMinnville,  Tennesse". 
Received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Tennessee  in  1895,  and  LL.  B.  from 
Washington  &  Lee  I'niversity  in  1896.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Tennessee.  1896;  Indi.m 


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357 


Territory,  1906,  and  California,  1908.  Taught 
iu  the  '  schools  of  McMiuiiA'ille,  1896-97. 
Formed  partnership  in  1907  with  Thomas  C. 
Lind,  which  continued  until  1904.  Moved  to 
Boswell,  Indian  Territory,  in  1906,  and  be- 
came a  member  of  the  firm  of  Armstrong, 
Hunter  &  Hoodenpyl.  In  1908  moved  to 
Long  Beach,  where  he  formed  partnership 
with  Stephen  G.  Long  and  Percy  Hight, 
which  continues  to  date.  City  Attorney  of 
McMinnville,  Tennessee,  for  two  years.  City 
Attorney  of  Boswell,  one  year.  Assistant 
City  Attorney  of  Long  Beach  since  1912. 
Member  of  the  Masonic,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  K. 
P.  fraternities.     Democrat. 

GEORGE  M.  HOLTON. 

Eesidence,  2  2  7 
South  B  u  n  Iv  e  r 
Hill  Street;  office, 
3  0  7-3  0  8  Co  p  p 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Hillsdale,  Michi- 
gan, February  1, 
18  4  5.  Son  of 
Isaac  and  Elcy 
(Parker)  Holtou. 
Moved  to  this 
state  in  Novem- 
b  e  r,  1872.  Mar- 
ried to  Cornie  Ar- 
rison,  February  4, 
18  7  8.  Educated 
Sciiool,  Oxford  Acad- 
Pontiac  High  School 
and  the  State  Normal  School  at  Ypsilanti, 
Michigan.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michi- 
gan in  1870;  and  to  the  United  States  Cir- 
cuit and  District  Courts  of  the  Southern  Dis- 
trict of  California  in  1875.  District  Attor- 
ney of  Los  Angeles  County  from  1885  to 
1886.  Chief  Deputy  District  Attorney,  1895- 
99.  August  4,  1890,  secured  decision  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  California  that  the  "Eight 
Hoar  Law"  is  unconstitutional  (see  Ex  parte 
Kubach,  24  P.  K.  737).  Member  of  Masonic 
order;  Past  Commander  Los  Angeles  Com- 
mandery.  Knights  Templar;  Past  High  Priest 
Signet  Chapter,  E.  A.  M.;  Past  Patron,  O.  E.  S. 
Republican. 

FRANCIS  OSWALD  HOOVER. 

Residence,  115  Poplar  Avenue;  office.  First 
Xational  Bank  Building,  Modesto.  Born  in 
Bedford,  Iowa,  February  1,  1885.  Son  of 
Oswald  and  Sarah  Keturah  (Hardenbrook) 
Hoover.  Moved  to  California  in  1890.  At- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Santa  Barbara 
County  and  Lonipoc  High  School.  Entered 
the  University  of  California  in  1903  and  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  B.  L.  in  1907.  Admitted 
to    the   bar    of    California,    in    San   Francisco, 


at     Oxford     District 
emy     of     Michigan, 


September,  1908.  Practiced  in  San  Francisco- 
until  June,  1911,  when  he  moved  to  Modesto, 
where  he  continues  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone  to  date.     Democrat. 

HUBERT  DON  HOOVER. 

Residence,  1335  Kellam  Avenue;  office,  622 
Merchants  Trust  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Bedford,  Iowa,  October  15,  1887. 
Sou  of  Oswald  and  Sarah  Keturah  (Harden- 
brock)  Hoover.  Moved  to  California  in  1895. 
Educated  in  the  jrablic  schools  of  Santa  Bar- 
bara County,  graduating  from  the  High 
School  in  1905.  Attended  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, Berkeley.  Graduated  in  1909  with 
degree  of  B.  L.,  and  iu  1911  the  degree  of 
J.  D.  was  conferred.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  May  15,  1911,  and  July  1st  follow- 
ing removed  to  Los  Angeles.  Since  January 
1,  1912,  member  of  the  firm  of  Manning, 
Thompson  &  Hoover.     Democrat. 

EDWARD  WILLIAM  HOPE. 

Residence,  American  Institute  of  Banking 
Club,  625  South  Hope  Street;  office,  708-712 
Hibernia  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  No- 
vember 11,  1875,  in  Quincy,  Illinois.  Son  of 
Edward  William  and  Sarah  (Keyes)  Hope. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1902.  Attended 
Hobart  College,  Geneva,  New  York,  1892-94; 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  1897-98,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  A.  B.;  Philadelphia  Divinity 
School,  1897-99;  Union  Theological  Seminary, 
New  York  City,  1900;  University  of  Berlin 
and  Munich,  Germany,  1901-2;  Stanford  Uni 
versity,  1902-4,  obtaining  the  degree  of  A. 
M.;  Johns  Hopkins  University,  Baltimore, 
Maryland,  October,  1904,  to  May,  1905,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  Taught  Latin 
and  Greek  in  the  University  of  Alabama, 
1905-6;  University  of  Illinois,  Champaign, 
Illinois,  1906-7,  and  the  Stanford  University, 
Palo  Alto,  1907-10.  Admitted  to  the  Cali- 
fornia state  bar,  at  Los  Angeles,  August  24, 
1910.  Attorney  for  the  Los  Angeles  Invest- 
ment Company,  1910-11.  In  October,  1911, 
opened  office  and  continues  the  practice  of  his 
]irofession  alone  to  date.  Member  of  A.  I.  B. 
and  1.  O.  F.     Republican. 

HARRY  C.  HOPKINS. 

Residence,  1660  32d  Street;  office.  District 
Attorney's  Office,  San  Diego.  Born  March 
28,  1878,  in  Atlanta,  Georgia.  Son  of  D.  R. 
and  Kate  (Mitchell)  Hopkins.  Married  .June 
26,  1907,  to  L.  N.  Jackson.  Graduated  from 
Marion  University,  Marion,  Indiana,  and  also 
from  the  Law  Department,  1907,  with  degree 
of  B.  L.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Indiana 
in  May,  1907,  and  to  the  bar  of  California 
four  months  later.  Commenced  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  in  San  Diego.  Dep- 
uty District  Attorney  of  San  Diego  County 
since   .January    1,   1910.     Republican. 


358 


Bi or;  HA  rnir  A  i 


ANTONIO  HORCASITAS. 

Residence.  1944  Morton  Avenue,  Pasadena; 
office,  71o-714  Lankershim  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  June  13,  1S68.  in  Chihuahua. 
Mexico.  Son  of  Pedro  and  Marselina  (So- 
telo)  Horeasitas.  Married  May  28,  1893.  to 
Dolores   M.   Larios.     Moved    to   California    in 


fornia  College  of  Law,  in  1899.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  October,  1899,  and  later 
to    the    United    States    Circuit    and    District 


1907.  Received  his  jirimary  education  under 
Don  .Tose  Maria  Mari,  in  Chihuahua.  Entered 
preparatory  school  in  Mexico  City  and  later 
the  National  School  of  Jurisprudence,  from 
which  he  graduated  March  7,  1892.  Ad 
mitted  to  the  bar  of  Mexico,  March  7.  1892, 
in  Mexico  City.  In  1893  appointed  Judge  of 
First  Instance  in  the  state  of  Mexico,  which 
office  he  occupied  until  189.5,  when  he  removed 
to  ^Mexico  City,  remaining  there  until  1904. 
In  190.5  removed  to  Lower  California,  where 
he  was  chief  counsel  for  the  Mexican  Land 
and  Colonization  Company  and  the  Lower 
California  Development  Company.  In  1907 
removed  to  Los  Angeles,  where  he  practices 
his  profession  to  date  as  counselor  of  Mexican 
law.  Counsel  for  the  Colorado  River  Land 
Company  and  the  International  Railway  Com- 
pany, as  well  as  other  corporations  operating 
in  Lower  <^'alifarnia. 


WALTER  JOHN  HORGAN. 

Residence,  412.5  Glenn  Albyn  Drive;  office, 
103-10.5  Henne  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
May  7,  1879,  in  Los  Angeles.  Son  of  Timo- 
tby  and  Margaret  (McDonald)  Horgan.  Ed- 
ucated in  the  public  schools  of  Los  Angeles. 
Graduated  from  St.  Vincent's  College,  Los 
Angeles  in    1896.     I'niversity  of  Southern  Cali- 


Courts  of  Southern  (  alifurnia.  Engaged  in  the 
general  practice  of  law  in  Los  Angeles  alone  to 
the  present  time.  Member  of  Board  of  Educa- 
tion of  Los  Angeles,  1901-5.    Democrat. 

HARRY  L.  HORN. 

Residence,  321  8th  Avenue;  office,  604 
Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Decorah,  Iowa,  in  I860,  and  moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1873.  Received  his  early  education 
at  the  Stockton  High  School,  Stockton,  and 
studied  law  in  the  office  of  Terry,  Campbell 
&  Bennett.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia, in  San  Francisco,  in  1900,  and  com- 
menced the  active  practice  of  his  profession. 
Republican. 

OSCAR   L.   HORN. 

Residence,  1314  West  23d  Street;  office, 
421-423  Merchants  Trust  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Bern  July  17,  1887,  in  South  Xorwall:, 
Connecticut.  Son  of  Charles  B.  and  HiMa 
(Wilburg)  Horn.  Received  his  early  educa- 
tion at  the  Los  Angeles  High  School  and 
later  attended  the  University  of  Southern 
California,  receiving  his  degree  of  LL.  B.  in 
1908.  Attended  George  Washington  Univer- 
sity in  1909  and  received  the  degree  of  LL. 
M.  Adinitted  to  the  l>ar  of  California  jn 
July,  1908.  and  for  three  years  was  associated 
in  the  legal  department  of  the  Southern  Rail- 
way, at  Washington.  D.  C.  Returned  to  Los 
Angeles  in  November.  1911,  and  since  that 
date  has  been  in  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone.  Admitted  to  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court,  October  9,  1911,  at  Washing- 


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ton,  D.  C,  ami  to  the  United  States  Com- 
merce Court,  October  2,  1911,  in  the  same 
city.     Republican. 

GEORGE  RAY  HORTON. 

Residence,    7  5  4 
V  a lencia    Street ; 
office,  24.5  Douglas 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles.     Born    in 
M  a  rengo,    Iowa 
County,  Iowa,  De- 
cember    14,    187.5. 
Son    of   John    Mil- 
ton and  Kate  Ann 
(Morse)    H  o  r  ton. 
Moved  to   Cali- 
f  o  r  n  i  a,  April  5, 
18  8  5.     Ma  rried 
June    5,    1902,    to 
Jessie     Balch     o  f 
Los   Angeles.     Re- 
ceived his  early 
education     in    the 
grammar   schools   of   Ontario,   California,   and 
later  took  the  preparatory  course  at  Clareniont, 
California.      Graduated     from     Pomona     Col- 
lege in  1898  with  degree  of  A.  B,  and  from  the 
University  of  Southern  California,  College  of 
Law,  in  1908.     Began  the  study  of  law  in  the 
office  of  former  United   States  Senator  Flint, 
Los  Angeles.     After  admission  to  the  bar  of 
California,  July,  19€6,  became  associated  with 
the  law  firm  of  Flint,  Gray  &  Barker.     Entered 
into   partnership  with  Robert   P.  Jennings  in 
June    1907,    which    partnership    continues    to 
date,  under  firm  name  of  Jennings  &  Horton. 
From  IS'99  to  1906  engaged  in  editorial  work 
on    Los    Angeles    daily    newspapers.     Minute 
Clerk   of  Senate,  California  Legislature,   Ses- 
S"ion  of  1907  and  part   of  1909.     Deputy  Dis- 
trict Attorney  for  Los  Angeles  County,  1907- 

10.  First  Assistant  United  States  Attorney 
for  the  Southern  District  of  California,  1910- 

11.  Since  February,  1911,  to  date.  Chief 
Trial  Deputy  District  Attorney  for  Los  An- 
geles County  (assisting  in  the  McNamara 
murder  cases).  Member  of  the  University 
and  Metropolitan  clubs,  Los  Angeles  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce,  Los  Angeles  Coainty  Bar 
Assoiciation,  Thirty-second  Degree  Mason, 
Shriner,  Knights  of  Pythias,  D.  O.  K.  K., 
Woodmen  of  the  World,  and  Phi  Delta  Phi 
fraternities.  President  of  Castaline  Com- 
pany, which  manufactures  a  type-casting  ma- 
chine, of  which  Mr.  Horton  is  part  inven- 
tor.    Republican. 

RUFUS  WILLIAM  LANDON  HORTON. 

Residence,  163.3  West  2oth  Street;  office, 
210  Henne  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  Sep- 
tember 2,  1861,  in  Niles,  Michigan.  Son  of 
Richmond  Barney  and  Anna  Mary  (Smith) 
Horton.  Moved  ^to  California  May  1,  1887. 
Married  Mildred  Kurtz.  Julv  15,  1896.     Edu- 


cated in  the  common  schools  and  high  school 
of  Wauseon,  Ohio,  and  afterward  in  Dallas 
College,  Dallas,  Texas,  where  he  commenced 
the  reading  of  law  and  finished  in  the  office 


of  Judge  Lucien  Shaw,  now  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  California.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Los  Angeles,  California,  April  2,  1889,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Prac- 
tices his  profession  alone  in  Los  Angeles  to 
date.  Member  of  the  School  Board  of  the 
city  of  Los  Angeles,  1899;  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association,  California,  City  and  University 
clubs,  and  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Au- 
thority on  real  estate  and  lien  laws.  Joint 
author  of  mechanic's  lien  law  of  1911.  Re- 
publican. 

LOUIS  HORWITZ. 

Residence,  1100  Jackson  Street;  office,  933 
Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
London,  England,  in  1860.  Son  of  Heinrich 
Horwitz.  Married  in  1890  to  Emily  Bevar. 
Received  his  early  education  in  private 
schools  in  London,  England,  and  graduated 
in  1879  at  London  University.  Moved  to 
California  in  1909,  and  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  this  state  in  February,  1910.  Member  of 
the  San  Francisco  Bar  Association. 

EDWARD  TOMPKINS  HOUGHTON. 

Residence,  Berkeley;  office  1305  Merchants 
Excliange  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Oakland,  California,  February  26,  1871. 
Son  of  R.  E.  and  Almeda  (Ketcham)  Hough- 
ton. Married  April  3,  1900,  to  Clarisse  de 
S.  Sheldon.  Attended  the  Clement  Gram- 
mar and  Boys'  High  School  of  San  Francisco, 
Boone's  Academy,  Berkeley,  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  California,  from  which  he  received 


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the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1893,  aii.l  Harvanl 
I'liiversity,  ret-eiving  the  degree  uf  A.  B.  in 
1S94.  Admitted  to  tlie  l»ar  of  C'alifurnia  at 
San  Franeisi-o,  May  "J,  1S9().  Associated  with 
liis  father.  R.  E.  Houghton,  from  the  date  of 
liis   aditiission    until    h\'l>rn:nv.    lsit9.   when    he 


became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Houghton 
&  Hougiiton,  vvliicli  continues  to  date.  Member 
(.f  the  Bohemian,  Harvard,  and  Merchants  Ex- 
change cluhs  and  City  <'lub  of  Berkeley.  Dem- 
ocrat. 

ROSCOE  EUGENE  HOUGHTON. 


Residence,  Hotel  Stewart;  office,  1305 
Merchants  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  April  20,  lS4n,  in  Lincoln,  Maine.    Son  of 


George  Washington  and  Nancy  (Bradbury) 
Hougiiton.  Moved  to  California  in  ISGti. 
Married  in  1.S70  to  Meda  Ketcliam.  Edu- 
cated in  the  common  and  liigh  schools  of 
Massachusetts.  Read  law  in  the  office  of 
Barstow  &  Tomi>kins  from  18(5(5  to  1868,  when 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  California. 
Practiced  alone  from  1S(5S  to  1899,  when  he 
formed  partnership  with  his  son,  E.  T.  Hough- 
ton, under  the  firm  name  of  Houghton  & 
Houghton,  which  partnership  continues  to 
ilate.  Member  of  Second  Massachusetts  In- 
fantry, during  Civil  War.  Member  of  Unitar- 
ian and  San  Francisco  Commercial  clubs,  and 
Crand   Army  of  the   Kepubiic.      Reiiublican. 

FREDERICK  WILHELM  HOUSER. 

Kosiilcncc,  lul2  North  (iarlield  Avenue,  Al- 
haiiibra;  office.  Courthouse,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Johnson,  .Jones  County,  Iowa,  April 
1.5,  1871.  Son  of  Justus  C.  and  Martha 
(Rodman)  Houser.  Moved  to  California 
April  2U,  1S86.  Married  Sara  I.  Wilde,  Janu- 
ary 1,  1903.  Educated  in  the  grammar  and 
high  schools  of  Los  Angeles.  Graduated 
from  the  University  of  Southern  California, 
College  of  Law,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B., 
in  1900.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  1897  and  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  shortly  after.  Member  of  the 
firm  of  Houser  &  Wilson  from  1901  to  1908; 
Morton,  Houser  &  Jones,  1903  to  1904;  Mor- 
ton &  Houser,  1904  to  1907.  Member  of  the 
California  State  Assembly,  Sessions  of  1903 
and  1905.  Elected  Judge  of  the  Superior 
Court  of  Los  Angeles  County-,  190(5,  continu- 
ing to  date.  Member  of  the  Masonic  order 
and  Jonathan  Club.  Instructor  "Private 
Corporations"  in  University  of  Southern 
California,  College  of  Law.     Republican. 

ROBERT  L.  HUBBARD. 

Residence  and  office,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  Sejitember  27,  1862. 
Son  of  Robert  G.  and  Mary  A.  (Dennelaback) 
Hubbard.  Married  September  19,  1898,  to 
Cora  V.  Donlin.  Educated  in  the  common 
and  public  schools  of  his  native  state.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  ('olorado  in  Denver,  Sep- 
tember 3,  1895.  Commenced  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  Denver,  antl  moved 
to  Colorado  Springs  in  1897.  ("ounty  Judge 
of  El  Paso  County,  Colorado,  19iil.  Prac- 
ticed in  Nevada  from  19ti7  to  December,  1910, 
Moved  to  Los  Angeles  December,  191(1,  and 
continued  the  active  ])ractice  of  his  jirofes- 
sion.  Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and 
B.  P.  ().    v..      Democrat. 

ROY   GAGE  HUDSON. 

Residence,  421(5  Terrace  Street,  Oakland: 
office,  Balboa  Buil.ling,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Milton,  Wisconsin,  March  21,  1877.  Son 
of  Lisle  and  AUie  E.  (Moon)  Hudson.    Moved 


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to  this  state  in  1898.  Married  Ivy  M.  Clymo, 
December  15,  1902.  Graduate  of  the  high 
school  of  Mankato,  Minnesota,  in  1896,  and 
the  State  Normal  of  Mankato,  Minnesota, 
in  1897.  Entered  the  Hastings  College  of 
Law,  graduating  from  there  in  May,  1901, 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  in  San  Francisco,  May,  1901.  Practiced 
in  San  Francisco  from  1901-5;  Alaska  from 
1905-6,  in  charge  of  W.  H.  Metson's  office 
in  Nome,  Alaska.  Eesumed  the  practice  of 
law  in  San  Francisco  in  1907,  and  continues 
to  date  in  association  with  Metson,  Drew  & 
Mackenzie.  Professor  of  Medical  Jurisprir- 
deuce  in  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons 
in  San  Francisco.  Member  of  Alpha  Delta 
Sigma   fraternity.     Eepublican. 

RODNEY  J.  HUDSON. 

Residence  and  office,  Bakersfield.  Born 
Februai-y  20,  1857,  in  Napa  County.  Son  of 
I),  and  Frances  (Griffith)  Hudson.  Married 
in  1884  to  Panthea  B.  Boggs.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  California  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan.  Graduated  from  Cum- 
berland University  in  1880  with  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
1880.  Engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in 
Bakersfield  to  date,  in  partnership  with  E. 
J.  Emmons,  under  the  firm  name  of  Emmons 
&  Hudson.  District  Attorney  of  Los  An- 
geles, 1880-82.  Superior  Judge  of  Lake 
County,   1883-94.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM  GEORGE  HUDSON. 

Eesiidence,  Monterey;  office,  Rowe  Building, 
Monterey.  Born  in  Pajaro,  Monterey  County, 
California,  .June  27,  1877.  Son  of  William  G. 
and  Luella  D.  (Kittredge)  Hudson.  Married 
February  24,  1906,  to  Virginia  Zabala.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  California  and 
Stanford  University,  from  which  he  gradu- 
ated in  1901,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  De- 
cember, 1901.  Began  the  practice  of  law  in 
Watsonville  in  January,  1902,  moving  to  Sali- 
nas in  1903.  Appointed  Assistant  District 
Attorney  of  Monterey  County  in  1903,  serv- 
ing until  1907.  Moved  to  Monterey  in  1907 
and  formed  partnership  of  Treat,  Hudson  & 
Martin,  which  continues  to  date.  Member  of 
the  N.  S.  G.  W.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities. 
Republican. 

ARTHUR  J.  HUGHES. 

Residence,  1020  Kensington  Road;  office, 
407  International  Bank  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  May  11,  1882,  in  Barneveld, 
Wisconsin.  Son  of  John  W.  and  Mary 
(Roach)  Hughes.  Married  February  22,  19li, 
to  Osa  Copeland.  Received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Wis- 
consin. Graduated  from  the  University  of 
Georgetown   (Law  Department)   in  1907,  with 


degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Wisconsin,  July,  1907.  In  1909  moved  to  Los 
Angeles  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia. Continues  to  practice  in  that  city 
to  date.  Member  of  Masonic  fraternity.  Re- 
publican. 

E.  HUFFAKER. 

Residence,  4100 
P  e  n  n  i  man  A  v- 
e  n  u  e;  office  2  6  2 
Bacon  Building, 
Oakland.  Born 
in  Wayne  County, 
K  e  ntucky,  Janu- 
ary 14,  1862.  Son 
of  He  n  r  y  Clay 
and  Margaret 
Ann  (Shearer) 
Huffaker.  Moved 
t  0  California  i  n 
18  8  3.  Married 
Jennie  Bean  O  c- 
t  o  b  e  r  2,  18  9  5. 
Graduated  f  r  o  m 
the  M  o  n  tieello 
High    School    i  n 

1888;  K.  W.  C.  College,  Kentucky,  in  1892, 
and  from  Vanderbilt  University,  Nashville, 
Tennessee,  in  189i5.  Studied  law  under  pri- 
vate tutors,  among  whom  was  the  late  Henry 
E.  Highton,  and  later  attended  Hastings  Col- 
lege of  Law  for  two  years.  Received  the 
degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.  and  B.D.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  San  Pranciseo  in 
1902.  Has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
his  profession  alone  to  date.     Republican. 

CHARLES  FRANKLIN  HUMPHREY. 

Residence,  .".569  Washington  Street;  office, 
708  Metropolis  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Belleville,  Kansas,  November  23, 
1871.  Son  of  James  Cobbin  and  Anna  Sophia 
(Counter)  Humphrey.  Married  January  16, 
1900,  to  Elizabeth  Warren.  Attended  Belle- 
ville High  School,  graduating  in  June,  1889: 
Kansas  State  University  for  three  years,  and 
the  Kansas  State  University,  Law  School, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1894.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Lawrence,  Kansas,  in 
June,  1894.  Member  of  the  Bohemian,  Union 
League  and  Olympic  clubs.  Knights  Templar 
and   Masonic   fraternity.     Republican. 

WILLIAM  PENN  HUMPHREYS. 

Residence,  3540  Washington  Street;  office, 
339  Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
September  11,  1871,  in  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. Son  of  William  Penn  and  Mary 
(Stincen)  Humphreys.  Married  February  22, 
1905,  to  Paula  Ze'ile  Wolflf.  Attended  tho 
Spring  Valley  Grammar  School  and  Urban 
Academy,  and  in  1892  graduated  from  the 
University  of  California,  receiving  the  degree 
of    Ph.    B.;    in    1893    from    Harvard    College, 


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with  the  degree  of  A.  B..  ami  in  1S96  from 
Ilastinjjs  College  of  Law,  receiviug  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar.  at  San 
Francisco,  in  May,  H9rt.     Member  of  the  firm 


bar  of  Illinois,  March,  IJMU.  Commence<l  the 
practii-e  of  law  in  Belvedere,  Illinois,  where 
lie  became  corporation  counsel  for  that  city. 
Clerk    in    the    Illinois    Senate,    1903-4.     Ad- 


of  Green,  Iluinplireys  &  (ireen,  which  part- 
nership continues  to  date.  Major  Judge  Ad- 
vocate National  Guard  of  California,  1905-11. 
Member  of  the  I'nion  League,  Southern,  Com- 
monwealth, OlvMijiic  and  Harvard  clubs,  and 
Sons  of  American  l\c\ olutioii  and  ("olonial 
Wars.      Democrat. 

WILLIAM  J.  HUNSAKER. 

Residence,  San  Gabriel  A'alley;  office.  Title 
Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
is.l.')  in  Contra  Costa  County.  Married  in 
1S79  to  Florence  V.  McFarland.  Kducated  in 
the  public  schools  of  California.  Stmlied  law 
in  the  offices  of  Major  Chase  and  Judge 
Baker,  San  Diego.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1876.  District  Attorney  of  Sau 
Diego  County,  188.3-84.  Moved  to  Los  An- 
geles in  1892,  when  he  became  counsel  for  the 
Santa  Fe  Railroad,  which  ])osition  he  held 
until  19()0,  when  a  jjartnership  with  E.  W. 
Britt  was  made,  under  the  (inn  name  of 
Hunsaker  &  Britt,  which  continues  to  date. 

FRED  LEE  HUNT. 

Residence,  121  Ki  West  Tliirty  liist  Street; 
office,  9()f)  Central  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  !^pen<?er,  Clay  County,  Iowa,  Decem- 
ber 26,  18"o.  Son  of  Mark  and  Floret 
(Dodge)  Hunt.  Moved  to  California  in  1906. 
Married  September  10,  1902,  to  Bertha  M. 
Ilyer.  Educated  in  the  jniblic  schools  of  Elk- 
horn,  Wisconsin;  Hazel  Dell  Academy,  New- 
ton, Iowa;  Beloit  College  Academy,  Beloit, 
Wisconsin.  Read  law  in  the  office  of  Works 
&  Hver,  R^)ckfnr<l,  Illinois.     Admitted  to   the 


mitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1907,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  for  the  Southern  District  of  Cali- 
fornia. Associated  for  one  year  with  the 
Title  Insurance  and  Tnist  Company  of  Los 
Angeles.  From  1907  to  1908  associated  with 
the  law  firm  of  Denis  &  Loewenthal.  From 
1908  to  January,  1911,  practiced  alone,  when 
he  Iwcame  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Hatch, 
Lloyd  &  Hunt,  which,  in  the  early  part  of 
19\2,  was  changed  to  Lloyd,  Hunt,  Cheney  & 
(ieibel,  owing  to  the  death  of  Judge  Hatch,  and 
continues  to  date.  Member  of  First  Regi- 
nieiit,  Wisconsin  Volunteer  Infantry,  during 
S|>anish-American  War,  Masonic  order  (Blue 
Lodge  and  Chapter),  Spanish-American  War 
Veterans,  Union  League  and  Los  Angeles 
Athletic  clubs,  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Associa- 
tion. Republic.-in.  Specializes  in  real  prop- 
erty and  corporatiiin  law. 

REUBEN  GAY  HUNT. 

Kesidence.  ;'.()!'  loth  Avenue;  office,  342 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  May  15, 
1881,  in  San  Francisco.  Son  of  Aaron  Bas- 
com  and  Alice  Caroline  (Pickle)  Hunt.  Mar- 
ried Terese  Agnes  Raphael,  July  16,  1908. 
Graduated  from  the  University  of  California, 
with  the  degree  of  B.  L.,  in  1902,  and  the 
University  of  Michigan  in  1906,  receiving  the 
degree  of  B.  L.  Admitted  to  the  state  of 
Michigan,  at  Ann  Arbor,  June  14,  1906,  and 
to  the  state  of  California,  at  San  Francisco, 
November  26,  of  the  same  year.  Practicing 
alone  since  February,  1909.  Member  of  the 
Union   League  Cjnb.      b'ciinldicau. 


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GLEN  E.  HUNTSBERGER. 

Eesideuce,  168  Kingslej-  Drive;  office,  61-i 
Story  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  January 
23,  1882,  in  Lyons,  Nebraska.  Son  of  George 
E.  and  Sarah  Ann  (Kessler)  Huntsberger. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1900.  Married  Sep- 
tember 5,  1910,  to  Lorraine  Stanford.  Grad- 
uated from  the  High  School  at  Lyons, 
Nebraska,  June,  1899.  Attended  Preparatory 
School  of  Bellevue  College,  Bellevue,  Ne- 
braska, for  one  year;  Occidental  College,  and 
Stanford  University,  graduating  in  1905  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  from  the  Harvard 
Law  School,  June,  1910,  with  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at 
Los  Angeles,  January,  1911.     Eei^ublican. 

GEORGE   STROTHER  HUPP. 

Residence,  14-5 
South  Grand  A  v- 
enue;  office,  Union 
Oil  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
December  13, 
18  7  3,  in  Nevada 
C  i  t  y,  California. 
Son  of  George 
S  t  !■  o  t  h  e  r  and 
R  a  c  li  e  1  (Cross) 
Hupp.  Graduated 
from  the  Los  An- 
geles High  School. 
Studied  law  in 
the  offices  of 
Judge  W  .  W  . 
Cross  0  f  Visalia. 
Admitted  to  t  h  e 
bar  of  California  in  October,  1894,  and  later 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California.  Specializes  in 
constitutional  law.  Member  of  Masonic  or- 
der, L  O.  O.  F.,  N.  S.  G.  W.,  Los  Angeles 
Bar  Association  and  Los  Angeles  Athletic 
Club.     Democrat. 


ARTHUR  CURTIS  HURT. 

Residence,    1344  

.5th  Avenue;  of- 
fice, 704  Mer- 
chants Trust 
Building,  Los  An- 
gel e  s.  Born  in 
Elkin,  Nonth  Car- 
olina,  August  1  0, 
187  9.  Son  of 
John  Carter  and 
Miaimda  (Koontz; 
Hurt.  Ma  rried 
Maud  Poyas  A  u- 
gust  10,  190  8. 
Came  to  Califor- 
nia in  June,  1906. 
From  1885  to 
1897  attended  the 
public  schools  o  f 
Elkin     Township,     North     Carolina;     189^ 


1899  attended  the  Yodkin  Valley  Institute  at 
Boonville,  North  Carolina;  1899  to  1901  at- 
tended the  Peabody  College,  Nashville,  Ten- 
nessee; 1901  to  1903,  University  of  Nashville, 
where  he  received  the  degree  of  A.B;  1904  and 
1905  attended  summer  sessions  of  University 
of  Chicago.  Entered  Law  Department  of  the 
University  of  Southern  California  in  the  sum- 
mer of  1906  and  continued  to  the  spring  of 
1907.  Read  law  in  the  offices  of  Q.  T.  More- 
land,  Fort  Worth,  Texas,  and  Benjamin  E. 
Page  of  Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  January  21,  1907,  when  he  became 
associated  with  the  firm  of  Patton  &  Page; 
later  with  Benjamin  E.  Page.  Since  1910  has 
been  member  of  the  firm  of  Chamberlain  & 
Page.  Professor  of  Latin  at  the  Polytechnic 
College,  Fort  Worth,  Texas,  1903  to  1905.  Pro- 
fessor of  History  and  Political  Economy  in  the 
same  institution,  1905  to  1906.  Member  of 
Knights  of  Pythias.     Democrat. 

ARTHUR  C.  HUTSON. 

Residence  and  office,  Woodland,  California. 
Born  November  16,  1871,  at  Knights  Landing, 
California.  Son  of  W.  S.  and  Sarah  (Lauge- 
nour)  Huston.  Married  September  2,  1896, 
to  Elizabeth  Browning.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  state,  and  in  Hes- 
perian College,  at  Woodland.  Admitted  to 
practice  at  the  bar  of  California  by  the 
Supreme  Court,  January  16,  1895.  Com- 
menced the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
in  Woodland,  immediately  upon  admission, 
and  engages  in  a  general  practice  in  that 
city  to  date.     Democrat. 

HARRY  LYLE  HUSTON. 


to 


Residence  and  office.  Woodland.  Born  Au- 
gust 18,  1879,  in  Woodland,  California.  Son 
of  Walter  S.  and  Sarah   (Laugenour)   Huston. 


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ij  I  o  a  i:  A  I'  Ji  1  c  AL 


Marrie<l  April  26.  19U<).  to  Emma  Graie 
Urifliu.  R^eeiveil  his  edueatiou  in  tlie  i»iib- 
lif  st'liools  of  Woodlaml  ami  in  Hesperian  Col- 
lege, ^Voo^llan^l.  Studied  law  in  the  ottiee  of 
Charles  W.  Thomas  of  Woodland,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  Septem- 
ber. 19(10.  Conimeni'od  the  a«'tive  ])ractii'e  of 
his  jirofession  in  Woodland  inunediately  upt>n 
ailmission,  and  continues  to  date.  District 
Attunioy  of  Yolo  County  from  1904  until 
190(1.  Member  of  tlio  Masonic  and  X.  S.  G. 
W.  fraternities,     Denutcrat. 

AURELIUS  WINFIELD  HUTTON. 

U'esidence,  1704 
Ocean  Avenue, 
Santa  M  o  n  i  c  a; 
ofH  c  e,  T  e  ni  p  1  e 
lilock,  Los  Ange- 
les. Born  ,Tuly  23, 
1S47,  in  Hopewell 
P.  O.,  Greene 
County,  Alabama. 
Son  of  Aquila  D. 
and  E  1  i  z  abeth 
Hannah  (Tutt) 
H  u  tton.  Moved 
to  California  Feb- 
V  u  a  r  y  1.5,  1869. 
Married  to  Kate 
Irene  Travis,  Feb- 
r  u  a  r  y  2  4,  1874. 
Received  his  edu- 
cation in  tiie  common  schools  of  Greene 
County.  Alabama,  18.j4-o7,  and  Gainesville. 
Sumter  County,  Alabama,  1857-63.  Cadet  at 
I'niversity  of  Alabama.  1863-65.  Began  tlie 
study  of  law  in  the  ollice  of  Blis.s  &  Snedecor 
at  Gainesville,  Alabama,  January,  1866,  to 
September,  1S67.  Attended  the  ITniversity  of 
A'irginia.  Law  l)ej)artment,  1867-68,  graduat- 
ing with  the  degree  of  B.L.  Admitted  to 
the  l)ar  by  Supreme  Court  of  Alabama,  Janu- 
ary, 1S()9,  and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Cali- 
fornia, .lanuarv  17,  1870;  United  States  Dis- 
trict and  Circuit  Coairts,  March  27,  1878,  and 
United  States  Supreme  Court  at  Washington. 
D.  C,  March,  1903.  Entered  into  i)artner- 
ship  with  Henry  M.  Smith,  and  in  1884  W. 
H.  Clark  joined  the  finn,  which  association 
was  dissolved  when  H.  M.  Smith  w-as  ap 
]>ointed  to  superior  bench  of  Los  Angeles 
County.  All  the  members  of  the  firm  even- 
tually became  .judges  of  the  Sujjerior  Court. 
After  retirement  from  the  bench  he  formed 
]>artnership  with  Olin  Wellborn,  which  ex 
isted  until  the  latter  was  aj)pointed  as  United 
States  District  Judge  of  Southern  District, 
of  California.  In  1903  his  nephew,  Gesner 
Williams,  was  taken  into  ])artnershi|)  and  is 
now  associate<l  with  the  firm,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Hutton  &  Williams.  As  a  cadet  in 
Alabama  ]>articipated  in  the  Civil  War,  1863- 
65.  City  Attorney  of  Los  Angeles,  Califor 
nia,  two  terms  December,  1872,  to  December. 
1876.     Snperior   Court   Judge   of   Los    Angeles 


County,  February,  1M.S7,  to  January,  iMSVt. 
In  1.SS9  was  a|>pointed  by  court  United  States 
Attorney,  pro  tem.,  for  Southern  District  of 
California,  and  served  for  a  period  of  six 
months.  Appointed  in  1S9(!  as  special  coun- 
sel for  United  States  in  the  Ltata  cases, 
wliicli  grew  out  of  the  difficulties  in  Chili. 
Member  of  the  T.  O.  O.  F.  fraternity  since  Sep- 
tember, 1871;  United  Confederate  Veterans 
.\ssociation  of  Los  Angeles,  and  two  terms 
Major-General  of  Pacific  Division  of  United 
Confederate  Veterans.  Member  of  Los  An- 
geles Bar  Association  and  President  of  the 
Alabama  Society  of  Los  Angeles  for  four 
years.      Democrat. 

GEORGE   HOWARD   HUTTON. 

Kesidence,  927  North  2d  Street,  Santa  Mon- 
ica; office.  Courthouse,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
August  5,  1870,  in  Drummond,  Canada.  Son 
of  Joseph  Andrew  and  Harriet  Ann  (Bridge- 
man)  Hutton.  Moved  to  California  in  1897. 
Married   to   Dolores   Egleston,   September   22, 


ISOT.  Attended  Hamline  University,  St. 
i'aiil.  Minnesota,  from  1S89  to  1893,  and  the 
I'niversity  of  Minnesota,  Law  Department, 
1892-94.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Minnesota,  .\pril,  1895.  Assistant  Attorney 
for  the  Minneapolis  and  St.  Louis  Railroad 
until  his  removal  to  this  state.  Located  in 
Santa  Monica.  Elected  .judge  of  the  Superior 
Court  of  Los  Angeles  County  in  1906  for  a 
term  of  six  years.  Elected  jjresiding  judge 
of  said  court.  May  1,  1911.  Member  of  the 
Masonic  ami  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternities. 
K'epublicaii. 

FRANK  SUTHERLAND  HUTTON. 

Hesideiice,    :!Sl(i    Oakwood    A\(Miue;      office. 
Coulter    I'.uibiiiig.  Los   Angeles.     Born    Febru- 


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ary  4,  1882,  at  Las  Vegas,  New  Mexico.  Son 
of  Hamilton  and  Nellie  (Kelby)  Hutton. 
Married  Seistember  26,  1907,  to  Elizabeth 
Grace  Pirtle.  Moved  to  California  in  April. 
1883,  and  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Los  Angeles  and  the  University  of 
Southern  California,  Law  Department,  gradu- 
ating therefrom  in  1904  with  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  m 
Ajjril,  1904,  and  to  the  District  and  Circuit 
Courts  of  United  States,  February  20,  1907. 
Formed  jiartnership  with  D.  A.  Schweitzer  iu 
December,  1905,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Union  League  and  City  clubs 
and  of  the  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.  Re- 
publican. 

WINSLOW    PAIGE    HYATT. 

Eesidence,  60S  E.  Eilgeware  Road;  office, 
209  W.  P.  Story  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
March  6,  1860,  in  Ashland,  Greene  County, 
New  York.  Son  of  Nelson  Fanning  and  Mary 
(Briggs)  Hyatt.  Moved  to  California  in  No- 
vemlaer   24,   1886.     Married   Marie   Antoinette 


Palmateer,  April  30,  1884.  Attended  public 
and  high  school  at  Mattewan,  New  York,  until 
1878.  Read  law  in  the  office  of  .J.  Hervey 
Cook,  at  Fishkill-on-Hudson  for  two  years, 
from  1878  to  1880.  Attended  Albany  Law 
School,  Albany,  New  York;  Law  Department 
of  Union  University,  May,  1880,  graduating 
May  27,  1881,  with  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  York  in  Albany, 
May  28,  1881.  Practiced  law  in  Port  Jervi's, 
Orange  County,  New  York,  for  five  years. 
Moved  to  California  in  1886  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  that  year. 
Practiced  law  in  Pasadena,  California,  from 
1886  to  1890,  since  which  date  he  has  con- 
tinued  the   iiractice   of  his  profession   in   Los 


Angeles.  Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Los 
Angeles  County,  1888-89.  Eleven '  years  in 
the  National  Guard  of  California.  Member 
of  Veteran  N.  G.  C.  Association,  City  and 
Metropolitan  clubs.  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  Knights  of  Pythias  and  Fraternal 
Order  of  Eagles.     Eeiiublican. 

SIDNEY  SAMUEL  HYTER. 

Residence,  1241  Lake  Street;  office,  711- 
71.5  American  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  July  10,  1886,  in  Wever,  Iowa.  Son  of 
Horace  E.  and  Vesta  Alice  (Williard)  Hyter. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Wever, 
Iowa,  and  High  School  of  Ft.  Madison,  Iowa. 
Graduated  from  the  University  of  Iowa,  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.,  in  1909,  when  he  moved 
to  California.  Graduated  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  Southern  California,  College  of  Law, 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  in  1911.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California,  June,  1911,  and  later 
to'  the  United  States  and  District  Courts  oi' 
Southern  California.  Associated  to  date  with 
.ludge  Leon  F.  Moss,  in  Los  Angeles.  Mem- 
ber of  the  University  Club.     Republican. 

RICHARD  INGALESE. 

Residence,  612 
South  Burlington 
Avenue;  office, 
830  H.  W.  Hell- 
man  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in 
Savannah,  Geor- 
gia, April  15, 
18i63.  Son  of 
W  il  1  i  a  m  an  d 
Siusan  (Prender- 
gast)  Wade.  Mar- 
ried November  11, 
18  9  6,  to  Mrs. 
Isabella  Robins. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1904. 
Eiarly  education 
in        the        public 

schools  at  Savannah.  Graduate  from  Ury 
House,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  1878;  from 
St.  Paul's  School,  Garden' City,  L.  L,  1880; 
from  University  of  Virginia  with  degree  of 
B.  A.,  1883;  Columbia  College  Law  School, 
New  York,  with  degree  of  LL.B.,  1885.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Georgia,  1885;  Nebraska 
State  and  United  States  Courts,  1886;  Illinois, 
1889,  and  United  States  Courts  in  that  state, 
1891;  California,  1904.  County  judge  of 
Douglas  County,  Nebraska,  1887-89.  For 
three  years,  1889-91,  associated  in  i^artnership 
at  Chicago  with  James  E.  Kelly,  under  firm 
name  of  Ingalese  &  Kelly,  specializing  in 
mining  law.  Member  of  University,  Union 
League  and  Knickerbocker  clubs  of  Los  An- 
geles (Vice-president  of  latter,  1911-12),  and 
32°  Mason.  Author  of  "History  and  Power 
of  Mind"  (1902),  "Cosmogony  and  Evolution" 
(1904).     Republican. 


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WILLIAM  G.  IRVING. 

Kesidence  and  office,  Riverside.  Born  May 
16,  1870.  in  Kingston,  Canada.  Son  of  Will- 
iam and  Kliza  ((Jago)  Irving.  Moved  to 
California  in  ISSS.  Kducated  in  the  publu' 
schools  of  Canada.  Crraduated  from  Univer- 
sitv  of  Queens  College.   Kingstoii,   C.mada,   in 


1894,  with  degree  of  B.A.  Studied  law  in  offi- 
ces of  Purington  &  Adair,  Riverside  California. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  October, 
189(5,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
In  1910  formed  jiartnership  with  C.  L.  McFar- 
land.  under  firm  name  of  McFarland  &  Irving, 
which  continues  to  the  present  time.  Referee 
in  Bankruptcy  of  Riverside  County  for  four 
vears.  City  Attorney  of  Riverside  since  July, 
1911.  For  three  years  member  of  14th  Bat., 
Princess  of  Wales  Own  Rifles.     Democrat. 


JAMES  L.  IRWIN. 

Residence,  I'nioii  League  Club;  office,  7U6- 
707  Equitable  Savings  Bank  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in  Mt.  Clemens,  Michigan, 
November  16,  1884.  Son  of  dohn  and  Ellen 
(Devaney)  Irwin.  Moved  to  this  state  Sep- 
tember 1.5,  191)6.  Graduated  from  the  Mt. 
Clemens  High  School  in  .Tune,  1902,  and  from 
the  University  of  Michigan,  Ann  Arbor,  in 
Jnne,  19n.'5,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michigan,  June  20, 
1905,  and  to  the  bar  of  California  November 
5,  1906.  Since  his  admission  has  practiced 
law  in  association  with  Jo«e])h  Scott.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  B.  P.  O.  E., 
Union  League,  and  Hibernian  Celtic  clubs. 
Rejinblican. 


J.  L.  C.  IRWIN. 
Residence  and 
office,  Hanford. 
Born  February  19, 
1S71,  in  Johnson 
County,  Nebraska. 
Son  of  Isauc  and 
Jane  (Leather 

man)  Irwin. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
n  i  a,  D  e  cemlier, 
1894.  Married 
February  2^^,  l.ti)2, 
to  Elizabeth 
.lobes.  Educated 
i  n  the  public 
schools  of  Ne- 
braska. Studied 
law  in  office  of 
brother,         Rowen 

Irwin,  Hanford.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1899,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern 
California.  Practiced  law  in  partnership 
with  brother,  Rowen  Irwin,  in  Hanford,  until 
1903,  since  which  date  he  is  engaged  in  the 
])ractice  alone.  City  Attorney  of  Hanford, 
1908  to  1909.  Elected  District  Attorney  of 
Kings  County  in  1906.  Reelected  in  1910. 
IMember  of  K.  of  P.,  I.  D.  E.  S.,  Modern 
Wooilmen  and  Redmen  fraternities,  and  Kings 
County  Bar  Association.     Democrat. 

DAVID  A.  JACOBS. 

Residence,  618 
South  Grand  Ave- 
nue; office,  127 
South  Broadway, 
IjOs  Angeles. 
Born  in  Bolivar 
County,  Missis- 
sippi, November 
2;{.  1882.  Son  of 
George  R.  a  n  d 
A  n  n  i  e  (Clark) 
Jacobs.  Moved 

to  this  state  in 
1907.  Attended 
the  University  of 
Missouri  fro  ni 
1899  to  1901,  re- 
ceiving the  de- 
gree of  B.  S.,  and 
degree  of  LL.B.  from  University  of  Mississippi 
in  1906.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Los  Angeles, 
March  4,  1907,  since  which  date  he  has  prac- 
ticed alone.  Member  of  the  A.  O.  U.  W., 
Knights  of  Sierras  and  San  Gabriel  Valley 
Country  and  City  Clubs.  In  1908  member  of 
Central  Cnmmittec  of  the  DiMiiocr.-itic  League. 
Democrat. 

HENRY    A.    JACOBS. 
Residence,  2S:^.l  Clay  Street;  office,  401-40.5 
>roiiadn()ck    BuihVmg.    San    Francisco.     Born 


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in  California,  October  4,  1874.  Married  June 
7,  1905,  to  Paula  Weil.  Received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  grammar  and  high  schools  and 
the    University    of    California.     Admitted    to 


the  bar  of  California,  May,  1908,  and  imme- 
diately commenced  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession  and  continues  to  date.  Member 
of  the  Union  League  and  Commonwealth 
clubs,  Masonic  and  N.  S.  G.  W.  fraternities, 
Commercial  Law  League  of  America,  and 
San  Francisco  Bar  Association.     Republican. 

HOWARD  SCOTT  JACOBS. 

Residence  and  office,  Hanford.  Born  in 
Visalia,  California,  November  2,  1875.  Son 
of  Justin  and  Anna  Mary  (Lowber)  Jacobs. 
Married  April  30,  1901,  'to  Mary  Elizabeth 
Manning.  Attended  the  public  schools  of 
San  Francisco  and  Lemoore,  California,  and 
High  School  in  San  Jose,  graduating  from 
Hastings  College  of  Law,  with  the  degree  of 
LL.B.,  May  17,  1899.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California,  May  19,  1899,  by  the  Supreme 
Court.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in 
Hanford,  California,  and  continues  alone  to 
the  present  time.  District  Attorney  of  Kings 
County,  California,  from  1903  to  1907.  City 
Attorney  of  Hanford  for  four  years.  Member 
of  Kings  County  Bar  Association,  L  O.  O.  F., 
K  S.  G.  W.,  and  W.  0.  W.  fraternities.  Re- 
publican. 

WILLIAM  ROGERS  JACOBS. 

Residence,  corner  Washington  and  Oak 
Streets;  office,  1018  Trust  and  Savings  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Yolo  County,  Cali- 
fornia, June  6,  1858.  Son  of  Isaac  William 
and  Almira  Elizabeth  (Martin)  Jacobs.  Mar- 
ried in   1886  to    Sadie    E.  Kelley.     Attended 


public  school  in  Yolo  County,  and  graduated 
from  the  Hesperian  College  at  Woodland, 
Yolo  County,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  in 
1880.  Entered  Hastings  College  of  Law  and 
graduated  therefrom  in  1884.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  May,  1884,  and  later 
to  the  United  States  District  Court.  Began 
practice  of  law  in  Tulare  County  in  1885,  con- 
tinuing there  until  1890,  when  he  moved  to 
Fresno  and  practiced  there  until  1892,  then 
removing  to  Stockton,  where  he  practiced  un- 
til 1910,  in  partnership  with  C.  L.  Flack,  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  Jacobs  &  Flack.  Re- 
moved to  Los  Angeles,  where  he  continues  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession  alone  to  date. 
District  Attorney  of  Tulare  County  from  1889 
to    1891.     Democrat. 

GRANT  JACKSON. 

Office,  918  Security  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Petaluma,  California,  June  13,  1869. 
Son  of  William  and  Mary  C.  (Francis)  Jack- 
son. Attended  the  common  schools  of  Lom- 
poc  and  Santa  Barbara,  California.  Studied 
law   in  the  office  of  W.  C.  Stratton  at  Santa 


Barbara.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
October  11,  1891.  Practiced  law  in  Santa 
Barbara  until  1902,  when  he  moved  to  Los 
Angeles,  and  continues  in  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Union  League  and  Gamut  clubs.     Republican. 

CHARLES  LEWIS  JAMES. 

Residence,  580  52d  Street,  Oakland;  office, 
1007-1011  Call  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  December  17,  1882,  in  Lampton  County, 
Ontario,  Canada.  Son  of  William  and 
Sophia  (Whitelaw)  James.  Married  Decem- 
ber 17,  1908,  to  Claire  A.  Tewsley.     Moved  to 


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California  in  .Tune.  1900.  Reeeivea  his  edu- 
cation in  public  schools  of  Ontario  and 
Manitoba,  gra.luatinjr  from  the  Alameda 
Business  foHejre  in  \m-l.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  in  San  Francisco.  April  (5.  ll'OtJ.  Asso- 
ciated with  .Ichn  W.  Bourdette  and  Co).  E. 
F.  Preston,  anil  subsequently  with  Bourdette 
\-  Bacon.  Now  associated  with  .John  W. 
Bourdette.     Republican. 


FRANK    JAMES. 


othee, 
Born 


Residence,  ^l(^<)  Pasadena  Avenue; 
.529  Douglas  Building.  Los  Angeles. 
March  16,  1S63.  in  Fulton,  Schoharie  County, 
New  York.  Son  of  Thomas  Henry  and  Eliza- 
beth (Noxon)  .Tames.  Married  February  16, 
1SS6.    to    Harriet     Bouck.     Educated 


the 


common  schools  an.L  Schoharie  Academy,  New 
York.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  York 
May  7,  1886.  Moved  to  California  in  No- 
vember, 18S8.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia. October  14,  1890.  In  .January,  1912, 
organized  the  firm  of  .James,  Smith  &  Mc- 
Carthy, of  Los  Angeles,  which  continues  to 
date.  *  Member  of  California  Assembly, 
1900-1.  Author  of  "Liens  of  Mechanics." 
Member  of  <  hamber  of  Commerce  and  .Jona- 
than and  <ity  .lubs  of  Lns  Angeles.  Repub- 
lican. 

WIIiLLAM  P.  JAMES. 
Residence.  South  Pasadena;  office.  Inter- 
national Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
January  10,  isTO.  in  P.uffalo,  New  York.  Son 
of  David  and  .lane  (Parry)  James.  Moved 
to  California  in  1873.  Graduated  from  Los 
Angeles  High  School  in  1S91.  Employed  on  a 
San  Francisco  newsj.aper,  and  later  as  Court 
Reporter  on  a  Los  Angeles  morning  paper. 
Studied   law  while  so  employed  and  was  ad- 


mitted to  the  bar  in  1893.  Served  as  Dep- 
uty District  Attorney.  1894-98.  Chief  Dep- 
uty District  .\ttorney  until  190o.  Appointed 
Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Los  Angeles 
County  in  190.j.  Elected  to  this  office  in 
1906.  Ajipointed  Associate  Justice  of  the 
District  Court  of  Appeals.  Second  District. 
In  November,  1910,  elected  to  fill  the  re- 
maintler  of  term  of  eight  years.  Member  of 
California  Club  and  Masonic  order.  Repub- 
lican. 

WILLLA.M  H.  JAMISON. 
Residence,  2o24  Hoover  Street;  office,  613 
H.  W.  Heilman  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Plainwell,  Michigan,  March  12,  1869.  Son 
of  Eleazer  \V.  and  Catherine  L.  (Sheraer) 
.Jamison.  Married  September  13,  1892,  to 
Abbie  Norton.  Moved  to  California  in  the 
same  year.  Received  his  education  in  the 
Grand  Rapids  High  School  and  the  University 
of  Michigan,  from  which  he  received  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  in  18S9.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Michigan  in  1889.  Engaged  in  the  general 
practice  of  law  in  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Marsh  &  Jamison 
from  1S89  to  1902,  when  he  moved  to  Los 
Angeles.  In  .June,  19o8,  was  appointe<l  .Judge 
of  the  Superior  Court  of  Los  Angeles  County. 
Now  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  his 
profession.     Republican. 

JAMES  S.  JARROTT. 
Residence,  South  Nonnandie  Avenue; 
office,  406-408  Columbia  Trust  Building.  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in  Harrisonville.  Missouri. 
November  23.  1888.  Son  of  William  L.  and 
Aliila  ^[.  (Pearce)  Jarrott.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1907.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  at  Harrisonville.  Missouri,  and  later 
attended  the  University  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia, College  of  Law,  ending  his  studies  with 
the  class  of  1911.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  by  the  District  Court  of  Appeal, 
September,  1910;  the  federal  courts.  April  17, 
1912.  Since  admission  has  been  practicing  in 
association  with  his  father.  William  L.  .Jar- 
rott.    Democrat. 

ROBERT  A.  JARROTT. 
Residence,  Ml-j  South  Xorniandie  .\yenue; 
office,  406  Columbia  Trust  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Harrisonville,  Missouri,  May 
23,  1886.  Son  of  Wm.  L.  and  Alida  M. 
(Pearce)  Jarrott.  Graduated  from  Harrison- 
ville High  School  in  1904.  Attended  the 
University  of  Missouri  from  1904  to  1907, 
when  he  moved  to  California.  Entered  the 
University  of  California,  from  which  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1911.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  at  Los  An- 
geles, June,  1911.  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  Practicing  in  association 
with  his  father.  W.  L.  Jarrott.  in  Los  An- 
geles to  date.     Democrat. 


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WILLIAM  L.  JARROTT. 

Residence,  315 
South  Normandie 
Avenue;  office, 
408  Co  1  u  m  b  i  a 
Tr  u  s  t  Company 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  Feb- 
ruary 14,  1859. 
Sou  of  William 
and  Mary  (Mc- 
Murtry)  Jarrott. 
Married  Alida  M. 
Pearce,  December 
7,  1882.  Attended 
])rivate  school  at 
N  i  c  h  0  1  a  sville, 
Kentucky,  in  1870, 
public  school  at 
Jeflfersonville,  In- 
diana, 1871  to  1872,  and  public  school  at 
Pleasant  Hill,  Missouri,  1872-74.  Graduated 
from  Pool's  College,  Pleasant  Hill,  Missouri, 
May,  1878,  and  studied  law  in  Pleasant  Hill 
and  Kansas  City  from  1878  to  1881.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Missouri,  at  Harrison- 
ville,  Cass  County,  Missouri,  January  21, 
1881.  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Cass  County, 
Missouri,  from  1885  to  1889.  Presidential 
elector  for  Missouri  in  1892.  Elected  Judge 
of  17th  Judicial  Circuit,  Missouri,  in  1898, 
serving  until  1905.  Moved  to  California 
February  4,  1907,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  this  state  and  continued  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  to  date.  Member 
of  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association,  Masonic 
bodies   and   Moose   fraternity.     Democrat. 

JOHN  LOUIS  ARMAND   JAUNET. 


Residence,  4.32  Geary  Street;  office,  (503  Fol- 
som  Street,  San  Francisco.     Born  in  ISTew  Or- 


leans, Louisiana,  May  1,  1878.  Son  of  Louis 
and  Mary  J.  (Kenny)  Jaunet.  Moved  to  Cal- 
ifornia in  1887.  Graduated  from  the  Adams 
Cosmopolitan  Grammar  School  in  1892.  At- 
tended the  Lowell  High  School,  1892-93,  and 
graduated  from  St.  Mary's  College  in  1893, 
with  the  degree  of  B.  A.,  and  from  Hastings 
College  of  Law  in  1901,  with  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  August  15, 
1901.  Entered  into  partnership  and  com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  under  the  firm 
name  of  Kelly,  Jaunet  &  Beem  in  September, 
1901.  Left  this  firm  in  October,  1903,  at 
which  time  he  became  engaged  in  private 
business  until  1904,  when  he  entered  into  the 
real  estate  business  with  P.  J.  Kane,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Kane  &  Jaunet.  After  the 
fire  in  1906  again  resumed  the  practice  of  law 
and  continues  alone  to  date.     Democrat. 

GEORGE    WILLIAM   JEAN. 

Residence,  West  Street,  near  Hawkins; 
office,  4-G  First  National  Bank  Building,  Hol- 
lister.  Born  in  Lawrence,  Massachusetts, 
March  5,  1876.  Son  of  Cleophas  and  Mary 
•  E.  (Roberts)  Jean.  Moved  to  California  in 
September,  1885.  Married  Alice  Black,  Janu- 
ary 9,  1911.  Educated  in  country  school  in 
Bear  Valley,  San  Benito  County.""  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  San  Francisco, 
August  31,  1899,  by  the  Supreme  Court,  since 
which  time  has  continued  in  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  San  Benito  County. 
Town  Clerk  and  Town  Assessor  of  San  Juau 
Elected  District  Attorney  of  San  Benito 
County,  November  8,  1910. 

CONSTAN  JENSEN. 

Residence,  428 
Grand  View 
Street;  office,  412 
Tnist  and  Sav- 
ings Building,  Log 
Angeles.  Born  in 
St.  Paul,  Minne- 
sota, August  3, 
1878.  Son    0  1 

Hans  P.  and  Mary 
S.  (Christ  en  sen) 
Jensen.  Moved  to 
California  in  Jan- 
uary, 1907.  Edu- 
cated at  St.  Paul 
Grammar  Sciiool, 
1884-92.  St.  Paul 
Cent  r  a  1  High 
School,        1892-94, 

and  the  Globe  Business  College,  1894-95. 
Entered  the  law  office  of  Flandrau,  Squires 
&  Cutcheon,  October  1,  1897,  and  commenced 
the  study  of  law,  entering  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  College  of  Law,  September,  1899, 
and  graduating  in  June,  1902,  with  the  degroe 
of  B.  L.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  St.  Paul, 
Minnesota,     June,      1902.     Associated    for    a 


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period  of  two  years  with  Freileriek  G.  luger- 
soll,  uniler  the' firm  name  of  Ingersoll  &  Jen- 
sen. In  .Time.  1904,  he  went  to  Manila,  Phil- 
ippine Islands,  and  entered  the  government 
service  in  the  Prosecuting'  Attorney's  office, 
and  later  was  Chief  of  Public  Land  Division, 
Bureau  of  Lands.  Returned  to  St.  Paul  after 
a  period  of  two  years,  and  moved  to  Califor- 
nia .lanuarv,  19l)7,  in  which  year  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  this  state  and  of  the 
United  States  courts.  Associated  with  Hon. 
Percy  K.  Wilson  for  three  years,  until  his 
decease,  and  later  with  llunsaker  &  Bntt. 
From  November  1,  1910,  he  has  been  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession  alone.  Dele- 
gate to  Kepublican  County  Convention  in  Los 

\ngeles  in  1910.  and  to  Republican  State  Con- 
vention at  San  Francisco  the  same  year.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Universitv  and  City  clubs  of  Los 

\ngeles,  Los  Angeles  and  California  Bar  Asso- 
ciations, and  College  Men's  Association  ot 
Soutliein  CiiiifoiniM.      Hcpul-rK'an. 


FRANK  P.  JENAL. 
Residence,  TM  Kingsley  Drive;  office,  421 
American  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
•Tulv  1(3,  1SS2,  in  St.  Helena,  Nebraska.  Sou 
of  .John  P.  and  Kate  (Goe.len)  .lenal.  Moved 
to  California  in  1907.  Graduated  from  the 
Hartington  High  School,  llartingtou,  Ne- 
braska, in  1S98;  St.  Vincent's  College,^  Los 
Angeles,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  In 
1902,  and  the  degree  of  M.  S.  in  1908;  the 
Creightou  University,  Omaha,  Nebraska,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1904,  and  the 
degree  of  A.  M.  in  1906,  and  from  the 
Georgetown  University,  Washington,  D.  C,  m 
1907,  obtaining  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar,  at  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia, .July  29,  1907,  and  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia' December  9tli  of  the  same  year.  Ke- 
]pul)lican. 

W.  H.  JERRETT. 
Residence,  1^.40  Laikiu  .Street;  office,  467- 
471  Monadnock  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Port  Arthur,  Canada,  October  27, 
1884.  Son  of  William  and  Sarah  (McKnight) 
.Terrett.  Married  February  4,  1908,  to  Leone 
Davison.  Educated  in  the  grammar  schools 
of  Buffalo,  Shaw  Academy,  Cleveland,  and 
the  Case  School  of  Apjdied  Science  of  Cleve- 
land, Ohio.  (Jraduated  in  dentistry  at  the 
Western  Reserve  I'niversity,  and  studied  law 
at  the  same  institution.  Graduated  from  the 
Baldwin-Wallace  University,  Ohio.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Nevada  in  October, 
1908,  prior  to  which  time  he  was  engaged  in 
<-omiiiercial  pursuits.     Admitted  to  the  bar  oC 


California    in   .Tuly,    1909,   and   has   continued 
in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  since 


that  date.  President  of  the  San  Francisco 
Boosters'  Association.  Member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic   fraternity.      Kcpiiblican. 

THOMAS  C.  JOB. 

Residence,  Hotel  Darby;  office,  826  H.  W. 
Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  near 
Sabetha,  Kansas,  September  9,  1866.  Son  of 
Brierly  Harris  and  Hannah  (Goodpasture) 
,Tob.  Married  .Tune  15,  1893,  to  Emma  L. 
Herbel.  Moved  to  California  in  1910.  Early 
education  received  in  the  public  schools  of 
Nemeha  County,  Kansas,  and  Kansas  State 
Normal.  Kmi)oria,  Kansas.  Read  law  in  the 
office  of  Kdward  M.  Kinman,  .Jacksonville, 
Illinois.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  May, 
1S93;  Missouri,  1894,  and  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  for  Missouri  the 
same  year.  Moved  to  Prescott,  Arizona,  Sep- 
tember, 1898,  where  he  continued  practice  until 
coming  to  California.  IMember  of  the  Cali- 
fornia and  Sierra  Madre  clubs  of  Los  An- 
geles.     K'ciiiililicnn. 

ALBERT  LAWRENCE  JOHNSON. 

Iicsidciirc,  lMk;  Moiiticello  Avenue,  Pied- 
riHtnt;  ollicc.  21  Montgomery  Street,  San 
Francisco.  Born  June  8,  1886,  at  Sacra- 
mento. Son  of  Albert  do  Montfredy  and 
May  I.  (Cummings)  Johnson.  Attended  Sac- 
ramento ])rivate  schools  from  1891  to  1896; 
Sacramento  ]mblic  schools,  1896  to  1900; 
Oakland  High  School,  1901-4;  Mission  High 
School,  San  Francisco,  1904-5;  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, 1905-8.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Sau 
Franc'isco,    Ajpril    10,    ^[)m. 


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371 


CEDRIC   EDGAR   JOHNSON. 

Residence,  303  Occideutal  Boulevard;  office, 
1100  Union  Oil  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Kenton.  Ohio,  March  14,  1868.  Son  of 
Ai-temas  Bell  and  Louise  M.  (Crane)  Johnson. 
Married  Helen  E.  Hoskins,  .June  23,  1893. 
Came  to  California  in  1906.     Educated  in  the 


public  schools  of  Kenton,  Ohio.  Graduated 
from  Oberlin  College  in  1890  with  degree  of 
A.B.  Attended  Harvard  Law  School  in  the 
winter  of  1891-92.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Ohio  at  Columbus  in  October,  1891,  by  the 
Siipreme  Court;  to  practice  before  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  for  the 
Northern  District  of  Ohio  in  1893;  to  the  bar 
of  Iowa,  June,  1906;  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  December,  1906;  to  the  federal  courts  in 
California,  June,  1907.  From  1892  to  1897 
practiced  law  in  partnership  with  George  E. 
Crane  in  Kenton,  Ohio.  This  firm  was  dis- 
solved at  latter  date,  when  he  formed  partner- 
ship with  his  father.  Judge  A.  B.  Johnson, 
which  continued  until  1906.  Since  1910  he  has 
been  associated  with  Lewis  W.  Andrews  and 
Hon.  Thomas  O.  Toland,  following  general 
practice.  Member  of  F.  &  A.  M.,  Knights 
Templar,  B.  P.  O.  E.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM    HENRY    JOHNSON. 

Residence,  .11)9  Delnias  Avenue;  office,  Ry- 
land  Building,  San  Jose.  Born  in  Placerville, 
El  Dorado  County,  .July  12,  1869.  Son  of 
John  Calhoun  and  Emily  (Hagerdon)  John- 
son. Married  July  12,'  1892,  to  Belle  M. 
Ziegler.  Received  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Placerville  and  San  Jose. 
Graduated  from  the  K^ent  College  of  Law  in 
1897  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar    of    California    January    7,    1897;    United 


States  District  Court,  June  6,  1900;  United 
States  Circuit  Court,  1911.  Commenced  the 
practice  of  his  profession  alone  and  continues 
to  date.  Appointed  City  Attorney  of  San 
Jose,  July,  1910,  and  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Foresters  of  America,  and  Frater- 
nal Brotherhood  fraternities.     Democrat. 

HORATIO  ALMEARN  JOHNSON, 

Residence,-  831 
55th  Street,  Oak- 
land; office,  408 
Shreve  Building, 
San  Franc  i  s  c  o. 
Born  in  Lincoln 
County,  Ontario, 
Canada,  August  4, 
1865.  Son  of  Will- 
iam Henry  and 
Sarah  (Fox) 
Johnson.  Married 
May  16,  1886,  to 
Edith  E.  Lymbur- 
ner.  Attended  the 
public  schools  in 
North  Cayuga, 
Ontar  i  o,  from 
1870-75;  the  High 

School,  Cayuga,  Ontario,  1875-78,  and  gradu- 
ated from  the  Chicago  College  of  Law  in 
1895.  Took  post-graduate  course  in  the  same 
college  in  1895-96,  and  received  the  degree 
of  LL.B.,  conferred  by  Lake  Forest  Univer- 
sity June  4,  1896.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Chicago  June  7,  1895.  Practiced  from  June, 
1895,  to  .January,  1901,  in  Chicago;  two  years 
of  that  i)eriod  as  a  senior  member  of  the 
firm  of  Johnson,  Bermke  &  Cullis.  In  Janu- 
ary, 1901,  became  associated  with  the  Ameri- 
can Telephone  and  Telegraph  Company,  sev- 
ering that  connection  in  April,  1905,  to  be- 
come associated  with  the  "Bell"  Telephone 
interests  of  the  Pacific  Coast  states.  Presi- 
dent of  the  Federated  Improvement  Club  of 
Alameda  County.  Attorney  for  the  Santa  Fe 
Improvement  Association  of  Oakland.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  fraternity.     Republican. 

PATRICK  H.  JOHNSON. 

Residence,  Land  Hotel;  office,  502  People's 
Bank  Building,  Sacramento.  Born  March  7, 
1872,  in  Franklin,  West  Virginia.  Son  of 
Jacob  F.  and  Clarissa  B.  (Maupin)  Johnson. 
Received  his  education  at  the  State  Normal 
School  at  Kirksville,  Missouri,  and  the  State 
Norma]  School  in  Los  Angeles,  California. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  \\  ells,  Works  & 
Lee,  of  Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  October  12,  1897,  and  commenced 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Los  Angeles. 
Afterward  practiced  in  Phoenix,  Arizona,  as- 
sociated with  the  firm  of  Kibbey  &  Edwards 
from  1898  to  the  following  year,  when  he  re- 
moved to  San  Francisco  and  was  temporarily 


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with  the  firm  of  Allon  &  Hen«lcrsoii.  Then 
removed  to  Pliu-er  County,  entered  into  ]iart- 
nership  with  Meredith  &  Landis,  practicinjj 
under    the    firm    name    of    Meredith.    Landis    & 


Johnson,  with  ollices  in  Aiil)urn  and  Roseville, 
Placer  County,  and  continued  until  his  removal 
to  Sacramento  in  1910,  since  whicli  date  he 
has  practiced  alone.  Elected  in  fall  of  19t)S 
to  represent  Placer  and  Kl  Dorailo  counties  in 
the  Assembly  of  the  State  of  California. 
Democrat. 

THOMAS  D.  JOHNSTON. 


Residence,  884  Pennsylvania  Avenue;  office, 
fiOT  MacDonald  Avenue,  Richmond.  Born  in 
Kirksville,  Adair  County,  Missouri,  November 


7,  1S7S.  Son  of  John  W.  and  Laura  Bell 
•loimston.  Married  Ada  K.  Wilson,  June  "27, 
IStd.H.  Moved  to  California  May  2o,  189.5. 
(iraduated  from  grammar  school  in  the  city 
of  Omaha,  Nebraska,  and  attended  hifjh 
school  in  I'kiah,  19(1.3-0.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California  De- 
(•enil)er  'liS,  19t)l.  City  Attorney  of  Ft.  Braj^jg 
from  May,  1902,  to  November,  19U(i,  when  he 
moved  to  Richmond,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
the  general  i)rai'tice  of  law  to  date.  Chief 
l)ei)uty  District  Attorney  of  Contra  Costa 
County  since  .lanuary  1,  1911.  Police  .Tudge 
of  Richmond  from  April  21,  1908,  to  January 
1,  l!iii9,  when  he  resigned.  Elected  Assembly- 
man of  22d  District  (3.Sth  Session)  in  19o"s. 
K'cpulilican. 

WILLIAM    ALLEN   JOHNSTON. 

K'esidence,  S(i  North  JSth  Street;  othce, 
Knox  Building,  San  Jose.  Born  in  San  Jose, 
September  29,  IS.IG.  Son  of  Silas  Xewton 
and  Virginia  L.  (Faber)  Johnston.  Marrie<l 
.January  1,  1SS4,  to  Cora  L.  Laine.  Educated 
in  the  jiublic  schools  of  San  Jose  until  1871. 
Entered  the  University  of  the  Pacific  in  1871, 
and  in  187ti  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  ami 
the  degree  of  A.  M.,  in  June,  1879.  Entered 
the  Law  School  of  the  l^niversity  of  Michi- 
gan in  187(5,  and  graduated  therefrom  March 
27,  1878,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  Sacra- 
mento   April    '.W,    ls7s.      R('iiublican. 

SPENCE  M.  JOHNSTONE. 

Residence,  2431 
West  .Tefferson 
Street;  office,  421- 
423  ]\r  e  r  c  h  a  n  t  s 
Trust  B  u  i  1  d  i  ng, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
at  sea,  March  29, 
1879.  Son  of  .Tohn 
A  1  e  X  a  n  d  er  and 
Siia.li  M.  (D 
Clifi'ord)  John 
s  t  o  n  e.  Marrieti 
Mar.  25,  190fi,  to 
^largaret  P  a  b  s  t. 
]\Ioved  to  Califor- 
nia July,  1907. 
Educated  in  the 
))nblic  schools  of 
W  o  o  d  s  i  de,  New 

York,  graduating  from  the  high  school  in 
1899;  New  York  Law  School,  graduating  in 
]9n2.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  York  by 
the  Supreme  Court,  November  1902;  by  the 
Ignited  States  ("ircuit  and  District  Courts  for 
the  Southern  ami  Eastern  Districts  of  New 
York,  190i5;  to  the  bar  of  California  and  the 
United  States  Courts  at  Los  Angeles,  1908. 
Froni  1907  to  March,  1911,  connected  with  the 
law  department  of  the  Salt  Lake  Route.    Since 


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that  (late  engaged  in  private  practice,  special- 
izing in  negligence  and  admiralty.  Sergeant 
Company  "F,"  203d  New  York  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, Spanish-American  war.  Member  of 
Camp  46,  Spanish-American  War  Veterans, 
New  York  City,  and  F.  &  A.  M.     Eepnblican. 

THOMAS  LEMUEL  JOHNSTONE. 

Eesidence,  29U1  Francis  Avenue;  office,  214 
International  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  February  25,  1862,  in  Seguin,  Texas. 
Son  of  Thomas  D.  and  Catherine  K.  (Calvert) 
Johnstone.  Married  September  30,  188.5,  to 
Lulu      Freeman.     Educated      in      the      public 


schools  of  Texas;  St.  Mary's  College,  San  An- 
tonio. Texas;  McNeil's  School,  Seguin,  Texas; 
St.  Mary's  University,  Galveston,  Texas,  from 
which  institution  he  received  degree  of  A.B. 
in  1880.  Studied  law  with  William  Fitzroy 
Stafford  in  Galveston.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Texas  Oetober  22,  1882,  and  to  the  bar 
of  California,  June  10,  1909;  and  later  to 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Practiced  in  Galveston, 
two  years  and  Seguin,  for  twenty-five  years. 
Practices  alone  to  date.  Prosecuting  Attor- 
ney of  Guadaloupe  County,  Texas,  1885-86  and 
1890-91.  Specializes  in  criminal  law.  Eepub- 
lican. 

EDWARD   ROWE  JONES. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Modesto;  born  in  Bir- 
kenhead, England,  in  1866.  Son  of  Edward 
and  Caroline  (Eowe)  Jones.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1884.  Married  Blanche  Short  in 
1891.  Attended  the  grammar  and  high 
school  of  Dallas,  Texas,  and  the  Kent  Law 
School,  of  San  Francisco,  for  two  years.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  at  San  Fran- 
cisco, August  31,  1899.  City  Attorney  of  the 
City  of  Modesto  to  date.     Eepublican. 


ELISHA    HOLT    JOLLIFFE. 

Residence,     221 
East      F      Street;  ^ 

office,  31-32  Citi- 
zens Bank  Block, 
Ontario.  Born  in 
Edgar  County,  Il- 
linois, April  25, 
1851.  Son  of  Col- 
lins and  .lennie 
(Holt)  Jolliffe. 
Married  E  m  m  a 
Wood  in  1879. 
Moved  t  o  this 
state  in  1883.  Re- 
ceived his  early 
education  in  the 
public  schools  of 
Iowa,  and  in  1871 
enter  e  d      0  s  k  a- 

loosa  College,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.B. 
in  1875  and  the  degree  of  A.M.  in  1878. 
Took  law  course  at  University  of  Iowa,  1876. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Oskaloosa,  Iowa,  in 
1876,  and  commenced  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  in  1877  in  Knoxville,  Iowa, 
as  member  of  the  firm  of  Kincaid  &  Jolliffe, 
later  Hart  &  Jolliffe  until  1883.  Moved  to 
Ontario,  California,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
ranching.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  1891  and  later  to  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
Engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  law  in 
Ontario  to  date.  Attorney  for  San  Antonio 
Water  Company.  Member  of  California  and 
San  Bernardino  County  Bar  Associations. 

GARFIELD    R.    JONES. 


Eesidence,  218  Madeline  Drive,  Pasa- 
dena; office,  1108-1113  Hibernian  Building, 
Los     Angeles.     Born     January     26,     1881,     in 


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Minneapolis,  Minnesota.  Son  of  William 
Hugh  and  Elizabeth  (Owen)  Jones.  Married 
.January  (5,  1904,  to  Leta  Ruth  Hartshorn. 
Moved  to  California  in  ]9(>7.  Educated  in 
the  jmblii"  and  high  schools  of  Evanston,  Il- 
linois; private  school  in  Berlin.  Germany, 
and  New  Preston,  Connecticut,  and  in  1902 
received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  the  Yale 
Law  School  ami  the  degree  of  LL.  M.  in  the 
following  year.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Il- 
linois in  1906.  Attorney  for  International 
Harvester  Company,  1904-6.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  1907.  Member  of 
the  firm  of  Craig.  Wood  &  Jones,  Pasadena, 
in  1907.  Practiced  alone  in  Los  Angeles 
190S-12.  Formed  j>artnership  with  .Tames  S. 
Bennett  in  February,  1912,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Jones  &  Bennett.  Member  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social 
Science,  the  Overland.  Annandale  Country  and 
Midwick  Country  clubs  of  Pasadena,  the 
University  and  Athletic  clubs  of  Los  An- 
geles, and  the  Graduates'  Club  of  Xew  Haven. 
Connecticut.     Republican. 

HOWEL    JONES. 

Residence,  :w>i  West  ll'th  Street;  oflSee,  410 
Byrne  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  the 
Rocky  Mountains,  on  the  old  California  emi- 
grant trial,  March  8th,  1868.  Son  of  Riey 
I),  (a  California  forty-niner;  and  Ann 
(Howells)   Jones.     Married  to  Malvine  Chris- 


tensen.  May  2ii,  1>S99  (deceased).  Received 
his  education  at  the  Michigan  University 
and  Boston  University.  Admitted  to  aii 
courts  having  jurisdiction  in  the  state  of 
California,  and  to  the  Sujireme  Court  and  all 
courts  of  law  and  ecpiity  in  Michigan,  .Tune  3, 
1899,  and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  Ter- 
ritory  of   Utah   on   the   .5th   day   of   October, 


1S99;  to  the  Circuit  Court  of  the  United 
States  for  Massachusetts  District.  December 
!.■).  1891;  to  the  United  States  (  ourt  of 
<"laims,  January  2.j,  1>s92,  and  to  the  United 
States  Supreme  Court.  December  2<i,  1894. 
Practiced  law  in  Boston,  Massachusetts; 
Scranton,  Pennsylvania;  Eagle  Rock.  Idaho; 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  and  continues  in  Los 
Angeles  to  ilate.  Served  as  City  Attorney, 
County  Attorney  ami  District  Attorney.  Re- 
publican. 

JOHNSTONE   JONES. 

Residen<c.  tiiiii  West  ^*^th  Street;  office, 
.307-308  Mason  Opera  House  Building.  Los 
Angeles.  Born  September  26,  lS4'«i,  in  Hills- 
boro.  Orange  County,  Xorth  Carolina.  Son 
of  Cadwallader  and  Annie  Isabella  (Iredell) 
.loues.     Married  .Tune   26,  1873,  to    Kii/abeth 


Watters  Miller.  Moved  to  this  ^tate  August 
29,  1889.  Educated  in  the  Arsenal  Military 
Academy  of  Columbia,  South  Carolina,  and 
the  Hiilsboro  Military  Academy  of  Hillsboro, 
Xorth  Carolina.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
X'orth  Carolina  in  1869,  and  to  Maryland  in 
1870.  Afterward  to  the  I'nited  States  Su- 
preme Court  and  United  States  District  Court 
of  Xorth  Carolina.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1889,  and  to  the  I'nited  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Dis- 
trict of  California.  During  the  ]>raetice  of 
his  profession  he  has  been  associated  with 
the  following  firms:  .Tones  &  Avery,  Morgan- 
ton,  X.  C.;  Cocke  &  .Tones,  Ashville,  X.  C; 
.Tones  «S:  Wad  ham,  San  Diego;  .Tones  &  Xewby, 
Los  Angeles;  Knight  &  .Tones,  Los  Angeles. 
District  Attorney  of  San  Diego,  1S91-92.  As- 
sistant District  Attorney,  Los  Angeles.  1899- 
1903.  Vice-president  of  the  X^'ational  Guard 
Association  of  the  United  States  for  several 


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years.  Secretary  of  the  North  Carolina  State 
Senate,  1874-76.  Secretary  of  the  North  Caro- 
lina State  •  Constitutional  Convention,  1875. 
Representative  of  Buncombe  County,  N.  C, 
Legislature,  1884-86.  Served  as  a  private  in 
the  Confederate  Army  and  after  the  war  was 
appointed  Adjutant-General  of  North  Caro- 
lina in  1877,  and  reappointed  successively  for 
twelve  years.  Member  of  the  Archeological 
Institute  of  America,  and  the  Southwest 
Society.  Editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Char- 
lotte, N.  C,  "Daily  Observer,"  1872-74.  Man- 
aging editor  Raleigh,  N.  C,  "Daily  News," 
1876-78.  Author  of  a  series  of  sketches  of 
California  battles.  In  1898  raised  a  regiment 
of  cavalry  in  Southern  California  for  service 
during  the  Spanish-American  war,  of  which 
regiment  he  was  elected  colonel.  Member  of 
Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.     Republican. 

MATTISON    B.    JONES. 

Residence,  Los  Angeles;  otiice,  823-825  H. 
W.  Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Laurel  County,  Kentucky,  June  15,  1869. 
Son  of  Hiram  J.  and  Permelia  W.  (Black) 
Jones.  Married  January  3,  1900,  to  Nettie 
Ewell    Smith.     Moved    to    the    state    of    Cali- 


ber 17,  1895,  and  to  the  Court  of  Appeals  of 
Kentucky  at  Frankfort,  January  1,  1900;  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  California  April  9, 
1901;  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  at  Los  Angeles,  March  30,  1903,  and 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Ap- 
peals at  San  Francisco,  October  5,  1909.  In 
January,  1900,  commenced  the  practice  of 
law  alone  in  Los  Angeles.  Formed  partner- 
ship April  1,  1905,  with  E.  B.  Drake,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Jones  &  Drake,  which  con- 
tinued until  August  1,  1909.  Practiced  alone 
until  January  1,  1910,  when  he  formed  part- 
nership with  W.  E.  Evans,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Jones  &  Evans,  which  continues  to 
date.  Alternate  Delegate  at  Large  from 
California  to  the  Democratic  National  Con- 
vention at  Denver,  Colorado,  in  1908.  Lec- 
turer on  "Advocacy"  in  College  of  Law,  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  California.  Member  of 
University,  Jefferson  Democratic  and  Wood- 
row-Wil'Son-for-President  clubs.  Member  of 
the  Masonic  order^  Knight  Templar  and  Scott- 
ish Rite;  also  Sigma  Chi  fraternity.  President 
of  the  Southern  California  Baptist  Convention 
in  1911.  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  the  University  of  Redlands,  California. 
Democrat. 


fornia  January,  1900.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Kentucky.  Attended  the  Agricul- 
tural and  Mechanical  College  of  Kentucky,  at 
Lexington,  Kentucky,  from  which  he  graduated 
with  the  degree  of  A.B.  in  June,  1894.  In  1898 
and  1899  took  post-graduate  course  at  this  in- 
stitution. From  1896  until  1898  taught  in  Will- 
iamsburg Institute,  Williamsburg,  Kentucky, 
and  from  1898  to  1900  in  the  Agricultural 
and  Mechanical  College  (now  University  of 
Kentucky),  at  Lexington,  Kentucky.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  London,  Kentucky,  Octo- 


CORNELIUS  HUGHES  JORDAN. 

Residence,  940  North  Benton  Way;  office, 
II.  W.  Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Carthage,  Tennessee,  September  30,  1877. 
Son  of  John  Beverley  and  Semanthia  D. 
Sneed  Jordan.  Married  Emily  Gertrude 
Smith  in  November,  1905.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1906.  After  completing  a  course  in 
Geneva  Academy,  Carthage,  Tennessee,  de- 
voted four  years  to  the  study  of  languages 
and  higher  mathematics  under  private  tutor- 
ship of  Prof.  John  A.  Reubelt,  Carthage,  Ten- 
nessee. Attended  the  law  department  of 
George  Washington  University,  Washington, 
D.  C.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  by 
the  Supreme  Court  in  1906,  and  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  in  1907. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Works  &  Jordan. 
Democrat. 

WILLIAM  H.    JORDAN. 

Residence,  2396  Pacific  Avenue;  office, 
Monadnock  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  September  3,  1849. 
Moved  to  California  in  1859.  Received  his 
education  in  Brayton  School  of  Oakland,  Free 
Academy  of  Norwich,  Connecticut,  and  Yale 
College,  from  which  he  received  the  degree 
of  A.  M.  in  1888.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1885.  Senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Jordan,  Rowe  &  Brann,  May,  1906,  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  Oak- 
land, 1881-85.  Elected  Assembly  from  Ala- 
meda County  in  1884  and  re-elected  in  1886. 
Republican. 


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JOEL  SAWTELL  JOSSELYN. 

ResiileiH-e.  I'(il7  Aetna  St  root .  Hoikole\  ; 
oftire,  2().S-2(»4  riiion  yaviiiys  Hank  BuiMinj;. 
Oaklaiul.  Born  in  San  Fraiuisro.  Oitobor  19, 
ISti.i.  Son  of  Benjamin  Franklin  and  Jose- 
jihine  Amelia  (Bledsoe)  .losselyn.  Married 
Sei)temV)er    9,    1902,    to    Carrie    E.    Andrews. 


at  Ihieajio  in  1S92,  and  returned  to  San  Fran- 
cisco the  followinjj  year.  Atlmitted  to  the 
l)ar   of    California    in"lS9.")    and    to    all    courts 


Received  his  early  education  in  the  grammar 
schools  of  San  Francisco,  graduating  there- 
from to  the  Boys'  High  School,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  class  of  1887  of  the  University 
of  California.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  CaU- 
fornia  in  San  Francisco  January  7,  1897. 
Practiced  law  in  Santa  Cruz  and  San  Joaquin 
counties  prior  to  opening  an  oflHce  in  San 
Francisco,  where  for  several  years  he  acted 
as  attorney  for  large  corjiorations,  removing 
to  Oakland  after  the  fire.  Secretary  of  Har- 
bor League  of  Oakland  from  1907  to  1909.  Re- 
publican. 

THOMAS  CYPHERT  JUDKINS. 

Residence,  2441  Webster  Street,  Berkeley; 
office.  Mills  Building.  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Eugene.  Oregon,  November  .■^,  18.59.  Son 
of  Edward  A.  and  Celinda  (Gillette)  Judkins. 
Married  January  1,  1888.  to  Roberta  Lee  Cal- 
vert. Attended  the  State  University  of  Ore- 
gon and  graduated  in  1883  with  the  degree 
of  B.S.  Engaged  in  Washington  City,  D.  C, 
in  newspajier  business  until  1887,  when  he 
moved  to  San  Francisco  and  became  night 
manager  of  the  Associated  Press,  continuing 
until  1890.  Moved  to  Fresno  and  purchased 
and  edited  the  Fresno  "Daily  Republican," 
continuing  until  1892.  Aiii)ointed  Secretary 
of  California  Commission  at  the  World's  Fair 


having  jurisdiction  in  this  state,  and  con- 
tinues in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
alone  to  date.  Member  of  the  San  Francisco 
Bar   Association.     Republican. 

GROVER  CLEVELAND  JULIAN. 

Residence  and 
office,  Woodland. 
Born  July  12, 
1885.  in  Greene 
County,  Missouri. 
Son  of  Dr.  Alj.he- 
us  H.  and  The- 
resa (McMinn) 
Julian.  Moved  to 
California  in 
18  9  2.  Attend<-d 
common  s  c  hools 
in  Lassen  County, 
and  g  r  aduated 
from  Woodland 
High  School  in 
June,  1906.  Stud- 
ied law  in  the 
office  *  0  f      H  0  n. 

Charles  W.  Thomas  at  Woo. Hand.  Admitted 
to  practice  December  9.  1907.  by  3d  District 
Court  of  Appeal,  at  Sacramento.  Practiced 
his  profession  in  Susanville,  California,  from 
February,  1908,  to  July.  1911.  as  member  of 
the  firni  of  Rankin  &  Julian.  Moved  to 
Woodland,  Julv.  1911.  where  he  became  asso- 
ciated with  Charles  W.  Thomas  and  Charles 
W.  Thomas,  Jr..  and  continues  to  practice  to 
date.  Has  practiced  in  inferior.  Superior. 
Appellate  and  Supreme  Courts,  United  States 


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Land  Ofltiee  and  Department  of  Interior. 
Served  as  Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Las- 
sen County  from  March,  1908,  to  December, 
1910.  City  Attorney  of  Susanville,  from  Au- 
gust, 1909,  to  July,  1911.  Member  of  I.  0. 
O.  F.  and  Foresters  of  America  fraternities. 
Democrat. 

HENRY    GARFIELD    JORGENSEN. 

Eesidence,  Pacific  Grove;  office,  Monterey. 
Born  in  Pendleton,  Oregon,  August  14,  1883. 
Son  of  P.  and  Nancy  Theresa  (Fitzgerald) 
Jorgensen.  Moved  to  California  in  1892. 
Married  Delia  Mae  Hull  August  17,  1909. 
Graduated  from  the  San  Jose  High  School  in 
1903,  and  received  the  degree  of  B.  A.  from 
Stanford  University  in  19U7.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  by  the  First  District  Court  of  Ap- 
peal, November  18,  1908.  Commenced  the 
practice  of  law  in  Monterey  and  Pacific 
Grove  in  September,  1909,  and  continues 
alone  to  date.  Appointed  City  Attorney  of 
Pacific  Grove  in  January,  1910,  which  office 
he  still  retains.  Appointed  City  Attorne}"  of 
Monterey,  July  1,  1911.     Republican. 

FRANK  KARR. 

Residence,  694 
Harvard  B  o  u  1  e- 
vard;  office,  432 
Pacific  Electric 
Build  i  n  g,  Los 
Angele  s.  B  o  r  n 
Fe  b  r  u  a  r  y  1  8, 
]87o.  in  He  y- 
worth,  Illinois. 
Son  of  Henry  Al- 
len and  Martha 
Elizabeth  (Sto- 
rey) Karr.  Mar- 
ried October  29, 
1904,  to  Dora  Von 
Ordstra  n  d.  R  e- 
ceived  his  early 
education  in  the 
public  and  high 
schools  of  Heyworth,  Illinois,  and  later  at 
the  Illinois  State  University,  1902-4.  Moved 
to  California  in  1898  and  attended  the  Stan- 
ford University  until  1901,  when  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  liar  of  this  state  on  June  12th 
of  that  year.  City  Attorney  San  Pedro, 
1902-6.  Attorney  for  Southern  Pacific  Com- 
pany, at  Los  Angeles.  Assistant  Chief  Coun- 
sel  for   Pacific    Electric    Railway   Company. 

THOMAS    KENTON    KASE. 

Eesidence,  Los  Angeles;  office,  716  Mer- 
chants Trust  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Illinois,  March  IS.  1873.  Son  of  Spencer 
Metlar  and  Elizabeth  (Summers)  Kase. 
Moved  to  California  in  1888.  Received  his 
education  at  the  public  schools  of  Napa 
County    and    Hastings    College    of    Law.     Ad- 


mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  January, 
1895.  Commenced  the  i)ractice  of  his  profes- 
sion in  that  year  in  San  Francisco,  and  has 
practiced  alone  continuously  to  date.     Helped 


to  establish  escheat  law,  and  by  legal  pro- 
ceedings, about  1902-3,  secured  transfer  from 
numerous  banks  of  large  deposits  to  the 
credit  of  the  state  school  fund.  Specializes 
in  corporation  law.  Member  of  the  Masonic 
and  I.   O.   O.  F.   fraternities.     Republican. 

WILLIAM  WALLACE  KAYE. 

Residence,  2229 
B  Street;  office, 
37-40  H  o  p  k  ins 
Building,  Bakers- 
field.  Born  June 
26,  1869,  in  River- 
side, Iowa.  Son 
of  Jesse  I.  and 
An  n  a  Louise 
(K  ling)  Kaye 
Married  Angus  t 
10,  1895,  to  Fan- 
nie B.  Minton. 
a  n  d  moved  t  o 
Calif  0  r  n  i  a  the 
same  year.  Re- 
ceived his  early 
education  in  the 
Iowa  City  Acad- 
emy, and  later  at  the  Iowa  State  University, 
of  Iowa  City,  graduating  therefrom  in  1893 
with  the  degree  of  A.B.  Entered  Hastings 
College  of  Law  and  received  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  in  1898.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  May,  1898,  and  commenced  the 
practice  of  his  ])rofession  in  association  with 
.Judge    Curtis    H.    Lindley    of   San   Francisco, 


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coutiuuing  until  191)1.  Moved  to  Bakersfield 
iu  that  year  and  rontinues  in  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  to  date  in  partnership 
with  Alfred  Siemon,  under  firm  name  of 
Kaye  &  Siemon.  Engaged  in  editorial  work 
on  Rose's  Notes  V.  8.  Reporter  in  1900. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  order.  Knight  Tem- 
plar, and  Shriner.  Specializes  in  mining  and 
oil   law.     Re]iul)lican. 

ARTHUR    KEETCH. 

Residence.  lIUo  :Moiitcrcy  Koad,  South 
Pasadena;  office,  District  Attorney's  Office, 
Hall  of  Records,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Bir- 
mingham. England.  March  I.3.  18(57.  Son  of 
"William  and  Louisa  (Hawkes)  Keetch.  Mar- 
ried Amber  M.  Yates,  August,  22,  1902,  at 
Denver,  Colorado.  Moved  to  California  in 
1903,  after  attending  the  public  schools  of 
England.  Graduated  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  Lake  Forest  University,  in  1893,  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1903.  Appointed  Deputy  Dis- 
trict Attorney  for  Los  Angeles  County  in 
1907,  which  position  he  occupies  at  date. 
Member  of  F.  &  A.  M.,  Union  League  and 
Metropolitan  clubs  of  Los  Angeles.     Republi- 


AUGUSTIN   C.    KEANE. 

Residence,  2248  California  Street;  office, 
Hearst  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  June 
3,  1883,  in  San  Francisco,  California.  Son  ot 
Dr.  George  B.  and  Theodosia  (Carter) 
Keane.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
San   Francisco   and   attended    the    L'niversitv 


of  California  from  1901  to  1906.  Engaged  i'". 
journalism  for  a  period  of  five  years. 
Studied    law    at    the    Kent    Law    School    and 


was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  in 
May,  1911.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his 
])rofession  immediately  upon  admission  ami 
continues  to  date,  associated  with  (!eorge  B. 
Keane  and  Paul  F.  Fratessa.  Member  of  the 
Press,  Commonwealth  and  Civic  League  of 
Improvement  clubs  of  San  Francisco  and  the 
San   Francisco   Bar   Association.     Rejiublican. 

GEORGE   BERNARD    KEANE. 

Residence.  8  o  0 
Union  Street;  of- 
fice, Hearst  Build- 
i  n  g,  San  F  r  an- 
ciseo.  Born  Feb- 
ruary 26,  187").  in 
San  F  r  a  ncisco. 
Son  of  George  B. 
and  Theodosia  .1. 
(Carter)  Keane. 
Attended  the 
Powell  St  reet 
School,  F  e  bruary 
26.  1881;  Emerson 
Primary  Sc  h  o  o  1, 
March,  1884; 
W  a  s  hington 
Grammar,  June, 
1  887;     Sacred 

Heart  College,  June,  1892,  and  Hastings  Col- 
lege of  Law,  June,  1895.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  San  Francisco,  December  2o,  18&o. 
^Member  of  Native  Sons  of  the  Golden  West, 
Red  Men  and  Druids  fraternities.  State  Sen- 
ator, California  23d  Senatorial  District. 
190.5-9.     Republican. 

WILLIAM   T.    KEARNY. 

Residence,  134.3  Cole  Street;  office,  828 
Monadnock  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Tuam,  Ireland.  January  It),  1867.  Son  of 
M.  P.  and  Sara  (Roche)  Kearny.  Came  to 
this  state  in  1869.  Married  Theodora  Will- 
iams in  1893.  Received  his  education  from 
the  Santa  Cruz  public  schools,  later  taking 
a  special  law  course  in  Hastings  College  of 
Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar.  in  San  Francisco, 
in  October.  1898.  Postmaster  of  Santa  Cruz, 
under  President  Cleveland  from  1893  to  1897, 
when  he  began  the  jiractice  of  law  in  Santa 
Cruz,  where  he  continued  to  practice  until 
1899.  Moved  to  San  Francisco  in  1900. 
Democrat. 

GEORGE  H.  KELCH. 

Residence,  331  Iowa  Avenue,  Hollywood; 
office,  suite  447,  Douglas  Building,  Los  .An- 
geles. Born  in  Pekin,  Illinois,  May  8,  1876. 
Son  of  Francis  J.  and  Elizabeth  (Bitzel) 
Kelch.  Moved  to  this  state  in  1892.  Mar- 
ried Margaret  Marwell,  June  30,  1909.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  at  Pekin,  Illinois, 
and  the  X'^niversity  of  Southern  California. 
Was  admitted  to  the  state  bar  at  Los  Angeles, 


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379 


June  16,  1906,  since  which  date  he  has  been 
actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession.    Eepiiblican. 

EUGENE  E.  KEECH. 

Eesideuce  and  office,  Santa  Ana.  Born 
April  16,  1856,  in  Bock  County,  Wisconsin. 
Son  of  Jonathan  and  Martha  (King)  Keech. 
Married  1S84  to  Amelia  Boyle.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Minnesota;  National 
Normal   Univer.sdty,   Lebanon,   Ohio;    Glasgow 


bar  of  the  state  of  New  York  in  May,  1905, 
and  practiced  in  New  York  City.  Moved  to 
California  in  1906,  and  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  that  year.  Member  of  Los  An- 
geles Bar  Association.     Eepublican. 

SHELDON  GAYLORD  KELLOGG. 

Eesidence,  2864.  Broadway;  office,  801-804 
Crocker  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  De- 
cember 13,  1857,  in  Leon,  Cattaraugus  County, 
New  York.     Son  of  Austin  Luke  and  Lucina 


Normal  School.  Studied  law  in  office  of 
Judge  Eitter,  during  which  time  he  taught 
mathematics  in  the  latter  institution.  Taught 
for  three  years  in  National  Normal  Univer 
sity.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Kentucky, 
1887;  California,  1888,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  Practiced  law  alone  in  Santa 
Ana,  until  March  1^,  1912,  when  he  formed 
partnership  with  S.  M.  Davis,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Keech  &  Davis,  which  continues  to 
the  present  time.  Specializes  in  water  law. 
Attorney  for  Anaheim  Union  Water  Com- 
pany, Santa  Ana  Valley  Irrigation  Company 
and  Santa  Ana  Eiver  Development  Company'. 
Member  of  Santa  Ana  Board  of  Education, 
Orange  County  Bar  Association,  Chamber  ot 
Commerce,  and   Sunset   Club.     Eepublican. 

EDWARD  E.  KELLEY. 

Eesidence,  1706  West  38th  street;  office, 
516-.517  Exchange  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  New  York  City  November  22,  1878. 
Attended  Ursinus  College,  Collegeville,  Penn- 
sylvania, from  which  institution  he  graduated 
in  1901  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Graduated 
from  the  New  York  Law  School  in  June,  1904, 
with  the   degree  of  LL.  B.     Admitted  to  the 


Bush  (Sackett)  Kellogg.  Married  November 
21,  1900,  to  Annie  Grant  Sheppard.  Attended 
the  public  schools  of  New  York  state;  Cham- 
berlain Institute,  Eandolph,  New  York;  Wes- 
leyan  University,  Middletown,  Connecticut, 
gradfuating  in  1878  with  the  degree  of  A.B. 
and  in  I881I  receiving  the  degree  of  A.M.; 
University  of  Leipsic,  Germany,  for  two 
years,  where  he  took  up  the  study  of  the 
Roman  Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Michigan  and  before  the 
federal  courts  at  Detroit  in  1881.  Admitted 
to  the  Supreme  Court  of  California  in  Octo- 
ber, 1883';  later  before  the  federal  courts  at 
San  Francisco,  and  before  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court  on  October  16,  1905.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  in  1881 
at  Detroit,  Michigan,  removing  to  San  Fran- 
cisco in  188i3.  During  his  practice  he  has 
been  associated  with  the  late  William  F. 
Gibson,  the  late  Alexander  G.  Eells,  and  with 
Edwin  T.  Cooper.  Member  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Election  Commission,  1900-2  and  presi- 
dent of  same  in  1902.  Trustee  of  San  Fran- 
cisco Public  Library  from  1901  to  date. 
Member  of  San  Francisco  Civil  Service  Com- 
mission,    1909.     Member     of    the    Unitarian, 


3S0 


B 1 0  G  r  A  rn  J r  A  l 


Union  League,  Commonwealth  and  Chit  Chat 
clubs,  and  San  Francisco  Bar  Association. 
Trustee  of  Unitarian   Churdi.     Kepublican. 

FRANK  P.   KELLY. 

Residence.  San  Francisco;  oUice,  211  Flood 
Building.  San  Francisco.  Born  January  7, 
lSo4,  in  Philadeli"hia.  Pennsylvania.  Re- 
ceived part  of  his  education  in  the  schools  of 
his  native  state  and  moved  to  Sacramento. 
California,  in  lS(i7,  engaging  in  newspaper  and 


printing  pursuits  until  lSS-1.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  Los  Angeles  in  Septem- 
ber, 1884,  and  the  following  year  was  ap- 
pointed Assistant  City  Attorney,  serving  in 
that  office  until  1886.  In  1888  was  elected 
District  Attorney  for  Los  Angeles  County. 
Moved  to  San  Francisco  in  .Tanuary,  1893.  to 
take  the  position  of  attorney  in  all  criminal 
ca.scs  for  the  Southern  Pacific  Company, 
which  position  he  holds  to  date. 

ROBERT  W.  KEMP. 

Resilience,  14"21  La  Veta  Terrace;  office,  31.5 
Grant  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Shasta 
County  in  1S72.  Son  of  John  B.  and  Mary 
(Mac.\rthur)  Kem]i.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Shasta  County  and  the  Berkeley 
High  School.  Attended  Jlastings  Law  School 
from  1S94  to  189fi.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  October  20,  1896;  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  ami  District  Courts  ot 
Southern  California  and  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  Court  of  Ai)j)eals.  Practiced  law 
alone  in  Los  Angeles  until  February,  1903, 
when  he  formed  partnership  with  .J.  M.  Davis 
and  Charles  \.  Post,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  Masonic  bodies,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and 
Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.     Republican. 


WILLIAM  TAYLOR  KENDRICK. 

Residence.  219  South  Kastlakc  Avenue; 
office.  .")2<i  Bullard  Block.  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Palestine,  Texas.  June  11,  1^04.  Son  of  Car- 
roll and  Mary  Wade  (Forbes)  Kendrick.  Re- 
moved to  California  in  1877.  Marrieil  Decem- 
ber 13.  18S1,  to  Lutie  L.  Darby.  E.Uuated  at 
Salado  College.  Salado,  Texas,  and  Kentucky 
University,  Lexington,  Kentucky  (1873-74). 
Read  law  in  Oakland.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1S79;  Colorado,  1880;  New  Mex- 
ico, 1S82.  Returning  to  California  in  1883, 
formed  partnership  with  ,J.  B.  Holloway, 
which  continued  until  1891.  In  1893  formed 
partnen;hii>  with  his  brother,  D.  P.  Kendrick, 
which  continued  for  one  year.  Member  of  the 
firm  of  Kendrick  &  .\rdis  to  the  present  time. 
Democrat. 

WILLIAM  KENNEDY. 

Residence,  691  Kingsley  Drive;  office.  600 
I.  W.  Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Lee  County.  Iowa,  September  1,  1S48.  Sou 
of  Lewis  G.  and  Mary  (Newson)  Kennedy. 
Married  June  17,  1874,  to  Alice  M.  Proper. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Iowa  and 
Howe's  Academy  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Iowa. 
Graduated  from  the  Law  Department  of  the 
University  of  Chicago.  Studied  in  the  office 
of  Hon.  .John  F.  Lacey,  Oskaloosa,  Iowa.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Iowa  in  187.5.  In  1903 
remove<l  to  California,  and  w'as  admitted  lo 
the  bar  of  this  state  in  1907.  Practices  alone 
in  Los  Angeles  to  date.  Member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic  fraternity.     Republican. 

JOSEPH  PATRICK  KEOGH. 

R  e  s  i  d  e  n  c  e. 
Franklin  S  t  r  e  et 
and  Santa  Bonita 
Avenue,  H  o  1  1  y- 
wood;  office,  8  14 
Central  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  July  8,  1889. 
in  P  h  iladelphia. 
P  e  n  n  s  y  Ivania. 
Son  of  Thomas  J. 
and  Elizabeth  M. 
(B  1  a  c  k  g  r  a  ve) 
Keogh.  Moved  to 
California  in  1904. 
Married  June  2  8, 
1911,  to  Edna 
Celia  Treat.  Ed- 
ucated   i  n    Drexel 

and  Epithany  Schools  of  Philadelphia,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  attended  University  of  South- 
ern California,  College  of  Law,  for  one  year. 
Read  law  in  office  of  Hahn  &  Hahn.  Los  An- 
geles. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
1911  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
Member  of  Y.  M.  I.  Director  of  Knicker- 
bocker Club.     Republican. 


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ELIZABETH  L.  KENNEY. 

Resideuee,  2012  West  Washington  Street; 
otfiee,  301  American  Banlv  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  July  4,  1869,  in  Mattoon,  Coles 
County,  Illinois.  Daughter  of  Robert  M.  and 
Mary  A.  (Shinn)  Kenney.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1886.  Graduated  from  the  High 
School  in  Sioux  Falls,  South  Dakota,  In 
1886.  Attended  Stanford  University  for  two 
years,  and  later  the  Northwestern  University, 
at  Chicago,  graduating  therefrom  in  1897 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Chicago,  Illinois,  in  June,  1897.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  at  Los  An- 
geles, in  Sejitember,  1897,  by  the  Supreme 
Court;  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts,  at  Los  Angeles,  same  date.  Practiced 
law  continuously  at  Los  Angeles  since  admis- 
sion to  the  bar.  Member  and  Secretary  of 
the  Los  Angeles  Housing  Commission  since 
February,  1906.  Member  of  the  Friday  Morn- 
ing, College  Women's  and  Business  Women's 
clubs  and  Political  Equality  Ijeague. 

FRANK  HENRY  KERRIGAN. 

Residence,  2.511  Baker  Street;  ottice,  Wells- 
Fargo  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Green  Valley,  Contra  Costa  Coamty,  Califor- 
nia, September  17,  1867.  Son  of  Henry  L. 
and  Elizabeth  (Donlin)  Kerrigan.  Married 
November  29,  1905,  to  Jessie  McNab.  Re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  private  and  pub- 
lic schools  of  this  state.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  San  Francisco  in  1890.  In  November, 
1893,  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  San 
Francisco,  and  retained  that  office  for  thr'?e 
terms  of  two  years  each.  In  1899  he  was 
elected  Superior  Judge  for  the  unexpired 
term  of  four  years.  In  1904  was  elected  lo 
the  same  position  for  full  term  of  six  years, 
but  remaineil  there  but  two  years,  having  on 
November  6,  1906,  been  elected  Justice  of 
the  District  Court  of  Appeal,  First  District, 
which  office  continues  to  date.  Member  of 
the  Olympic  Club,  Masonic  order,  N.  S.  G.  W., 
Woodmen  of  the  World,  Foresters  and  Eagles 
fraternities. 

ASA  KEYES. 

Residence,  305  East  Avenue  31;  office,  Dis- 
trict Attorney's  Office,  Hall  of  Records,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in  Wilmington,  California, 
August  9,  1877.  Son  of  Charles  G.  and  Aunis 
E.  (Taylor)  Keyes.  Married  August  5,  1903, 
to  Lillian  T.  Samuels.  Educated  in  the  pub- 
lic and  high  schools  of  Los  Angeles.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  University  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia, College  of  Law,"^  in  1899,  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  October  10,  1899.  Deputy  District 
Attorney  of  Los  Angeles  County  since  Janu- 
ary, 1903.  Mendjer  K.  of  P.,  N.  S.  G.  W., 
and  Masonic  order.     Republican. 


ALEXANDER  MARSDEN  KIDD. 

Residence,  349  Cherry  Street;  office,  901 
Balboa  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San 
Francisco,  August  2,  1879.  Son  of  Alexander 
and  Louise  (Marsden)  Kidd.  Attended  the 
public  schools  of  San  Francisco,  Cleveland 
Primary  and  Spring  Valley  Grammar,  and  the 
Lowell  High  School,  graduating  in  1896.  En- 
tered the  University  of  California  and  gradu- 
ated in  1900,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.;  Harvard 
Law  School  in  1903,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  San  Francisco  in  Sep- 
tember, 1903.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his 
profession  alone  and  continues  to  date.  In- 
structor in  the  Law  University  of  California, 
1905-9.  Assistant  Professor  of  law  in  the 
University  of  California,  1909.     Republican. 

ALBERT  AUGUSTUS  KIDDER,  JR. 

Residence,  1U12 
Euclid  Avenue; 
office,  3  19  B.  F. 
Coulter  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  East 
Weymouth,  M  a  s- 
sachusetts,  Octo- 
ber 27,  1888.  Son 
of  Albert  Angus 
tus  and  H  a  1 1  i  e 
Lee  (K  i  nsman) 
Kidder.  M  o  v  e  d 
to  the  state  No- 
vember 4,  1  9  0  3. 
Graduated  fro  m 
the  S  p  r  iuglield 
Grammar  School, 
Springfield,   M  a  s- 

sachusetts,  in  1903;  Los  Angeles  High 
Schools  in  1907,  and  the  Uni\'ersity  of  Soaith- 
ern  California  Law  School  in  June,  1910, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Judge  of  the 
University  of  California  Law  School  Moot 
Court  1910-12.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia at  Los  Angeles,  June,  1910,  and  later 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California.  Associated 
with  the  firm  of  Schweitzer  &  Hutton,  from 
Febniary,  1,900,  until  February,  1911,  at 
which  time  he  formed  a  ipartnership  with 
Floyd  S.  Warring,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Kidder  &  Warring,  which  continues  to  date. 
Republican. 

THOMAS  CUNDELL  KIERULFF. 

Residence,  30(1  Haight  Street;  office,  6S  Post 
Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Powesieck 
County,  Iowa,  October  18,  1868.  Son  of  Isaac 
Newton  and  Sarah  Ellen  (Cundell)  Kierulff. 
Moved  to  this  state,  February,  1886.  Married 
November  27,  1897,  to  Georgina  Nightingale. 
Received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Marshaltown,  Iowa;  Iowa  College, 
Grinnell,   Iowa;    United   States    Naval    Acad- 


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eniy,  Annapolis.  Maryland,  and  in  1S92  jrra.lu- 
ated  from  Hastings  Collejje  of  Law  with  tho 
•lejiree  of  LL.  B.  A<lnutted  to  practice  iu 
June.  1892.  Coninieuced  the  jtractice  of  law 
in  San  Francisco  and  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Bohemian,  Fly  Casting  and 
Sutter  clubs,  and  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 
Republican. 

FRANCIS  JOHN  KIERCE. 

WcHdence,  1024 
Masonic  Avenue; 
office.  1101-1109 
Call  Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
in  San  Francisco, 
February  (>,  1863. 
Son  of  .loiin  and 
Annie  (U'Lough- 
!m)  Kierce.  Mar- 
r  i  e  d  M  a  rtha  E. 
S  h  0  rman,  Febru- 
a  r  y  (j.  1S94.  Re- 
ceived his  educa- 
tion in  public 
schools  iu  Solano 
C  o  u  n  t  y  fro  m 
1 809-79. 'in  the 
interim  attended 
school  at  St.  Gertrude's  Academy,  and  St. 
Joseph's  School,  San  Francisco.  Entered  St. 
Mary's  College  in  1879,  graduating  with  the  de- 
gree of  A.  B.  June,  1882,  later  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  M.  A.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Sacra- 
mento, California,  May  2,  1887.  Member  of 
the  firm  of  Wheaton.  Kalloch  &  Kierce  from 
November.  1890,  to  July,  1897.  After  the  dis- 
solution of  this  firm  he  entered  into  partner- 
ship with  R.  W.  Gillogley,  under  the  name  of 
Kierce  &  Gillogley,  which  association  contin- 
ued until  July,  1907,  since  which  time  he  has 
].racticed  by  himself.  Member  of  Press  Club. 
Elks,  X.  S."  O.  W.,  Y.  M.  I.,  Bar  Association. 
Democrat. 

FRANK  EMMETT  KILPATRICK. 

Residence  and  office.  Hanford.  Born  Octo- 
ber 23.  1884,  in  San  Rafael.  California.  Son 
of  Samuel  William  and  Lillie  (Barker)  Kil- 
jiatrick.  Married  Martha  Mildred  Hecker.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  California  and 
Kent  Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  19(18.  Practiced  law  in  San  Francisco, 
alone,  until  1909,  when  he  moved  to  Hanford, 
where  he  continues  in  the  general  jiractiee 
of  his  jtrofession  to  the  present  time.  City 
Attornev  of  Hanford  to  date.  Member  of 
B.  P.  O."  E..  X.  S.  G.  W..  W.  O.  W.,  K.  of  P., 
Kedmen  and  Kings  County  Bar  Association. 
Republican. 

ARCHER   KINCAID. 

Residence,  llo  Hamilton  Street;  office,  10 
Broadway,  Redwood  City.  Born  iu  Redwood 
Citv,  ifav  24,  ls(i9.     Son  of  Harvev  and  Lucy 


Allelic  (Turner)  Kincaid.  .\tteuded  grammar 
school  at  Redwood  City  until  1880.  and  Uni- 
versity of  the  Pacific,  at  College  Park,  from 
1886  to  1891.  Entered  Stanford  University 
in  1891,  and  graduated  in  1892  with  the  de- 
gree of  A.  B.  Entered  Hastings  College  of 
Law  in  1892,  graduating  therefrom  in  1895 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California,  May 
21,  18i).5.  C'ommenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  1890,  and  continues  alone^  to  date. 
City  Attorney  of  Redwood  City  from  1896  to 
19ii7.     Democrat. 

ANDREW  JACKSON   KING. 

Residence,  412  North  Breed  Street;  offic.^. 
.■)22  California  Building.  Los  Angeles.  Born 
Febniary  9,  1833.  in  Dahlonega,  Lumpkin 
County,  Georgia.  Son  of  Samuel  and  Martha 
(Mee)  King.  Married  December  21,  1862, 
to  Laura  Cecelia   Evertsen.     Educated   at  the 


grammar  school  of  Helena,  Arkansas,  and 
later  by  private  tutorship  studied  law  under 
Benjamin  Hayes.  Admitted  to  practice  in 
the  District  Courts  of  the  17th  Judicial  Dis- 
trict, October,  18o9,  having  moveil  to  this 
state  in  Augvist,  1852.  Has  been  in  the  ac- 
tive practice  of  his  profession  continuously 
ever  since  his  admission  and  at  various  i>e- 
riods  member  of  the  following  law  firms: 
Morrison  «S!:  King;  McConnell  &  King;  Mc- 
Connell,  King  &  Whiting;  and  Whiting,  King 
&  White.  Is  now  associated  with  his  son,  C. 
E.  King,  in  the  practice  of  his  profession. 
In  18o9  was  elected  member  of  the  legisla- 
ture from  Los  .\ngeles  County,  ami  in  1866 
elected  City  Attorney  for  Los  Angeles,  which 
office  he  held  until  his  appointment  as  county 
judge  of  Los  Angeles  County  in  1868  by  Gov- 
ernor H.  H.  Haiglit.     Fininded  and  e<lited  the 


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first  newspaper  published  in  Los  Angeles 
County,  the  Los  Angeles  "Daily  News." 
Member  of  the  Pioneer  Society.     Democrat. 


ber  of  the  Assembly  in  California  legislature, 
1903-5,  and  Special  Session  in  1906,  repre- 
senting    Napa     County.     Captain      Company 


CARROLL   EVERTSEN   KING. 

Residence,  412  North  Breed  Streeet;  office, 
522  California  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
May  12,  1882,  in  Los  Angeles,  California. 
Son  of  Andrew  Jackson  and  Laura  Cecelia 
(Evertsen)  King.  Received  his  education 
at   the   grammar   school   of   Los   Angeles    and 


'H,"  2d  Infantry,  National  Guard  of  Califor- 
nia, 1908  to  date;  also  of  the  Masonic,  M.  W. 
A.  and  A.  O.  U.  W.  fraternities.     Republican. 

CHAS.  H.  KINSEY. 

Residence,  San  Mateo;  office.  Merchants 
National  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born    in     Eureka,     Humboldt     County,     Cali- 


later  at  the  high  school  of  that  city.  Studied 
law  in  the  offices  of  Henry  T.  Gage  and  W.  I. 
Foley,  of  Los  Angeles,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  this  state  September  27,  1911,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  District  Court  of 
Southern  California.  Continues  in  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  to  date.  Member 
of  the  American  Institute  of  Banking. 


PERCIVAL  SIMPSON  KING. 

Residence  and  office,  Napa.  Born  in  Iowa. 
August  8,  1866.  Son  of  Rev.  Ensign  H.  and 
Fidelia  C.  (Wilson)  King.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1874.  Married  August  18,  1891,  to 
Lizzie  E.  Klam.  Graduated  from  the  old 
Napa  College  (now  defunct),  then  affiliated 
with  University  of  the  Pacific,  in  1885,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  B.S.  Taught  school  in 
California  and  Nevada,  1885-92.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  in  California  July  21,  1891,  and 
to  the  bar  of  Nevada  May  9,  1892.  Began 
the  practice  of  law., in  Carson  City,  Nevada, 
and  removed  to  Napa,  California,  in  January, 
1893,  where  he  continues  in  the  practice  of 
his  profession  to  date,  making  a  specialty  of 
probate,  bank   and   corporation   cases.     Meni- 


fornia,  in  1876.  Married  Alice  Hulse  in  1907. 
Received  his  early  education  in  the  grammar 
school    of    Eureka;    then    attended    Stanford 


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LI  OG  n  A  r  Jl  UAL 


Iniversity  an.l  later  Hastings  Law  College. 
Aamitteil  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court 
of  California  in  19<,K5.  Commeneea  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  association  witli 
the  firm  of  .Ionian.  Rowe  &  Brann.  .July. 
190S,  to  1910,  continued  in  the  practice  of 
law  alone.  In  1910  formed  partnership  with 
F.  M.  Clark,  uuder  the  firm  name  of  Clark 
&  Kinsey,  which  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Union  League  and  Commonwealth 
clubs. 

VIRGIL  SYLVESTER  KIPP. 

Residence.  411(5  Maryland  Avenue;  office. 
."512  American  National  Bank  Building.  San 
Diego.  Born  September  29.  1SS9,  in  St.  Paul, 
Minnesota.  Son  of  Sylvester  and  Belinda 
A.  (Segers)  Kipp.  Moved  to  California  De- 
cember.   1910.      Marrietl   February   ;i,   1912,  to 


tice  of  his  profession  in  San  Francisco,  and 
in  1S77  was  ai)pointed  Assistant  District  At- 
torney,   serving     in     tliat     ofticc     until     ISS^S, 


llelen  Irene  Patten.  Edui-ated  in  the  public 
schools  of  St.  Paul.  Minnesota;  Baker-Himel 
School,  Knoxville,  Tennessee,  and  graduated 
from  University  of  Tennessee  in  1910  with 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Tennessee  June.  1910,  and  to  the  bar  of 
California  February,  1911.  Practices  law  in 
San  Diego  to  date.  Member  of  San  Diego 
Bar  Association.     Democrat. 

JOSEPH   KIRK. 

Residence,  2412  Pine  Street;  office,  444 
Market  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Chicago,  Illinois,  in  18-59.  Married  Josepliine 
L.  Miller  in  September,  1888.  Read  law  in 
the  office  of  .ludge  Thomas,  of  Santa  Rosa, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in   May,   1880.     Commenced   the   active   prac- 


aud  resigning  from  that  position  to  become 
attorney  for  the  Board  of  Trade  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, which  position  ho  holds  to  date. 

KARL  A.  KLITTEN. 

Residence,  14o  South  Ardmore  Avenue; 
office,  739  IT.  W.  Hellman  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  March  20,  1887,  in  the  state  of 
Washington.      Son    of    M.    O.    and    Caroline 


(.Jensen)    Klitten. 
on    June    29,    1909. 


Married    to     Edna    Clark 
Educated    in    the    public 


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385 


schools  of  Washington  and  entered  the  Univer- 
sity of  Southern  California  in  1904,  continuing 
until  1908.  Studied  law  with  Anderson  & 
Marshall  in  Washington,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  September,  1911. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 


Count}',  holding  that  office  until  1879.  In 
1880  made  the  campaign  for  Perkins  and 
stumped  the  state,  the  same  year  running 
for  Congress  for  the  Northern  District  of 
California.  In  1881  moved  to  San  Francisco 
and    entered    into    partnership    with    Charles 


BENJAMIN   K.   KNIGHT. 

Residence,  42  Locust  Street;  office.  District 
Attorney's  Office,  Santa  Cruz.  Born  in  Santa 
Cruz,  August  28,  1874.  Son  of  Benjamin 
and  Lydia  A.  (Killey)  Knight.  Married 
Helen  B.  Bliss,  January  (3,  1897.  Attended 
the    public    schools    of    Santa    Cruz    and    later 


Hastings  College  of  Law,  San  Francisco; 
University  of  Michigan,  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan, 
graduating  therefrom  with  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  in  June,  1895.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Michigan  by  the  Supreme  Court  in  June, 
1895,  and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  California 
September  2d  of  the  same  year,  and  to  the 
federal  courts.  Deputy  District  Attorney  of 
Santa  Cruz  County  from  September,  1895, 
until  January  1899.  District  Attorney  of 
Santa  Cruz  from  January,  1899,  to  date.  Re- 
publican. 

GEORGE  ALEXANDER  KNIGHT. 

Residence,  San  Francisco;  office,  Crocker 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  July  24,  18.51, 
in  Wooster,  Massachusetts.  Son  of  George 
H.  and  Elizabeth  (McFarland)  Knight.  Mar- 
ried to  Fannie  H.  Wyman  in  1870.  Moved 
to  California  in  1853,  and  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  Eureka,  and 
later  at  the  old  College  School,  at  Oakland. 
Admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  January,  187.3,  and  was  elected 
in   that   year  District   Attorney  for  Humboldt 


.J.  Heggerty,  practicing  under  the  firm  name 
of  Knight  &  Heggerty,  which  partnership 
continues  to  date.  Was  appointed  State  In- 
surance Commissioner  in  1882  and  served 
four  years.  Attorney  for  the  State  Board 
of  Health  under  Governor  Markham,  and 
and  held  the  same  office  under  Governor 
Gage.  Chairman  of  the  State  Convention 
that  nominated  Estee.  In  1908  chairman  of 
the  State  Convention  that  nominated  dele- 
gates to  the  National  State  Convention. 
Member  of  every  national  convention  since 
1884,  and  seconded  the  nomination  of  Presi- 
dent McKinley,  President  Roosevelt,  and 
President  Taft.  National  Committeeman 
since  1908.  Attorney  for  Charles  L.  Fair 
in  the  Fair  will  contest,  which  involved 
twenty-one  million  dollars.  Attorney  for  the 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company,  and  chief 
counsel  for  the  San  Francisco  and  Portland 
Steamship  Company.  Member  of  the  I.  O. 
O.  F.,  Knight  Templar,  and  Shriner,  and 
of  the  Pacific  LTnion,  Bohemian,  and  Olympic 
clubs.     Republican. 

SAMUEL   KNIGHT. 

Residence,  Hillsborough,  San  Mateo  County; 
office,  1107  Merchants  Exchange  Building,  San 
Francisco'.  Born  in  San  Francisco  December 
28,  1863.  Son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Stuart 
(Haight)  Knight.  Married  to  Mary  Hurd 
Holbrook,  October  8,  1895.  Received  his  edu- 
cation at  Huddart's  School,  San  Francisco; 
Lincoln    Grammar    School,    Oakland;    Spauld- 


386 


BIOGH  A  I'  II  I  C  A  L 


ilia's  Trinity  Sihool,  San  Franciseo;  Degeu's 
Classical  School,  Sackett's  School,  and  Oak- 
land and  San  Francisco  high  schools.  Gradu- 
ated in  ISS.i  from  Williston  Seminary,  East 
Hampton,  Massachusetts;  from  Yale  Univer- 
sity in  1887,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B., 
and  attended  the  Yale  Law  School.  Gradu- 
ated in  1889  from  the  ColumV)ia  Law  School, 
New  York  City,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  York  City,  from 
the  office  of  Evarts,  Choate  &  Beamau  in 
1889,  and  returned  to  San  Francisco  the  fol- 
lowing year.  Assistant  Unite<l  States  At- 
tornev  for  the  Northern  District  of  Cali- 
fornia, 1893-95  and  1896-98.  United  States 
Attorney  for  the  same  district,  1895-96. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Cooper  &  Knight, 
1898-99,  since  which  date  he  has  been  asso- 
ciated in  the  practice  of  his  profession  with 
E.  J.  McCutchen  and  others,  the  present  firm 
name  being  Page,  McCutchen.  Knight  & 
Olnev.  Trustee  of  municipality  of  Hillsbor- 
ough", San  Mateo  County,  1911  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Pacific-Union  Club  and  Burlingame 
Country  Club  of  Hillsborough.     Republican. 

WILLIAM  S.  KNOTT. 

Residence.  1464  P]ast  Washington  Street; 
office,  504-506  Frost  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Lebanon,  Kentucky,  December  6, 
1852.  Son  of  William  T.  and  Marian  B. 
(McElroy)  Knott.  Married  Lucy  S.  Pierce 
Mav  2,  1882.  Attended  Lebanon  Academy,  in 
Lebanon,  Kentucky,  from  1859  to  1870.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Kentucky,  June,  187^3. 
Practiced  law  at  Macon,  Missouri,  from  1873 
to  1875,  when  he  returned  to  Lebanon,  Ken- 
tucky, where  he  continued  the  practice  of 
law  until  January,  1887,  when  he  moved  to 
Los  Angeles,  where  he  has  been  engaged  in 
the  active  practice  of  his  profession  to  date. 
Democrat. 

ERNEST  CARL  KRAMER. 

Residence,  43  High  Street;  office,  10-11 
Leask  Building,  Santa  Cruz.  Born  in  Han- 
over, Germany,  May  12,  1874.  Son  of  E.  B. 
and  Anna  E.  (Reck)  Kramer.  Married  Decem- 
ber 24,  1905,  to  Elizabeth  Crossett.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  public  schools  of  Arkansas  in 
1892,  Peabody  Normal  College  at  Nashville, 
Tennessee,  in'  1898,  with  the  degree  of  L.  I., 
and  from  the  University  of  Nashville,  at 
Nashville,  Tennessee,  in  1899,  receiving  the 
degree  of  B.  L.  therefrom.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  in  August,  1898,  at  Russellville,  Arkansas, 
and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Arkansas  De- 
cember 18,  1905.  Practiced  his  profession  in 
Woodruff  County,  Arkansas,  for  two  years  as 
City  Attorney  of  McCrory,  Arkansas,  and 
Deputy  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Woodruff 
County,  Arkansas.  Entered  into  partnership 
with  P.  R.  Andrews  in  1902,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Andrews  &  Kramer,  which  continued 


until  19(13.  Moved  to  California  in  19(i5  and 
was  admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Cali- 
fornia, by  the  Appellate  Court,  Ai)ril  29,  1907, 
since  which  time  has  been  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  at  Santa  Cruz. 
Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Santa  Cruz 
County  from  August  1,  1908,  to  August  1, 
1911.     Republi.-an. 

EDWARD  GERHARD  KUSTER. 

Residciifc,  :\')\- 
South  Flo  wer 
Street;  office,  431 
I.  W.  H  e  1  1  m  a  u 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  A  u- 
gust  15,  1878,  i  n 
Terre  Haute,  Indi- 
a  n  a.  Son  of 
C  h  a  rles  Edward 
and  Emma  (Esli- 
m  a  n)  K  u  s  t  e  r. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia July  19,  1886. 
Married  Una  Call, 
April  2  7,  1903. 
Educated  in  the 
public  and  gram- 
mar schools  0  f 
Los  Angeles;  Hohere  Burger  Schule,  Berlin, 
Germany;  graduating  from  the  Los  Angeles 
High  School  in  1896.  Attended  the  Univer- 
sity of  California,  from  which  institution  he 
received  degree  of  B.L.  in  1900.  Post-grad- 
uate work  in  1901-2  in  the  University  of  Cal- 
ifornia, Department  of  Jtirisprudence.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  March  13, 
1902,  and  later  in  the  same  year  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Associated  from  1902  to  1906  with 
&  Shankland  and  with 
Practiced  alone  until  1908,  when 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Kuster, 
Loeb  &  Loeb,  which  continued  until  May, 
1911,  since  which  date  he  practices  his  pro- 
fession alone.  Makes  a  specialty  of  railroad 
rate  cases.  Member  of  California,  San  Ga- 
briel Valley  Country.  University  of  Califor- 
nia Alumni,  Los  Angeles  Athletic  and  Gamut 
clubs.  Director  of  Automobile  Club  of  South- 
ern California. 

WILLIAM  ELLIS  LADY. 

Residence,  Rampart  Apartments;  office,  501 
Pacific  Electric  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  January  16, 
1884.  Son  of  Ephraim  and  Elmira  Cecelia 
(Weikert)  Lady.  Attended  the  public  schools 
of  Pennsylvania.  Graduated  from  the  Law 
Department  of  the  Lincoln  Jefferson  Univer- 
sity', Hammond,  Indiana,  and  received  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  August  1,  1911.  Moved  to 
California  in  1905,  and  attended  the  Univer- 
sity of  Southern  California,  College  of  Law. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  September 


O'Melveny 
O'Melveny. 
he  became 


Courts. 
Graves, 
H.    W. 


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27,  1911,  and  immediately  commenced  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.     Republican. 

ROLLiN  McLaughlin  laird. 

Residence  and  office,  Bakersfield.  Boru 
September  8,  1880,  in  Independence,  Inyo 
County.  Son  of  J.  W.  P.  and  Henrietta  (Mc- 
Laughlin) Laird.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  California.  Graduated  from  Val- 
paraiso University,  Indiana,  in  1910,  with  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Indi- 
ana in  1910;  California,  1910.  Engaged  in 
the  general  practice  of  law  to  date.  Deputy 
District  Attorney  of  Kern  County  from  date 
of  admission  until  January  1,  1911.  City  At- 
torney of  Bakersfield  since  June,  1911.  Mem- 
ber of  B.  P.  O.  E.,  F.  O.  E.,  and  N.  S.  G.  W. 
Democrat. 

EARL  LAMB. 
Office,  First  National  Bank  Building,  Sau 
Jose.  Born  in  Rangeley,  Maine,  July  27, 
1884.  Son  of  James  B.  and  Hattie  A. 
(Vaughn)  Lamb.  Married  Edith  G.  Haynes, 
July  16,  1911.  Moved  to  California  in  1904. 
Attended  grammar  schools  of  Middleborough, 
Massachusetts.  Entered  High  School,  Pueblo, 
Colorado',  in  1896,  graduating  therefrom  iu 
1901;  Colorado  College,  Colorado  Springs, 
Colorado,  1901-4,  and  Stanford  University,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1904  and  the 
degree  of  J.  D.  in  1905.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  at  San  Francisco,  September 
25,  1907.     Republican. 

CHARLES  GILES  LAMBERSON. 

Residence,  705  North  Court  Street;  office, 
121  North  Church  Street,  Visalia.  Born  m 
Elkhorn,  Walworth  County,  Wisconsin,  May 
15,  1849.  Son  of  Nicholas  and  Sarah  Rachel 
(Fitch)  Lamberson.  Married  Jeunie  S. 
Moore  (deceased),  July  18,  1877,  and  Jose- 
phine Dineley  August  25,  190S.  Attended 
the  common  schools  at  Sextonville,  Richland 
County,  Wisconsin,  from  1858  to  1865.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  San  Fran- 
cisco in  May,  1881.  Since  1905  has  been  in- 
partnership  with  his  son,  Frank  Lamberson. 
District  Attorney  of  Tulare  County,  1887-88. 
Republican. 

FRANK  LAMBERSON 

Residence  and  office,  Visalia.  Born  Decem- 
ber 17,  1879,  in  Tulare,  California.  Son  of 
Charles  G.  and  Jennie  S.  (Moore)  Lamberson. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  California. 
Graduated  from  the  University  of  California 
in  1902  with  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  in  1905  from 
Harvard  Law  School  with  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1905,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Member 
of  the  firm  of  Lamberson  &  Lamberson  to 
date.  District  Attorney  of  Tulare  County 
since  1911.     Mason.     Republican. 


SANFORD  V.  LANDT. 

K  e  s  i  dence,  40 
St.  James  Park; 
office,  130  Stim- 
son.  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
Jun  e  6,  1841,  in 
Herkimer  County, 
New  York.  Son 
of  Jeremiah  and 
Nellie  Eliza  (Os- 
trander)  L  a  n  d  t. 
Moved  to  state  of 
Iowa  in  1867;  to 
California  in 
1887.  Married  in 
1867  to  Bertha 
Brouse.  Educated 
in  the  public  and 
high  schools  o  f 
New  York  and  Fairfield  Academy.  Gradu- 
ated from  Ft.  Edward  Institute  in  1863. 
Studied  law  in  offices  of  Lyman  Tremaine 
and  Hon.  Rufus  Peckham,  Albany,  New 
York.  Graduated  in  1866  from  Albany  Law 
School,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  New  York,  1866;  Iowa,  1867; 
California,  1887.  Member  of  the  firm  of 
Wolf  &  Landt  and  Wolf,  Landt  &  Yates,  in 
Tipton,  Iowa,  and  member  of  the  firm  of 
McLaclan,  Cohrs  &  Landt,  in  Los  Angeles, 
until  1897,  since  which  date  he  has  practiced 
his  profession  alone.  Mayor  of  Tipton, 
Iowa,  1884-87.  Member  of  the  Los  Angeles 
and  California  Bar  Associations.  Republi- 
can. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  LANGDON. 


Residence,  2510  Bush  Street;  office,  Call 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Alameda 
County,  California,  September  25,  1873.  Son 
of   William    and    Annie     (Moran)     Langdon. 


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Marrie.l  Aiiril  20,  19US,  to  Myrtie  MeHeury. 
Keeeiveil  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Contra  Costa  County,  Haywards  High 
School,  and  San  Jose  State  Normal  School. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  J.  K. 
Richards  of  San  .lose.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  San  Francisco  in  ISiKj,  and 
jiracticeil  alone  until  190(5,  when  he  entered 
into  partnership  with  Louis  Bartlett,  practic- 
ing under  the  firm  name  of  Bartlett  &  Lang- 
don,  which  association  continues  to  date. 
Superintendent  of  Schools  of  San  Francisco. 
November.  1902,  and  resigned  in  .lanuary, 
1900.  Fleeted  District  Attorney  for  the  City 
and  County  of  San  Francisco,  November, 
190.3,  an.l  re-elected  in  1907.  Since  1909  has 
engaged  in  banking  and  agricultural  pursuits 
in  Stanislaus  County.  California,  and  in  tho 
practice  of  law  in  San  Francisco.  Repub- 
lican. 

JAMES   POTTER   LANGHORNE. 

Residence,  2419  I'acitic  Avenue;  office,  110)- 
1104  Crocker  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Princeton.  New  Jersey,  May  29,  1S54.  Son 
of  John  Devall  and  Mary  Marshall  (Potter) 
Langhorne.  Moved  to  California  in  Novem- 
ber, 1S77.  Married  Julia  Hayne,  October  2, 
1882.  Received  his  early  education  from  Vir- 
ginia Military  Institute,  graduating  in  1S7-5. 
Attended  the  University  of  Virginia  Law 
School,  and  received  the  degree  of  B.  L.  in 
1877.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Virginia  in 
1877  and  to  the  l»ar  of  this  state  the  next 
year.  Member  of  the  Cosmos.  San  Francisco 
Commercial  and  Southern  clubs.     Democrat. 

CHARLES  LANTZ. 

Residence,  2622 
South  Flower 
Street;  office.  4t)8 
BuUard  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
December  9.  ISfvl, 
in  Washington,  D. 
C.  Son  of  Henry 
P.  a  n  il  Kunice 
Elizabeth  (Davis) 
Lantz.  Moved  to 
California.  .Tuly, 
1  S  8  4.  Marriod 
August  IS,  1891, 
to  Lucy  C.  Chap- 
man. Educated  in 
the  public  schools 
of  Dallas,  Texas; 
A.  i:  M.  College, 
Texas,  .iinl  graduated  from  the  Los  Angeles 
High  School.  Read  law  in  the  offices  of  A.  M. 
and  W.  1).  Stejihens,  of  Los  Angeles.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1890  and 
later  to  the  United  States  District  Court  of 
Southern  California.  Is  engageil  in  a  general 
civil  practice  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Davis, 
Lantz    &    Wood.      Si>ecializes    in    land    eases. 


Member  of  .Tonathan  and  City  clubs,  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Associa- 
tion.    Democrat. 

EDWARD  THOMAS  LANNON. 

Residence,  3.52s  1st  Street;  office,  511-512 
Union  Building,  San  Diego.  Born  in  Alex- 
andria. Virginia,  September  13,  1881.  Son  of 
John  David  and  Johanna  Valentine  (Reddy) 
Lannon.  Married  September  26,  1911,  to 
Alice  Mannix.  Received  his  early  education 
in  Potomac  Academy,  Alexandria,  Virginia, 
and  later  attending  the  I'niversity  of  Vir- 
ginia. Grailuated  from  the  University  of 
Colorado,  with  the  degree  of  B.  A.,  in  1905. 
and  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1907.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Oklahoma,  September  7.  1907. 
Moved  to  California  in  1909  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  this  state  April  19,  1909.  En- 
tered into  jiartnership  with  John  B.  Mannix 
in  1911.  and  commenced  the  practice  of  his 
]irofession  in  San  Diego,  continuing  to  date. 
Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Knights  of  Col- 
umbus.    Demoi-rnt. 

BERNARD  PIERRE  LAPACHET. 

Residence,  1.524  Fell  Street;  office,  French 
Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  Febru- 
ary 18,  1878,  in  San  Francisco,  California. 
Son  of  Pierre  and  Camille  Leonie  (Pelle) 
Lapachet.  Married  April  25,  1905,  to  Mary 
A.   Kenny.     Attended    Washington    Grammar 


School  until  1S92;  Boys'  High  School,  1895, 
and  Healds  Business  College  in  the  same 
year.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  be- 
fore the  Supreme  Court  at  San  Francisco. 
June  12.  1901.  Admitted  to  the  District 
Court  of  the  United  States  of  the  Northern 
District  of  California,  July  28,  1902,  and  the 


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Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States,  Ninth 
Judicial  Circuit,  August  9,  1904.  Continues 
in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession,  prac- 
ticing alone.  Member  of  Board  of  Directors 
of  the  French  Hospital,  1904-6;  Eepublican 
County  Committee,  1910-12;  Bar  Association 
of  San  Francisco,  and  the  Commonwealth 
Club.     Eepublican. 

WILLIAM  BRANSON  LARDNER. 

Residence  and  office,  Auburn.  Born  near 
Niles,  Michigan,  December  12,  ISoO.  Son  of 
Lynford  and  Sarah  Keegan  (Moore)  Lard- 
ner.  Came  to  California  September  28,  1872. 
Married  January  11,  1881,  to  Jennie  Mitchell. 
Received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 


of  Michigan  and  Iowa.  Graduated  from 
Cornell  College,  Iowa,  June,  1875,  with  the 
degree  of  B.  S.,  and  from  the  Iowa  State  Uni- 
versity, Law  Department,  June  19,  1877,  with 
the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Iowa  by  the  supreme  court,  June  20,  1877; 
United  States  District  Court,  Iowa,  June  29, 
1877;  Supreme  Court  of  California,  Novem- 
ber 12,  1877;  United  States  District  Court, 
Northern  District  of  California,  June  21, 
1899.  Was  in  partnership  with  E.  F.  Burns 
for  about  eight  years.  Balance  of  the  time 
he  has  practiced  alone.  Elected  District  At- 
torney of  Placer  County  in  1880  and  served 
until  1883.  Member  of  the  Assembly,  Cali- 
fornia Legislature,  from  Placer  County, 
1900-1,  and  State  Senator  from  Placer  and 
El  Dorado  County,  1902-5.  Served  as  Court 
Commissioner  of  Placer  County  for  several 
years.  Life  member  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Historical  Society.  Member  of  the  Tahoe 
Club  of  Auburn,  California,  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce and  Trustee  of  the  Common  and  High 


School  and  Public  Library.  Director  of  Agri- 
cultural Fair,  Placer  County.  Member  of  the 
State  Bar  Association,  Masonic  fraternity, 
I.  O.  0.  F.,  and  Improved  Order  of  Eed  Men. 
Republican. 

EMILIO  LASTRETO. 

Residence,  1827  Jones  Street;  oflQce,  509-11 
Chronicle  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
San  Francisco,  February  25,  1869.  Son  of 
Luigi    Felix     and     Charlotte     (Parrain)     Las- 


treto.  Married  June  (!,  1906,  to  Goldie  Cuf- 
field.  Attended  Washington  Grammar  School, 
San  Francisco,  graduating  in  May,  1SS2,  and 
the  Boys'  High  School,  from  which  he  gradu- 
ated in  1885.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the 
Sujireme  Court  of  California  at  Sacramento, 
May  5,  1892,  and  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts,  December  23,  1898,  and 
has  continued  in  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession  to  date.  Member  of  the  Olympic 
Club.  Past  President  of  the  N.  S.  G.  W., 
Past  Sachem  Improved  Order  of  Eed  Men. 
Eepublican. 

JAY   MONROE    LATIMER. 

Residence,  632  Hayes  Street;  office,  312 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Le 
Eoy,  Ohio,  August  12,  1875.  Son  of  J.  A.  and 
Mary  Elizabeth  (Leonard)  Latimer.  Moved 
to  California  in  1908.  Graduated  from  the 
Le  Boy  High  School.  Attended  the  Wayne 
Normal  School  and  Business  College  one  year 
and  the  University  of  Washington  from  1899 
to  1900.  Studied  law  in  the  offices  of  Hon. 
A.  D.  Licey,  Medina,  Ohio,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  Nome,  Alaska,  June  20,  1900,  and 
later  to  the  bar  of  California.  Engaged  in  the 
practice  of  law  in  Montana  until   1900,  when 


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he  joined  the  rush  to  the  Alaska  gold  field 
and  took  up  extensive  placer  niining  pros- 
pects and  also  maintained  a  law  practice. 
Now   engaged   in   general   practice   of   law   in 


San  Francisco,  specializing  in  corporation 
and  probate  law.  Was  candidate  for  United 
States  District  Attorney  under  President 
Roosevelt  at  Xome,  Alaska,  in  1902,  and  at 
Fairbanks.  Alaska,  1908.  Member  of  the 
X.  S.  G.  W..  Knights  of  Pythias.     Rej)ublican. 

D.  H.  LAUBERSHEIMER. 

Residence,  1.37  East  Avenue  43;  oflScc, 
Douglas  Building.  Los  Angeles.  Son  of  Anton 
and  Lucy  f(  hapinan)  Laubersheimer.  Born 
in  1S7.J  in  Wilmington,  Los  Angeles  County. 
Married  in  1905  to  Mary  Babcock.  Educated 
in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Los  Angeles. 
Attended  the  University  of  California.  Stud- 
ied law  in  the  offices  of  I.  B.  Dockweiler. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1898 
and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  of  Southern  California.  En- 
gaged in  the  general  practice  of  law  in  Los 
Angeles  to  date.  Member  of  Civil  Service 
Commission  of  Los  Angeles  for  four  years; 
also  of  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association,  N.  S.  G. 
W.,  and  University  and  South  Coast  Yacht 
clubs.     Republican. 

ALEXANDER  DOUGLAS  LAUGHLIN. 

Resi.l.Mir,..  i-ii;  \\\...t  iiid  Street;  ofTice, 
Laughlin  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Yolo  County,  October  7,  18.54.  Son  of  .Tohn 
Mack  and  Matilda  (Faught)  Laughlin.  Mar- 
ried September  21,  1886,  to  Mary  J.  .Johnson. 
Received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Sonoma  County,  Sotoyome  Institute  at 
Healdsburg,  Green  Valley  Grammar  School  and 


tile  Pacific  Methodist  College.  Studied  law  in 
the  office  of  Johnson  &  Henley  at  Sant^  Rosa, 
California.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
July  20.  1879,  and  later  to  United  States  Cir- 
cuit and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Practiced  law  in  Santa  Rosa  until 
December,  1902,  when  he  moved  to  Los  An- 
geles, where  he  has  continued  the  practice  of 
his  profession  in  association  with  E.  W.  Free- 
man.    Democrat. 

JOHN  KOLB  LAW. 

Residence,  12(i9  Canal  Street;  office,  Merced 
Security  Savings  Bank  Building,  Merced,  Cali- 
fornia. Born  .January  19,  1841,  in  Darlington, 
South  Carolina.  Son  of  Ezekiel  Augustus  and 
Sarah  P'lizaljeth  (Mclver)  Law.  Attended 
private  schools  and  St.  John's  Academy,  Dar- 


lington, South  Carolina.  Entered  the  South 
Carolina  Military  Academy  in  January,  1859, 
taking  the  first  year  of  the  course  at  the 
Arsenal  Academy  at  Columbia,  the  remainder 
of  the  course  being  at  the  Citadel  Academy 
in  Charleston,  South  Carolina.  Was  one 
of  a  detachment  from  the  corps  of  cadets 
from  the  Citadel  Academy  assigned  to  duty 
on  Morris  Island  in  Decemlier,  1860.  Helped 
to  build  the  "Star  of  the  West"  Battery,  and 
was  on  duty  in  this  battery  when  the  steamer, 
"Star  of  the  West,"  carrying  United  States 
troops  to  reinforce  Fort  Sumter,  was  fired  on 
in  January,  1861.  Returned  to  academy  and 
resumeil  studies.  Served  with  General  Beau- 
regard's corps.  Confederate  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  in  August,  September  and  October, 
1861,  and  with  General  Lee's  Army  in  Septem- 
ber, 1862,  on  staff  of  General  E.  M.  Law. 
Was  severely  wounded  in  battle  of  Sharps- 
burg  (Antietam).  Graduated  from  the  South 
Carolina    Military    Academy    in    April,    1863, 


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being  disabled  by  wound  from  active  duty  in 
the  field.  Served  as  enrolling  officer  in  Dar- 
lington and  Williamsburg,  South  Carolina, 
until  close  of  the  Civil  War.  Kead  law  with 
his  father  (Judge  E.  A.  Law).  Was  admitted 
to  the  bar  by  the  Sujjreme  Court  of  South 
Carolina,  at  Co'lumbia,  November  28,  186G, 
Supreme  Court  of  California,  July  12,  1869; 
United  States  District  and  Circuit  Courts  of 
California,  January  16,  1878,  and  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  United  States,  January,  1902. 
Married  December  18,  1866,  to  Miss  Mary  L. 
James.  Commenced  active  practice  of  his 
profession  in  copartnership  with  his  father, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Law  &  Law,  which 
continued  until  1869,  when  he  removed  to 
California.  Taught  in  private  and  public 
schools  in  California  until  November,  1872. 
Resumed  the  practice  of  his  j^rofession  in  Jan- 
uary, 1873,  locating  permanently  in  Merced 
where,  with  the  exception  of  about  ten  years 
spent  on  the  bench,  he  has  continued  in  the 
active  practice  to  date.  Superintendent  of 
Public  Schools  of  Merced  County,  July,  1873, 
to  March,  1874.  Elected  District  Attorney  of 
Merced  County  in  1875,  serving  a  full  term 
from  March,  1876,  to  March,  1878.  Elected 
judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Merced  County 
in  November,  1890;  re-elected  in  November, 
1896,  serving  until  April  27,  1900,  when  he 
resigned  from  the  bench  and  resumed  the 
practice  of  law.  Was  the  Democratic  nom- 
inee for  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  state  of  California  at  the  general 
election  in  November,  1902. 

THOMAS  CHALMERS  LAW. 

Residence,  corner  21st  and  Alameda  Streets; 
office,  Main  Street,  Merced.  Born  September 
24,  1849,  in  Darlington,  South  Carolina.  Son 
of  E.  Augustus  and  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Mc- 
Iver)  Law.  Married  to  Julia  J.  Washington, 
August,  1894.  Received  primary  education  at 
private  schools  in  home  town.  Attended 
Kings  Mountain  Military  Academy,  York- 
ville.  South  Carolina,  two  terms.  Attended 
University  of  Virginia  one  term — 1869  to 
1870.  Admitted  to  bar  of  California,  in 
Merced,  November  20,  1879.  Admitted  to 
practice  in  United  States  District  Court,  Su- 
perior Court,  June  1,  1880,  Supreme  Court, 
May  4,  1891,  and  Circuit  Court  of  United 
States,  Ninth  Judicial  District,  September  4, 
1893.  Member  of  Masonic  fraternity  and 
Knights  of  Pythias.     Democrat. 

OSCAR  LAWLER. 

Residence,  646  New  Hampshire  Avenue; 
office,  526  Security  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  April  2,  1875,  in  Marshalltown,  Iowa. 
Son  of  William  T.  and  Margaret  (O'Connor) 
Lawler.  Married  Hilda  Erode,  June  17,  1901. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Iowa. 
Moved  to  California  in  October,  1888.     Read 


law  in  the  offices  of  Ersldne  N.  Ross  and 
George  J.  Denis,  of  Los  Angeles.  Admitted 
to  practice  at  the  bar  of  this  state,  April, 
1896.  Served  as  United  States  Attorney  for 
the  Southern  District  of  California,  December, 
1907,  to  April,  1909.  Appointed  Assistant  At- 
torney-General, Department  of  Interior,  April, 
1909,  resigning  May,  1911,  since  latter  date 
has  practiced  alone  at  Los  Angeles.  Member 
of  the  California  and  Jonathan  clubs  of  Los 
Angeles.     Republican. 

WILLIAM  PATRICK  LAWLOR. 

Residence,  545  Powell  Street;  office.  Hall 
of  Justice,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  New 
York  City,  September  17,  1854.  Son  of 
Patrick  and  Eliza  (Maher)  Lawlor.  Re- 
ceived his  education  in  New  York  City,  and 
moved  to  this  state  in  1877.     Studied  law  in 


the  office  of  Rhodes  and  Barstow,  of  San 
Francisco.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia, and  immediately  commenced  the  practice 
of  his  profession,  continuing  until  1898,  when 
he  was  appointed  Judge  of  the  Superior 
Court.  Elected  to  that  office  in  1900,  and 
re-elected  in  1906,  continuing  to  hold  office 
to  date.  In  1904  served  as  Chairman  of  the 
Democratic  Committee.  Member  of  the 
Olympic,  Bohemian  and  The  Family  clubs. 
Democrat. 

JAMES  WETHERBY  LAWRENCE. 

Residence,  983  Elden  Avenue,  Los  Angeles; 
office,  220  Bullard  Block.  Born  in  Tully,  New 
York,  August  9,  1846.  Son  of  James  R.,  Jr., 
and  Helen  (Wetherby)  Lawrence.  Married 
June  23,  1873,  to  Mary  Sidle.  Came  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1905.  Received  his  education  in  tho 
public  schools  of  Syracuse,  New  York,  and 
Hamilton    College,   Clinton,   New  York,  from 


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\vhi4h  he  gra.liiate.l  in  ISliS  with  the  degree 
of  B.  A.  Admitted  to  practice  in  Xew  York 
state  in  lS(i9;  to  the  Minnesota  courts,  1S70, 
and  while  in  Minneapolis.  Minnesota,  was  ad- 
mitted to  practice  before  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  United  States  in  1S84.  Continued  prac- 
tice in  Minnesota  until  coming  to  California, 
and  admitted  to  the  California  courts  in  1909. 
District  Attorney  for  Hennepin  Countv.  Min- 
nesota. lS7l'-7().  Member  of  Park  Board  Com- 
mission. Minneapolis.  Chairman  of  Minne- 
sota Democratic  State  Central  Committee, 
1888-89.  Formed  partnership  with  A.  K. 
Hancock  in  19(i9.  which  still  continues  at  this 
date.  Member  of  Chi  Psi  fraternity,  of  Ham- 
ilton College.  Masonic  order  and  B.  P.  O.  E. 
Democrat. 

JOHN    ROSE    LAYNG. 

Kesideuce,  1522 
T  h  1  r  d  Avenuo; 
office.  215-216 
Tajo  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
S  e  p  t  e  m  ber  25, 
1875,  in  Atchison, 
Kansas.  Son  of 
Chas.  Anderson 
and  Harriet  Rog- 
ers (Potter) 
Layng.  Moved  to 
California  in  1886. 
Educated  in  the 
public  and  high 
schools  of  Los  An- 
geles and  attended 
the  University  of 
Southern  Califor- 
nia from  1895  to  1896.  Attended  the  Law 
Department  of  the  Universitv  of  Southern 
California.  1898-1901.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California,  April  10.  1901,  and  later, 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Associated  with  Title 
Guarantee  and  Tru.st  Company  and  Title  In- 
surance and  Trust  Company  of  Los  Angeles, 
19ni-:i.  Practices  his  profession  in  Los  An- 
geles to  date.  Specializes  in  fire  insurance 
law.  Member  of  Masonic  order.  Union 
League  Club,  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Associa- 
ti^on.  Charter  member  of  Troop  "D,"  Cav. 
X.  G.  C.     Republican. 

ABRAHAM  POWELL   LEACH. 

Residence,  Pleasanton;  office.  Security 
Bank  Building,  Oakland.  Born  Julv  27.  187.3, 
in  Valle.io,  California.  Son  of  Frank  Alea- 
nion  and  Mary  Louise  (Powell)  Leach.  Mar- 
ried JVbruary  6.  1901,  to  Freda  Curdts. 
Graduated  from  the  Oakland  grammar  and 
high  schools,  and  later  attende<l  the  Univer- 
sity of  California,  receiving  therefrom  the 
degree  of  LL.B.  in  May.  189.5.  Admitted  bv 
Supreme   Court   of   California,   May   21,   1895 


ami  commenced  the  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Oakland.  Ajipointed  Prosecuting 
Attorney  of  the  city  of  Oakland  in  1S9S,  con- 
tinuing in  that  office  until  1907,  since  which 


period  he  has  boon  in  the  active  jiractice 
alone.  Appointed  attorney  for  the  Public 
Administrator  September  13,  19t39,  and  holds 
that  position  to  date.  Member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic fraternity  and  of  the  Nile  Club.  Re- 
publican. 

ROBERT   L.   LEATHERWOOD. 

Residence.  San 
Francisco;  office, 
4.37-4.3S  Pacific 
Build  ing,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
December  29, 
1870.  in  Fayette- 
ville,  Tennessee. 
Son  of  .Tames  K. 
anil  Bethena  Jane 
(Murphy)  Leath- 
erwood.  Married 
December  22. 
1897.  to  Agnes 
Eraser.  Educated 
in  the  common 
schools  of  his  na- 
tive state  until 
twenty     years     of 

age,  when  he  attended  Winchester  Normal 
School,  in  Winchester,  Tennessee.  Entered 
Cumberland  University,  Lebanon,  Tennessee, 
graduating  from  the  Law  Department  of  that 
institution  in  May,  1896.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Tennessee,  in  F'ayetteville.  Tennessee, 
July  1,  1896.  and  commenced  the  practice  of 
his  profession.  Practiced  law  in  Birming- 
ham, Alabama,  for  more  than  ten  years,  and 


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was  associated  as  junior  partner  with  the  late 
Judge  S.  L.  Weaver  of  that  place.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  San  Francisco, 
November  7,  1911,  immediately  upon  moving 
to  this  i-tate,  and  continues  in  active  jiractice 
alone  to  date,  making  a  specialty  of  damage 
suits.  Member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias, 
Golden  West  Lodge  No.  530,  Pythian  Sisters, 
Golden  West  Temple,  and  Loyal  Order  of 
Moose  fraternities.     Democrat. 

HARRY  E.  LEACH. 

Residence,  Parkway  and  Pala  Avenue,  Pied- 
mont; office,  Security  Savings  Bank  Building, 
Oakland.  Born  in  Vallejo,  June,  1S83.  Son 
of  Frank  A.  and  Mary  L.  (Powell)  Leach. 
Mari-ied  Lucy  F.  Fennessy,  in  November,  1910. 
Attended  the  Lincoln  and  Central  grammar 
schools  of  Oakland,  and  graduated  from  the 
Oakland  High  School  in  1903;  University  of 
California  in  1907,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S., 
and  the  George  Washington  University,  of 
Washington,  D.  C,  in  1909,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the 
District  of  Columbia,  February,  1909,  and  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  March,  1909.  Has 
continued  to  practice  alone  since  1909. 

J.  DELMORE  LEDERMAN. 

Eesidence,  2112  Jackson  Street;  office. 
West  Coast  Life  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  New  York  City,  February  14,  1878. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1902.  Married  in 
1902.  Graduated  from  the  New  York  public 
schools;    City   College   of  New  York  in   189S, 


receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  from  the 
Columbia  University,  with  the  degree  of  M. 
A.  and  LL.B.  in  1900.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  New  York,   1900,  and  to   the  bar  of  Cali- 


fornia in  1902.  Practiced  in  partnership 
with  Franklin  K.  Lane  (now  Interstate  Com- 
merce Commissioner)  in  1904.  General  coun- 
sel for  Independent  Oil  Producers  of  Califor- 
nia in  1904.  Counsel  for  Merchants'  Associ- 
ation of  San  Francisco  in  1905,  and  Califor- 
nia Oil  Men's  Association  in  1910.  Special 
Examiner  of  U.  S.  Interstate  Commerce  Com- 
missioner in  1908.  Member  of  the  Transpor- 
tation, Olympic,  and  California  Lawn  Tennis 
clubs.     Independent. 

GEORGE    A.    LE   DOUX. 

Residence,  1430 
Constance  Street; 
office,  539  H.  W. 
Hellman  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  March  28, 
1881,  in  Woon- 
socket,  Rhode  Is 
land.  Son  of 
Joseph  A.  and 
Alice  (La  Piere) 
Le  Doux.  Moved 
to  Los  Angeles 
when  a  child,  and 
received  his  edu- 
cation at  St.  Vin- 
cent's College, 
graduating  in 
1899    with    degree 

A.  B.,  in  1901  with  A.  M.,  and  from  Univer- 
sity of  Southern  California,  College  of  Law, 
in  1902,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California,  October  21,  1902,  and 
has  been  engaged  in  practice  alone  since  that 
time.  Member  of  Phi  Delta  Phi  and  Theta 
Nu  Epsilon  fraternities,  and  Chamber  of 
Commerce.     Republican. 

BRADNER   WELLS   LEE. 

Eesidence,  1105  South  Hope  Street;  office. 
Suite  820  H.  W.  Hellman  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  May  4,  1850,  in  East  Groveland, 
Livingston  County,  New  York.  Son  of 
David  Richard  and  Elizabeth  N.  (Wells)  Lee. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1879.  Married  Miss 
Helena  Farrar,  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl- 
vania, October  16,  1883.  Received  his  educa- 
tion in  his  native  town  and  by  a  course  of 
private  instruction  and  tuition.  Studied  law 
in  the  office  of  his  uncle.  Colonel  G.  Wiley 
Wells,  United  States  District  Attorney,  at 
Holly  Springs,  Mississippi.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  the  United  States  District  Court, 
Northern  District  of  Mississippi,  1871.  As- 
sistant United  States  District  Attorney  for 
the  Northern  District  of  Mississippi,  1871-79. 
Acting  United  States  District  Attorney,  1875. 
Admitted  by  Supreme  Court  of  the  District 
of  Columbia,  May  21,  1875.  Moved  to  Los 
Angeles,  California,  and  entered  firm  of 
Brunson  &  Wells,  in  March,  1879.     Admitted 


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by  Supreme  Coirrt  of  California  to  all  Cali- 
fornia courts,  April  30.  1S79.  Member  of  the 
firm  of  Bruuson,  Wells  &  Lee  in  18S3.  the 
firm  being  composed  of  Judge  Anson  Brun- 
son,  G.  Wiley  Wells  and  Braduer  W.  Lee.  In 
1885  Hon.  Walter  Van  Dyke  succeeded  Judge 


Brunson,  the  firm  name  being  changed  to 
Wells,  Van  Dyke  &  Lee.  and  continued  until 
1889.  Admitted  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
Court,  Southern  District  of  California,  m 
1887,  and  to  the  United  States  District  Court 
the  following  year.  In  1889,  Francis  B. 
Guthrie  succeeded  Judge  Van  Dyke,  and  the 
firm  name  was  changed  to  Wells,  Guthrie  & 
Lee,  and  continued  until  1890.  In  1890 
Judge  Charles  Monroe  succeeded  Mr.  Guthrie 
and  the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Wells, 
Monroe  &  Lee,  which  continued  until  the  ap- 
pointment of  Judge  Monroe  to  the  bench  in 
1893,  the  firm  practicing  until  189G  under  the 
firm  name  of  Wells  &  Lee.  In  January,  1896, 
Judge  John  D.  Works  entered  the  firm,  and 
the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Wells,  Works 
&  Lee  until  Sei)tember,  189(5,  when  Colonel 
Wells  retired.  From  September,  1896.  to 
1901  practiced  under  the  firm  name  of  Works 
&  Lee,  when  Lewis  K.  Works  entcre<l  the 
firm,  and  it  was  known  as  Works,  Lee  & 
Works,  until  January,  1908,  when  .Judge 
Works  and  his  son  retired,  and  since  that 
date  he  has  practiced  alone.  Declined  ap- 
pointment of  superior  judge  of  IjOS  Angeles 
County  in  1901.  Chairman  of  Eepublican 
County  Executive  Committee,  1896-1910. 
Member  of  Executive  and  Campaign  Com- 
mittee of  Republican  State  Central  Com- 
mittee, 1902-4.  Trustee  of  the  California 
State  Library,  1897,  to  date.  Chairman  of 
Los  Angeles  County  Republican  Convention, 
1906.  Member  of  Executive  Committee  of 
Los  Angeles  Republican  Committee,  1910  to 
date.     Chairman  of  Citizens'  Committee,  May- 


oralty Camjiaign,  1911.  Member  of  Los  An- 
geles Chamber  of  Commerce  since  1894. 
Member  of  Law  Committee  of  Chamber,  also 
Harbor  Committee  of  Chamber  for  four  years. 
Director  and  Chairman  of  Law  Committee  of 
Chamber,  1910-11.  Served  as  member  of 
Reception  Committee  upon  the  occasions  of 
honors  tendered  President  McKiuley,  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  and  President  Taft.  Delegate 
to  National  Forestry  and  Irrigation  Conven- 
tion in  Chicago  in  STovember,  1900.  Member 
of  Southwestern  Society  Archeological  In- 
stitute of  America.  Member  of  National 
Geographic  Society.  Charter  member  and 
director  for  two  years  of  the  Jonathan 
Club,  and  member  of  Los  Angeles  Bar  As- 
sociation since  its  organization.  Member 
of  the  California  and  American  Bar  Associa- 
tions. Member  of  the  Masonic  and  Knights 
Temi>lar  fraternities,  and  Shriners.  Member 
of  New  York  State  Society  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia, charter  member  of  California  Com- 
mandery  of  Foreign  Wars,  of  which  he  served 
as  Judge  Advocate  and  Vice-commander. 
Director,  first  historian,  chancellor,  and  mem- 
ber of  the  council  of  the  Society  of  Colonial 
Wars  in  California.  Director  from  1S94  to 
date  and  Vice-president  of  California  So- 
ciety Sons  of  the  Revolution.  Director  of 
Murphy  Oil  Company,  Whittier,  California, 
and  City  and  County  Bank  of  Los  Angeles. 
Member  of  the  I'nion  League  Club.  Los  An- 
geles. Attorney  for  the  late  E.  .1.  Baldwin's 
estate,  and  actively  participated  in  the  litiga- 
tion. Owns  the  G.  Wiley  Wells  Law  Library, 
one  of  the  largest  private  law  libraries  on 
the  Pacific   Coast.     Republican. 

BRADNER  WELLS  LEE,  JR. 


Residence,  1105  South  Hope  Street;  office, 
suite  820  H.  W.  Hellman  Building.  Los  -An- 
geles.    Bom  in  Los  Angeles,  California.  .Tanu- 


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ary  20,  1886.  Son  of  Bradner  Wells  and 
Helena  (Farrar)  Lee.  After  attending  the 
public,  schools  of  Los  Angeles  he  entered  Har- 
vard Military  School  (Los  Angeles),  Septem- 
ber 23,  1902,  graduating  in  June,  1907.  En- 
tered Stanford  University  in  September,  1907, 
completing  a  four  year  pre-legal  course  with 
class  of  1911;  then  entered  and  became  a  mem- 
ber of  class  of  1913  at  the  University  of 
Southern  California,  College  of  Law.  Passed 
examination  before  the  District  Court  of  Ap- 
peal, Second  Appellate  District,  of  California, 
for  admission  to  the  bar  of  California,  and 
admitted  to  practice  July  18,  1912,  and  to 
the  United  States  District  Court,  July  22,  1912. 
Associated  with  his  father  in  the  practice  of 
law.  Member  of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  and  Phi 
Delta  Phi  fraternities.     Republican. 

CHARLES  A.  LEE. 

Residence,  2538 
Benvenue  Avenue, 
Berkeley;  oflSce, 
Foxcroft  Build- 
ing, San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  Jan- 
uary 4,  1865,  in 
Toledo,  Ohio.  Son 
of  Ira  E.  and 
Mary  E.  (Tolman) 
Lee.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia, in  the  Su- 
preme Court,  1898. 
Commenced  the 
active  practice  of 
his  profession  im- 
mediately u  p  o  n 
admission,  and  continues  alone  to  date. 

KENYON   FARRAR   LEE. 


Born  in  Los  Angeles,  California,  February  28, 
1888.  Son  of  Bradner  Wells  and  Helena 
(Farrar)  Lee.  Associated  with  his  father  in 
practice.  Married  Hazel  Barlow,  of  Los  An- 
geles, June  25,  1912.  After  attending  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  city,  entered  Har- 
vard Military  School  (Los  Angeles),  Septem- 
ber 23,  1902,  from  which  he  graduated  ia 
June,  1908;  entered  Stanford  University  Sep- 
tember, 1908,  with  the  class  of  1912.'  The 
following  three  years  were  devoted  to  the 
pre-legal  course  at  Stanford  University,  and 
from  this  institution  he  went  to  University 
of  Southern  California,  College  of  Law. 
Passed  examination  before  the  District  Court 
of  Appeal,  Second  Appellate  District  of  Cali- 
fornia, January  17,  1912,  and  was  admitted  to 
practice,  and  JaniKiry  29,  1912,  was  admitted 
to  practice  before  the  United  States  District 
Court  for  the  Southern  District  of  California; 
July  5,  1912,  was  admitted  to  practice  before 
United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals,  Ninth 
Circuit.  Member  of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  and 
Phi  Delta  Phi  (legal)  fraternities,  and  Los 
Angeles  County  Bar  Association.     Republican. 

J.   F.  LEICESTER. 

Residence,    2125    California     Street;     oflfice, 
California   Pacific    Building,    San    Francisco. 


Eesid 
820   H. 


ence, 
W. 


Huntley  Apartments;  office,  suite 
Hellman   Building,    Los   Angeles. 


Born  December  18,  1865,  in  Bath,  England. 
Son  of  Rev.  Morton  A.  and  Susan  (Marshall) 
Leicester.  Received  his  education  at  Bed- 
ford Grammar  School,  Bedford,  England,  and 
Vickery  Naval  Academy,  Portsmouth,  Eng- 
land. Moved  to  California  in  1887,  and 
studied  law  in  the  office  of  A.  N.  Drown. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1894, 
and  continued  his  association  in  A.  N. 
Drown's  office  until   1899,  when  the  partner- 


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BIOG  h'  A  1'  11 IC  AL 


ship  was  foriiietl  of  Drown,  Leicester  \' 
Drown,  comprised  of  A.  X.  Drown,  J.  F. 
Leicester  ami  W.  X.  Drown,  which  firm  con- 
tinues to  ilate.     Republican. 

S.  F.  LEIB. 

Kesiileiu-e.  ^■;in  Jose;  ortii-e,  508  First  Na- 
tional Bank  Building,  San  Jose.  Barn  in 
Fairfield  County,  Ohio,  in  1848.  Son  of 
Joseph  and  Clarissa  (Allen)  Leib.  Married 
December  M,  1874,  to  Lida  Campbell  Grissim. 
Attended  the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann 
Arbor  and  graduated  in  Marih.  1869,  in  whicli 
year  he  came  to  California  and  located  at  San 
Jose.  Became  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  Moore 
&  Laine,  the  firm  name  being  changed  to 
Moore,  Laine  &  Leib,  and  upon  D.  M.  Delnias 
joining  the  firm,  the  name  was  changed  to 
Moore,  Laine,  Delnias  &  Leib,  this  partnership 
being  dissolved  about  1880.  Elected  Judge 
of  Superior  Court  of  Santa  Clara  County  in 
1903. 

ARLEIGH  FRANCES  LEMBERGER. 

Residence.  2ony  Fulton  Street,  Berkeley; 
office,  (is  Post  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Seattle,  Washington,  May  13,  ISSO.  Son 
of  Jaques  Frank  and  Eunice  K.  (Dickson) 
Leniberger.  Moved  to  California  in  1884  and 
received    his   education     in    the     Los    Angeles 


primary,  grammar,  and  high  schools.  En- 
tered the  University  of  California  in  1899, 
and  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  19t)2.  In 
1908  was  graduated  from  Harvard  Law  Col- 
lege with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  prac- 
tice in  California  by  the  Supreme  Court,  Oc- 
tober, 1908.  Associated  in  the  practice  of 
his  i>rofession  in  1909  with  J.  A.  Marsh, 
which  association  continues  to  the  present 
time.     Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternitv. 


EDGAR  COLEMAN  LEVEY. 

Residence,  1988  Bush  Street;  office,  842-850 
Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San 
Francisco.  August  4,  1881.  Son  of  J.  Coleman 
and  Theresa  (Kuttner)  Levey.  Graduated 
from  Adams  Cosmopolitan  School,  June  19, 
lS9t),  and  Lowell  High  School  in  1899.  At- 
tended the  University  of  California,  receiving 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  May  12,  19(i3,  and  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  from  Hastings  College  of  Law, 
May  16.  1905.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia May  25.  1905.  Associated  with  W.  H. 
Linforth  from  SepteniV>er,  1905,  until  January, 
1906;  formed  partnership  with  George  M.  Lip- 
man,  October  1,  19o6,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Levey  &  Lipman,  which  continues  to  date. 
Republican. 

DAVID  LIVINGSTON  LEVY. 

Residence,  3005  Jackson  Street;  office,  659 
Mills  Building.  San  Francisco.  Born  August 
4.  1888.  in  San  Francisco.  Son  of  Eugene  W. 
and  Rebecca  (Livingston)  Levy.  Received 
his  early  education  in  the  "Henry  Durant 
Primary  School,  San  Francisco,  1893-98;  Ham- 
ilton Grammar  School,  San  Francisco,  1898- 
1900;  Lowell  High  School,  San  Francisco, 
1900-4.  Attended  the  University  of  Califor- 
nia, 1904—8,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  L.,  and 
in  1908-11.  Hastings  College  of  Law,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Commenced  the 
]>ractice  of  his  profession  in  San  Francisco, 
October,  1909,  and  in  1910  became  associated 
with  Joseph  C.  Campbell,  which  association 
continues  to  date. 

HARRY    LINCOLN    LEWIS. 

Residence.  2045  Hobart  Boulevard;  office. 
711-712  Merchants  Trust  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Chicago,  Illinois.  January 
17,  1869.  Son  of  George  Harland  and  Frances 
Maria  (Whitney)  Lewis.  Married  June  5, 
1892,  to  Dorothy  E.  Wilson.  Attended  the 
puV>lic  schools  of  Illinois,  Massachusetts  and 
Xew  .Tersev;  X'ew  York  Universitv,  I^aw 
School,  1S97-98,  and  later  the  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
at  Brooklyn,  X'ew  York.  Moved  to  California 
in  1905,  and  attended  the  University  of 
Southern  California,  Law  Department,  gradu- 
ating in  1909.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  July,  1909.  and  continues  the 
practice  of  his  profession  to  date.  Republi- 
can. 

ARNOLD    W.    LIECHTI. 

Residenee.  San  Framisio;  olliee.  IM  Sutter 
Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  at  Winterthur. 
Switzerland,  December  15,  1869.  Son  of  Carl 
and  Anna  (Loosli)  Liechti.  Married  August 
1,  1903,  to  Annie  E.  Shier,  of  Pioche,  Xevada. 
f^ducated  in  the  public  schools  in  Winterthur. 
Canton  Zurich;  in  the  secondary  schools  in 
Langnau,  Canton  Berne;  in  the  School  of 
Technology,     Winterthur,     Switzerland     and 


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397 


University  of  Kansas,  Lawrence,  Kansas. 
Came  to  California  in  August,  1895.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Kansas  in  April,  1893, 
at  Wichita,  Kansas,  and  read  law  in  the  of- 
fices of  Harris  &  Vermilion  of  that  city  un- 
til 1895,  when  he  associated  with  the  office  of 


Fox,  Kellogg  &  Cra}',  in  San  Francisco.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1896. 
From  1898  to  1907  he  practiced  his  profession 
alone,  moving  to  Goldfield,  Nevada,  in  the 
spring  of  1907,  where  partnership  was  formed 
with  George  Spriugmeyer,  and  practice  was 
continued  under  the  firm  name  of  Liechti  & 
Springmeyer.  Appointed  Assistant  District 
Attorney  of  Esmeralda  County,  Nevada,  1909- 
10.  Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  Com- 
monwealth Club,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Olympic 
Club,  San  Francisco.     Eepubliean. 

EMIL  LIESS. 

Kesidence,  32  Beaver  Street;  office,  609-611 
Humboldt  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Germany,  October  31,  1864.  Son  of 
Heinrich  and  Maria  (Bindel)  Liess.  Moved 
to  California  October  19,  1892,  and  married 
Frieda  Edelmann,  April  24,  1895.  Educated 
in  the  grammar  and  high  schools  at  Weimar 
and  Eisenach,  Germany,  from  1871  to  18S2. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  September 
10,   1902.     Socialist. 


School,  Cincinnati,  1870;  the  Cincinnati  Col- 
lege, from  which  he  received  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  in  1872;  Harvard  College,  1876,  from 
w^hich  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  at 
Columbus,  in  1879;  Court  of  Appeals  in  New 
York,  1880.  Practiced  Law  in  New  York 
City  from  1880-94,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Bettens  &  Lilienthal.  Moved  to  San  Fran- 
cisco in  1894  and  practiced  his  profession 
alone  from  that  date  until  1909.  Formed 
partnership  under  the  firm  name  of  Lilien- 
thal, McKinstry  &  Eaymond  in  1909,  which 
firm  exists  to  date.  Vice-President  of  San 
Francisco  Bar  Association. 

IRA    S.   LILLICK. 

Eesidence,  1111  Pine  Street;  office,  607 
Kohl  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Santa 
Clara  County,  California,  September  18,  1876. 
Son  of  Henry  Godfrey  and  Nancy  (Schell) 
Lillick.  Married  October  28,  1908^,  to  Stella 
Wakefield     Jarvis.     Attended      Santa      Clara 


High  School  and  the  Stanford  LTniversity,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1896.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1897  in 
San  Francisco,  and  continues  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  to  date.  Member  of 
the  Union  League  Club,  and  San  Francisco 
Bar   Association.     Republican. 


JESSE  WAEREN  LILIENTHAL. 

Eesidence,  2(t27  Sacramento  Street;  office. 
Flood  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  New 
York,  August  2,  1855.  Son  of  Max  and 
Josephine  (Nettre)  Lilienthal.  Married  De- 
cember 16,  1886,  to  Lillie  S.  Bernheimer. 
Moved  to  California,  1894.  Eeceived  his 
early     education     at     the     Woodward     High 


ROY  A.  LINN. 

Eesidence,  1660  Eockwood  Street;  office, 
526  Merchants'  Trust  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Monmouth,  Hlinois,  June  21,  1886. 
Son  of  E.  C.  and  Louise  (Seeberger)  Linn. 
Moved  to  California  in  1911.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Monmoutli,  Illinois, 
graduating    from    the    High    School    in    1904. 


398 


Bi OG I! A  rmc AL 


In  190S  graduated  from  Monmouth  College 
with  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  in  1911  from  Yale 
Law  School  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Connecticut,  June  20,  1911;  Cali- 
fornia, November  27,  1911,  and  to  the  United 
States  District  Court  for  the  Southern  His- 
trict  of  California,  January  29,  1912.  Dcputy 
City  Attorney  of  Los  Angeles  since  November 
27.  1911.      Kepuhlican. 

WALTER  H.    LINFORTH. 

Residence.  Menlo  Park;  ollice,  Chronicle 
Building.  Sau  Francisco.  Born  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. November  10,  1869.  Son  of  Edward 
H.  and  Ellen  (Clarke)  Linforth.  Married 
September  4.  1904,  to  Josephine  Payot.  Edu- 
cated in  the  jmblic  schools  of  San  Francisco, 


and  studied  law  in  the  otlice  of  Henry  E. 
Highton,  acting  as  managing  clerk  until  1892. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  in 
Sacramento,  November,  1890.  Entered  into 
partnership  with  Grove  L.  .Tohnson  and 
George  E.  Whitaker,  practicing  under  the 
firm  name  of  Johnson,  Linforth  &  Whitaker 
for  a  short  period.  Practiced  alone  until 
1911,  when  he  entered  into  partnership  with 
B.  A.  Herrington,  which  continues  to  date, 
practicing  under  firm  name  of  Linforth  & 
Herrington.  Member  of  the  Union  League 
and  Olympic  clubs,  and  of  the  San  Francisco 
Bar  Association.     Republican. 

GEORGE  MORRIS  LIPMAN. 

Residence,  14:^2  Stoiner  Street;  otlico,  812- 
8.50  Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
San  Francisco,  September  25,  1879.  Son  of 
Morris  and  Rosalie  (Hirschfield)  Lipman. 
Received  his  education  in  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  San  Francisco  and  later  Kent  Law 


College.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  San  Francisco  June  15,  1904.  Practiced 
alone  until  October  1,  190(5,  when  he  entered 
into  partnership  with  Edgar  C.  Levey,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Levey  &  Lii)man,  which 
continues   to   date.     Republican. 


MEYER  LISSNER. 

Residence  and  ullico,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
.Tune  l(i,  1871,  in  San  Francisco.  Son  of 
liOuis  and  Mathilda  (Block)  Lissner.  Mar- 
ried Ermine  Greenliood.  Attended  the  jiub- 
lie  schools  of  San  Francisco  and  Oakland, 
Oakland  High  School,  and  later  the  Los  An- 
geles Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Los  Angeles  April  18,  1899.  Commencoil 
the  practice  of  law  in  partnership  with  Edgar 
W.  Camp  in  1899,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Camp  &  Lissner,  which  continued  until  1905, 
since  which  period  he  has  practiced  alone. 
Member  of  the  Los  Angeles  Athletic  and 
Union  League  clubs.     Republican. 


WARREN   E.    LLOYD. 

Residence,  1H4 
West  T  w  e  n  t  y- 
third  Street;  of- 
fice, 906  Central 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Nebraska  City, 
Nebraska,  Febru- 
ary 28,  1869.  Son 
of  Lewis  ^Marshall 
and  Sarah  Eliza- 
b  e  t  h  (Br  amcl) 
Lloyd.  Moved  to 
California  in  1SS7. 
Married  February 
16,  1898,  to  Caro- 
line Alma  Good- 
man. E  d  ucated 
in  Neosho,  Mis- 
souri, Collegiate  Institute,  1880-86;  Ventura 
High  School,  1892;  University  of  California, 
Berkeley,  1892-95,  graduating  with  degrees  of 
B.  L.  and  M.  L.;  University  of  Berlin,  Ger- 
many, 1895;  University  of  Munich,  Germany, 
1896";  Fellow  Yale  University,  1896-97,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  Ph.  D.  in  Philosophy.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  1899;  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  for  the 
Southern  District  of  California  later  Superior 
Court  of  Whatcom  County,  Washington, 
about  1900.  Formed  partnership  with  Judge 
I).  P.  Hatch  at  Los  Angeles,  November,  1908, 
under  firm  name  of  Hatch  &  Lloyd.  Janu- 
ary. 1911,  the  firm  became  Hatch,  Lloyd  & 
Hunt,  by  the  addition  of  Fred  L.  Hunt.  Feb- 
ruary, 1912,  the  firm  was  changed,  owing 
to  the  death  of  Judge  Hatch,  to  Lloyd,  Hunt. 
Cheney  &  Geibel,  the  new  members  being 
Harvey   B.    Cheney    and    Martin     E.    Geibel. 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


399 


Member  of  Delta  Upsilon  fraternity,  Univer- 
sity Club  of  Los  Angeles,  and  Los  Angeles 
Bar  Association.  Lecturer  on  "Constitu- 
tional Law  and  Philosophy  of  Law"  in  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  California,  Law  School, 
Los  Angeles.  Published,  in  1908,  "Psychol- 
ogy, Xormal  and  Abnormal."     Democrat. 

MAX  LOEWENTHAL. 

Eesideuce,  1833  South  Flower  Street;  of- 
fice, 414  "Wilcox  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Bom 
in  Germany,  October  15,  1858.  Son  of  Eev. 
Henrj-  P.  and  Natalie  (Schoenberg)  Loewen- 
thal.  Married  July  7,  1889,  to  Laura  Meyer. 
Came  to  California  in  1868.  Received 
primary  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Germany  and  Sacramento.  Graduated  from 
the  University  of  California  in  1881  with 
degree  of  A.  B.,  and  from  Hastings  College 
of  Law  in  1884,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted the  same  year  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  California,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
District  and  Circuit  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Came  to  Los  Angeles  in  1886.  In 
1903  formed  a  partnership  with  George  J. 
Denis,  which  continues  to  date.  Member  of 
American,  California  and  Los  Angeles  County 
Bar  Associations,  I.  O.  B.  B.  &  University 
Club.      Democrat. 

PERCY  VINCENT  LONG. 

Residence,  425  Lake  Street;  office,  City 
Attorney's  office,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Sonora.  Tuolumne  County,  California,  March 
26,  1870.  Son  of  William  Giles  and  Mary 
Jane  (Linekin)  Long.  Married  May  30, 
1900,    to     Emma     B.     Sexton.     Educated     in 


grammar      school      of      Haywards,      Alameda 
County,  California,  and  Oakland  High  School. 


Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at  Los 
Angeles,  October  10,  1892.  Deputy  Clerk  of 
the  Supreme  Court  from  1891  until  1895. 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  San  Francisco,  1901-3. 
City  Attorney  of  San  Francisco,  1904  to  1905 
and  1908  to  1913.  Member  of  the  Bohemian 
and  Commonwealth  clubs,  and  N.  S.  G.  W., 
Masonic,  Scottish  Rite,  and  B.  P.  0.  E.  fra- 
ternities.    Republican. 

STEPHEN  G.  LONG. 

Residence,  Long 
Beach;  office,  407- 
410  First  National 
Bank  Building, 
Long  Beach.  Born 
October  1,  1864, 
in  L  o  u  i  s  v  i  1  le, 
Kentucky.  Son 
of  Spencer  C.  and 
Cornelia  (G  a  n  o) 
Long.  Married 
October  1,  1890. 
Received  early 
education  in  pub- 
l  i  c  schools  0  f 
Louisville,  K  e  n- 
tucky^  later  enter- 
i  n  g  Bethel  Col- 
lege,    Rnssellville, 

Kentucky,  from  which  institution  he  gradu- 
ated in  1883,  with  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  M.  A. 
in  1885.  Attended  University  of  Virginia, 
1883  to  1886,  receiving  degree  of  B.  L.  Ad- 
mitted to  i^ractice  in  Circuit  Court  of  Logan 
County,  Kentucky,  in  1885.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California,  in  the  Supreme  Court,  in 
1888.  Commenced  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone,  locating  in  Los  Angeles,  where 
he  practiced  law  for  eighteen  months  alone. 
Then  formed  partnership  with  Frederick 
Baker,  under  the  firm  name  of  Baker  &  Long. 
Afterward  formed  partnership  with  Judge  S. 
B.  Gordon,  under  the  firm  name  of  Gordon  & 
Long,  which  continued  for  three  years,  when 
a  ijartnershii^  was  formed  with  Frederick 
Baker,  under  the  firm  name  of  Long  &  Baker, 
during  which  time  he  moved  to  Long  Beach, 
where  he  continues  the  practice  to  date. 
Served  as  City  Attorney  of  that  city  four 
years,  of  two  years  each.  Specializes  in 
municipal  law.  Member  of  Masonic  and 
Knights  of  Pythias  fraternities,  also  of  Los 
Angeles  Bar  Association.     Republican. 

CHARLES  FAYETTE  LOTT. 

Residence,  1407  Montgomery  Street;  office, 
610  Bird  Street,  Oroville.  Born  in  Pember- 
ton,  near  Mount  Holly,  Burlington  County, 
New  Jersej',  on  July  1,  1824.  Son  of  Charles 
Francis  and  Edith  Newbold  (Lamb)  Lott. 
Educated  in  private  schools  of  Missouri  first 
attending  day  school  in  St.  Louis,  and  later 
St.    Charles     College.     In     1840    entered     the 


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B  I  0  G  I!  A  P  II I  C  A  L 


University  of  St.  Louis,  ami  grailuated  there- 
from in  iS45.  Admitted  *o  practice  in  the 
state  of  Illinois.  June  o.  184S.  by  the  Supreme 
Court  of  that  state,  and  was  associated  in  the 
oflSce  of  Charles  Oilman  until  his  removal  to 


California  the  following  year.  Located  in 
Hamilton,  California,  in  the  winter  of  1850, 
and  remained  there  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession until  December,  1S53,  when  he  moved 
to  Bidwell's  Bar,  the  county  seat  having 
been  moved  there,  and  continued  in  the  prac- 
tice until  1856,  when  he  moved  to  Oroville, 
the  county  seat  having  been  moved  to  that 
town.  Since  that  period  he  has  been  in  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession  in  Oroville. 
Served  in  the  Senate  of  California  in  the  od 
and  4th  Sessions  of  the  State  Legislature  in 
1852  to  1854.  In  1870  was  elected  judge  of 
the  2d  Judicial  District,  comprising  the  coun- 
ties of  Butte.  Tehama,  Plumas  and  Lassen, 
and  continued  to  serve  in  that  office  until 
1876.  Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and 
Knight  Templar.     Democrat. 

DAVIS  LOUDERBACK. 

Residence,  \-T2  Geary  Street,  Sau  Fraiuisco. 
Born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  February 
29,  1840.  Son  of  Davis  and  Sophia  Susanna 
(Anderson)  Louderback.  Married  to  Frances 
Caroline  Smith  in  1873.  Received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  San  Francisco. 
Read  law  in  the  office  of  Hall  McAllister. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  June, 
1861,  and  commenced  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  in  association  with  .Judge  John 
Satt^rlee,  which  continued  until  he  was  ap- 
pointed Prosecuting  Attorney  for  the  city  of 


San  Francisco.  Held  this  office  until  1872, 
when  he  was  elected  Police  Judge  of  San 
Francisco,  and  continued  until  1880.  Con- 
tinued the  practice  of  his  profession,  prac- 
ticing alone,  until  his  retirement  in  January, 


1909.  Member  of  the  Masonic.  Knights  of 
Pythias,  and  T.  O.  O.  F.  fraternities.  Repub- 
lican. 

HAROLD  LOUDERBACK. 

Residence.  1222  Geary  Street;  office.  420 
Merchants  Exchange  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Born   Januarv  30.   1881,  in  San  Fran- 


cisco.    Son    of    Davis    and    Frances    Caroline 
(Smith)    Louderback.     Graduated     from     the 


BIOGRAPHIC  A L 


401 


Clement  Grammar  School,  December,  1896, 
Attended  Lowell  High  School  for  a  short 
period  and  later  Livermore  Union  High 
School.  Graduated  from  the  University  of 
Nevada  in  June,  1905,  with  degree  of  A.  B., 
and  from  Harvard  University  in  1908  with 
the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  Massa- 
chusetts bar  at  Boston,  Massachusetts,  Febru- 
ary 21,  1908,  and  to  the  bar  of  California 
August  24th  of  the  same  year.  Commenced 
the  active  practice  of  his  profession  Sej^tem- 
ber,  1908,  and  practiced  alone  until  March, 
1909,  when  he  became  associated  with  the 
firm  of  Mastick  &  Partridge,  which  continued 
until  April,  1911.  Since  that  date  he  has 
been  attorney  for  the  Surety  Department  of 
the  Pacific  Coast  Casualty  Company.  Cap- 
tain of  4th  Company,  Coast  Artillery  Corps 
of  California,  1911  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Harvard  and  Army  and  Navy  clubs.  Repub- 
lican. 

IRVIN  CHARLES  LOUIS. 

Residence,  Alhambra;  office,  410  H.  W. 
Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  De- 
cember 8,  1885,  in  Kewanee,  Illinois.  Son  of 
Simon  and  Ada  (Cheverton)  Louis.  Moved 
to  California  in  1908.  Educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Illinois  and  graduated  from 
Lewis  Institute,  Chicago,  1903.  Received  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  from  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan in  1906,  and  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  the 
University  of  Southern  California,  College  of 
Law,  in  1909.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1909,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  In  April,  1910,  formed  part- 
nership with  A.  M.  Strong,  which  continues 
to  date.     Member  of  the  Masonic  order. 


CHARLES  H.  LOVELL. 

Residence,  Piedmont,  Alameda  County; 
ofiice,  Nevada  National  Bank  Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born  August  15,  1863,  in  Albany, 
New  York.  Son  of  Robert  H.  and  Mary 
Ellen  (Thompson)  Lovell.  Married  Decem- 
ber 21,  1888,  to  Lillian  B.  Howell.  Received 
his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
state,  moving  to  California  in  1870.  Studied 
law  in  the  ofSce  of  Samuel  M.  Wilson  and 
Russell  J.  Wilson,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  this  state  in  San  Francisco  in  1890. 
Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  in  1897.  Admitted  to  the  firm  of  Wil- 
son &  Wilson  in  1901,  the  firm  then  consisting 
of  Russell  J.  Wilson  and  Mountford  S.  Wil- 
son. Russell  J.  Wilson  died  May  1,  1905,  and 
the  partnership  has  since  been  continued  by 
the  surviving  partners,  under  the  same  firm 
name.  Member  of  the  San  Francisco  Bar  As- 
sociation and  of  the  Athenian  and  Common- 
wealth clubs. 


EDGAR  A.   LUCE. 

Residence,  1744 
Second  Street; 
office,  206  Mc- 
Neece  Building, 
San  Diego.  Born 
May  20,  1881,  at 
San  Diego,  Cali- 
fornia. S  0  n  of 
Moses  A.  and 
Adelaide  (Mant- 
auia)  Luce.  Grad- 
uated from  San 
Diego  High  School 
in  1899,  and  from 
Stanford  Univer- 
sity, May,  1905, 
with  degree  of 
A.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, June  22,  1905,  at  Los  Angeles.  Ap- 
pointed Deputy  City  Attorney  of  San  Diego, 
1909-10.  Candidate  for  District  Attorney  of 
San  Diego  County,  1910.  Is  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  as  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Luce  &  Luce  to  date.  Member  of 
the  University  Club,  N.  S.  G.  W.,  and  B.  P, 
O.  E.  fraternities,  and  the  San  Diego  Bar 
Association.     Rejiublican. 

MOSES   A.   LUCE. 

Residence,  1744 
Sec  ond  Street; 
office,  McNeece 
B  u  i  1  d  i  ng,  San 
Diego.  Born  i  n 
Payson,  Adams 
County,  Illinois, 
May  14,  1842. 
Son  of  Chris- 
topher  S.  and 
Sarah  G.  (Pottle) 
Luce.  Married 
December  20, 
1870,  to  Adelaide 
M  a  ntania.  En- 
tered Hillsdale 
College  in  1859, 
r  e  m  aining  until 
1861,  when  he  en- 
listed for  the  Civil  War.  Re-entered  college 
in  1864,  graduating  in  1866,  with  the  degree 
of  A.  B.,  and  in  1872  received  the  degree  of 
A.  M.  Graduated  from  the  Albany  Law 
School  in'  1867,  with  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court 
at  Albany,  New  York,  in  May,  1867;  in  the 
Supreme  Court  at  Springfield,  Illinois,  in 
1868;  in  the  United  States  Circuit  Court  in 
1871,  and  in  the  District  Court  of  San  Diego 
County,  July,  1873.  Moved  to  California  in 
1873,  and  was  admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court 
of  California  in  1877.  Served  three  years  in 
tlie  4th  Michigan  Infantry,  1861-64.     Elected 


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iudge  of  County  Court  of  San  Diego,  1S75-S1. 
in  1898  the  firm  of  Luce  &  Sloane  was 
formed,  continuing  until  June,  1911,  since 
which  time  he  has  engaged  in  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  under  the  firm  name 
of  Luce  &  Luce.  Member  of  Masonic  bodies 
and  Knights  Templar.     Republican. 

JOHN  WESLEY  LUTER. 

Ko-idence,  1710 
^V  e  s  t  Sixth 
Street;  office,  64-5 
South  Hill  Street, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Mobile, 
Alabama.  Novem- 
ber 21,  1882.  Son 
of  William  H.  and 
Margaret  J . 
(Fairley)  Luter. 
Educated  in  the 
grammar  and  high 
schools  of  native 
state,  1890-95, 
and  Barton  Acad- 
emy. Mobile,  Ala- 
b  a  m  a^  1895-99. 
Served  as  clerk  of 
the  First  National  Bank  of  that  city  in  1900, 
taking  business  course  of  study  in  Mallison's 
Business  College,  Atlanta,  Georgia,  the  fol- 
lowing year.  From  1901  to  1906  studied  law 
in  Spragiie's  Law  School,  also  serving  as 
stenographer  and  as  chief  clerk  in  engineer- 
ing, traffic  and  transportation  departments  of 
railroads  in  southern  and  western  part  of  the 
United  States  and  Mexico.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  October,  19t)6,  when  he  commenced 
the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Wm. 
A.  Chenev.  Admitted  to  practice  in  state 
court,  July  23.  1909,  at  Los  Angeles,  and  to 
the  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
October  4,  1909.  Maintains  offices  in  Los 
Angeles.  Connected  with  Los  Angeles  Gas  and 
Electric  Corporation.  Honorary  member  of 
Mobile  Rifles.  Member  of  Masonic  bodies, 
Los  Angeles  Bar  Association,  and  of  Xopeia 
and  Knickerbocker  clubs.  Patron  of  Orpheus 
Club.     Democrat. 

EDWARD  DEAN  LYMAN. 

Residence,  2429  Juliet  Street;  office,  4(!3 
Wright  &  Callender  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Virginia  City,  Nevada,  November  5. 
1881.  Son  of  Dean  Briggs  and  Anna  Louise 
(Dunlap)  Lyman.  Married  April  5.  1905,  to 
Eva  Marian  Wheeler.  Graduated  from  Reno 
High  School,  Reno,  Nevada,  1899.  Entered 
Stanford  University,  graduating  therefrom 
in  19(14,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Graduated 
from  the  University  of  Southern  California, 
College  of  Law,  in  1910,  with  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  Los   Angeles,  January,   1909.     Commenced 


the  practice  of  his  profession  immediately 
upon  admission  in  Los  Angeles  in  the  office 
of  Lee  &  Chase  until  1911.  Formed  partner- 
ship with  C.  W.  Chase  and  Eugene  Overton, 
January,  1911,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  and  the  Sigma 
Alpha  Epsilon  fraternities,  California  and 
Los  Angeles  Country  clubs.  Masonic  bodies, 
Shriner,  Knights  Templar,  and  Los  Angeles 
Bar  Association.     Republican. 

EDWARD   J.    LYNCH. 

Residence.  20S9  Golden  Gate  Avenue; 
office,  1012-1013  Mills  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  San  Francisco,  California, 
August  19,  1877.  Son  of  Michael  M.  and 
Cecilia  (McFarland)  Lynch.  Married  to 
Benvenuta  Grady,  November  19,  1907.     Grad- 


uated from  the  Mission  Grammar  School  in 
1S92,  and  the  Lowell  High  School  in  1895. 
Read  law  in  office  of  W.  F.  Herrin.  Asso- 
ciated with  Southern  Pacific  Law  Depart- 
ment, for  five  years.  Admitted  to  the  bar, 
June  12,  1901.  Attorney  for  Public  Admin- 
istrator of  San  Francisco,  19t)6-7.  Prac- 
tices alone  to  date.  Delegate  to  state  and 
local  republican  conventions  several  times. 
Member  of  the  Transportation  and  Ariel 
Rowing  clubs.  Knights  of  Columbus,  N.  S.  G. 
W.,  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities.  President 
of  the  Pacific  Association  of  Amateur  Oars- 
men.    Republican. 

PHILIP  B.  LYNCH. 

Residence,  910  Sonoma  Street;  office,  324 
Georgia  Street,  Vallejo.  Born  in  Vallejo, 
California,  June  28,  1S72.  Son  of  Philip 
Bernard  and  Mary  Ann  (Ryan)  Lynch.  Mar- 
ried  October   26,"  1898.   to   Minnie   M.   Clyne. 


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403 


Attended  the  parochial  and  public  schools  of 
Vallejo  and  later  St.  Joseph's  Academy,  Oak- 
land, and  Santa  Clara  College,  graduating 
therefrom  in  1889.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  by  the  Third  District  Court  of  Ap- 
peals, in  Sacramento,  June  24,  1907.  Member 
of  the  Board  of  City  Trustees  of  Vallejo, 
1900^2.  President  of  Merchants'  Association 
of  Vallejo,  1900-1.  Mayor  of  the  city  of 
Vallejo  from  1902  to  1904. 

CHARLES  W.   LYON. 

Residence,  Venice;  office,  212  Exchange 
Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Los  Angeles, 
September  13,  1887.  Son  of  James  Henry 
and  Laura  Emma  (Simpson)  Lyon.  Married 
Nancy  P.  Janney,  September  21,  1911.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  Los  Angeles 
and  San  Francisco.  Studied  law  in  the  legal 
department  of  the  Title  Insurance  and  Trust 
Company,  Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in   1910.     Republican. 

SAMUEL  STEPHEN  McCAHILL. 

Residence,  Berkeley;  office,  Balboa  Build- 
ing, San  Francisco.  Born  in  Warren  County, 
Iowa,  April  9,  1882.  Son  of  Mathew  and 
Catherine  J.  (Donovan)  McCahill.  Moved  to 
California  in  April,  1902.  Attended  the 
grammar  schools  of  Warren  County,  Iowa, 
and  later  the  Drake  University  of  Des 
Moines,  Iowa.  Received  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
from  the  University  of  Southern  California 
in  1906,  and  the  degree  of  LL.  M.  from  Yale 
University  in  1908.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Los  Angeles  January  16,  1906.  With  the 
Title  Guarantee  and  Trust  Company  until 
1907.  Associated  with  the  firm  of  Titus  & 
Creed  to  date.     Republican. 

HARRY  STEPHEN  McCALLUM. 

Residence,  1227 
West  24th  Street; 
office,  210  Story 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  July 
1.5,  1857,  in  Fair- 
field, Iowa.  Son 
of  John  James 
and  Mary  Ann 
(Bates)  McC  a  1- 
lum.  Moved  to 
California  in  1907. 
Married  June  17, 
1900,  to  Mary 
Jane  Boyd.  Edu- 
cated at  the  gram- 
m  a  r  schools  at 
Washington,  D. 
C,  and  Omaha, 
Nebraska,  and  preparatory  school  of  Tabor 
College,  Tabor,  Iowa.  Aclmitted  to  the  bar 
of  Utah  by  the  Supreme  Court  in  1892,  and 
continued    practice    in    Salt    Lake    City   until 


1897,  when  he  removed  to  Houston,  Texas, 
and  was  admitted  to  jn-aetice  in  that  state. 
Admi-tted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1899,  and 
practiced  in  Baker  City  for  three  years  fol- 
lowing. After  giving  six  years'  attention  to 
mining  operations  he  returned  to  the  practice 
of  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1909.  Chairman  of  County  Repub- 
lican Committee,  Alturas  County,  Idaho, 
1884-85.  Chairman  of  County  Liberal  Cen- 
tral Committee,  Salt  Lake  County,  Utah, 
1888-94.  President  of  Oquirrh  Club,  a  polit- 
ical organization  of  Salt  Lake  City,  1894-96. 
President  of  Vermont  Square  Improvement 
Association  of  Los  Angeles  and  of  the  United 
Improvement  Association  of  the  S.  W.,  of 
Los  Angeles,  and  Vice-president  of  Federated 
Improvement  Association,  1910-12.  Rejiubli- 
can. 

NEIL  STEERE  MCCARTHY. 

Residence,  825  West  32d  Street;  office,  529 
Douglas  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Phoenix,  Arizona,  May  6,  1888.  Son  of 
James  and  Mary  (Enright)  McCarthy.  At- 
tended the  parochial  school  in  Phoenix  from 
1894  to  1896,  public  schools,  grammar  depart- 


ment, from  1896-1899;  parochial  school,  1900; 
public  grammar  school,  1900-03;  high  school, 
1903-7;  University  of  Michigan,  1907-10, 
graduating  in  that  year  with  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  state 
of  Michigan,  at  Lansing,  Michigan,  June  28, 
1910.  Moved  to  the  state  of  California  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Los  Angeles  in 
the  same  year  and  later  to  United  States  Dis- 
trict Court  of  Southern  California.  Member 
of  the  firm  of  James,  Smith  &  McCarthy 
since  .January,  1912.  Member  of  the  Knights 
of   Columbus  and   Young  Men's  Institute. 


404 


BIO  G  R  AL'  11  IV  AL 


HERBERT    S.    G.    McCARTNEY. 

Kesi.kMu-o,  'XW  West  Istli  Street ;  olH.-e, 
District  Attorney's  Otlic-e,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
ill  Springfield,  Illinois,  October  26,  1SG5.  Son 
of  Robert  J.  and  Margaret  S.  (Greenwood) 
:MiCartney.  Married  Alice  G.  MeCaldin,  in 
1896.  Educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
his  native  town,  and  graduated  from  the  high 
school  of  Maryville,  Missouri,  in  ISSS. 
Moved  to  California  in  1889,  and  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  (.'alifornia,  in  Los  Angeles  in  189o. 
In  191)2  elected  to  the  Assembly  and  re- 
elected in  1904.  Appointed  Deputy  District 
Attornev  in  1905  and  continues  to  hold  that 
position  to  date.  Appointed  member  of  the 
State  Commission  of  Revenue  and  Taxation 
from  19(1.1  until  1909.  Elected  to  the  State 
Senate  in  19i!(j,  from  the  38th  District,  ^fem- 
ber  of  the   Masonic   fraternity.     Republican. 

H.  H.  McCLOSKEY. 

Residence,  Salada  P.eacli;  oflico,  lll-± 
Crocker  Building,  Sau  Francisco.  Born  April 
7,  18G1,  at  Yreka,  Siskiyou  County.  Son 
of  John  H.  and  Margaret  (Harrison)  Mc- 
Closkey.  Married  Januaiy  1,  188.5,  to  Emily 
M.  Parinton.  Received  his  early  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Merced  County.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  February  7,  1885.  Practices 
his  i)rofession  alone  to  date.     Republican. 

VERNON  CLARE  McCOLLOUGH. 

Hesiileuce,  1111 
South  Alvarado 
Street;  office,  610- 
611  Title  Insur- 
ance Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in 
Wichita,  Kansas, 
.lanuary  20,  1886. 
Son  of  Dr.  A.  M. 
F.  and  I']mma  A. 
(Mc  C  1  e  vathan) 
M  c  C  o  1  1  0  u  g  h. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1892  and 
attendqd  the  Har- 
v  a  r  d  M  i  litary 
School,  Los  An- 
gel es  (1900-3), 
the  University  of 
Southern  Califoniia  (1903-4),  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, Palo  Alto  (1905-8),  and  the  Univer- 
sity of  Southern  California,  Law  School, 
from  1908  until  his  graduation,  in  1910. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  E.  W.  Freeman 
of  Los  Angeles,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California,  September  27,  1911,  since  which 
period  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession.  Secretary  to  date 
of  the  following  companies:  McColIough  In- 
vestment    Company,     California     City     Land 


Company.  Alvarado  Oil  Company,  and  the 
.iacob  Rancho  Water  Company.  Member  of 
tiie  University  Club,  Masonic  and  Phi  Delta 
Phi  fraternities.     Republican. 


FRANK  D.  McCLURE. 

Residence,  1250  Magnolia  Avenue;  office, 
319-323  Douglas  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
July  11,  1871,  in  Freemont  County,  Iowa. 
Son  of  Erastus  B.  and  Harriett  (Brittan) 
McClure.  Moved  to  California  in  1884. 
Married  June  1,  1896,  to  Angle  C.  Xugent. 
Received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  in  Tulare  County.  Graduateil  from 
the  Stockton  Normal  School,  Stockton.  In 
1894  received  the  degree  of  B.  S.  from 
Valparaiso  University,  Indiana,  ami  in  1896 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Indiana  in  1S96,  and  to  the  bar 
of  California  the  same  year;  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Now  practicing  alone, 
specializing  in  corporation,  oil,  and  mining 
law.  Member  of  the  Masonic  order.  Repub- 
lican. 

RALPH  CLINTON  McCOMISH. 

Residence,  553 
North  4th  Street; 
office,  43-45 
Knox  Block,  San 
.lose.  Born  in 
Nolo,  Pennsylva- 
nia, August  ."I, 
1877.  Son  of  Nel- 
son and  Martha 
Jane  (Davis)  Mc- 
Comish.  Moved  lo 
Cal  i  f  o  r  n  i  a  in 
18  9  9.  Attended 
the  public  and 
high  schools  of 
Tniliaiia  and  latiM- 
Indiana  Norma  1 
School,  graduat- 
ing in  1897.  At- 
tended the  Leland  Stanford  Jr.  University, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.B.  in  1903,  and  the 
degree  of  LL.B.  in  1905.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  San  Francisco,  March  16, 
1904;  United  States  Circuit  Court,  January 
25,  1909;  United  States  District  Court,  De- 
cember 2,  1908.  Deputy  County  Clerk  of  Santa 
Clara  County,  January  1,  1906,  to  December  31, 
1907.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  San 
Jose  in  partnership  with  Will  M.  Beggs.  Janu- 
ary 1,  1908,  under  the  firm  name  of  Beggs  & 
McComish,  which  continues  to  date.  Member 
of  Company  "F,"  5th  Pennsylvania  A'olunteer 
Infantry,  iii  1898.  Member  of  the  B.  P.  O.  E. 
and  Masonic  fraternities.     Republican. 


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405 


PAUL  JOHN  Mccormick. 

-  Eegidence,  1638  Cimarron  Street;  office, 
Hall  of  Justice,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  New 
York  City,  New  York,  April  23,  1879.  Son 
of  Daniel  Joseph  and  Katherine  Mary 
(Corcoran)  McCormick.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1887.     Married  June  26,  1908,  to  Mary 


Josephine  Redmond.  Eeceived  his  education 
in  the  Sisters'  School  at  San  Diego  and 
the  public  and  grammar  schools  of  the  same 
place;  All  Hallows,  Salt  Lake  City,  1891- 
92;  St.  Ignatius  College,  San  Francisco, 
1892-93;  public  schools  in  Los  Angeles,  1893- 
94;  Los  Angeles  High  School,  1894-98.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Los  Angeles  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  California,  April  30,  1900. 
Also  admitted  to  practice  into  the  federal 
courts  of  Los  Angeles.  Assistant  Librarian 
of  Los  Angeles  County  Law  Library  from 
1898  to  1903.  In  civil  practice  "in  Los 
Angeles  with  Max  Loewenthal  and  alone 
from  1902  to  1905.  Appointed  Deputy  District 
Attorney  of  Los  Angeles  County  in  1905,  serv- 
ing until  July,  1910,  when  he  was  appointed 
Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Los  Angeles 
County,  being  elected  to  the  same  office  in 
November,  1910.  Member  of  the  JTniversity, 
Newman,  Union  League,  Metropolitan,  and 
Knickerbocker  clubs  of  Los  Angeles,  Los  An- 
geles Chamber  of  Commerce,  Los  Angeles 
Countv  Bar  Association,  Elks,  Knights  of 
Columbus,  I.  O.  F.,  M.  W.  of  A.,  and  Y.  M.  I. 
Professor  of  "Criminal  Law  and  Procedure"  in 
the  Department  of  Law  of  University  of 
Southern  California.     Republican. 

CLIFFORD   McCLELLAN. 

Residence,  320  Frederick  Street;  office,  410 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  Sep- 
tember  23,   1872,  in  Bridgeport,   Connecticut. 


Son  of  R.  Guy  and  Mary  Louise  (Baldwin) 
McCIellan.  Moved  to  this  state  in  1873. 
Graduated  from  the  Bay  District  School,  Ala- 
meda County,  in  1888.  Graduated  from  the 
Berkeley  High  School  in  1891,  and  from 
Hastings  College  of  the  Law  in  1896,  with 
the    degree    of    LL.B.     Admitted    to    the    bar 


in  1896  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Associated 
with  R.  B.  McCIellan,  under  the  firm  name 
of  McCIellan  &  McCIellan,  which  continues  to 
date.  Secretary  of  Republican  County  Com- 
mittee, 1900-4.  Chairman  Cami^aign  Com- 
mittee, 1909.  Member  of  the  Union  League 
Club,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  California  Society,  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution.     Republican. 

ROBERT  BRUCE  McCLELLAN. 

Residence,  Keystone  Apartments;  office, 
410  Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
August  12,  1870,  in  San  Francisco.  Son  of 
R.  Guy  and  Mary  L.  (Baldwin)  McCIellan. 
Married  February  18,  1911,  to  Sophie  Singer, 
of  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  Educated  in  the  pub- 
lic and  high  schools  of  San  Francisco  and 
Berkeley  and  Hastings  Law  School,  1889  to 
1892.  Read  law  in  the  office  of  his  father, 
R.  Guy  McCIellan.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1892,  when  he  entered  into  part- 
nership with  his  father,  R.  Guy  McCIellan, 
under  the  firm  name  of  McCIellan  &  Mc- 
CIellan, which  continued  until  the  decease  of 
his  father  in  1896,  when  he  formed  partner- 
ship with  his  brother,  Clifford  McCIellan, 
under  the  firm  name  of  McCIellan  &  McCIel- 
lan, which  continues  to  date.  Candidate  for 
Superior  Judge  of  San  Francisco  County  in 
1902  and  1910.  Member  cf  Stanford  Parlor 
No.  76,  N.  S.  G.  W.     Republican. 


406 


BIOGPi  APHIC  AL 


WILIilAM   D.    McCONNELL. 

Kesidence,  109  South  Hiii  Street;  office, 
609-610  Chamber  of  Commeroe  BuiUling.  Los 
Angeles.  Boru  June  24,  1S66,  in  Indiana. 
Son  of  George  and  Elizabeth  (Hunter)  Mc- 
Connell.  Educated  in  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  Indiana.     (Jraduated  from  Law  De- 


tice  in  the  Superior  Court  of  Tehama  County, 
California,  in  1SS6.  Elected  District  Attor- 
ney of  Tehama  County  in  the  fall  of  1S86, 
and  served  three  terms,  ending  January  1, 
1903.  Admitted  to  practice  in  the  Supreme 
Court  of  California  in  19t)3.  Since  his  admis- 
sion   to    the    bar    has    practiced    continuously 


partment  of  Valparaiso  University,  Indiana, 
May  31,  1893,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Indiana,  1893;  Illinois, 
1893;  California,  October  15,  1901,  and  later 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California,  and  L^nited 
States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  for  Ninth 
District.  Practiced  law  in  Galesburg,  Il- 
linois, until  1898.  Engaged  in  the  practice 
of  law  in  Los  Angeles  to  date.  Member  of 
Company  "C,"  6th  Regiment,  I.  X.  G.,  at  Pekin 
and  Spring  Valley.  Illinois,  during  the  riots 
of  1894.  Served  with  the  3d  U.  S.  V.  Engi- 
neers, in  1898  and  1S99,  at  Havana  and 
Mantanzas,  Cuba,  during  the  Spanish-Ameri- 
can War.  Member  of  Masonic  order  and 
Metropolitan  and  Knickerbocker  clubs.  Re- 
publican. 

ALEXANDER  McKEAN  McCOY. 

Residence  and  office.  Red  Bluff,  Tehama 
County,  California.  Born  in  Clark  County, 
Missouri,  June  9,  1852.  Son  of  Joseph  and 
Jane  (McKean)  McCoy.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1876.  Married  December  2,  1885,  to 
Hattie  Muth.  Attended  Pleasant  Hill  Acad- 
emy, Clark  County,  Missouri,  La  Grange 
College,  La  Grange,  Missouri  and  Christian 
University,  Canton,  Missouri,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  June,  1874,  with  the  degree  of 
A.B.,  and  later  received  the  degree  of  A.M. 
from  the  same  institution.     Admitted  to  prac- 


in  Tehama  County  and  other  counties  and  m 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  state  and  in  the 
federal  courts.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Mc- 
Coy &  Cans  since  1900.  Member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic and  I.  0.  O.  F.  fraternities.     Democrat. 

LON   STEPHENS  McCOY. 

Res  idence,  986 
Gramercy  Drive; 
office,  532-528 
A  m  erican  Bank 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Orange.  Cali- 
fornia, February 
12,  1886.  Son  of 
John  Craig  and 
]M  a  r  J-  11  e  s  t  c  r 
(Rush)  McCoy. 
Received  his  early 
education  in  Los 
Angeles  Grammar 
Scliools,  and  for 
two  and  one-half 
years  attended  the 
Los  Angeles  Mili- 
tary Academy,  later  the  Harvard  Military 
School,  and  completed  his  education  by  at- 
tending the  University  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
at  Los  Angeles,  July  22,  1908,  and  later  to 
the  L'nited  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 


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407 


of  Southern  California.  In  January,  1910, 
formed  partnership  with  Ewald  E.  Selph, 
under  firm  name  of  McCoy  &  Selph,  which 
continued  until  January,  1911,  when  he  be- 
came a  member  of  the  firm  of  McCoy,  Selph 
&  Richards,  which  continues  to  date.  Province 
President  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternity;  Member  of 
the  N.  S.  G.  W.,  University  and  Los  Angeles 
Athletic   clubs.     Republican. 

ALFRED  F.  MacDONALD. 

Residence,  Ocean  Park;  office,  600  Bryson 
Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Denver, 
Colorado,  in  1889.  Son  of  Frederick  H.  and 
Alice  A.  (Abbott)  MacDonald.  Moved  to 
California  in  1906  and  received  his  education 
in  the  jjublic  and  high  schools  of  Los  Ange- 
les. Graduated  from  the  University  of  South- 
ern California,  Law  Department,  in  1912  with 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1910;  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  for  Southern  District  of 
California  in  1911,  and  practices  in  associa- 
tion with  the  firm  of  Davis  &  Rush  to  date. 
Republican. 

DONALD  MITCHELL  McDONALD. 

Residence,  3  2  1 
South  Bunker  Hill 
Avenue;  office, 
411-416  San  Fer- 
nando B  u  i  Iding, 
Los  Angeles. 
B  0  r  n  January  7, 
1840,  in  Toronto, 
Canada.  Son  o  f 
Hon.  Donald  and 
Frances  (Mitch- 
ell) McDonald. 
Married  February 
16,  1863,  to  Jane 
Morrow  (deceased 
1876);  June,  1870, 
to  Elizabeth  Jane 
Hen  ry  (deceased 
Decemiaer,  1900). 
Educated  by  private  tutors;  Upper  Canada 
College,  1849-56.  Studied  law  in  offices  of 
McDonald  Brothers,  of  Toronto,  1857-62. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Law  Society  of 
Upper  Canada  as  barrister  at  law,  1862,  and 
received  degree  of  barrister  of  law.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1889  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  in  1863  in  Toronto, 
in  partnership  with  Theodore  Henry  Spencer, 
under  the  firm  name  Spencer  &  McDonald, 
which  continued  for  two  years.  Later  mem- 
ber of  firm  McDonald,  Badgers,  Strathey  & 
Nellis  for  six  years.  Moved  to  California 
in  1889,  where,  in  Los  Angeles  for  two  years, 
he  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  McDonald 
&  Shaw,  and  one  year  with  McDonald  & 
Wynn,    since    which    time    he    is    engaged    in 


the  practice  alone.  Specializes  in  corpora- 
tion law.  Member  of  Huron  Rifles,  Canada, 
I.  0.  F.  and  A.  O.  F.     Democrat. 

RICHARD  HAYES  McDONALD. 

Residence  and  office,  261  Pierce  Street,  San 
Francisco.  Born  in  Sacramento,  California, 
August  28,  1854.  Son  of  Dr.  R.  H.  McDonald 
and  Sarah  Mariah  (Whipple)  McDonald.  At- 
tended the  public  schools  of  New  York  City, 
1870-71.     Studied    medicine  at    Jena    Univer- 


sity, Germany,  i874.  Graduated  from  Hop- 
kins Grammar  School,  1875.  Entered  Yale 
University  in  1877,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  in  1881,  and  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  Harvard 
University.  Treasurer  of  California  State 
Board  of  Silk  Culture  in  1885.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California,  1898,  since  which  date 
has  been  practicing  alone  in  San  Francisco. 
Member  of  the  California  Geographical  So- 
ciety, and  California  Pioneer  Society.  In- 
dependent. 

ROBERT   W.   McDONALD. 

Residence,  585  North  Hill  Street;  office, 
207-208  Slavin  Building,  Pasadena.  Son  of 
Marshall  and  Elizabeth  (Scott)  McDonald. 
Born  December,  1868,  in  Beaver  County, 
Pennsylvania.  Married  in  1895  to  Estelle  Cor- 
son. Moved  to  California  in  1897.  Educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Pennsylvania.  Stud- 
ied law  in  offices  of  Judge  Waldo  M.  York, 
Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, April  9,  1901,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern 
California.  Appointed  Assistant  City  At- 
torney of  Pasadena,  July,  1901.  This  office 
he  resigned  in  1906.  Shortly  afterward  was 
appointed  Police  Judge  of  Pasadena  and  Jus- 


408 


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tice  of  the  Peace  of  Pasadena  Township.  County,  New  York.  Son  of  Asa  ami  Eliza- 
Elected  to  office  of  .Instice  of  Peace  in  1907.  v,eth  (Aytes)  McDonald.  Moved  to  Califor- 
Re-elected  in  lf>ll  for  a  term  of  four  years  HJa  in  1903.  Married  in  1S73  to  Bessie  Viola 
and  still  acts  as  Police  .Imlue  for  the  city  of        Dwight.      Educated    in    the   ]>ublic   schools   of 

New  York  State.  Graduated  from  Bing- 
hampton  Academy.  Prepared  for  College  at 
Cortland  Academy,  New  York,  and  Cazanovia 
Seminary,  New  York.  Graduated  from  Al- 
bany Law  School,  Albany,  New  York,  in  18(i7 
with  the  degree  of  B.  L.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  New  York  State,  May,  1867,  and  to 
the  bar  of  this  state  and  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  in  1905.  Prac- 
ticed law  in  Binghampton,  New  Y''ork,  until 
he  moved  to  Los  Angeles,  where  he  continues 
to  the  present  time.  Elected  District  At- 
torney of  Broome  County,  New  Y^^ork,  1874; 
re-elected  to  that  office,  1877,  serving  two 
full  terms.  Sergeant  in  Company  "K,"  179th 
New  Y'ork  Infantry  during  the  Civil  War, 
and  was  captured  at  Petersburg,  Virginia, 
October  1,  18()4,  and  held  as  prisoner  of  war 
jn  Libby  Prison,  Richmond,  Virginia,  and 
Sailesbury,  North  Carolina,  until  March,  ISfio. 
"Was  honorably  discharged  at  the  close  of  the 
war,  at  Elmira,  New  York,  June,  1865.  Re- 
publican. 

ELMER  R.  Mcdowell. 

Residence,  9  2  1 
Gramercy  Drive; 
office,  408-416 
A  m  crican  B  a  n  k 
Building,  Los  An 
geles.  Born  July 
26,  1871,  in  Free- 
port,  Illinois.  Son 
of  Elmer  K.  and 
Elizabeth  Caroline 
(Baker)  McDow- 
ell. Received  his 
early  education  in 
the  public  schools 
of  Illinois.  Moved 
t  o  Calif orni;i  i  n 
1893.  Graduated 
from  the  Law  Col- 
lege   of    the    Uni- 

versitv  of  Southern  California  in  1906  with 
tiie  degrP*^  of  LL.  B.,  and  in  1909  with  degree 
of  LL.  M.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  .luly,  1906,  and  for  a  short  jieriod 
was  in  partnership  with  Charles  E.  Haas,  but 
on  the  dissolution  of  that  partnership  prac- 
ticed alone  and  so  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  University  and  Union  League  and 
Gamut  clubs.  President  of  the  Metropolitan 
club  and  member  of  tlic  Knights  of  Pythias, 
Masonic,  B.  I'.  <).  K.  .mil  1.  O.  O.  F.,  frater- 
nities.    Republican. 

DANIEL  McFADZEAN. 

Residence,  Los  Angeles;  office,  (5(19-61 1  Cliam-  Residence  and  office.  Visalia.    Born  in  1867 

ber  of  Commerce  Building,  Los  Angeles.     Born       in     Ontario,     Canada.     Son    of    William    and 
July    20,    1845,    at    North     Fenton,     Broome        Jean      (McNeil)      McFadzean.     Married      in 


Pasadena.  Instigator  of  the  [ilan  of  admin- 
istrating a  cure  for  drunkards  at  the  expense 
of  the  city.  Member  of  Los  Angeles  Bar  As- 
sociation, Masonic  order,  Scottish  Rite  32°, 
K.  O.  T.  M..  W.  O.  W.,  and  Pasadena  Board 
of  Trade.  Regent  Ro.val  Arcanum.  Repub- 
lican. 

THEODORE   F.   McDONALD. 


BIOGEAPniC  AL 


409 


1893  to  Nell  Owen.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  and  Collegiate  Institute  of  Canada. 
Studied  law  in  San  Francisco.  Moved  to 
California  in  1888.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  1893.  Member  of  the  firm 
of  Roth  &  McFadzean,  in  Visalia,  until  1906, 
when  he  became  member  of  the  firm  of 
Power  &  McFadzean,  which  continues  to 
date.  City  Superintendent  of  Visalia  schools 
for  four  years.  District  Attorney  of  Tulare 
County  for  eight  years.  Member  of  Ma- 
sonic   order.     Democrat. 

GILBERT  A.  McELROY. 

Eesidence,  Wes- 
ton ia  Apartments; 
office,  431  I.  W. 
Ilellman  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
January  13,  1875, 
in  Fremont 
County,  Iowa.  Son 
of  James  A.  and 
Flora  E.  (Mann) 
McElroy.  Moved 
t  0  California  i  n 
1902.  Married 
July  3,  1904,  to 
Bright  Wallace. 
Educated  in  the 
jiublie  schools  of 
Iowa,  Iowa  City 
A  c  a  d  e  m  y  ,  and 
State  University  of  Iowa.  Received  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  D.  in  1907  from  Law  Department 
of  the  National  University,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Nevada,  1904;  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia,  1907;  California,  1911,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Prac- 
ticed law  in  Ely,  Nevada,  1907-11.  Sincu 
1911  has  been  associated  in  the  general  prac- 
tice of  law  with  E.  G.  Kuster.  Member  of 
50th  Regiment  Iowa  Volunteer  Infantry  dur 
ing  Spanish  War.'  From  1S99  to  1906"  mem- 
ber of  17th  and  13th  U.  S.  Infantry,  resigning 
as  First  Lieutenant  in  1906.  Captain  of  Uni- 
form Rank,  K.  of  P.,  in  Nevada. 

GARRET  WILLIAM  McENERNEY. 

Residence,  2S98  Broadway;  office,  1277  Flood 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Napa,  Cali- 
fornia, February  17,  1865.  Son  of  .John  and 
Margaret  Gunoude  McEnerney.  Married  Au- 
gust 20,  1896,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John 
S.  and  Ellen  Barrett  Hogan  (died  September 
25,  1900) ;  April  14,  1903,  Genevieve,  daughter 
of  Will  S.  and  Josephine  Armstrong  Davis 
Green.  Educated  in  the  public  and  private 
s&hools  at  Napa,  1871-78;  Sacramento  (Cali- 
fornia) Institute,  conducted  by  the  Christian 
Brothers,  1878-80;  St.  Mary's  College,  San 
Francisco,  1880-81,  graduating  with  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  in  1881.  Studied  law  at  Napa  from 
1882  to   1886,  with  Spencer   &  Henning.  com- 


posed of  Dennis  Spencer  and  W.  F.  Henning. 
Admitted  to  practice  in  the  Superior  Court  of 
Napa  County,  February  17,  1886;  Supreme 
Court  of  California,  March  1,  1886.  Removed 
to  San  Francisco  February  22,  1886,  and  has 
resided    there    ever    since.     Employed    in    the 


law  offitce  of  David  McClure,  1886-89,  In  law 
partnership  with  Dennis  Spencer,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Spencer  &  McEnerney,  1889-92. 
Member  of  law  partnership  of  Maxwell  & 
McEnerney,  with  George  H.  Maxwell,  1892-93, 
From  1893  to  1895,  in  partnership  with  John 
A.  Stanly,  George  R.  B.  Hayes  and  Henry  W. 
Bradley,  under  the  firm  name  of  Stanly,  Hayes, 
McEnerney  &  Bradley.  Since  1895  has  prac- 
ticed alone.  Attorney  for  State  and  San 
Francisco  Boards  of  Health  from  189(3  to  1899. 
Regent  of  University  of  California  since  1901. 
Member  of  the  Pacific  Union,  University,  Bo- 
hemian and  Olympic  clubs,  of  San  Francisco. 
Democrat. 

MICHAEL  JOSEPH  McGARRY. 

Residence,  2123  Estrella  Avenue;  ofiiee,  530- 
531  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
April  13,  1872,  in  Chicago,  Illinois.  Son  of 
Daniel  M.  and  Margaret  (MeCaughan)  Mc- 
Garry.  Married  May  10,  1898,  to  Mary  Eva- 
line  Quinlan.  Moved  to  California  in  1881. 
Received  his  early  education  in  All  Saints 
Parochial  School,  Chicago,  Illinois;  St.  Vin- 
cent's College,  Los  Angeles;  Clongowes  Wood 
College,  Dublin,  Ireland,  and  graduating  in 
1894  from  Notre  Dame  University,  Notre 
Dame,  Indiana,  with  degree  of  B.  L.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Indiana  June  21,  1894, 
and  to  the  bar  of  California  October  9th,  of 
the  same  year.  Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.,  K. 
of  C,  Newman  Club,  and  A.  O.  H.  Repub- 
lican. 


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BIOGliAPIIIC  AL 


C.  L.  McFARIiAND. 

Eesidence  and  office.  Riverside.  Born 
September  22,  1871.  in  Galesburg,  Illinois. 
Son  of  John  and  Mary  (Leavenworth)  Mc- 
Farland.  Moved  to  California  in  1882.  Mar- 
ried .Tune  1.  190.5,  to  .Tean  A.  Henderson. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  California. 


Graduated  from  the  University  of  California 
with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  1897,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  In  1910  formed  partnership 
with  W.  G.  Irving,  under  the  firm  name  of 
McFarland  &  Irving,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  order,  Scottish  Rite, 
Shrine,  Knights  Templar,  and  B.  P.  O.  E. 
Republican. 

CHARLES  McGAVIN. 

Residence,  111.3  South  Magnolia  Avenue; 
office,  601  I.  W.  Hellman  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Sangamon  County,  Illinois, 
January  10,  1874.  Son  of  .Tames  and  Mary 
(Farley)  McGavin.  Moved  to  California  in 
1912.  'Married  February  21,  1912,  to  Anna 
Ford  Johnson.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Springfield  and  High  School  of 
Mt.  Olive,  Illinois.  Read  law  in  the  office 
of  Orendorflf  &  Patton,  Springfield,  Illinois. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois,  .Tune,  1897; 
United  States  Supreme  Court,  March  1,  1906; 
California,  May,  1912.  Assistant  City  At- 
torney of  Chicago  from  1903  to  1904.  Mem- 
ber of  Congress  from  Eighth  Illinois  District, 
1905  to  1909.     Republican. 

JAMES    SUMNER   McGINNIS. 

Residence,  3-54  North  5th  Street;  office. 
Farmers    Union    Building,   San    Jose.     Born 


in  Tuscarawas  County,  Ohio,  October  31, 
1863.  Son  of  John  F.  and  Susan  (Dotts) 
McGinnis.  Married  Edith  Forrest  in  1891. 
Attended  the  Western  College,  at  Toledo, 
during  1881-82.  Admitted  to  the  bar,  at 
Lincoln,  Nebraska,  in  1891.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1891.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
law  in  San  .lose  iu  1S92,  and  continues  to 
date. 

PRANK  McGOWAN. 

Residence,  206  Haight  Street;  office,  Hum- 
boldt Bank  Building.  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Steilacoom,  Washington.  September  4,  1860. 
Son  of  Terrance  McGowan  and  Ann  (Rig- 
ney)  ^McGowan.  Moved  to  California  in  1862. 
Married    to   Lena    Blum   September   28,    1889. 


Received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  San  Francisco  and  Humboldt  County,  and 
l)y  private  tuition.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in 
San  Francisco.  .Tanuary  8,  1883.  Practiced 
law  in  Humboldt  County  until  1896.  Has 
been  engaged  in  practice  in  San  Francisco 
since  1890.  Now  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
McGowan  &  Westlake.  Assemblyman  1887- 
89  of  Humboldt  County.  Senator  from  1889 
to  1897,  Humboldt  and  Del  Norte  counties. 
Presidential  Elector,  1900.     Republican. 

T.   J.   K.   MacGOWEN. 

Residence,  2628  Castro  Street;  office.  410- 
412  Merchants  Trust  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Albany,  New  York.  June  20,  1884. 
Son  of  P.  F.  and  Elizabeth  (Kennedy)  Mac- 
Gowen.  Moved  to  California  in  1884. 
Graduated  from  the  Pasadena  High  School 
in  1901,  and  attended  the  University  of 
Southern  California,  Law  School,  graduating 
with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1907.     Admitted 


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411 


to  the  bar  June  16,  1906,  at  Los  Angeles, 
and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  Court 
of  Northern  District  of  California  and  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Mac- 
Goweu  Sc  Haas  to  date.     Republican. 

GEORGE  A.  McGOWAN. 

Eesidence,  Keystone  Apartments;  office. 
3i02-304  Bank  of  Italy  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  Areata,  Humboldt  County, 
California.  Son  of  P.  Henry  and  Martha 
Jane  (Whaley)  McGowan.  Married  to  Irma 
Ellis  Abercrombie,  March  12,  1908.     Attended 


the  public  schools  of  this  state,  and  later 
took  a  business  course  at  the  San  Francisco 
Business  College.  Studied  law  in  the  office 
of  Henry  E.  Highton,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  this  state  by  the  Supreme  Court, 
December  29,  1897.  Commenced  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  alone,  continuing 
until  1906,  when  he  entered  into  partnership 
with  Alfred  L.  Worley,  under  the  firm  name 
of  McGowan  &  Worley,  which  continues  to 
date.  Admitted  to  all  courts  having  juris- 
diction in  this  state.  Member  of  the  legisla- 
ture, 1905-6.  Chairman  of  the  Republican 
County  Convention  of  San  Francisco,  1905. 
Chairman  of  the  San  Francisco  delegation  in 
the  Assembly,  and  as  such  handled  all  the 
emergency  legislation  following  the  disaster 
of  1906.  '  Member  of  the  Masonic  and  N.  S. 
G.  W.  fraternities.     Republican. 

MILES    WILSON    McINTOSH. 

Eesidence,  910  Steiuer  Street;  office,  725 
First  National  Bank  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  September  27,  1866,  in  Milo, 
Piscataquis  County,  Maine.  Son  of  Elislia 
and  Helen  M.  (Wilson)  Mcintosh.  Married 
December  12,  1900,  to  Netta  C.  Lawrence. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Maine,  and 
Business     College    of    Portland,     Maine.     Ad- 


mitted to  the  bar  of  the  state  of  Maine,  at 
Dover,  Piscataquis  County,  Maine,  Septem- 
ber 26,  1889.  Elected  County  Attorney  for 
Piscataquis  County  in  1890;  re-elected  in 
1892  and  again  in  1894.  Moved  to  California 
in  1895.  Engaged  in  active  practice  of  his 
profession  in  San  Francisco  to  date.  Repub- 
lican. 

ROBERT  MAURICE  McHARGUE. 

Residence,  Penn- 
sylvania Avenue, 
Colton;  office,  412 
3d  S  tr  e  e  t  ,  San 
Bernardino.  Born 
August  2,  1883,  in 
P  u  1  a  ski  County, 
Kentucky.  Son  of 
S.  A.  and  Tecie 
Jane  (Phelps) 
McHargue.  Mar- 
ried August  30, 
1911,  to  Katie  Sue 
M  0  r  r  i  s.  Grad- 
uated from  Dudley 
High  School  at 
Lexington,  K  e  n- 
tucky,  June,  1900. 
Attended  Ken- 
tucky State  Uni- 
versity, 1900-2.  Graduated  from  the  Law 
College  of  Southern  California  University, 
June,  1907,  four  years  after  moving  to 
this  state.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia at  Los  Angeles,  July  1,  1907,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Com- 
menced the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
immediately  upon  admission  in  Los  Angeles, 
continuing  to  practice  in  that  city  until 
December,  1908,  when  he  moved  to  San  Ber- 
nardino. City  Attorney  of  Colton,  1910-12, 
Appointed  Deputy  District  Attorney  of  San 
Bernardino  County  July  1,  1911,  and  continues 
to  serve  in  that  office  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity  and  San  Bernardino 
County  Bar   Association.     Republican. 

PETER  GEORGE  McIVER. 

Residence,  10  9 
Church  Street ; 
office,  4  City  Hall 
Block,  Redlands. 
Born  October  24, 
1864,  South  Cove, 
V  i  c  toria  County, 
Nova  Scotia.     Son 

0  f  Angus  .John 
and   Christy    (Me- 

1  v  6  r  )  M;  c  Iver, 
M  a  r  r  ied  August 
18,  1891,  to  Amy 
Rhodes.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public 
school  at  South 
Cove,  V  i  c  t  0  r  ia 
County,  Nova 
S  c  0  tia.      Studied 

spare    time    for    about 


law    at    home    durinw- 


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B  I  0  G  R  A  I'  II I  C  A  L 


four  years,  and  later  attended  Kent  Law 
School  in  San  Francisco.  Graduated  from 
that  school  in  June.  llHiS.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  at  Los  Angeles,  before 
the  District  Court  of  Appeal,  Second  Dis- 
trict, July  22,  190S.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Redlands,  California,  in  1908, 
and  has  sinee  practiced  his  profession  in 
that  city  alone  to  date.  .Justice  of  Peace  of 
Redlands  since  January,  1911.  Member  of 
Odd    Follows    fratiTiiity.      Kcpuhliraii. 

GEORGE  LEMUEL  McKEEBY. 

Residence.  13  9 
North  Vine 
Street.  Ho  lly- 
wood;  office  616 
California  Build- 
ing. Los  Angeles. 
Bom  December  2.3, 
1878.  in  Ventura, 
California.  Son 
o  f  Judge  Lemuel 
Clarke  and 
Carolina  Augusta 
(S  a  m  p  s  on)  Mc- 
K  e  ebv.  Married 
J  u  1  V*  19  0  9,  to 
Anna  F.  Hubbell. 
Educated  in  the 
Los  Angeles  High 
School,  and  stud- 
ied law  in  the  office  of  his  father.  .Judge  L. 
C.  McKeeby.  in  IjOs  Angeles.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  April.  1897.  and  later 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California.  Practiced  law 
in  partnership  with  his  father,  under  the  firm 
name  of  McKeeby  &  McKeeby,  until  May. 
1899,  when  he  enlisted  and  became  Second 
Lieutenant.  Afterward  promoted  to  F^rst 
Lieutenant  of  Battery  "D."  1st  Battalion  Cal- 
ifornia Heavy  Artillery,  serving  in  the  Phil- 
ippine Islands  until  .July,  1899.  In  October 
of  that  year  he  resumed  his  practice  in  part- 
nership with  his  father.  In  1902  appointed 
Assistant  United  States  Attorney,  which  of- 
fice he  held  until  1906,  when  he  resumed  the 
practice  of  his  profession.  In  1912  formed 
jiartnership  with  .lames  B.  Redd,  under  the 
firm  name  of  McKeeby  &  Redd,  which  con- 
tinues to  the  present  time.  Member  of  Union 
League  and  L.  A.  Athletic  clubs.  B.  P.  O.  E.. 
Los  Angeles  Bar  Association,  Masonic  bod- 
ies. Knights  Templar  and  Shriner.  Past 
President  of  Romona  Parlor,  X.  S.  G.  W. 
Republican. 

JAMES  WILFRED  McKINLEY. 
Residence,  508  West  Adams  Street;  office. 
4.32  P.  E.  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  April 
24,  1857.  in  New  Castle,  Pennsylvania.  Son 
of  August  Samuel  and  Harriet  Xewell  (Simp- 
son) McKinley.  Married  Lillian  Elder  Oc- 
tober 7,  1886.*  Moved  to  California  in  18S.3. 
Attended   the   public   schools   of   New   Castle 


from  1S65  to  1876;  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, 1876-77;  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan, 1877-79,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
in  1879.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Pennsylvania, 
at  Xew  Castle,  September,  1881.  Moved  to 
California  in  1SS3  and  was  admitted  to  prac- 
tice in  that  year.  Formed  partnership  with 
J.  F.  Hutton.  under  the  firm  name  of  Hutton 
&  McKinley,  which  was  dissolved  in  1884. 
Associated  with  W.  T.  Williams  in  1886,  un- 
tler  the  firm  name  of  Williams  &  McKinley. 
Appointed  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of 
Los  Angeles  County,  serving  from  1889  to 
1897.  Associated  with  M.  L.  Graff  from  1897 
to  1899.  Elected  City  Attorney  of  Los  An- 
geles for  two  years,  beginning  1883.  Chair- 
man of  Republican  Delegation  to  National 
Convention  at  Chicago  in  1904.  Chairman 
of  Republican  State  Convention  at  Santa 
Cruz  in  1906.  Member  of  the  California, 
Jonathan  and  University  clubs  of  Los  An- 
geles and  of  the  Union  League  and  Uni- 
versity of  California  Clubs  of  San  Francisco. 
Attorney  for  the  Southern  Pacific  Company 
and  chief  counsel  for  the  Pacific  Electric 
Company.     Republican. 

CHARLES  SUMNER  McKELVEY. 
Residence.  1913 
L'nion  Avenue; 
office,  606-607  Cit- 
izens N  a  t  i  0  n  al 
Bank  B  uilding, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  February  17. 
18  5  9,  in  Sparta, 
Illinois.  Son  of 
Samuel  Wyley  and 
Theresa  '(M  c- 
Guire)  McKelvey. 
Married  May  3*0. 
1887.  to  Elizabeth 
Gaud.  Moved  to 
California  Decem- 
ber 6,  1887.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
lic   schools   of 

Sparta,  Illinois.  Graduated  from  Knox  Col- 
lege, Galesburg.  Illinois,  in  1884  with  degree 
of  A.M.  Attended  Law  Department  of 
Washington  I'niversity.  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
1886.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in 
1887;  California,  1888.  and  later  to  the  I'nited 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California,  and  United  States  Supreme 
Court.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in 
1888  in  Santa  Ana.  Moved  to  Los  Angeles 
in  1898,  where  he  engaged  in  the  practice 
alone  until  1911,  when  he  formed  partnership 
with  A.  W.  Sorenson,  under  the  firm  name  of 
McKelvey  &  Sorenson.  which  continued  until 
January  1,  1912.  Captain  of  Company  *"L," 
8th  Regiment  Infantry,  N.  G.,  1884-87.*  Mem- 
ber of  California  legislature.  1895.  Major  N. 
G.  C.  for  two  years.  Member  of  Masonic  order, 
and  K.  of  P.  fraternity.     Republican. 


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CATHERINE  ANNA   McKENNA. 

Eesideuce,  5  0  3 
West  Twenty-first 
Street;  office,  356- 
358  Wilcox  Build- 
i  n  g,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Taunton, 
M  ass  achusetts, 
August  30,  18  7  5. 
Daughter  o  f 
.lames  and  Han- 
nah (M  ahoney) 
Hickey.  Married 
John  Irving  Mc- 
Kenna  September 
10,  1906.  Ee- 
moved  to  Calit'or- 
n  i  a  in  1902.  At- 
tended  p  u  blic 
schools  of  Col  0- 
rado,  and  graduated  from  State  Normal 
School  at  Greeley,  Colorado,  in  1896.  Taught 
school  five  years  following.  Studied  law 
with  her  husband.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  by  the  Supreme  Court  January  17, 
1912,  receiving  credit  of  ninety-nine  per  cent 
on  examination,  and  the  first  woman  to  be 
admitted  to  practice  in  this  state  since  the 
passage  of  the  suffrage  amendment. 

JOHN  IRVING  McKENNA. 

Residence,  5  0  3 
West  Twenty-first 
Street;  office,  356- 
358  Wilcox  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Santa 
Barbara,  Califor- 
nia, April  3,  1873. 
Son  of  John  and 
Anna  (Keegan) 
McKenna.  M  a  r- 
r  i  e  d  C  a  therine 
Hickey  September 
10,  19  0  6.  A  t- 
tended  the  public 
schools  0  f  Santa 
Paula,  Ventura 
C  0  u  nty,  Califor- 
nia, and  Santa 

Paula  Academy  and  High  School;  later  the 
University  of  Southern  California.  Studied 
law  in  the  office  of  Jones  &  Weller,  Los  An- 
geles. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  by 
the  Supreme  Court  in  Los  Angeles,  April  10. 
1900;  to  practice  before  the  United  States  De- 
partment of  the  Interior,  December  28,  1901; 
to  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States  for 
the  Southern  District  of  California,  April  26, 
1902;  to  the  United  States  Circuit  Court,  Oc- 
tober 28,  1904.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
law  in  Los  Angeles  and  continues  alone  to 
date.  Served  in  the  National  Guard  of  Cali- 
fornia for  fifteen  years.  Captain  of  Company 
"F,"  7th  Regiment,  for  five  years.     Served  in 


the  war  with  Spain  as  Second  Lieutenant  of 
Company  "E,"  7th  California  Volunteers.  Re- 
tired with  rank  of  Major  in  N.  G.  C.  with  ten 
year  service  medal.  Past  Commander  of  the 
United  Spanish  War  Veterans.  Member  of 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  Major  in  Uni- 
form  Rank.     Republican. 

BENJAMIN   LOUIS  McKINLEY. 

Residence,  1657  Washington  Street;  office. 
United  States  Attorney's  Office,  Postoffice 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  July  26,  1874, 
in  San  Francisco.  Son  of  Benjamin  Frank- 
lin and  Mary  Alice  (Daly)  McKinley.  Re- 
ceived    his     early     education    in    the    public 


schools  of  San  Francisco,  and  graduated  from 
Clement  Grammar  School  in  1888.  From 
1888-93,  attended  St.  Ignatius  College,  grad- 
uating Avith  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts 
in  the  latter  year,  the  degree  of  Master 
of  Arts  being  conferred  in  1908.  Graduated 
from  Hastings  College  of  Law  with  degree 
of  LL.B.  in  189'6.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
San  Francisco,  M&j,  1896;  to  the  United 
States  District  Courts,  August,  1896,  and  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States, 
March,  1901,  the  same  year  being  admitted 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  Court  and  the 
United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  for 
the  9th  Circuit.  Was  for  a  period  of  five 
years  associated  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession with  Elijah  B.  Cutler,  severing  that 
connection  to  accept  present  position  of  As- 
sistant United  States  District  Attorney  for 
Northern  District  of  California,  which  office 
he  has  held  since  July  26,  1901.  Promoted 
to  office  of  First  Assistant,  Januarv  1,  1911. 
Member  of  Young  Men's  Institute,  B.  P.  O.  E.. 
N.  S.  G.  W.,  Knights  of  Columbus,  Alumni 
Association  of  St.  Ignatius  College,  the  New- 
man Club,  and  others.     Republican. 


414 


B  I  0  G  R  A  PH  IC  A  L 


JAMES    STEWART   McKNIGHT. 

Kesideuee,  4240  South  Flower  Street;  of- 
fice, 401-402  U.  \V.  Hellman  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  November  15,  1883,  in  Green 
Bay,  Wisconsin.  Sou  of  Joseph  and  Kath- 
erine  A.  (Blasuis)  McKnight.  Moved  to 
California  in  1896.  Educated  in  the  Los 
Angeles  grammar  and  high  schools.  At- 
tended Occidental  College  in  1904.  Gradu- 
ated June  18,  190S.  from  the  University  of 
Southern  California.  College  of  Law,  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  June  22,  1908.  Member  of  Los 
Angeles  Athletic  Club  and  Phi  Delta  Phi 
fraternity.     Republican. 


ALEXANDER  CAMPBELL  McLAUGHLIN. 

Residence  and  office.  Yuba  City;  born  De- 
cember 12,  18.57,  in  New  Germantown,  Penn- 
sylvania. Son  of  Ephraim  and  Lucinda  Ann 
(Campbell)  McLaughlin.  Married  June  9, 
1885,  to  Hattie  C.  Harden.  Took  scientific 
course  at  Shippensburg,  Pennsylvania.  Normal 


•School,  and  graduated  from  that  institution. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Barnett  of 
New  Bloomfield,  Pennsylvania,  and  moved  to 
California  in  1884,  being  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  this  state  in  1887.  Commenced  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Yuba  City,  and 
continues  in  the  active  practice  to  date. 
In  1892  was  elected  District  Attorney  of  Sut- 
ter County,  California,  and  held  that  office 
until  190.3,  in  which  year  he  was  elected  to 
California  Assembly  from  Sutter  County. 
Principal  of  schools  of  Yuba  City  from  1889 
to  1892.  Member  of  the  Masonic  and  I.  O. 
0.  F.  frateriiitios.     Republican. 


CHARLES  EMMETT   McLAUGHLIN. 

Residence.  1930  22d  Street;  office,  People's 
Bank  Building.  Sacramento.  Born  in  La 
Porte,  Plumas  County,  California,  in  1861. 
Son  of  .John  and  Mary  (.John)  McLaughlin. 
Married  November  18,  1890.  to  Evalina  Ben- 
ner.     Education  received  in  the  public  schools 


of  California.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  Quincy.  Plumas  County,  June  20, 
18S7,  before  the  Superior  Court.  Elected 
District  Attorney  of  Plumas  County,  serving 
from  1886  to  1890.  Admitted  to  practice  in 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  state  in  Sacra- 
mento. November  11,  1889.  Elected  Judge  of 
Superior  Court  of  Plumas  County.  1896-1905. 
Associate  Justice  of  District  Court  of  Appeal, 
3d  District.  190.5-6.  President  of  the  Cali- 
fornia State  Bar  Association.  1911.  Grand 
President  of  Native  Sons  of  Golden  West, 
1904.  President  of  Quincy  Western  Railway, 
Sacramento  Country  Club,  and  Sacramento 
Swimming  Baths  Company.  Appointed  by 
Governor  Johnson  member  of  commission  to 
select  site  for  State  Reformatory  for  first  of- 
fenders. Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  N.  S. 
G.  W.  fraternities  and  Sutter  Club  of  Sacra- 
mento.    Democrat. 

JOHN    J.   McMAHON. 

Residence,  519  Maple  Avenue;  office,  412- 
415  Higgins  Building.  Los  Angeles.  Born 
August  31,  1882,  in  Wethersfield.  Connecticut. 
Son  of  .James  and  Ivatherine  (Taft)  Mc- 
Mahon.  Received  his  education  in  Wethers- 
field High  School,  moving  to  California  in 
October.  1903.  and  in  1907  entered  the  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  California,  College  of 
Law.  graduating  in  1911.  with  the  degree  of 


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415 


LL.B.,  and  degree  of  LL.M.  in  1912.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  June,  1911, 
and  later   to   United   States   Circuit   and  Dis- 


trict Courts  of  Southern  California,  and  is 
now  engaged  in  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession  in  Los   Angeles. 

EDWIN  T.  McMURRAY. 

Residence,  235  Sth  Avenue;  office,  717  Bal- 
boa Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  August 
23,  1876,  in  Woodland,  Yolo  County,  Cali- 
fornia. Son  of  Thomas  Graham  and  Helen 
Theresa  (Hadley)  McMurray.  Attended 
grammar  school  at  Woodland,  and  later 
graduated  from  the  San  Jose  High  School 
and  Hastings  Law  College  in  1901.  Admit- 
ted to  the  bar,  at  San  Francisco,  May  22, 
1901.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  San  Francisco  and  continues  alone 
to  date. 

HERBERT  LEMUEL  McNAIR. 

Residence,  1012  Beacon  Street;  office,  501 
P.  E.  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  August 
5,  1867,  in  Tecumseh,  Michigan.  Son  of 
David  and  Lucinda  (Sharp)  McNair.  Edu- 
cated in  the  Tecumseh  High  School  and  grad- 
uated from  the  Columbian  Law  School,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  1888,  with  the  degree  of  LL.B., 
and  received  the  degree  of  LL.M.  in  1889. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia in  1889;  Colorado,  1890;  California,  1909; 
United  States  Supreme  Court,  1903,  and  later 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  Southern  California.  In  partnership  for 
seven  years  with  J.  M.  Downing,  in  Aspen, 
Colorado.  Afterward  with  E.  C.  Stimson. 
In  1898  moved  to  Denver,  where  he  practiced 


his  profession  until  1908,  when  he  moved  to 
Los  Angeles,  where  he  continues  alone  to 
date. 

WILLIAM  THAYER  McNEELY. 

Residence,  3858  Larissa  Drive;  office,  918- 
920  Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  July  20,  1879,  in  Oakland,  California. 
Son  of  Malachi  Tolan  and  Persis  (Thayer) 
McNeely.  Married  June  12,  1907,  to  Anna 
M.  Gustafson.  Educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  California.  Graduated  from  the 
University  of  California,  Law  Department, 
with  the  degree  of  B.  L.,  in  June,  1910.  Ad- 
mitted to  practice  in  all  courts  of  the  state 
of  California,  .June  20,  1910.     Republican. 

FREDERICK  WILLIAM  McNULTY. 

Residence,  2049  Devisadero  Street;  office, 
319  Chronicle  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Table  Bluff,  Humboldt  County,  California, 
March  7,  1881.  Son  of  Jerry  and  Bertie 
(White)  McNulty.  Attended  the  Fortuna 
public  and  high  schools,  Eureka  high  and 
later  Drake  University,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 
Entered  Stanford  University  and  graduated 
therefrom  in  1910  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at  Sacra- 
mento, by  the  Appellate  Court,  July  13,  1910, 
since  which  date  he  has  practiced  alone. 
Republican. 

PAUL  H.  McPHERRIN. 

Residence,  1551 
Orange  Street;  of- 
fi  c  e,  10  1  7-1023 
Union  Oil  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  November 
11,  1876,  in  C  1  0- 
rinda,  Page 
County,  Iowa.  Son 
0  f  William  and 
Fan  nie  (Harris) 
McPherrin.  Mar- 
ried December  15, 
190  4,  to  Lulu 
Cooke.  Attended 
public  schools  o  f 
Iowa  and  Ne- 
b  r  a  ska,  graduat- 
ing   in    1898    with 

the  degree  of  L.B.  from  Nebraska  Wesleyan 
University  and  from  the  University  of  Ne- 
braska in  1900,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.L. 
Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Nebraska 
in  1900,  and  to  California  April  16,  1902,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California.  Practiced 
law  in  Los  Angeles,  associated  with  Hon.  Ed- 
win A.  Meserve.  Member  of  the  Jonathan 
Club,  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association  and  Phi 
Delta  Phi  fraternity.     Republican. 


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BIOGEAVIllCAL 


HENRY  CLAY  McPIKE- 

Residence,  127l»  l->anklin  Street.  Oakland; 
office.  Monadnock  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  June  25,  1857.  in  San  Jose,  California. 
Son  of  John  Miller  and  Mary  (Crane)  Mc- 
Pike.  Attended  Napa  Collegiate  Institute, 
2saj>a    City.    California,    in    1874;    California 


Military  Academy,  Oakland;  St.  Helena 
and  Vineland  public  schools,  Xapa  County, 
1875,  and  Hastings  College  of  Law,  from 
1878  to  1881,  graduating  in  the  latter 
year  with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  this  state  at  Sacramento,  Novem- 
ber 10,  1879.  Practiced  in  San  Francisco 
until  April.  190fi,  when  he  moved  to  New 
York  City  and  jiracticed  there  for  one  year, 
assisting  in  the  defense  of  Harry  K.  Thaw. 
Returned  to  San  Francisco,  and  continued  the 
practice  of  his  profession  here.  In  partner- 
ship at  various  times  with  Edgar  F.  Preston. 
Peter  F.  Dunne,  Joseph  .T.  Dunne  and  D.  M. 
Delmas.  Assistant  United  States  Attorney. 
Northern  District  of  California,  from  Decem- 
ber 20,  188fi.  until  March  .31.  1888,  when  he 
resigned.  Member  of  the  Lawyers'  Club  of 
New  York  City  and  San  Francisco  Bar  As- 
sociation, Democrat. 

JOHN  COBB  MACFARLA.ND. 

Residence,  264-1  Portland  Street;  office, 
1021  Trust  and  Savings  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Lincoln,  Nebraska.  February 
14,  1885.  Son  of  John  D.  and  Nannie  (Cobb) 
Macfarland.  Moved  to  California  in  1900. 
Attended  Harvard  Military  School,  Los 
Angeles,  and  later  Stanford  University, 
where  he  graduated  with  the  class  of  1907, 
and  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Attended 
Harvard   Law   School.     Admitted   to  the  bar 


of  California  in  February,  1910.  Member  of 
the  Los  Angeles  County  Bar  Association  and 
University  Club.     Republican. 

LAURENCE   MACOMBER. 

Residence,  3  6  4 
Palmetto  Drive, 
Pasadena;  office, 
505-506  Security 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Boston,  Massachu- 
setts,  May  21, 
1885.  SonofCJeo! 
A.  an  d  H  a  r  riet 
(Osgood)  Macom- 
ber.  Moved  to 
this  state,  1899. 
Married  in  19  0  8 
to  M  a  i  d  e  Wall. 
Educated  at 
Throop  Polytech- 
nic Institute,  Pas- 
adena,   California. 

Ut(i6.  and  Stanford  University,  1906-9.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  at  San  Fran- 
cisco, April  14.  1909;  United  States  District 
and  Circuit  Courts,  Southern  District  of  Cali- 
fornia. February  20,  1911.  Associated  with 
Judge  S.  C.  Denson.  San  Francisco,  1908-10. 
Member  of  the  California  Bar  and  San  Fran- 
cisco Bar  Associations,  19r9-10;  also  of  the 
City  Club  of  Los  Angeles,  Valley  Hunt  Club 
of  Pasadena,  and  the  Phi  Delta  Theta  frater- 
nity.    Republican. 

JAMES  WISEMAN  MACDONALD. 


Residence,  2625  South  Figueroa  Street;  of- 
fice, 509-512  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  1866  in  Mazomanie,  Wisconsin.  Son 
of  Allan  and  Eleanor  (Wiseman)  Macdonald. 


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417 


Married  June  23,  1892,  to  Jane  Boland. 
Parents  moved  to  Wisconsin  from  tlie  High- 
lands of  Scotland  in  1853.  After  his  father's 
death  in  1869,  went  to  England  with  Ms 
mother,  remaining  there  until  1891.  Edu- 
cated in  Grant  School,  Burnley,  Lancashire, 
England.  Moved  to  California  in  1891.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1892,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  En- 
gaged in  the  general  practice  of  law  in 
Los  Angeles  to  date.  Legal  adviser  for 
the  Catholic  Bishop  of  Monterey  and  Los 
Angeles.  Former  lecturer  on  "Corporations" 
at  the  University  of  Southern  California, 
College  of  Law.  Trustee  of  the  Los  An- 
geles Bar  Association,  1905-6.  Member  of 
Knights  of  Columbus;  Newman  and  Cali- 
fornia clubs.     Republican. 

STEWART  F.   MACFARLANE. 

Eesidenee,  1515  South  Hope  Street,  Los  An- 
geles; office,  433  Douglas  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Wanape,  Pennsylvania,  April 
7,  1874.  Son  of  Stewart  and  Mary  A.  (Fair- 
less)  Macfarlane.  Married  Saidee  E.  Ellis, 
June  15,  1899,  and  moved  to  California  in 
the  same  year.  Graduated  from  the  Phillips 
Andover  Academy  in  1897,  and  from  the 
New  York  Law  School  in  1899.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Los  Angeles  in  October,  1899. 
Practiced  his  profession  in  Los  Angeles  to 
date. 

JAMES  A.  MACKENZIE. 

Residence,  2402  Steiner  Street;  office,  523 
Balboa  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Stockton,  California,  December  2,  1877.  Son 
of  Rev.  Robert  and  Lydia  (McLeod)  Mac- 
kenzie. Married  October  4,  1902,  to  Maud 
Sparks.  Attended  the  Urban  School  and 
Boys'  High  School,  San  Francisco,  and  gradu- 
ated from  Princeton  University  in  1899  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later  attended  the 
University  of  California  (Law  Department). 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  March, 
1900,  and  practiced  his  profession  for  two 
years  in  the  office  of  Wm.  M.  Pierson,  and 
later  in  partnership  with  Francis  V.  Keesling, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Keesling  &  Mackenzie, 
which  continued  until  1904..  In  1905  practiced 
in  partnership  under  the  firm  name  of  Camp- 
bell, Metson  &  Campbell,  which  continued 
until  1907,  when  the  firm  name  was  changed  to 
Campbell,  Metson,  Drew,  Oatman  &  Mac- 
kenzie, which  continued  until  1910,  when  the 
firm  name  was  again  changed  to  Metson,  Drew 
&  Mackenzie,  which  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Bohemian,  University  and  Olympic 
Clubs.     Republican. 

I.AFAYETTE  JACKSON  MADDUX. 

Residence,  Modesto,  California;  office, 
Courthouse,  Modesto.  Born  August  14,  1854, 
in  Missouri.     Son  of  John  Parker  and  Serena 


(Gibson)  Maddux.  Married  February  3, 
1879,  to  Mary  Blythe  Simmons.  Moved  to 
Sonoma  County,  California,  in  1857,  and  re- 
ceived early  education  in  public  schools  of 
that  state.  Attended  Pacific  Methodist  Col- 
lege  of   Santa   Rosa,   1872   to    1876.     Entered 


Harvard  Law  School  in  1876,  from  wiiich  he 
graduated  in  1878,  with  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  December 
15,  1879,  and  to  the  United  States  District 
and  Circuit  Courts.  Commenced  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  Winnemucca,  Nevada, 
where  he  remained  for  only  a  short  time,  re- 
moving to  California  in  1880.  From  1880  to 
1881  partner  with  J.  C.  Simmons,  firm  name  of 
Maddux  &  Simmons;  1885  to  1886  partner  of 
J.  R.  Kittrell,  firm  name  of  Kittrell  &  Mad- 
dux; 1887  to  1888  partner  of  W.  E.  Turner, 
firm  name  of  Turner  &  Maddux;  1900  to  1901 
partner  of  C.  A.  Stonecifer,  firm  name  of 
Maddux  &  Stonecifer;  1905  to  present  time, 
partner  of  Parker  S.  Maddux,  firm  name  of 
Maddux  &  Maddux.  Located  at  Modesto, 
where  he  practices  to  date.  Elected  District 
Attorney  of  Stanislaus  County  in  1902,  in 
which  office  he  serves  to  the  present  time. 
Member  of  the  Harvard  Club  of  San  Fran- 
cisco and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternity  of  Stockton, 
No.   218.     Democrat. 

FRANK    DELINO    MADISON. 

Residence,  San  Rafael;  oHice,  1101  Kohl 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, April  18,  1867.  Son  of  John  Henry  and 
Kate  N.  (Cooke)  Madison.  Married  Grace  I. 
Pierce,  June  12,  1894.  Graduated  from  the 
Grammar  School  in  1881  and  High  School  in 
1884.  Entered  Hastings  College  of  Law  in 
1889  and  graduated  in  1892.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  1892,  and  studied  law  in 


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BlOG  li  A  r  Jl  IC  A  L 


the  otiice  of  K.  S.  IMllsbiiry  t'roin  1SS9  to  lS9(i, 
when  he  beoaine  a  member  of  tlio  firm,  under 
the  name  of  Pillsbury,  Madison  &  Sutro,  whii-li 
continues  to  date.  Member  of  Pacific  I'nion 
Chib.     Republican. 

JAMES  G.  MAGUIRE. 

Residence.  I'l.":.'  Uroderick  Street;  office. 
Hund)oldt  Bank  Building.  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Boston,  Massachusetts.  February  22, 
18o;i  Son  of  Felix  and  Catharine  Maguire. 
Moved  to  California  in  ]8o4.  Married  March 
6,  18S1.  to  Louisa  J.  .Joyce.      Educated   in  the 


public  schools  and  privjitc  scliool  of  ,Tosei)h 
K.  Fallon,  of  Watsonville,  California. 
Taught  school  for  a  year  and  a  half.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  on  January 
14,  1878.  Elected  to  the  state  legislature 
from  San  Francisco  in  187.1,  serving  during 
twenty-first  session.  Elected  judge  of  the 
Su|)erior  Court  in  1882  for  a  term  of  six 
years,  and  on  leaving  the  bench  practiced  law 
for  four  years  and  was  elected  in  November, 
1892,  as  a  Democrat  to  National  House  of 
Representatives.  Re-elected  in  1894  and 
again  in  1896.  Nominated  for  governor  on 
Democratic  ticket  in  1898.  Since  leaving 
Congress  has  been  in  active  practice  of  his 
profession  in  San  Francisco.  "Was  in  ]iiirt 
nership  with  Jas.  L.  Gallagher,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Maguire  &  Gallagher,  from  January, 
1899,  until  January,  190.3,  and  with  J.  T. 
Haux,  Carl  E.  Lindsay  and  E.  G.  Barrett,  from 
June,  1904.  until  June,  1908,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Maguire.  Lindsay,  Haux  &  Barrett. 
Advocate  of  Single  Tax.  and  is  president  of 
the  Single  Tax   League.     Democrat. 


DAVID  F.   MAKER. 

Residence  a  n  d 
office,  W  a  t  s  o  n- 
V  i  1 1  e.  Born  i  n 
"Watsonville,  N  o- 
vember  10,  1  8  (3  6. 
Married  Marie  E. 
Bruegel,  June  2  'A, 
1807.  p]ducated  in 
the  public  schools 
of  Wat  sonville. 
Santa  Cruz,  and 
Sacramento,  Cali- 
fornia, and  later 
the  University  of 
Michigan,  gradu- 
a  t  i  n  g  therefrom 
in  18  9  5  with  de- 
gree of  LL.B. 
Admitted    to   the 

bar  by  the  Suprenu'  (Hurt  of  California  in 
the  same  year  and  to  the  United  States  Dis- 
trict Court  and  United  States  Circuit  Court. 
City  Attorney  of  Watsonville  from  1893  until 
1903.  Member  of  the  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Mystic 
Shrine  fraternities.      Rei>ublican. 

KIRBY  SMITH  MAHON. 

Resideiicc  and  office,  ^'ul)a  City,  Sutter 
County.  Born  in  Dyersburg,  Tennessee,  Sep- 
tember 2,  1862.  Son  of  William  Jackson 
and  Phoebe  G.  ("U'ood)  Mahou.  Married 
May  20,  1891,  to  Elizabeth  A.  Rennie.  At- 
tended public  school  in  Tennessee  and  on 
arrival  in  this  state,  December,  1875,  at- 
tended public  schools  in  Gilroy  and  Merced 
five  years.  In  November,  1881,  entered  Pa- 
cific Methodist  College  at  Santa  Rosa,  grad- 
uating on  May  20,  1885,  with  degree  of  Ph.  B. 
In  1886  entered  law  office  of  S.  .1.  Stobler, 
at  Yuba  City,  where  he  studied  for  eight 
months.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Sutter  and 
Yuba  counties,  August,  1888.  The  same 
month  was  nominated  for  office  of  District 
Attorney  of  Sutter  County  on  Democratic 
ticket  and  was  successful  in  the  fall  election; 
re-elected  in  1890.  Upon  the  expiration  of 
this  term  coinmenced  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession at  Yuba  City,  with  Lawrence  Schil- 
lig,  present  District  Attornej'  of  that  city, 
which  jiartnership  continued  until  January, 
litii;!.  Klected  Judge  of  Superior  Court  of 
Sutter  County  in  November,  1902,  and  again 
in  November,  1908,  in  which  position  he 
serves  to  date.     Democrat. 

SETH  MANN. 

Residence.  2(i2(i  Union  Street;  office,  1203 
IMcrchants  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Horn  in  Randolph,  Massaciiusetts,  June  29, 
1S{;(I.  Son  of  Levi  and  Abb}''  Allen  (Spear) 
INIann.  Moved  to  the  state  in  I860.  Mar- 
ried   Maud    L.    D.-uiltoii    June    24,    1890.     Re- 


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BIOGBAFHIC  AL 


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ceived  his  early  education  iu  San  rrancisco 
public  schools  and  later  graduating  from  the 
Boys'  High  School  in  1877,  and  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  California  with  the  degree  of  A.B. 
in  1881.  Read  law  in  office  of  Jos.  P.  Hoge. 
Admitted    to    the    Supreme    Court    of    Califor- 


nia, at  San  Francisco,  iu  1883.  Later  to  the 
United  States  District  Court  and  United 
States  Circuit  Court  at  San  Francisco  and  to 
the  United  States  Commerce  Court  and 
United  States  Supreme  Court  at  Washington, 
D.  C,  in  1911.  Attorney  for  the  Pacific 
Coast  Jobbers  and  Manufacturers  Association 
and  the  Traffic  Bureau  of  Merchants  Ex- 
change. Chairman  of  Democratic  State  Cen- 
tral Committee,  1898-1900.  Member  of  the 
Bohemian,  Commonwealth,  Family,  and  San 
Francisco  Commercial  clubs  and  Masonic  fra- 
ternity.    Democrat. 

J.  E.  MANNING. 

Residence  San 
Anselmo;  o  ffi  cf., 
Pacific  Building, 
San  Franc  isc  o. 
Born  in  Oakland, 
October  3,  1874. 
Son  of  Andrew 
and  Mary  (Ke- 
h  0  e  )  Manning. 
Rec  eived  his 
early  education  in 
the  public  schools 
and  later  entered 
Sacred  Heart  Col- 
lege of  San  Fran- 
cisco. In  18  9  1 
entered  St.  Mary's 
College  and  grad- 
uated in  18  9  2. 
Entered  Hastings  College  of  Law  in  1892  and 


received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1895.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1895 
and  commenced  the  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  association  with  Fisher  Ames.  In 
June,  1898,  engaged  in  active  service  in  the 
Spanish-American  War.  Upon  his  leaving 
the  service,  entered  into  partnership  with 
Fisher  Ames,  which  continues  to  date,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Ames  &  Manning.  Member 
of  the  N.  S.  G.  W.,  Western  Spanish  War 
Veterans,  and  Elks. 


CHARLES   McFERSON   MANNON. 

Residence  and  office,  Ukiah.  Born  Octo- 
ber 12,  1876,  in  San  Luis  Obispo.  Son  of  J. 
M.  and  Mattie  A.  (Clark)  Mannon.  Married 
July  31,  1903,  to  Eva  L.  Bramlet.  Received 
his  early  education  in  the  grammar  school 
of  Ukiah  and  later  attended  Boone's  I^niver- 


sity  School  at  Berkeley.  Attended  Stanford 
Univeriyty  and  graduated  therefrom  in  1898 
with  the  degree  of  A.B.  and  later  from  Hast- 
ings College  of  Law  with  the  degree  of 
LL.B.,  in  1900.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  May,  1900,  and  commenced  the 
active  practice  of  his  j^rofession  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, associated  with  John  H.  Dickinson, 
which  continued  until  January  1,  1903,  when 
he  moved  to  Ukiah.  Entered  into  partner- 
ship with  his  father,  James  M.  Mannon,  prac- 
ticing under  the  firm  name  of  Mannon  & 
Mannon,  which  continues  to  date.  In  1909 
appointed  City  Attorney  of  Ukiah,  and  con- 
tinues to  hold  that  office.  Member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity  and  Knight  Templar. 
Republican. 


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BIOGL'A  /'  //  IC  AL 


JAMES  MILTON  MANNON. 
Kesiaence  ami  office.  Ukiah.  Born  in 
Brown  County,  Ohio.  Son  of  Robert  and 
Eliza  (McFei-son)  Mannon.  Married  Sep- 
tember S.  1S75,  to  Mattie  A.  Clark.  Received 
his  education  at  Russelville,  Ohio,  High 
School,  from   18G-i-6.').  and  the  Bloomingburg, 


Ohio,  Academy,  iu  ISGG.  Attended  Lebanon, 
Ohio,  iri'tate  Normal  School  iu  1S66,  and  con- 
tinued there  until  the  following  year.  Moved 
to  California  in  1873  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  this  state  in  San  Luis  Obispo  Oc- 
tober 3,  1S81,  and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of 
California,  in  San  Francisco,  November  9, 
189L  Commenced  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession  in  Ukiah,  in  December,  1881,  and 
has  jiracticed  there  continuously  to  date.  In 
January.  1903,  entered  into  partnership  with 
his  son,  Charles  M.  Mannon,  practicing  under 
the  firm  name  of  Mannon  &  Mannon.  and 
making  a  specialty  of  corporation  business. 
Electeil  District  Attorney  of  Mendocino 
County.  California,  in  188G,  and  served  until 
January.  1889.  Elected  Judge  of  the  Su- 
perior Court  of  Mendocino  County  in  189G, 
and  served  until  1902,  inclusive.  Founder 
and  Vice-president  of  the  Savings  Bank  of 
Mendocino  County  and  Chairman  of  the  Re- 
publican Count}'  Central  Committee,  Mendo- 
cino County,  for  several  years.  President  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  Ukiah  City,  from  May, 
1892.  to  May,  1896.  Treasurer  of  the  Men- 
docino State  Asylum  (now  Mendocino  State 
Hospital)  from  1891  to  1895,  inclusive.  Mem- 
l>er  of  Union  League  Club  of  San  Francisco 
and  Masonic,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  K.  of  P.  fra- 
ternities.    Republican. 


JOHN  BAPTIST   MANNIX. 

Residence.  2244  2d  Street;  office,  511-512 
Union  Building,  San  Diego.  Born  February 
17,  1843,  in  Ballybunion,  County  Kerry,  Ire- 
land. Son  of  Timothy  and  Johanna  (Scau- 
lon)  Mannix.  Married  May  15,  1873,  to  Mary 
E.    Walsh.     Moved    to    the    United    States   in 


1854;  California  in  1888.  Educated  in  the 
))ublic  schools  of  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  Ohio 
Wesleyan  University,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  1864  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
and  in  1867  received  the  degree  of  A.  M. 
Studied  law  in  Cincinnati  under  Hon.  Bel- 
lamy Storer  and  in  the  Cincinnati  Law 
School,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1866,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Ohio  and  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  for  the  Southern 
District  of  Ohio,  in  1866;  California  in  1888, 
and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  of  Southern  California.  Prac- 
ticed law  in  Cincinnati  until  1888,  during 
which  time  he  was  member  of  the  firm  of 
Mannix  &  Cosgrave,  subsequently  Mannix 
^:  Moorman.  In  1888  moved  to  San  Diego, 
whore,  since  .January  1,  1912,  he  has  been 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Mannix  &  Lannon. 
Member  of  Knights  of  Columbus,  University 
Clul)  of  San  Diego,  Newman  Club  of  Los 
Angeles,  and  California  Bar  Association,  ex- 
president  San  Diego  Bar  Association.  Inde- 
pendent. 

GEORGE   CURTIS  MANSFIELD. 

Residence,  117  Hudson  Avenue;  office,  514 
Trust  and  Savings  Bank  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  May  20,  1885,  in  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts. Son  of  George  F.  and  Lucy  E. 
(Curtis)     Mansfield.       Married     February     9, 


BIOGRAPHIC  AL 


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1910,  to  Elizabeth  Hudson.  Educated  in  the 
Prince  Grammar  School,  Boston;  Boston 
Latin  School;  graduating  in  May,  1907,  with 
A.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, July,  1909.  Practices  his  profession 
in  Los  Angeles  to  date.  Member  of  Union 
League  Club.     Eepublican. 

WALTER  D.  MANSFIELD. 

Residence,  Fairmont  Hotel;  office,  1212 
Merchants  Exchange,  San  Francisco.  Born 
February  11,  1860,  in  Napa,  California.  Son 
of  J.  M.  and  Ellen  G.  (Estabrook)  Mans- 
field. Married  February  14,  1883,  to  May  M. 
Stansbury.  Early  education  received  in  the 
schools  of  this  state;  University  of  Califor- 
nia, Class  of  '81,  Law  School,  and  Harvard 
Law  School,  Class  of  '83.  Admitted  to  prac- 
tice by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California  and 
by  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  in  1887,  and  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  United  States  in  1907.  Associated  with 
Joseph  Kirk  as  one  of  the  attorneys  for  the 
Board  of  Trade  of  San  Francisco  from  1887 
to  1903.  Entered  into  partnership  with 
Nathan  H.  Frank  in  1903,  which  continued 
until  1910.  In  1910  entered  into  partnership 
with  Milton  Newmark,  jn-acticing  under  the 
firm  name  of  Mansfield  &  Newmark,  which 
continues  to  date.  Member  of  the  Pacific 
Union,  The  Family,  San  Francisco  Fly  Cast- 
ing, Empire  Gun,  Exposition  City  Gun,  and 
Marin  Golf  and  Country  clubs.  Member  of 
the   Chamber   of  -Commerce.     Democrat. 

EDMUND    TECUMSEH    MANWELL. 


August  22,  1889,  to  Ellen  Gertrude  Scott. 
Received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  this  state,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  September,  1908,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California. 
Commenced  the  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Wheatland  and  removed  in  1906 
to  Marysville,  where  he  continues  to  date, 
practicing  alone.  Was  elected  to  the  Califor- 
nia legislature  and  served  in  the  session  of 
1905.  In  1906  was  appointed  City  Superin- 
tendent of  Schools  of  Marysville,  and  held 
that  office  until  1911,  being  also  County  Su- 
perintendent of  Schools  from  1906  to  1911. 
Elected  District  Attorney  for  Yuba  County 
in  1910,  taking  office  in  January  of  the  fol- 
lowing year,  and  continues  to  hold  that  office 
to  date.  One  of  the  founders  of  the  Lincoln- 
Roosevelt  Republican  League  in  the  State 
of  California.  Member  of  the  Masonic.  I.  0. 
O.  F.,  N.  S.  G.  W.,  Loyal  Order  of  the  Moose, 
Elks,  Rebeccas,  and  Eastern  Star  fraternities. 
Republican. 

JOHN  ALFRED  MARSH. 

Residence,  Jordan  Avenue;  office,  807  Fox- 
croft  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  Febru- 
ary 6,  1871,  in  San  Rafael,   California.     Son 


7th     Street;    office,     Court- 
Born  August  19,  1868,  in 
Placer  County,  California.     Son  of  George  W. 
and    Margaret     (Alford)     Manwell.     Married 


Residence,    412 
house,  Marysville 


of  Henry  Francis  and  Julia  (Delano)  Marsh. 
Married  October  30,  1910,  to  Gertrude  Joseph. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  San  Rafael 
and  San  Francisco,  the  Boys'  High  School 
and  the  University  of  California,  graduating 
from  the  latter  institution  in  1893  with  the 
degree  of  B.A.  Attended  Hastings  College 
of  Law  two  years.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California  in  1S94. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
San  Francisco    in    1894.     Member    of    T'nion 


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BlOG  R  A  r  II I  C  AL 


Leaj^ue  Club  ami  the  Masonic  frateruity. 
President  of  Motor  Car  Dealers'  Association. 
Treasurer  of  California  !^tate  Highway 
League.     Republican. 

ABRAM    M.    MARKS. 

Residence,  :U  lit  .lacksun  Street;  office,  ol9 
Kohl  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San 
Francisco,  November  5,  1881.  Son  of  Man- 
heim  and  Adelaide  (Morris)  Marks.  Re- 
ceived his  education  from  the  San  Francisco 
schools  and  Kent  Law  School.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  San  Francisco,  December  18,  19ii:{. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  association 
witli  Albert  .lacoby  and  Henry  Corson,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Jacoby,  Corson  &  Marks 
and  continued  until  1906.  Moved  to  Sacra- 
mento and  practiced  with  the  firm  of  Devlin 
&  Devlin  during  1908,  when  he  entered  into 
partnership  with  F.  L.  Lawrence,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Lawrence  &  Marks,  which  con- 
tinued until  February,  1909,  when  he  moved 
to  San  Francisco.     Republican. 

HENRY    FOSTER    MARSHALL. 

Residence,  San 
Francisco;  office, 
Hewes  Building, 
San  Francisc  o. 
Bo  r  n  November 
2 .5,  18  6  8,  in 
Brookline,  Massa- 
chusetts. Son  of 
Henry  N.  F.  and 
Alice  L.  (Whit- 
tlesey) Marshall. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1890.  Mar- 
ried November 
23,  1892,  to  Olive 
Lilian  McLaugh- 
lin. Educated  in 
the  Boston  public 
schools,  Roxbury 
Latin  St-hool,  Boston,  Polytechnic  Institute, 
Brooklyn,  New  York,  Military  Academy, 
Chester,  Pennsylvania,  Laurenceville  (N.  .J.) 
School,  and  Princeton  L^niversity.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  ('alifornia  in  San  Francisco,  in 
November,  1908.  Prior  to  his  admission  in 
California  served  nine  years  with  the  Unite<l 
States  departments,  severing  his  connection 
with  the  De])artment  of  .lustice  in  November, 
1908,  to  enter  private  practice.  Served  in 
Philippine  Islands  in  Geary's  Battery,  Cal. 
Hvy.  Art.  Vols.,  in  1898-99.  Commissioned 
1st  Lieutenant,  Field  Artillery,  by  Roosevelt 
in  190.3,  and  resigned  in  1904.  Member  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity,  Spanish  War  Veter- 
ans, and  Civic  League.  Secretary  of  the 
Hayes  Valley  Improvement  Club.  Republi- 
can. 


JOHN  MURRAY  MARSHALL. 

Residence,  2>»i  West  Bclievue  Drive,  Pasa- 
dena; office,  607-611  American  Bank  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Lockport,  New  York, 
.Tune  11.  18.19.  Son  of  Benjamin  DeForest 
and  Catherine  Russell  (Woods)  Marshall. 
Removed  to  California  in  1903.  Attended 
the  public  schools  of  Buffalo,  New  York. 
Graduated  from  Worcester,  Massachusetts, 
High  School  in  1877;  Brown  University,  with 
degree  of  A.  B.,  in  1881,  and  degree  of  A.  M. 
in  1884;  Harvard  Law  School  1882-83.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Massachusetts  in  1885; 
California,  1903.  Served  as  Assistant  United 
States  Attorney  for  Massachusetts  from  1891 
to   1894.     Repiiblican. 

HUMPHREY  MARSHALL. 

Residence,  414 
Sou  t  h  Grand 
Avenue;  office, 
7  0  3  Californ  i  a 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Bo  r  n  in 
Louisville,  K  en- 
tucky,  March  2, 
1  8  8'.5.  Son  of 
Humphre  y  and 
Virginia  (Cruteh- 
fie  1  d)  Marshall. 
Moved  to  this 
state  in  August, 
1910.  Graduate  d 
from  the  Louis- 
ville High  School 
in  1903;  .Tefferson 
School   of   Law   in 

1907,  receiving  the  degrees  of  B.A.  and  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Louisville,  Kentucky, 
in  May,  1907.  Practiced  law  in  partnership 
with  his  father,  under  the  firm  name  of  Mar- 
shall &  Marshall,  for  two  years.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  <'alifornia  December  12,  1910. 
Practices  law  in  Los  Angeles  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  National  Guard  of  Kentucky,  Bat- 
tery "A,"  1902-4.  Postmaster  in  Panama 
Caiial  Zone,  1908-9.  Member  of  the  Metro- 
politan  Club.     Republican. 

CARMEL  MARTIN. 
Residence,  ^lonterey;  office,  Rowe  Build- 
ing, Monterey-.  Born  in  Carmel  Valley,  July 
.').  1879.  Son  of  .John  and  Elizabeth  (Hislop) 
Martin.  Attended  the  public  schools  at 
Monterey;  State  Normal  School,  San  .lose; 
Santa  Clara  College  and  the  University  of 
Michigan,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  in 
1907.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michigan  .Tune 
lo,  1907,  an<l  to  the  bar  of  California  Janu- 
ary 27,  1908.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
law  in  Monterey  and  in  February,  1908,  en- 
tered into  partnership  with  F.  A.  Treat  and 
W.  C.  Hudson,  under  the  firm  name  of  Treat, 


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423 


Hudson  &  Martin,  which  continues  to  date. 
President  of  the  Board  of  Library  Trustees, 
1909-10.  Elected  Mayor  of  Monterey,  April, 
1911.  Member  of  the  Masonic,  B.  P.  O.  E. 
and  N.  S.  G.  W.  fraternities.     Democrat. 


GEO.    C.    MARTIN. 

Kesidenee,  2119  South  Grand  Avenue;  of- 
fice, Trust  and  Savings  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Illinois,  December  10,  1875. 
Son  of  Euclid  and  Luella  (Gushing)  Martin. 
Married  to  Helen  Smith,  November  3,  1903. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1905.  Attended  Phil- 
lips Academy,  at  Andover,  Massachusetts; 
University  of  Heidelberg,  Germany,  and  Uni- 
versity of  Wisconsin.  Studied  law  in  the  of- 
fice of  Senator  John  C.  Spooner.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  the  state  of  Wisconsin,  at  Madi- 
son, Wisconsin,  in  1899.  Practiced  in  Omaha, 
Nebraska,  until  1905,  when  he  moved  to  Los 
Angeles,  where  he  continues  the  practice  of 
his  profession  to  date.  Member  of  Phi  Delta 
Phi  fraternity.     Democrat. 


THEODORE  MARTIN. 

Eesidenee,  2351  West  31st  Street;  office. 
Security  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  the 
city  of  Quebec,  Canada.  Son  of  Theodore 
and  Isabella  (Black)  Martin.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  March,  1895.  Married  January, 
1909,  to  Frances  M.  McClure.  Studied  law 
in  the  offices  of  Charles  S.  Libby  of  Colorado. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Colorado  in  1885; 
California,  1895,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern 
California  and  to  the  United  States  Supreme 
Court.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in 
1885,  in  partnership  with  C.  S.  Libby,  in 
Salida  and  Buena  Vista,  Colorado,  which  con- 
tinued until  he  moved  to  Los  Angeles,  where 
he  continues  the  practice  of  law  alone.  Dis- 
trict Attorney  of  11th  Judicial  District  of 
Colorado  for  three  years.  Member  of  Los 
Angeles  Bar  Association  and  Jonathan,  Union 
League  and  Sierra  Madre  clubs.  Progressive 
Republican. 

E.  B.  MARTINELLI. 

Residence  and  office,  San  Rafael,  Cali- 
fornia. Born  February  15,  1868,  in  Marin 
County,  California.  Son  of  Lorenzo  and 
Carolina  (Bonetti)  Martinelli.  Married  De- 
cember 15,  1895,  to  Jessie  Pearl  Jordon. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Marin 
County  and  Santa  Clara  College,  from  which 
institution  he  graduated  in  1889  with  the 
degree  of  A.  M.  Studied  law  in  the  offices 
of  Sullivan  &  Sullivan  and  T.  I.  Bergin  of 
San  Francisco.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia on  January  13,  1891,  and  continued 
his  association  with  Sullivan  &  Sullivan  until 
the  end  of  that  year,  when  he  removed  to  San 


Rafael,  practicing  alone  until  1911,  when  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  Henry  Greer, 
practicing  under  the  firm  name  of  Martinelli 
&  Greer,  which  continues  to  date.  Elected 
District  Attorney  of  Marin  County  in  1895, 
serving  one  term.  City  Attorney  of  San 
Rafael  from  1893  to  1894.  Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Education  of  the  city  of  San  Rafael 
from  1900  to  1906.  Elected  State  Senator 
from  the  11th  Senatorial  District  in  1908, 
serving  in  the  38th  and  39th  sessions.  Mem- 
ber of  the  San  Rafael  Club.  Member  of  the 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  N.  S.  G.  W.,  and  W.  O.  W.  frater- 
nities.    Republican. 


WILLIAM    ALFRED    MARTIN. 

Residence,  1309  West  12th  Street;  office, 
708-712  Hibernian  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  October  14,  1878,  in  Indian  Bay,  Arkan- 
sas. Son  of  Micajah  D.  and  Sarah  (Radman) 
Martin.  Received  his  early  education  in  the 
common    schools    of    Arkansas    and    later    at- 


tended Hendrix  College,  Conway,  Arkansas. 
Attended  the  University  of  Arkansas  and 
later  the  Cumberland  University  of  Lebanon, 
Tennessee,  graduating  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment in  1899  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Tennessee  in  1S99,  and 
moved  to  California  in  1902,  locating  in  Los 
Angeles,  where  he  continues  in  the  active 
practice  to  date.  Member  of  Fraternal 
Brotherhood,  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  B.  P.  O.  E. 
fraternities.     Republican. 

D.  E,  MARCHUS. 

Residence,  1386  La  Playa  Avenue;  office, 
1112  Market  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
South    Dakota,    February    22,  1879.      Son     of 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


Anton  anil  Hannali  (Morten)  Marchus.  Mar- 
ried Wanda  Nolte  July  2,  1902.  Received  his 
early  ediieation  in  the  public  schools  of 
South  Dakota  and  moved  to  California  in 
1895.  Attended  Healdsburg  and  Lowell 
schools  and  later  entered  Hastings  College 
of  Law  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the 
law  courts  of  the  state  of  California,  by  the 
Supreme  Court,  November,  19(11.  Practices 
alone  to  date.     MtMiiber  of  Masduic  fraternity. 

MADISON  MARINE. 

Residence,  724  Beacon  Street;  office,  .310- 
;')12  International  Bank  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Prince  George  County,  Mary- 
land, September  7,  1S73.  Son  of  William  Mat- 
thew and  Harriet  Perkins  (Hall)  Marine. 
Educated  in  the  private  schools  of  Maryland, 
1882-84;  public  schools  of  Maryland  to"lS89; 
Milton  Academy,  Baltimore,  Maryland,  1890- 
93;  Military  Academy,  New  York,  1892-94; 
University  of  Maryland,  1895-97,  in  June  of 
which  year  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Maryland,  June  1, 
1897;  Court  of  Appeals  of  Mar^-land,  April 
16,  1902;  Supreme  Court  of  the  LTnited  States, 
April  6,  1908;  California,  June  1,  1908.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  in  Baltimore, 
Maryland,  in  partnership  with  his  father,  the 
late  Hon.  Wm.  X.  Marine,  which  continued 
to  1904,  when  he  became  member  of  the  firm 
of  Paca,  Xewbold  &  Marine,  which  partner- 
ship continued  until  April,  1908,  when  he  re- 
moved to  California.  Republican  nominee  in 
Baltimore  for  House  of  Delegates,  1903.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Maryland  Chapter  Sons  of  War 
of  1812,  Metropolitan  and  Cit}-  Clubs  and  Los 
Angeles  Bar  Association.     Republican. 


WILLIAM  B.   MATHEWS. 

Residence,  1254 
West  25th  Street; 
office,  1103  Cen- 
tral Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in 
Brown  C  o  u  nty, 
Oh  i  0,  March  1, 
18G5.  Son  of  Will- 
iam B.  and  Mar- 
garet (Salisbury) 
Mathews.  Camelo 
California  in  1889. 
Married  Susan 
Avery  Hays  Janu- 
ary 1,1901.  Early 
education  received 
in  the  common 
schools  at  Mays- 
vi  lie,  Kentucky, 
and  Baptist  Seminary  (private)  in  the  same 
city.  Graduated  from  Center  College  of 
Kentucky  in  1885  with  degree  of  A.B.,  and 
this  was  followed  with  a  law  course  in  Co- 
lumbia Law  School,  New  York,  1888-89.     Ad- 


mitted to  the  bar  of  Kentucky  August.  ISSS; 
California,  October,  1889;  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  Court  for  the  Ninth  Jmlicial 
Circuit  and  the  United  States  District  Court 
for  the  Southern  District  of  California,  1901; 
to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court,  Febru- 
ary 29,  1904.  Member  of  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors of  the  Los  Angeles  Public  Librai-y, 
1899-1900.  City  Attorney  for  the  city  of 
Los  Angeles,  1901-7.  Appointed  special 
counsel  on  construction  of  Los  Angeles  Aque- 
duct in  1907,  and  occupies  said  position  at 
date.  Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and 
of  the  California  and  Union  League  clubs  of 
Los    Angeles.     Republican. 

GEORGE  HENRY  MASTICK. 

Residence,  918  Pacific  Avenue,  Alameda; 
office,  68  Post  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born 
May  23,  1856,  in  San  Francisco.  Son  of  PJd- 
win  B.  and  Lucretia  (Wood)  Mastick.  Mar- 
ried May  19,  1883,  to  Lizzie  Spencer.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  San  Francisco 
and  in  the  University  of  California.  Gradu- 
ated from  Hastings  College  of  Law  in  18S1. 
Admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar  of  California 
in  San  Francisco,  1881.  Commenced  the 
active  practice  of  liis  profession  immediately 
upon  admission,  in  partnership  with  E.  B. 
Mastick  and  W.  C.  Belcher,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Mastick,  Belcher  &  Mastick.  Trus- 
tee of  the  San  Jose  State  Normal  School  for 
ten  years — 1902-12.  Member  of  the  San 
Francisco  Bar  Association  and  Bohemian  and 
Pacific  clubs. 


ALLAN    P.    MATTHEW. 

Residence,  163S  Oxford  Street,  Berkeley; 
office,  932  Mills  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  November  8, 
1881.  Son  of  Winfield  Scott  and  Marian 
(Pomero}')  Matthew.  Moved  to  California  in 
1887.  Married  July  23,  1908,  to  Daisy  M. 
Lincoln.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
California,  Berkeley  High  School,  and  the 
University  of  California,  from  which  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1903.  From 
1905  to  1907  attended  Harvard  Law  School, 
and  later  the  George  Washington  University, 
Law  School,  Washington,  D.  C,  receiving  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1908  from  that  institu- 
tion. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  District  of 
Columbia  in  February,  1909,  and  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  1911.  Assistant  Attorney 
of  tlie  Western  Pacific  Railway  <'nini)any, 
which  position  he  continues  to  Imld  to  date. 
Republican. 


WILLIAM    CLARENCE   MAXWELL. 

Residence,  2S)tiO  Sacramento  Street;  office, 
906  Merchants'  Exchange  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  Woodland,  California,  May  22, 
1871.     Son  of  James  Oliver  and  Anna  Debo- 


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425 


rah  (Gaddis)  Maxwell.  Married  August  2, 
1905,  to  Hulda  C.  Anderson.  Educated  in 
Hesperian  College,  Woodland,  and  later  at- 
tended Stanford  University.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  at  San  Francisco,  November 
18,  19ns. 

CHARLES   H.    MATTINGLY. 

Residence,  217 
West  37th  Ave- 
nue; otEce,  421 
Stimsou  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
May  13,  1862,  in 
Newt  0  n,  Illinois. 
Son  of  John  and 
Catherine  (Mey- 
ers )  Mattingly. 
Mar  r  i  e  d  April, 
1902,  to  Florence 
M.  Perfect.  R  e- 
ceived  his  early 
education  in  the 
public  schools  of 
O  1  n  e  y,  Illinois, 
and  later  attended 
the  Ann  Arbor 
University  at  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  graduat- 
ing therefrom  in  1884  with  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michigan  by  the 
Supreme  Court  in  1894  and  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  in  the 
same  year.  Commenced  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession  in  Detroit,  continuing  there 
until  1895,  when  he  moved  to  California. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at  Los 
Angeles  immediately  upon  arrival  and  the 
following  year  to  the  federal  court.  Com- 
menced the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
in  Los  Angeles  and  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  City  Club  and  Municipal  League 
and  Los  Angeles  County  Bar  Association. 
Republican. 

HENRY  BROWNE  MAYO. 

Residence,  2571 
Mission  S  t  r  e  et; 
office,  755  Pacific 
Build  i  n  g,  San 
Francisco.  Born  in 
Jubilee,  P  e  o  r  ia 
Coun  t  y,  Illinois, 
May  "^2  8,  1861. 
Son  of  Henry  H»?r- 
bert  and  Agnes 
(Ingraham)  Mayo. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1881.  Re- 
ceived his  early 
education  at  Peo- 
ria, Illinois,  and 
later  the  Hastings 
College  of  Law. 
Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  at  San  Francisco,  July  10, 


1887.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion and  continues  alone  to  date.  Member 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity.     Republican. 


JOHN  JOSEPH  MAZZA. 

Residence,  Corte  Madera;  ofRee,  Bank  of 
Italy  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Marin  County,  California,  November  25,  1877. 
Son  of  Frank  and  Mary  (Zoppi)  Mazza. 
Married  in  1905  to  Beulah  E.  Hook.  Re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  Santa  Rosa  High 
School  1906-9.  Graduated  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  California  in  1903,  with  the  degree 
of  B.  L.,  and  the  further  degree  of  LL.  B.  in 
1904.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  in 
San  Francisco,  June,  1904,  since  which  date 
he  has  continued  in  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession.     Republican. 

HENRY  ALEXANDER  MELVIN. 

Residence,  1363  6th  Avenue,  Oakland; 
office,  Wells-Fargo  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  September  28, 
1865.  Son  of  Samuel  HoustO'U  and  Sarah 
Amanda  (Slemmons)  Melvin.  Moved  to  this 
state  in  1875.  Married  Sarah  Louise  Morse 
in  1893.  Attended  the  grammar  school  of 
St.  Helena,  1875-78;  Franklin  Grammar 
School,  1878-81;  Oakland  High  School,  1881- 
84;  University  of  California,  1885-89,  gradu- 
ating with  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.,  and  from 
the  Hastings  Law  College  in  1892,  receiving 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  San  Francisco  in  1892.  In  1891,  while  still 
in  college,  was  appointed  Justice  of  the 
Peace  of  Brooklyn,  Alameda  County. 
Elected  to  that  office  for  the  term  beginning 
January,  1893,  but  resigned  to  become  As- 
sistant District  Attorney  of  Alameda  County, 
March  14,  1893.  Served  as  Assistant  Dis- 
trict Attorney,  Prosecuting  Attorney,  and 
Chief  Deputy  District  Attorney,  and  for  a 
short  time  as  Deputy  Attorney  General.  Ap- 
pointed Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Ala- 
meda County,  March  14,  1901.  Elected  for 
the  term  beginning  January,  1903.  Renom- 
inated but  resigned  because  of  appointment 
to  the  Supreme  Court,  September  28,  1908. 
Elected  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme 
Court  for  two  year  term  beginning  January, 
1909,  and  for  the  twelve  year  term  com- 
mencing January,  1911.  First  Lieutenant, 
University  of  California  Cadets.  Professor 
of  Oakland  College  of  Medicine  and  Surgery. 
Member  of  the  Union  League,  Bohemian, 
Athenian  clubs  and  Nile  Club  of  Oakland. 
Past  Grand  Exalted  Ruler  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and 
member  of  Masonic  fraternity.     Republican. 


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EDWIN   ALVIN   MESERVE. 

Resideuce.  ]S'.VA  Westlake  Avenue;  office, 
1017  Union  Oil  Biiildinj;.  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Sacramento  County,  California,  Julv  28, 
1863.  Son  of  Alvin  R.  and  Elizabeth  "(Hol- 
ser)  Meserve.  Married  in  18S7  to  Helen 
Davis  (deceased);  in   1890  to  Mabelle  Locke. 


States  District  Court  for  the  Southern  District 
of  California,  .Tanuarv  22,  1912,  since  which 
time    he    has    canied    on    the    practice    of   his 


Graduated  from  the  Los  Angeles  High  School 
in  1880.  After  attending  a  private  school 
entered  Hastings  Law  College,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  1S86  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  by  the  Su- 
preme Court  in  1885;  to  the  Unifed  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  for  the  Southern 
District  of  California  in  1890,  to  the  Circuit 
Court  of  Appeals  in  1893,  and  to  the  United 
States  Sui)reme  Court  in  1912.  Member  of 
X.  S.  G.  W.,  California,  Union  League,  and 
Crag's  Clubs  of  Los  Angeles;  Masonic  order 
(Knights  Templar,  Scottish  Rite,  32°,  Al 
Afalaikali  Temple),  and  Pomeroy  Chai)ter  of 
Phi    Delta    Phi.      Hr'public;in. 

SHIRLEY  EDWIN  MESERVE. 

Residence,  133:5  Westlake  A\('iuir;  office, 
1017  Union  Oil  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Los  Angeles,  October  7,  1888.  Son  of 
Edwin  Alvin  and  Helen  (Davis)  Meserve. 
Early  education  received  in  the  public  schools 
of  Los  Angeles,  which  was  followed  by  a 
course  in  Harvard  Military  Academy  (Los 
Angeles),  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1908.  Attended  the  University  of  California, 
ending  his  studies  there  with  the  class  of  1912^ 
and  completed  his  l:iw  course  in  the  TTniver- 
sity  of  Southern  California,  College  of  Law. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  bv  the 
District  Court  of  Appeal  for  the  Second  Dis- 
trict, January   17,   1912,   and   to    the    TTnited 


profession  in  connection  with  his  father, 
Edwin  A.  Meserve.  Member  of  X.  S.  G.  W. 
(Raniona  Parlor),  California  Gamma  Chapter 
of  Phi  Kappa  Psi,  Beatty  Chapter  of  Phi 
Delta  Phi,  and  Los  Angeles  Athletic  club. 
Kei)ublican. 

VICTOR  HOWARD  METCALF. 


Residence,  24.")  I'erkins  Street;  office.  Union 
Savings  Bank  Building,  Oakland.  Born  in 
UticM,  New  York,  October  10,  18.53.  Son  of 
William  aiul  Sarah  Pollard  (Hardeastle)  Met- 


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calf.  Married  E.  Coriuue  Nicholson,  April 
11,  1882.  Graduated  from  Utica  Academy, 
July  7,  1871,  and  Russell's  Military  Acad- 
emy, New  Haven,  Connecticut,  in  1872.  En- 
tered Yale  College  in  1872  (Academic  Depart- 
ment), where  he  continued  until  his  junior 
year.  Then  entered  Yale  Law  School,  gradu- 
ating therefrom  in  1876  with  the  degree  of 
LL.B.,  and  in  1877  graduated  from  Hamilton 
College  Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Connecticut  June  29,  1876,  and  in  New  York 
April  30,  1877.  Formed  partnership  in  Utica 
with  Hosmer  P.  McKoon,  under  the  firm 
name  of  McKoon  &  Metcalf,  which  continued 
until  Mr.  McKoon  moved  to  California  in 
1878.  Later  he  formed  partnership  with  Ed- 
ward S.  Wells,  under  the  firm  name  of  Met- 
ealf  &  Wells,  which  continued  until  1879, 
when  he  moved  to  California.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  by  the  Supreme  Court 
in  1879.  Practiced  alone  until  1881,  when 
he  entered  into  partnership  with  George  D. 
Metcalf,  lender  the  firm  name  of  Metcalf  & 
Metcalf,  and  continued  as  a  member  of  that 
firm  until  July  1,  1904,  when  the  partnership 
was  dissolved.  Elected  to  the  56th,  .j7th  and 
58th  Congresses  from  the  Third  Congressional 
District  of  California,  resigning  on  July  1, 
1904,  to  accept  the  appointment  of  Secretary 
of  Commerce  and  Labor  in  the  cabinet  of 
President  Roosevelt,  which  he  held  until  De- 
cember 17,  1906,  when  he  was  appointed  Sec- 
retary of  the  Navy.  Resigned  this  ofiice  on 
account  of  ill-health,  December  1,  1908.  De- 
livered annual  address  at  Yale  Law  School  in 
June,  1906,  when  he  received  the  degree  of 
M.  A.,  carrying  with  it  full  membership  in 
the  class  of  1876.  Member  of  the  Athenian 
and   Country   clubs   of  Oakland.     Republican. 

MARION  M.  MEYERS. 

Residence,  1323  Oak  Street;  office,  407-409 
Henne  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Paris, 
Illinois,  January  16,  1857.  Son  of  Levi  C. 
and  Amelia  A.  (Herr)  Meyers.  Married  to 
Helena  Nelson,  September  15,  1893.  Received 
his  early  education  in  the  grammar  and  high 
schools  of  his  native  state.  Later  read  law 
in  the  offices  of  Van  Seller  &  Dole,  of  Paris, 
Illinois.  Admitted  to-  practice  in  the  state 
of  Illinois  in  1881,  and  commenced  the  jirac- 
tice  of  his  profession  in  Paris.  In  1896 
moved  to  California,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  October  22,  1896.  Continues 
tO'  practice  alone  to  date.     Republican. 

ARDEN  H.  MICHENER. 

Residence,  464  Minor  Avenue;  office,  807 
First  National  Bank  Building,  San  Jose. 
Born  in  San  Jose,  May  22,  1873.  Son  of 
William  R.  and  Helen  (Folsom)  Michener. 
Married  Alma  Hempel,  July  1,  1901.  At- 
tended the  common  schools  and  LTniversity  of 
Pacific  for  two  years— 1890-92— and  in  1893 


graduated  from  business  college.  Official 
Court  Reporter  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Santa 
Clara  County  from  1901  to  1911.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California,  at  Los  Angeles,  July 
22,  1908.     Republican. 

FRANCIS    J.    MIEDING, 

Residence,  2291  West  21st  Street;  office,  502 
Pacific  Electric  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
June  5,  1864,  in  Dubuque,  Iowa.  Son  of  Fer- 
dinand B.  and  Theresa  M.  (Baule)  Mieding. 
Married  December  31,  1889,  to  Gertrude  M. 
Kohne.  Attended  the  grammar  schools  of  Du- 
buque and  Dyersville,  Iowa;  St.  Joseph's  Col- 
lege, Dubuque,  1881-82;  Normal,  Fremont, 
Nebraska,  1886-88;  Omaha  Business  College, 
1888-89,  and  the  Omaha  Law  School,  1893- 
95.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Omaha,  Nebraska, 
May  4,  1895.  From  February  1,  1889,  to  July 
1,  1898,  associated  with  Hon.  Chas.  Offutt,  at 
Omaha,  Nebraska,  and  from  1898  until  No- 
vember 1,  1906,  with  the  Union  Pacific  Rail- 
road Company,  Omaha,  Nebraska.  Moved  tO' 
this  state  November  12,  1906.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California,  at  Los  Angeles,  Janu- 
ary 3,  1910.  From  December  1,  1906,  to  date 
with  S.   P.,  L.   A.   &   S.  L.   R.   R.     Democrat. 

JOHN  CULLEN  MILES. 

Residence,  1225 
South  Hope 
Street;  office,  315- 
318  Mason  Opera 
Hon  s  e  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
January  5,  1890, 
in  Willow  Lakes, 
South  Dakota.  Son 
of  Joseph  Ed  win  a 
and  Hattie  Augus- 
ta (Marble)  Miles. 
Received  his  early 
education  in  the 
public  schools  in 
the  states  of  Mich- 
igan, South  D  a 
k  o  t  a,  Arkansas 
and    Indiana,   and 

moved  to  California  in  1907,  graduating  from 
the  Redlands  High  School  in  1909.  Attended 
the  University  of  Southern  California  and  was 
admitted  f o  the  bar  of  California  on  January 
18,  1911.  Has  been  associated  since  his  ad- 
mission with  C.  Randall  Sparks  in  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession.  Member  of  I.  0.  O.  F. 
fraternity.     Republican. 

WILLIAM  ROBERT  MILLAR. 

Residence,  1944  South  Figueroa  Street;  office, 
432-437  Pacific  Electric  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Hyde  Park,  Massachusetts,  Novem- 
ber 19,  1882.  Son  of  Alexander  and  Jean 
(Wilson)      Millar.     Attended     Yale     College, 


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BIOGEAPniCAL 


from  whiih  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
in  UHI4,  and  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  the 
Harvard  Law  School  in  1907.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia and  was  admitted  to  the  liar  at  Los 
Angele?,  January,  190S,  since  which  time  he 
has  l>een  associated  with  Hon.  James  W.  Mc- 
Kinley  in  general  practice.     Eepublican. 

C.    ELLIOTT    MILLER. 

Residence,  1227 
New  Hampshire 
Street;  office,  529 
Higgins  Building. 
Lo  s  Angeles. 
Born,  1  S  G  9,  in 
Richmond,  O  h  io. 
Son  of  Rev.  John 
Quincy  A  dams 
and  Jennie  E. 
(Crump)  Miller. 
Married  in  1S91 
to  Mary  E.  Scheu. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1906.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
lic and  high 
schools  of  Ohio. 
Studied  law  in 
the  offices  of  Hon.  S.  B.  Taylor  of  Toronto, 
Ohio.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
January,  1911,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern 
California.  Engaged  in  the  general  practice 
of  law  in  Los  Angeles,  alone,  to  date. 
County  Assessor  of  Jefferson  County,  Ohio, 
for  one  term.  Mayor  of  Toronto,  Ohio,  for 
five  years.  Member  of  Masonic  order  and 
Junior  Order  United  American  Mechanics. 
President  of  Ohio  Society  of  Los  Angeles 
sin<<:'    H'ln.     Republican. 

JOHN  HENBY  MILLER. 

Residence,  Granada  Hotel;    office,    Crocker 
Building.     San     Francisco.     Born    in    Lynch- 
burg.   Virginia,     August     26,     1854.     Son    of 
William  A.  and  Margaret  A.  (Henry)  Miller. 
Married  Susie  Jones  November,  1906.     Moved 
to    the    state    in    1875.     Graduated    from   the 
Richmond     College,    at     Richmond.     Virginia, 
with   the   degree   of    A.M.    in    1874.     Taught 
school   in   Virginia   one  year,  after   which   he 
came  to  California  and  taught  in  the  public 
schools  in  Shasta  County;  also  taught  private 
pupils   in   Latin   and   Greek,  studying  law   at 
night.     Admitted  to  the  bar  at  San  Francisco 
in  January,  1879,  b}'  the  Supreme  Court  after 
an   examination   in   open   court.     Entered   the 
office   of  Pringle   &  Hayne  as  a  clerk,  where 
he  remained  for  one  year.     Then   opened  of- 
fices of  his   own,  afterward   going  into  part- 
nership with  J.  P.  Langhorne,  under  the  firm 
name    of    Langhorne    &    Miller    and    later    as 
partner   in    the   firm   of     F'stee,   Fitzgerald    & 


Miller.  Now  practicing  his  profession  under 
the  firm  name  of  Miller  &  White,  making  a 
specialty  of  ]iatent  law.     Member  of  Mechan- 


ics' Institute.  American  Society  of  Interna- 
tional Law.  Bohemian  and  Cosmos  clubs  of 
San  Francisco,  and  Lawyers'  Club  of  New 
York.     Independent. 

KENTON  A.   MILLER. 


Residence.  1302  Gramorcy  Place;  office,  60-4 
Merchants  Trust  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  October  31,  1869,  in  Ironton,  Ohio.  Son 
of  Anderson  and  Elizabeth  (Wickline)  Mil- 
ler. Married  October,  1898  to  Vetrice  Wil- 
son.    Educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his 


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native  state  and  in  Ohio  Weslyan  Univer- 
sity, graduating  from  the  latter  institution  in 
1894.  Eead  law  in  tlie  offices  of  Anderson 
&  Miller.  Admitted  to  tlie  bar  of  Ohio  in 
1897,  and  practiced  in  Ironton,  Ohio,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Miller  &  Miller.  Moved  to 
California  in  1905,  and  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  that  state  in  Los  Angeles  in  1906,  and 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  In  1907  formed  part- 
nership with  Judge  George  H.  Smith  and  W. 
W.  Phelps,  under  the  firm  name  of  Smith, 
Miller  &  Phelps,  which  continues  to  date. 
Elected  City  Attorney  of  Ironton,  Ohio,  in 
1900,  serving  until  1904,  prior  to  which  he 
was  Assistant  District  Attorney  of  Lawrence 
County,  Ohio  (1898-1900).  Member  of  the 
California  and  Union  League  clubs.  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  Masonic  order.  Knights  Tem- 
plar, Shriner,  32°,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and 
B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities.     Eepublican. 

E.   E.   MILLIKIN. 

Eesidence,  Jonathan  Club;  office.  Title  In- 
surance Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  October 
5,  1871,  in  Titusville,  Pennsylvania,  and  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  state.  Moved  to  California  in 
1895  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the 
state  upon  arrival.  Practices  his  profession 
as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  O'Melveny,  Stevens 
&  Millilvin  to  date. 

ROBEE,T  WILLIS  MILLER. 

Residence  and 
office,  Hanford, 
Born  September 
5,  1847,  in  Willow 
Hill,  Illinois.  Son 
of  John  and  Mary 
(Kennedy)  M  i  1- 
ler.  Moved  to 
California  in  1880. 
Married  in  1880 
to  Mattie  Morri- 
son. Educated  in 
the  public  schools 
of  Illinois.  At- 
tended University 
of  Illinois.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar 
of  1 1 1  i  n  ois  in 
1874;  Minnesota,  1876;  Superior  Court  of 
California,  1880;  Supreme  Court  of  California, 
1885.  Practiced  law  in  Illinois  until  1874, 
when  he  moved  to  Minnesota,  where  for  two 
years  he  taught  in  the  schools  of  that  state. 
Practiced  law  in  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis, 
Minnesota,  until  1880,  when  he  moved  to 
Northern  California,  practicing  his  profession 
at  Eureka  two  years;  Crescent  City,  eight 
years,  and  Santa  Eosa,  ten  years.  In  1904  he 
moved  to  Hanford,  where  he  continues  the 
general  practice  of  law  to  date.  Member  of 
Masonic  order.     Republican. 


EDWARD  R.  MILLIKEN. 

Eesidence,  815 
Stevenson  A  v  e- 
n  u  e;  office,  1 
Union  Savings 
Bank  Building, 
Pasadena.  Born 
December  9,  1881, 
in  M  a  y  n  a  r  d, 
M  a  s  s  a  c  h  usetts. 
Son  of  Charles  E. 
and  Mary  F.  (Eed- 
ing-ton)  Millikeu. 
Married  March  4, 
1909,  to  Elizabeth 
B.  Smyth.  Edu- 
cation received  at 
M  0  u  nt  Hermon 
B  0  ys'  School, 
Mount  Hermon,  Massachusetts,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  August,  1900.  Entered  Po- 
mona College,  Claremont,  after  moving  to 
California,  in  1900,  and  graduated  from  that 
institution  in  June,  1904,  with  degree  of  A.  B. 
Graduated  from  the  Law  Department  of  Stan- 
ford University,  May,  1908,  receiving  degree 
of  J.  D.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
in  Los  Angeles,  July  22,  1908,  and  later  to 
the  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  Southern  California.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Pasadena  and  continued  to  date. 
Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.     Eepublican. 

HENRY  EDMUND  MILLS. 

Eesidence,  1604  Seventh  Street;  office,  908- 
910  American  National  Bank  Building,  San 
Diego.  Born  June  24,  1850,  in  Montrose, 
Pennsylvania.  Son  of  Bartlett  H.  and  Delia 
(Halsey)  Mills.  Married  Emma  B.  Sprague 
in  1877.  Graduated  from  Shurtlefif  College, 
in  Alton,  Illinois,  June,  1869,  receiving  de- 
grees of  A.  B.  and  A.  M.  Graduated  from  the 
St.  Louis  Law  School  in  1871,  with  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  practice  in  the  state  of 
Missouri,  at  St.  Louis,  July,  1871.  Practiced 
his  profession  in  St.  Louis  until  1896,  when 
he  moved  to  California.  Member  of  the  firm 
of  Mills  &  Fleteeraft  for  ten  years.  Later 
in  partnership  with  Lee  W.  Grant  until  re- 
moval to  San  Diego.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1896,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  Practiced  law  in  San  Diego 
in  partnership  with  Ered  O'Farrell  to  date. 
Author  of  ''Mills  on  Eminent  Domain." 

HOMER   CURTIS  MILLSAP. 

Residence,  1460  West  Adams  Street;  office, 
621  San  Fernando  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  May  10,  1881,  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  Son 
of  Albert  and  Mallissa  (Shepherd)  Millsap. 
Married  in  December,  1908,  to  Bess  P.  Chaney. 
Moved  to  California  in  1898.  Graduate<l  from 
Ashland  (Oregon)  High  School  in  1893;  Iowa 


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BIOGE  APIl  IC  A  L 


College  of  Law,  May.  1S97,  with  degree  of 
LL.B.  Associated  with  Hon.  C.  C.  Cole  (ex- 
Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Iowa), 
1897-99.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in    1900,  and   later  to  the  United  States   Cir- 


Brunswick,  Maine,  August  18,  1862.  Son  of 
Alexander  B.  and  Mary  (Ramsdell)  Minot. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Brunswick, 
Maine,  and  the  Lord  Street  Commercial  Col- 
lege, Liverpool,  England,  1879-80,  during 
which  time  he  attended  for  six  months  a 
nautical  school  in  that  city.  Studied  law 
three  years  with  Hon.  John  A.  Gray  and 
General  J.  M.  Siglin,  in  Marshfield,  Oregon. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  1896; 
United  States  District  and  Circuit  Court, 
November  12,  1906;  United  States  Circuit 
Court  of  Appeals,  October  6,  1909;  United 
States  District  and  Circuit  Courts,  Southern 
District  of  California,  September  10,  1909. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1901,  being  admitted 
July  1st  of  that  year  to  the  bar  of  this  state, 
in  San  Francisco,  since  which  time  he  has 
practiced  in  San  Francisco  alone,  his  practice 
extending  over  the  states  of  California,  Ore- 
gon, Utah  and  Nevada.  Formerly  member  of 
Oregon  National  Guard,  Sons  of  the  American 
Revolution,  State  of  Maine  Association,  and 
California  Academy  of  Sciences.     Republican. 


cuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia. Engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Los 
Angeles  alone  to  the  present  time.  Special- 
izes in  corporation  law.  Member  of  Califor- 
nia and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Associations,  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce,  and  Los  Angeles  Athletic 
Club.     Republican. 

THOMAS  SUMNER  MINOT. 


Residence,     Berkshire     Apartments;     ofBce, 
504   Mills   Building.  San   Francisco.     Born  in 


JOHN  WILLIAM  MITCHELL. 

Residence, 
northwest  corner 
First  Street  and 
Vermont  Avenue; 
offi  c  e,  5  0  9-5  1  2 
L  a  n  kershim 
Building,  Los  An- 
g  e  1  e  s.  Born  in 
Lynchburg.  V  i  r- 
g  i  nia,  November 
23.  1861.  Sou  of 
"William  Henry 
and  Nancy  Jane 
(Green)  Mitchell. 
Married  A  d  i  n  a 
S  e  Ibv  M  i  1  s  0  m. 
May  3  0,  18  8  8. 
Educated  in  p  r  i- 
vate    and    high 

schools  at  Lynchburg.  Studied  law  in  the 
oHice  of  United  States  Senator  John  W. 
Daniel  for  five  years;  also  a  member  of 
Summer  Law  Class  of  the  University  of  Vir- 
ginia, under  Prof.  John  B.  Minor.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Virginia  at  Lynchburg,  Decem- 
ber 7,  1881.  Came  to  California  in  1887. 
Admitted  to  practice  by  California  Supreme 
Court,  October  11,  1887,  and  by  United  States 
Supreme  Court,  on  motion  of  Senator  Daniel, 
April  24,  1896.  Member  of  Municipal  Art 
Commission  of  the  city  of  Los  Angeles  and 
Los    Angeles    Bar   Association.     Democrat. 


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NATHANIEL  PERRY  MOERDYKE. 

Kesideiu-e,  1025 
South  Madison 
Avenue,  Pasa- 
d  e  n  a;  office,  S  e- 
c  u  rity  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Grand 
T^apids,  Michigan, 
May,  1884.  Son 
of  Peter  and 
M  a  ria  (P  e  r  r  y) 
Moerdyke.  Moved 
to  C  a  1  if  0  r  nia 
.Tuly,  1907.  Mar- 
r  i  e  (1  J  u  n  e  2  9, 
1911,  to  Ethel  J. 
Wolfenstetter.  At- 
tended the  public 
schools  of  C  h  i- 
cago  from  1891  to  1901;  Lewis  Institute  of 
Chicago,  1901  to  1904,  when  he  received  aca- 
demic degree.  Attended  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  Northwestern  University,  1904—5; 
Chicago  Kent  School  of  Law,  1906-7;  Stan- 
ford University,  Law  Department,  1907-8.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  April  29, 
1908.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Los 
Angeles  in  May  of  that  year.  Specializes  in 
corporation  and  mining  law.  Director  and 
counsel  of  Tom  Reed  Gold  Mining  Company. 
Member  of  University  Club  and  Delta  Chi 
fraternity.     Republican. 


known  as  a  pioneer  citizen  of  California,  hav- 
ing been  a  resident  of  the  city  of  San  Fran- 
cisco since  the  days  of  '49.  Early  education 
received  at  Sacred  Heart  College,  conducted 
by  the  Christian  Brothers,  and  St.  Mary's 
College.  Studied  law  in  the  offices  of  Judge 
Selden  S.  Wright  and  of  Horace  G.  Piatt. 
Attended  Hastings  College  of  Law,  and  was 
admitted  to  practice  before  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  state  of  California,  in  Novem- 
ber, 1889.  Practiced  law  thereafter,  with 
offices  at  No.  26  Montgomery  Street.  In  the 
year  1896  was  appointed  Prosecuting  Attor- 
ney in  the  Police  Courts,  and  in  1898,  upon 
the  death  of  .Judge  Campbell,  was  appointed 
Judge  of  the  Police  Court  of  the  City  and 
County  of  San  Francisco.  Served  as  Judge 
of  the  Police  Court  until  1906,  and  in  Novem- 
ber of  that  year  was  elected  Judge  of  the 
Superior  Court  of  the  State  of  California,  in 
and  for  the  City  and  County  of  San  Francisco. 
Judge  Mogan  was  nominated  by  the  Republi- 
can, Democratic  and  Union  Labor  parties  for 
the  office  of  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court,  and 
was  elected  by  a  large  majority.  He  has 
served  one  term  of  six  years,  as  Superior 
.Judge  presiding  over  Department  No.  7,  de- 
voted to  the  trial  of  civil  cases.  He  is  now 
a  candidate  for  re-election  to  the  office  of 
Superior  Judge  and  has  been  indorsed  by  the 
Bar  Association  of  San  Francisco.  Member 
of  the  Native  Sons  of  the  Golden  West,  and 
of  the  Olympic  Club. 


EDMUND  P.  MOGAN. 


SEAMON  W.   MOLKENBUHR. 


Residence,  1144  Haight  Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco; office.  City  Hall,  Department  No.  7, 
Superior  Court,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San 
Francisco.  Son  of  .Joseph  R.  Mogan  and 
Sarah    Mogan.     Joseph    R.    Mogan    was    well 


Residence,  527  5th  Avenue;  office,  827 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Vir- 
ginia City,  Nevada,  May  28,  1874.  Son  of 
Martin  and  Alice  (Lynch)  Molkenbuhr. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1891.  Married  .July 
8,  1898,  to  Mary  Egan.  Received  his  earlv 
education  in  the  public  schools   at   Gold  Hill, 


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BIOGUAVIILC  A  L 


Nevada.  Attended  the  Nevada  State  Univer- 
sity, 1890-91.  From  1S92  to  1900  he  followed 
commercial  pursuits.  Read  law  in  the  office 
of  W.  M.  Cannon  and  T.  C.  .Tudkins.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  !March  12,  1903,  since  which  date  he 
has  been  practicing  law.  Member  of  the 
Knights  of  ('dhinibiis.     Reiiublicaii. 

ORE  A    EUGENE    MONNETTE. 

Ixcsidonce.  :UOl 
Wilshire  B  o  u  1  e- 
vard;  office,  308- 
310  South  Broad- 
way. Los  Angeles, 
California.  Boru 
April  12.  1S72,  in 
D  a  lias  Township, 
Crawford  County, 
Ohio.  Son  of 
Mervin  Jeremiah 
and  Olive  Ade- 
laide (Hull)  Mon- 
u  e  t  t  e.  Married 
November  li,  1S95, 
t  o  Carrie  Lucile 
J  a  n  e  w  a  y.  At- 
t  e  n  ded  Bucyrus, 
Ohio,  Union  Schools,  graduating  in  1890; 
Ohio  Wesleyan  University  of  Delaware,  Ohio, 
graduating  in  189.5,  classical  course,  with  the 
degree  of  A.B.;  also  special  law  course  in  the 
same  institution  in  1895;  post-graduate  work 
without  degrees.  Author  and  compiler  of 
"Monnet  Family  Genealogy."  Has  done  con- 
siderable writing  and  public  speaking.  Ad- 
mitted to  law  practice  by  Supreme  Coutt  of 
Ohio,  October  16,  189<5;  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Northern  District  of 
Ohio.  Later  moved  to  the  state  of  California 
in  April,  1907.  Admitted  to  the  bar  there  May 
1st  of  the  same  year,  and  also  in  the  United 
States  District  and  Circuit  Courts  of  South- 
ern District  of  California.  Director  of  Citi- 
zens' National  and  Citizens'  Trust  and  Sav- 
ings Banks  of  Los  Angeles.  Now,  President 
of  the  Citizens*  Trust  and  Savings  Bank, 
Director  of  Los  Angeles  Abstract  &  Trust 
Company,  Director  and  Treasurer  of  Mortgage 
Guarantee  Company  of  Los  Angeles.  Member 
of  the  Ohio  State  Bar  Association  since  1897, 
the  Los  Angeles  County  Bar  and  California 
State  Bar  Associations.  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
(honorary  scholastic  society),  and  Phi  Kajipa 
Psi  fraternities,  elected  .Tune  29,  1912,  Presi- 
dent of  Phi  Kappa  Psi  fraternity;  also  of  the 
Masonic  bodies,  Shriner,  Sons  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, and  of  the  American  Revolution,  May- 
flower Descendants  and  Colonial  Wars,  and  of 
the  I'nion  League,  Jonathan,  Athletic  and 
Country  clubs  of  Los  Angeles.     Republican. 

CHARLES  MONROE. 

Residence,  7211  W»-st  2>th  Street;  office. 
Courthouse.  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Rumford, 
Maine,  December  23,  1849.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  December,  1890.     Educated  in  the  pub- 


lic schools  of  Boston.  Massachusetts,  and  Har- 
vard College.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Kansas 
and  California;  United  States  Supreme  Court 
November  IS,  1890.  Judge  of  the  Superior 
Court  of  Los  Angeles  County  since  1905.  Re- 
publican. 

WILLLA.M  C.  MONROE. 

Residence,  L  o  s 
Angeles;  office, 
7  0  6  C  a  1  i  fornia 
Building.  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Freeport,  Florida, 
January  11,  1879. 
Son  of  William  A. 
and  Medora  (Mr 
C  r  a  nie)  Monroe. 
Married  i  n  A  u- 
gus  t,  19  11,  to 
Mary  ,1.  Cassiday. 
Attended  the  Law 
Depart  ment  of 
the  University  of 
Virginia  in  18  9  9 
to  19  0  1,  and  re- 
ceived the  Jeffer- 
son Literary  Society  Medal  for  oratory  in 
1900.  Received  the  honors  of  the  University 
in  oratorical  contest.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
in  Tallahassee,  Florida,  in  1902.  Practiced 
law  in  Pensacola,  Florida,  alone  to  1911, 
when  he  moved  to  Los  Angeles.  California. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1911, 
and  continues  in  the  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession to  date.  Member  of  the  Sigma  Alpha 
Bpsilon,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  Red  Men 
fraternities.     Democrat. 

JAMES    P.    MONTGOMERY. 


Residence.     1620     8th     Street;     office,     ! 
Bacon    Building,    Oakland.     Born    March 
1865,   in   Oakland,   Alameda   County.     Son 


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Zachariah  M.  and  Elleu  (Evoy)  Montgomery. 
Married  to  Eita  CI.  Madden,  Xovember  33, 
1910.  Attended  the  Christian  Brothers  Col- 
lege in  Oakland,  St.  Ignatius  College,  San 
Francisco,  Santa  Clara  College,  Santa  Clara, 
and  the  University  of  Georgia,  graduating 
therefrom  in  1888  with  degree  of  B.S.  and 
the  further  degree  of  B.L.  in  1889.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  1889  and  com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  in  part- 
nership with  his  father,  in  San  Diego,  prac- 
ticing under  the  firm  name  of  Montgomery 
&  Montgomery,  continuing  until  1891,  when 
he  moved  to  Los  Angeles  and  continued  in 
the  practice  there  until  1897.  In  that  year 
he  went  to  the  Klondike  and  was  engaged 
in  mining  pursuits  until  December,  1907. 
Resumed  the  active  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion in  Oakland  in  1908,  and  continues  to 
date.  Member  of  the  San  Francisco-Alaska 
Club  and  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  B.  P. 
O.  E.  fraternities.     Democrat. 

ELMER   I.   MOODY. 

Residence,  6  i  8 
Arroyo  Drive;  of- 
fice, 216  Chamber 
of  Commerce 
Building,  Pasa- 
dena. Born  i  n 
E  d  g  e  r  ton,  Mis- 
souri, February  4, 
1879.  Son  of  W. 
J.  and  Elizabeth 
(Crane)  Moody. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1898.  Mar- 
r  i  e  d  Carolyn  C. 
M  a  chin,  October 
15,  1903.  A  t- 
tended  the  public 
schools  of  St.  Jo- 
s  e  p  h,  Mis  souri, 
and  the  State  Normal  at  Edmond,  Oklahoma. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at  Los 
Angeles,  October  15,  1901,  and  later  to 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Member  of  the  firm  of 
Goodrich  &  Moody  of  Pasadena,  from  Janu- 
ary 1,  1902,  until  1903.  Practiced  alone  to 
1907.  Connected  with  the  firm  of  Simpson, 
Moody,  Noyes  &  Simpson  from  1907  to  1908; 
of  the  firm  of  Simpson,  Moody  &  Simpson 
from  1908  to  date.  Member  of  the  Overland 
and  Annandale  Country  clubs,  Los  Angeles 
Bar  Association  and  of  the  Board  of  Trade. 
Director  of  the  Security  National  Bank  of 
Pasadena.     Republican. 

WILLIAM    THOMAS    MOONEY. 

Residence,  259  Lisbon  Street;  oflSce,  615 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Bloomfield,  Sonoma  County,  October  16,  1873. 
Son  of  Thomas  and  Nora  (Gleeson)  Mooney. 
Attended  the  district  school  of  Bloomfield  for 


a  few  j-ears,  later  completing  the  grammar 
school  course  at  Petaluma,  then  entering  the 
Petaluma  High  School,  from  v/hich  he  gradu- 
ated in  1892.  Entered  the  University  of 
California,  graduating  therefrom  in  1899  with 
the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Appointed  principal  of 
the  Etna  Union  High  School  in  Siskiyou 
County,  and  then  principal  of  the  Siskiyou 
County  High  School,  where  he  remained  for 
two  years,  then  entering  the  Harvard  Law 
School,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1906. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  California  January  21, 
1907,  at  Los  Angeles,  and  to  the  United  States 
District  and  Circuit  Courts  April  30,  1910,  at 
San  Francisco.  Began  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  1908  at  San  Francisco,  in  associa- 
tion with  R.  H.  Cross  which  continues  to  date. 
Democrat. 

FRED  H.  MOORE. 

Residence,  3811  Maplewood  Avenue;  office, 
600  Bryson  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  Sep- 
tember 15,  1883,  in  Detroit,  Michigan.  Sou 
of  Charles  J.  and  Emma  C.  (Hill)  Moore. 
Married  in  1907  to  Rose  B.  Griggs.  Educated 
at  the  grammar  and  high  schools  at  Spokane, 
Washington,  and  later  attended  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan  from  1902  to  1906.  Studied 
law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Thomas  Burke  of 
Seattle,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Washington  in  1906.  Practiced  in  Seattle  in 
association  with  the  firm  of  Burke,  Shephard 
&  McGilora  for  one  year,  when  he  moved  to 
Spokane  and  became  associated  with  the  firm 
of  Danson  &  Williams.  Formed  partnership 
with  B.  T.  Tustin,  practicing  under  the  firm 
name  of  Tustin  &  Moore  for  one  year. 
Moved  to  California  in  1910,  locating  in  Los 
Angeles,  where  he  continues  in  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  association  with  the  firm 
of  Davis  &  Rush  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan,  Liberal,  and  Alemic  clubs  and 
of  the  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association. 

GEORGE  H.  MOORE. 

Residence,  1321 
West  7th  Street, 
G  1  e  ndale;  office, 
429  Stimson  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  i  n  Pesotum, 
Illinois,  Oct  ober 
30,  1875.  Son  of 
Sanford  W.  and 
Louisa  (Thorn- 
hill)  Moore. 
Moved  to  this 
state  in  Nov  em- 
ber, 1902.  Mar- 
ried Ana  stasia 
Powell,  February 
1,  1911.  Received 
his  early  e  d  u  c  a- 
tion  in  public 
schools  of  Crittenden,  Illinois,  later  attending 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


the  Central  Normal  College  at  Danville.  Indi- 
ana, from  which  he  received  the  degrees  of 
B.S.  and  A.B.  in  19<_n,  and  the  University  of 
Illinois,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1902. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  state  of  Illinois. 
June.  19<32.  and  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
1903.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in 
Riverside.  California,  in  partnership  with  O. 
€.  Boggs.  under  the  firm  name  of  Boggs  & 
Moore  until  November,  1903.  when  he  re- 
moved to  Los  Angeles  and  became  associated 
with  Herbert  Cutler  Brown,  of  Los  Angeles, 
where  he  remained  until  1906,  since  which 
date  he  has  continued  the  practice  of  his 
profession  and  is  now  associated  with  Shel- 
don Borden.  Member  of  the  University  Club 
of  Los  Angeles.     Republican. 

MINOR   LEE  MOORE, 

Residence,  13.54 
Fifth  Avenue;  of- 
fice, 5  11  Mer- 
chants Trust 
Building,  Los  An- 
g  e  1  e  s.  Born  i  n 
Waco,  Texas,  De- 
c  e  m  b  e  r  .5,  1876. 
Son  of  Daniel  Mil- 
ler and  Sarah 
Elizabeth  (.Jones) 
Moore.  Moved  to 
Call  f  ornia  De- 
cember 13.  19  0  8. 
Married  to  Jannie 
Elder  August  3  0. 
19  0  0.  Educated 
in  the  public 
schools  0  f  Waco, 
Texas.  Entered  the  Baylor  University, 
Waco,  Texas,  in  1896.  Graduated  with  de- 
gree of  B.A.  in  1900.  Read  law  in  office  of 
Prendergast  &  Sanford  of  Waco,  Texas. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Texas,  March  24, 
1903;  California,  December  1.5,  1908,  and 
later'  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Waco,  Texas,  from  1903  to  March,  1907, 
when  he  moved  to  Farmerville,  Louisiana, 
where  he  became  associated  with  .T  Walter 
Elder,  under  the  firm  name  of  Elder  &  Moore, 
continuing  to  1908.  Associated  with  M.  J. 
Finkenstein,  under  the  firm  name  of  Moore 
&  Fiukenstein  to  date.  Commercial  practice, 
and  pavs  special  attention  to  frauds  and  per- 
sonal "injury  cases.  Member  of  Jefferson 
Club.     Democrat. 

PEYTON  H.  MOORE. 

Residence,  745  South  X'nion  Street;  office, 
920-922  Security  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  March  15,"  1S76,  in  Birmingham,  Ala- 
bama. Son  of  William  W.  and  Mary  Lou 
(Robinson)  Moore.  Received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state.     En- 


tered Alabama  Polytechnic  Institute,  gradu- 
ating therefrom  in  1894,  with  degree  of  B.S. 
Entered  University  of  Alabama,  graduating 
in  1899,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Alabama,  in  Montgomery,  1900. 
Coinmenied  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Birmingham,  Alabama,  in  1901,  continuing 
until  190S,  when  he  moved  to  California,  and 
was  admitted  by  all  courts  of  that  state. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Campbell  &  Moore 
to   date.     Democrat. 

STANLEY  MOORE. 

Residence,  corner  20th  Street  and  6th  Av- 
enue, East  Oakland;  office,  Balboa  Building, 
San  Francisco.  Born  in  Oakland,  California, 
June  9,  1880.  Son  of  A.  A.  and  Annie 
(Hall)  Moore.  Received  his  early  education 
in   the   public   schools   of   Oakland,   and   later 


attended  the  University  of  California,  grad- 
uating therefrom  in  May,  1901,  with  the  de- 
gree of  Social  Science.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  December.  1901,  and  com- 
menced the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
in  Oakland,  being  appointed  Deputy  District 
Attorney  of  Alameda  County  in  1902  and 
resigning  the  following  year  to  move  to  San 
Francisco  and  enter  his  father's  office,  with 
whom  he  practices  in  partnership  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Claremont  Country  Club. 
Republican. 

FRANCIS  D.  R.  MOOTE. 

Residence,  Sierra  Madre;  office,  830  H.  W. 
Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Citv  Creek  Canyon,  near  San  Bernardino, 
Juiie  5,  1879.  Son  James  M.  and  Elizabeth 
M.  (Ross)  Moote.  Married  June  22,  1908. 
to  Mabel  L.  Graves.     Educated  in  the  graded 


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schools  at  Cucamonga  and  Ontario,  Los  An- 
geles High  School;  Chaffey  Agricultural  Col- 
lege. Read  law  in  the  office  of  Tanner  & 
Taft.  Admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
California,  at  Los  Angeles,  October  15,  1901; 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  the  United 
States  for  Southern  California,  1906.  In 
1902  formed  partnership  with  James  W. 
Mays,  under  the  firm  name  of  Mays  &  Moote, 
which  continued  one  year.  January  1,  1910, 
formed  partnership  with  Force  Parker,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Parker  &  Moote,  which 
continues    to    date.     Republican. 

EDWARD  F.  MORAN. 

Residence,  2617  Pacific  Avenue;  office,  Mo- 
nadnock  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
San  Francisco,  November  14,  1867.  Son  of 
Edward  and  Rose  (Cox)  Moran.  Married  in 
189'5  to  Rose  Claiborne  Hillard.  Received 
his    education    in    the    public    schools    of    San 


Francisco,  and  in  private  institutions.  In 
1881—85,  First  Lieutenant  and  Quartermaster, 
Second  Artillerj',  N.  G.  C.  Chief  Examiner, 
Civil  Service  Commission,  in  San  Francisco, 
January,  190O,  to  August,  1905.  Civil  Ser- 
vice Commissioner  of  San  Francisco,  August, 
1905,  to  January,  1908.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  San  Francisco,  September 
14,  1904,  and  before  the  United  States  Dis- 
trict and  Circuit  Courts  of  the  state.  Presi- 
dent of  Civil  Service  Commission  in  San 
Francisco  in  1907.  Attorney  for  Auditor  of 
the  City  and  County  of  San  Francisco,  1910, 
to  date.  Charter  member  of  San  Francisco 
Press  Club.  Member  of  Olympic  Club,  San 
Francisco  Bar  Association,  San  Francisco 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  Native  Sons  of 
the   Golden   West   fraternity. 


VINCENT  MORGAN. 

Residence,  13  5 
North  Coronado 
Street;  office,  5  0  2 
Exchange  B  u  ild- 
i  n  g,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  November 
2  0,  18  8  2,  in  Los 
A  n  geles,  Califor- 
nia. Son  of  J.  C. 
Morgan.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Los 
A  n  geles.  Gradu- 
ated  from  the 
U  n  i  V  e  r  s  ity  of 
Southern  Califor- 
nia, College  of 
Law,  in  19  0  9, 
with    degree    o  f 

LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
1909,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
Formed  partnership  with  Frank  M.  Porter 
and  Kent  K.  Parrot  under  the  firm  name  of 
Porter,  Morgan  &  Parrot,  which  continues  to 
the  present  time.  Instructor  in  "Elementary 
Law,"  "Domestic  Relations,"  and  "Code 
Pleadings"  in  the  University  of  Southern  Cal- 
ifornia, College  of  Law,  Member  of  Metro- 
politan Club  and  N.  S.  G.  W.     Republican. 

ALFRED    J.    MORGANSTERN. 

Residence,  2143  2d  Street;  office,  718-720 
Timken  Building,  San  Diego.  Born  April  30, 
1869,  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania.  Son  of 
Jaccvb    and     Henrietta     (May)     Morganstern. 


Moved  to  California  in  1890.  Married  in  1889 
to  Katherine  Donnelly  (deceased  December, 
1897);   February  24,  1902,  to  Bertha  Edging- 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


ton  Strouse.  Kdiu-ated  iu  the  public  schools 
of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania;  high  schools  of 
St.  Paul,  Minnesota.  S>tu<lied  law  in  the 
offices  of  Hy.  H.  Hayden,  Eau  Claire,  Wiscon- 
sin. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Wisconsin  iu 
1890;  California,  1S90.  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Northern  California,  and  to  Circuit  Court  of 
Appeals.  Practiced  law  in  San  Francisco 
until  190S,  when  he  moved  to  San  Diego, 
where  he  continues  to  the  present  time  iu 
the  general  practice  of  his  jirofession.  For 
fourteen  years  attorney  for  Factional  Repub- 
lican Organization  in  San  Francisco.  Mem- 
ber of  Masonic  order,  Southgate  Lodge  No. 
.320,  Dictator  of  Loyal  Order  of  Moose. 
Republican. 

ISADOR  MORRIS. 

Residence,  13:^^  Fast  17th  Strtet;  office,  809- 
sll  San  Fernando  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Crescent  City,  Del  Norte  County. 
California,  May  8,  1887.  Son  of  Wolf  and 
Mary  (Seligman)  Morris.  Graduated  from 
the  Del  Norte  County  High  School  in  1906. 


Attended  the  University  of  California,  Law 
College,  graduating  in  1909  and  receiving  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Los 
Angeles,  June  21,  1909.  Member  of  the  firm 
of  Newmire  &  Morris  to  date.  Secretary  of 
the  Progressive  Political  League  of  Los  An- 
geles, 1910.  Member  of  the  Good  Govern- 
ment Organization,  Lincoln-Roosevelt  League, 
City  club,  League  of  Justice,  Progressive 
League,  and  N.  S.  G.  W.,  B'nai  B'rith  and 
Forester  fraternities.     Rejniblican. 

ALEXANDER  F.  MORRISON. 

Residence,    2022    California    Street;    office, 
Crocker    Building,    San    Francisco.     Born    in 


Weymouth,  Massacluisetts,  February  22,  1856. 
Moved  to  California  in  1864.  Attended  the 
public  schools  of  San  Francisco  and  Boys' 
High  School,  graduating  in  1874;  the  State 
University  in  1878,  with  degree  of  A.B. ; 
Hastings  College  of  Law.  in  1881,  with  the 
degree  of  LL.B.  While  attending  law  school 
was  a  student  in  the  office  of  Cope  &  Boyd. 
Admitted  to  flie  bar  of  California  in  1881. 
Shortly  after  admission  he  formed  partner- 
ship with  Thos.  O'Brien,  under  the  firm  name 
of  O'Brien  &  Morrison,  the  firm  afterward 
l)ecoming  O'Brien,  Morrison  &  Daingerfield. 
Withdrawing  in  1891  he  formed  partnership 
with  C.  E.  A.  Foerster,  which  lasted  until 
the  death  of  Mr.  Foerster.  in  1898.  About  a 
year  before  Mr.  Foerster's  death  the  Hon. 
W.  B.  Cope  joined  the  firm,  and  after  1898 
the  firm  name  was  Morrison  &  Cope,  which 
lasted  until  the  death  of  Judge  Cope  in  De- 
cember, 1909.  Is  now  a  member  of  the  firm 
of   ^forrison.    Dunne    tS:   Brnbeik.     Dt^niniiat. 

WILLIAM  L.  MORRISON. 

Residence,  3135  Grim  Avenue;  office.  Law- 
yers Building,  San  Diego.  Born  December 
14,  1876.  in  St.  Louis.  Missouri.  Son  of  James 
and  Mary  (Tansey)  Morrison.  Moved  lo 
California  in  1906.  Married  September  7, 
1908,  to  Mary  E.  Bowler.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  St.  Louis.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Missouri,  1902;  California.  1907. 
Since  1910  member  of  the  firm  of  Doolittle 
&  Morrison.  Member  of  K.  of  C.  fraternity. 
Democrat. 

WILLIAM  W.  MORROW. 


Residence,  San  Rafael.  Born  .July  lo,  1843, 
in  Milton,  Wayne  County.  Indiana.  Son  of 
William  and  Margaret  "Tilly  Morrow.  Mar- 
ried   June    18,    I860,    to     Margaret     Hulbert. 


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Keceived  his  education  at  the  grammar  and 
high  schools  of  Indiana  and  Illinois,  and  re- 
ceived the  honorary  degree  of  LL.B.  from 
Wabash  College,  of  Indiana,  in  1899.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  San  Francisco  in  1869 
and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  this  state,  Janu- 
ary, 1870.  Assistant  United  States  Attorney, 
1870-74.  Chairman  of  State  Central  Com- 
mittee, 1879-82.  Chairman  of  California  Del- 
egation to  the  Republican  National  Conven- 
tion, 1884.  Member  of  Congress  from  San 
Francisco  District,  1885-91.  In  51st  Congress 
designated  by  Speaker  Reed  as  Speaker  pro 
tempore  of  the  House  to  preside  during  the 
absence  of  the  Speaker.  United  States  Dis- 
trict Judge  for  the  Northern  District  of  Cali- 
fornia, 1891-97.  United  States  Circuit  Judge 
and  Judge  of  the  United  States  Circuit  Court 
of  Appeals,  1897,  which  office  he  continues  to 
hold.  President  of  the  San  Francisco  Bar 
Association,  1891-92.  Trustee  of  Carnegie  In- 
stitute, Washington,  D.  C.  Vice-president  of 
the  American  Society  of  International  Law 
since  1907.  Incorporator  of  American  Na- 
tional Red  Cross  and  member  of  National 
Central  Committee.     Republican. 

ROBERT  HEAD  MORROW. 

Residence,  825  Bush  Street;  office,  853-855 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San 
Francisco  December  21,  1868.  Son  of  Robert 
and  Elize  (Gummer)  Morrow.  Graduated 
from  the  Clement  Grammar  School  in  1884; 
Boys'  High  School,  1888;  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, 1893,  and  Hastings  College  of  Law, 
1896.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  Au- 
gust 21,  1894.  Member  of  the  Olympic,  Cor- 
inthian and  Commonwealth  clubs.  Republi- 
can. 

CHARLES  WHITE   MORTIMER. 

Residence,  California  Club;  office,  704-705 
International  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Adelaide,  Ontario,  Canada,  April  20, 
1852.  Son  of  Rev.  Arthur  and  Mary  Frances 
(White)  Mortimer.  Moved  to  this  state  in 
January,  1882.  Married  October  24,  1886, 
to  Annie  M.  Best.  Attended  Upper  Canada 
College,  Toronto,  Canada,  from  September, 
1883,  to  November,  1886,  University  of  Trin- 
ity College,  Toronto,  obtaining  the  degree  of 
B.  A.  in  1873  and  M.  A.  in  1887.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Toronto,  Canada,  in  August, 
1879;  California,  August,  1882.  Practices  his 
profession  alone  to  date.  Appointed  British 
Vice-Consul  at  Los  x\ngeles.  May,  1883,  which 
office  he  continues  to'  hold  to  date.  Member 
of  the  California  Club   of  Los  Angeles. 

CLAUDE  B.  MORTON. 

Residence,  190  Mariposa  Avenue;  office, 
Citizen  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
May  3,  1881,  in  Wise  County,  Texas.  Son  of 
William   A.    and   Elizabeth    (Moore)    Morton. 


Moved  to  this  state  October  12,  1905.  At- 
tended the  graded  and  high  schools  of  Para- 
dise, Texas,  graduating  from  the  latter  in 
1898.  Attended  Fort  Worth  University,  Ft. 
Worth,  Texas,  from  1898  to  1901,  and  the 
University  of  California,  College  of  Law, 
1907  to  1910,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
in  June  of  the  latter  year.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California,  in  Los  Angeles,  June  20, 
1910.  September,  1911,  appointed  to  fill  Chair 
of  Medical  Jurisprudence,  Medical  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Member  of  the  Jefferson  Club  of  Los 
Angeles.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM  ONA  MORTON. 

Residence,  190  Mariposa  Street;  office  Citi- 
zens National  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  July  30,  1868,  in  Fayette  County,  Ala- 
bama. Son  of  Dr.  William  Addison  and  Eliza- 
beth Jane  (Moore)  Morton.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia   Februarv    27,     1902.      Married    Maud 


Hunter,  November  15,  1900.  Educated  in 
Spring-town  Male  and  Female  Institute. 
Graduated  in  1894  from  Fort  Worth  Busi- 
ness College.  In  1897  received  degree  of  LL.  B. 
from  the  Forth  Worth  University.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Texas  in  1897,  and  to  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  that 
state;  California,  1902,  and  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  the  same 
year;  United  States  Supreme  Court,  Janu- 
ary, 1909.  In  1.897  he  formed  partnership 
with  Judge  W.  P.  McLean  and  Judge  Wm. 
R.  Booth,  of  Fort  Worth,  Texas,  under  the 
firm  name  of  McLean,  Booth  &  Morton, 
which  continued  until  his  removal  to  Los  An- 
geles, where  he  practiced  alone  until  October, 
1903,  when  he  became  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Morton,  Houser  &  Jones;  later  senior  mem- 


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BIOGR  Al>  II IC  A  L 


luM-  of  the  firm  of  Morton.  Pruitt  &  Goodrich, 
and  senior  member  of  Morton,  Riddle,  Hoilzer 
A:  Morton.  Senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Morton,  llollzer  &  Morton  to  date.  Received 
Democratic  nomination  in  7th  District  of  Los 
Anjieles  for  Congress.  In  190G,  ])emocratic 
nominee  for  Attorney-general  of  California. 
Civil  Service  Commissioner  of  Los  Angeles, 
1907  to  date.  President  of  this  Commission 
since  February,  inn.  Member  of  Jefferson, 
Los  Angeles  City,  Rotary,  and  Covina  Coun- 
try clubs.  Texas  and  Dixie  societies,  B.  P.  O. 
K..  Masonic,  W.  O.  W..  Fraternal  Brotherhood, 
Women  of  Woodcraft  and  Loyal  Order  of 
Moose.     Democrat. 

MONTAGUE  T.  MOSES. 

Residence,  2480 
Sutter  Street; 
office,  ;11S  Hewes 
Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
in  C  i  n  c  i  nnati, 
Ohio,  April  11, 
1  S  o  0.  S  0  n  o  f 
Simpson  P.  and 
Li/.zie  (Tucker) 
Moses.  Educated 
in  Was  hington, 
D.  C,  and  gradu- 
a  t  e  d  from  the 
Law  Department 
of  the  Columbian 
(now  George 
W'ashington)  Uni- 
versity, receiving 
the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  June,  1872.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  the  District  of  Columbia  in 
1872,  and  of  California  in  1877,  having  moved 
to  this  state  the  previous  year.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  in  part- 
nership with  James  L.  Crittenden,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Crittenden  &  Moses,  which  con- 
tinued until  1882,  from  which  period  until 
1888  he  practiced  alone.  Entered  into  part- 
nership with  Chas.  A.  Sumner  in  1888,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Sumner  &  Moses,  which  con- 
tinueil  until  1904,  since  which  date  he  has 
practiced  alone.  Past  Head  Consul  of  the 
Woodmen  of  the  World.  Editor  of  "The  Pa- 
cific Woodmen,"  November,  1907,  to  date. 
Democrat. 

MARKS   PRENTICE   MOSSHOLDER. 

Residence,  1303  Thorn  Street;  office.  First 
National  Bank  Building,  San  Diego.  Born 
June  23,  1884,  in  Oceola,  Nebraska.  Son  of 
W.  J.  and  Jennie  (Prentice)  Mossholder. 
Married  March  21,  1907,  to  Katherine  Shultz. 
Educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools  in 
San  Diego.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  his 
father.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
January  21,  1907.  Practiced  law  in  partner- 
ship with   his  father,  W.  J.  Mossholder,  and 


liis  brother.  K".  P.  Mossholder,  in  San  Diego 
to   ilatc.      Rcpuldican. 

LEON    FREMONT    MOSS. 

Residence,  1241 
Lake  Street;  of- 
fice, 711  American 
Bank  Building. 
Los  Angeles. 
B  o  rn  September 
12,  1861,  in  Ful- 
ton County,  Illi- 
n  0  i  s.  Son  of 
Geo  rge  Walk'M- 
and  Mary  J. 
(Grigsby)  Moss. 
Moved  to  Los  An- 
geles, February  2, 
1887.  Married 
Fffie  Florence 
Willard.  Attended 
High  School  in 
Cuba,  Illinois;  Va!- 

pariso  rnivcrsity  and  the  University  of  Iowa. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  state  of  Colorado 
in  1880.  Practiced  law  since  admission  ex- 
cept two  years  on  the  bench.  Judge  of  the 
Su])erior  Court  of  Los  Angeles  County,  1909- 
10.  ^Member  of  California  Club  and  Los  An- 
geles Country  Club,  and  Masonic,  I.  O.  O.  F. 
and  B.  P.  O.  Y,.  fraternities.     Republican. 

RUSK  PRENTICE  MOSSHOLDER. 

Residence,  2008  5th  Street,  San  Diego; 
office,  First  National  Bank  Building,  San 
Diego.  Born  April  4,  1889,  in  San  Diego. 
Son  of  William  J.  and  Jean  (Prentice)  Moss- 
holder. Educated  in  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  San  Diego.  Studied  law  in  the 
offices  of  W.  J.  Mossholder  and  Marks  P. 
Mossholder.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia September  25,  1911,  and  commenced 
the  practice  of  law  in  partnership  with  W. 
J.  anil  Mark  P.  Mossholder,  which  continues 
to    date.     Repul)lican. 

WILLIAM  J.  MOSSHOLDER. 

Residence,  2008  5th  Street;  office,  Fir.-,t 
National  Bank  Building,  San  Diego.  Born 
August  27,  1857,  in  Martinsburg,  Ohio.  Sen 
of  Squire  Humphrey  and  Mary  P^liza  (Robin- 
son) Mossholder.  Married  September  20, 
1S81,  to  Jennie  Prentice.  Graduated  from 
Nebraska  W^esleyan  University,  Lincoln,  Ne- 
braska, with  degree  of  Ph.  B.,  and  the  Law 
Doi)artment  of  the  State  University  of 
Iowa,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.,  in  1881.  Ail- 
mitted  to  the  bar  of  Iowa  June  22,  1881; 
Nebraska,  1881;  California,  1886;  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California,  December,  1911,  and  to  the 
ITnited  States  Supreme  Court,  January  11, 
1912.  Practiced  law  in  Oceola,  NebrasKa, 
from   1881    until   he   moved   to    California    in 


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1885.  Engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in 
San  Diego  to  date.  Member  of  Board  of 
Education  of  San  Diego  for  five  years.  Mem- 
ber of  Masonic  bodies.     Eepiiblican. 

JOHN  G.  MOTT. 

Residence,  2629  Portland  Street;  office,  426 
Douglas  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
1874  in  Los  Angeles.  Son  of  Thomas  D.  and 
Ascension  (Sepulveda)  Mott.  Educated  in 
Notre  Dame  University,  Indiana,  graduating 
in  1896  with  the  degrees  of  LL.  B.  and  L.  B. 
Graduated  from  Catholic  University  of  Amer- 
ica, in  1897,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  M.  Ad- 
mitted to  practice  in  the  state  of  Indiana  by 
the  Supreme  Court  in  1896.  Member  of  the 
firm  of  Mott  &  Dillon  to  date.  Member  of 
California  Bar  Association.     Republican. 


LLOYD  WALKER  MOULTRIE. 

Residence,  619  Rampart  Street;  office,  918 
Security  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  Decem- 
ber 28,  1868,  in  San  Jose,  California.  Son 
of  Joseph  Addison  and  Elizabeth  Barnet 
(Walker)  Moultrie.  Married  Susan  Frances 
Edelen,  April  18,  1900.     Educated  in  the  pub- 


lic and  high  schools  and  the  University  of 
the  Pacific,  later  attending  Emerson  Institute, 
at  Washington,  D.  C,  and  the  University  of 
Michigan,  from  which  he  received  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  in  1890.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Michigan  in  1890  and  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  California  in  the  same  year.  City 
Attorney  of  Fresno  in  1895.  Member  of  the 
legislature  in  1897.  Member  of  the  Jonathan, 
University,  Los  Angeles  Athletic,  Country  and 
City  clubs  of  Los  Angeles.  Shriner.     Democrat. 


LYMAN  IRVING  MOWRY, 

Residence,  1716  Vallejo  Street;  office,  604 
Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born 
April  8,  1848,  in  Woonsocket,  Rhode  Island. 
Son  of  Lyman  and  Mary  Ann  (Whiting) 
Mowry.  Moved  to  California  May  18,  1854. 
Married  April  13,  1905,  to  Elizabeth  J.  Gunn. 


Attended  public  schools  of  San  Francisco  and 
Harvard  University,  Law  Department,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  1870,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the 
loth  District  Court,  San  Francisco,  in  1870; 
Supreme  Court  of  California,  1879,  and  the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  1891. 
Practices  his  profession  alone  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Union  League  Club.     Republican. 

OSCAR  C.   MUELLER. 

Residence,  2115 
Harvard  Boule- 
vard;  office,  404 
Wilcox  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Denver,  Colo- 
rado, September 
7,  1876.  Son  of 
Otto  and  Nettie 
K  e  1 1  e  Mueller. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1880.  Mar- 
ried September  5, 
1900,  to  Ivy  S. 
Schoder.  Attended 
public  schools  of 
Los  Angeles,  and 
Occidental  College, 
1  a  t  er  taking  a 
special   law  course   in   the  University   of  Vir- 


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ginia.  Studied  law  two  years  in  the  office  of 
the  late  Judge  W.  H.  Wilde.  Admitted  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  California  in  1897  and  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  Oc- 
tober. 1907.  Commenced  practice  of  law  in 
1S9S  as  an  associate  of  Hon.  C.  C,  Wright. 
Practice  is  largely  confined  to  probate  matters 
and  corporation  law.  Served  two  terms  as 
director  of  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  the 
same  ])eriod  as  trustee  of  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association.  Member  of  Masonic  bodies — 
both  Yorke  and  Scottish  Bite — the  American 
and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Associations,  and  the 
Jonathan,  California  and  Los  Angeles  Athletic 
clubs.     Republican. 

S.  P.  MULFORD. 
Residence,  lOijG  South  Hill  Street;  office, 
701-703  American  Bank  Building.  Los  An- 
geles. Born  August  26,  18.50,  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  Son  of  David  and  Sarah  Ann  (Vail) 
Mulford.  Married  August  26,  1885,  to  Helen 
B.   Farrar,   daughter   of   Captain   William   M. 


in  1883,  where  he  again  resumed  the  jtractice 
in  1886,  and  has  continued  to  the  present  time. 
For  the  last  two  years  has  been  practicing 
under  the  firm  name  of  Mulford  &  Dryer. 
Specializes  in  corporation  and  ]irobate  law. 
He  is  now  a  member  of  the  Los  Angeles 
County  Forestry  Board,  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association.  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Masonic 
bodies;  Knights  Templar,  Shriner,  Jonathan, 
City  and  Federation  clubs;  and  Phi  Gamma 
Delta  fraternity.  For  many  years  trustee  of 
First  M.  F.  Church  of  Los  Angeles.  Repub- 
lican. 

MARTIN  E.  COOKE  MUNDAY. 

Residence.  334  West  23d  Street;  office,  615- 
616  Lankershim  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
February  21,  1856,  in  Sonoma  County,  Califor- 
nia. Son  of  Beverly  Broaddus  and  Elizabeth 
(Cornett)  Munday.  Married  December  17, 
1876,  to  Pemelia  Linville.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Sonoma  and  Petaluma;  Bap- 
tist  College,   Petaluma,   and   Petaluma    High 


Farrar  (deceased),  late  of  Cambridge,  Ohio. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Ohio  and 
graduated  from  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University 
of  Delaware,  Ohio,  with  degree  of  A.  B.,  class 
of  1876.  His  wife,  Helen  B.  Mulford,  gradu- 
ated in  same  class.  Studied  law  in  the  offi-'os 
of  Col.  M.  C.  Lawrence,  Marysville,  Ohio. 
Was  admitted  to  the  bar  by  Supreme  Court  of 
Ohio  in  December,  1878;  to  Supreme  Court  of 
California  in  1886,  and  by  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  California  in 
the  same  year.  Practiced  law  in  Marysville, 
Ohio,  for  two  years,  in  j)artncrship  with  his 
preceptor.  Col.  M.  C.  Lawrence,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Lawrence  &  Mulford,  after  which  he 
moved  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  continued 
his  profession  until  he  located  in  Los  Angeles 


School.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon. 
George  Pierce  of  Petaluma.  Principal  of 
Cloverdale  High  School,  1873-74;  Petaluma 
Grammar  and  Primary  School,  1874-83.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  Superior  Court, 
1882;  Supreme  Court  of  California,  1886,  and 
at  the  same  time  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Northern  California; 
Southern  California,  1887;  United  States  Cir- 
cuit Court  of  Appeals,  1893.  City  Attorney 
of  Petaluma,  1S82.  Practiced  law  in  Sonoma 
County  in  partnership  with  .Tohn  P.  Rodgers, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Rodgers  &  Munday, 
1882-88,  when  he  moveil  to  Los  Angeles  and 
formed  partnership  with  R.  F.  del  Valle,  under 
the  firm  name  of  del  Valle  &  Munday,  which 
continued  for  ten  vears,  since  which  time  he 


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has  practiced  alone.  Member  of  legislature 
from  Sonoma,  1885-86;  also  of  Masonic  order 
and  N.   S.   G.  W.     Democrat. 

J.    G.    MUNHOLLAND. 

Eesidence,  Long  Beach;  ofiices,  622-626 
Homer  Laughlin  Building,  Los  Angeles;  First 
National  Bank  Building,  Long  Beach.  Born 
June  4,  1884,  in  Bloomington,  Illinois.  Son 
of  John  H.  and  Myra  (Snedekar)  Munholland. 
Moved  to  California  in  190.3.  Married  June 
20,  1906,  to  Lulu  M.  Macduff.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Iowa;  Harvard  Military 
School,  Los  Angeles.  Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  Frank  Bryson,  Los  Angeles.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1911,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Member 
of  the  firm  of  Schenk,  Swaffield  &  Munhol- 
land to  the  present  time.  Member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic fraternity,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and  Union 
League  Club.     Eepublican. 

JOHN  MUNRO. 

Eesidence,  253  South  Griffin  Avenue;  office, 
Bryson  Building,  Los  Angeles,  California. 
Born  in  Canada,  November  2,  1874.  Son  of 
James  T.  and  Christina  (Eobertson)  Munro. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1900.  Married  October 
26,  1910,  to  Jane  Harris.     Attended  the  public 


schools  of  Canada,  Ottawa  Collegiate  Institute, 
Canada;  Queen's  University,  Kingston,  Can- 
ada, graduating  in  1897  with  the  degree  of 
B.  A.  Post-graduate  course  at  Manitoba  Uni- 
versity, Winnipeg,  Canada,  in  1898.  In  1904 
graduated  from  the  American  College,  Wash- 
ington, receiving  the  degree  of  LL.D.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1906.  As- 
sociated with  Harris  &  Harris,  1906-7;   Gen- 


eral Johnstone  Jones,  in  1908.  Practiced 
alone  during  1909.  Senior  member  of  the  firm 
of  Munro  &  Eobertson  in  1910,  since  which 
date  he  has  continued  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone.  Member  of  the  Masonic  bodies, 
82°.     Democrat. 

FRANK  J.  MURASKY. 

Eesidence,  1330  Page  Street;  office.  City 
Hall,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San  Francisco, 
November  7,  1864.  Son  of  William  and  Ellen 
(Eearden)  Murasky.  Married  Eose  M.  Stan- 
ley September  2,  1889.  Graduated  from  St. 
Mary's   College   in    1883,  with  the   degree   of 


A.  B,.  and  from  the  Santa  Clara  College,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  at  San  Francisco  in  1887. 
From  1887  to  1898,  with  the  exception  of  two 
years,  was  in  partnership  with  James  F. 
Smith,  under  the  firm  name  of  Smith  & 
Muraskv.  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  San  Fran- 
cisco County,  1888-90.  Elected  Judge  of  the 
Superior  Court  in  1898,  and  re-elected  in  1910. 
Member  of  Knights  of  Columbus,  B.  P.  0.  E., 
N.  S.  G.  W.,  Y.  M.  I.  and  Cosmos  Club.  Dem- 
ocrat. 

JOSEPH   L.    MURPHEY. 

Residence,  840  Burlington  Avenue;  office, 
suite  720  Story  Building.  Born  February  19, 
1849,  in  Lanesboro,  Susquehanna  County. 
Pennsylvania.  Son  of  John  and  Joanna  Mur- 
phey.  Married  May  19,  1888,  to  Augusta 
Asher.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
New  York  and  Alfred  University.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  New  York  in  1873;  Kansas,  1878; 
Colorado,  1878;  California,  1884;  and  later  to 
the  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  Southern  California,  and  to  the  United 
States  Supreme  Court,  October,  1908.     Is  asso- 


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ciated   with    H.    L.    Poplin,      ^foiiiber   of    Los 
Angeles  Bar  Association.     Kepul)iit'an. 

CHARLES  MURCELL. 

Residenio.  2049  Sth  Avenue.  East  Oakland; 
offiee,  927  Broadway.  Oaklaml.  Born  July  10, 
1S63,  at  Kouud  Harbor,  Notre  Dame  Bay, 
Newfoundland.  Sou  of  Charles  and  Maria 
(Woodford)  Muri'ell.  Married  Sejiteinher  8, 
1S92,  to  Martha  Ada  Kroschall.     Rei-eived  his 


early  education  at  the  grammar  schools  of 
Twillingate,  Notre  Dame  Bay,  Newfoundland, 
and  later  took  special  course  in  the  Commer- 
cial School.  Attended  St.  Peter's  Academy  of 
the  san^e  city,  and  graduated  therefrom  in 
1879.  Studied  law  under  T.  O.  Crawford  and 
T.  S.  Gray  of  Oakland,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  March  L3,  1901.  En- 
gaged in  the  Oakland  Police  Department  prior 
to  this  date,  and  up  to  1906,  when  he  com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Oak- 
land and  continues  actively  to  date.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  T^nited  States  District  Court 
February  1,  1910.  Member  of  the  Loyal  Or- 
der of  Moose  fraternity.      Rojiublican. 

JOHN  MURPHY. 

Residence,  200  West  42d  Street;  office,  425 
Byrne  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  at  Iowa 
Hill,  Placer  County,  California,  April  4,  1861. 
Son  of  James  and  Julia  (Murphy)  Murphy. 
Pearly  education  received  in  the  public  schools 
of  Placer  County,  and  completed  by  a  course 
in  Heald's  Business  College,  San  Francisco, 
1885-86.  The  next  twelve  years  were  spent 
in  active  mining,  and  in  1898  he  took  up  the 
study  of  law,  part  of  the  time  being  spent  in 
the  office  of  E.  E.  Milliken,  in  Los  Angeles. 


Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  by  the 
Supreme  Court  in  April,  1900,  and  to  the  Cir- 
cuit and  District  Courts  for  the  Southern  Dis- 
trict of  California  a  few  years  later,  engaging 
in  general   ]>ractice  alone.     Republican. 

ALEX  MURDOCK. 

Residence,  1010 
Washing  t  o  n 
Street;  office,  957 
Broadway,  O  a  k- 
land.  Born  in 
Scotland.  Septem- 
ber 20,  1S5S.  Son 
of  Alex  and  Jane 
(Duthie)  Mur- 
dock.  Moved  to 
this  state  in  1889. 
Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  San  Fran 
cisco  in  Decem- 
ber, 1895.  Com- 
menced the  ]>rac- 
tice  of  law  in  San 
.lose,  later  form- 
i  n  g      partnershi]) 

with  John  W.  Johnston  in  Sacramento,  Cali- 
fornia. Removed  to  Oakland  in  1899.  Con- 
tinues the  active  practice  of  his  profession  to 
date.     Republican. 

ROBERT  B.  MURPHEY. 

Residence,  Am- 
erican Institute  of 
Bank  ing  Club, 
625  South  Hope 
Street;  office,  536 
Douglas  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Horn  March  27, 
1SS7.  in  Piueville, 
(ieorgia.  Son  of 
Walter  Edgar  and 
Lizzie  Ella  (Biv- 
iiis)  M  u  r  p  h  ey. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1907.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
lic s  c  h  0  0  Is  of 
Americus,  Geor- 
gia, and  High 
School,  Phoenix.  Arizona.  Attended  the  Uni- 
versity of  Arizona,  190.5-7.  Graduated  from 
Stanford  University  in  19t)8  with  degree  of 
A.  B.,  and  received  degree  of  Juris  Doctor 
from  that  institution  in  1910.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  1910,  and  at  the  same 
time  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Has 
been  engaged  in  the  ])ractice  of  law  in  Los 
Angeles  to  date,  officing  with  Isidore  B.  Dock- 
weiler.  Member  of  Delta  Chi  legal  fraternity. 
Democrat. 


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LOUIS  WESTCOTT  MYERS. 

Eesideuce,  2115  Lemon  Grove  Avenue; 
office,  513  O.  T.  Johnson  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  September  6,  1872,  in  Lake 
Mills,  Wisconsin.  Son  of  Jesse  Hall  and 
Elizabeth  (Wescott)  Myers.  Moved  to  this 
state  in  1897.  Married  November  27,  1901, 
to  Blanche  Brown.  Graduated  from  the  Lake 
Mills  High  School  in  1889;  University  of  Wis- 
consin in  1893,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  L. 
in  that  year,  and  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  m 
1895.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Wisconsin  in 
1895;  Illinois,  in  the  same  year,  and  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  1898.  Commenced  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Los  Angeles  in 
1898  and  continues  alone  to  date.  Eepubli- 
can. 

MILTON  A.  NATHAN. 

Eesidence,  105  Tenth  Avenue;  office,  Chron- 
icle Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Colusa, 
California,  February  22,  1879.  Son  of  Philip 
and  Louise  Florence  (Lyons)  Nathan.  Mar- 
ried July  19,  1903,  to  Martha  Goldberg.  Ee- 
ceived   his   education    at    the    Lincoln    School 


and  Boys'  High  School,  of  San  Francisco, 
later  taking  a  special  course  at  Hastings  Col- 
lege of  Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  California  at  San  Fran- 
cisco, September  14,  1900,  since  which  time 
he  practiced  continually  at  San  Francisco. 
Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States  at  Washington,  October  24, 
1904.  Noncommissioned  officer  in  Company 
"F,"  1st  Eegiment  California,  United  States 
Volunteer  Infantry.  Awarded  a  special  con- 
gressional medal  of  honor  on  recommendation 
of  President  McKinley.  President  of  the  Cal- 
ifornia Volunteers  Association  and  Judge  Ad- 


vocate Department  of  California  United  Span- 
ish War  Veterans,  1911-12.  Member  of  the 
Masonic,  Native  Sons,  Knights  of  Pythias  and 
Spanish  War  Veterans  fraternities.  Eepubli- 
can. 

CHARLES  ELWOOD  NAYLOR. 

Eesidence,  San  Francisco;  office,  426-428 
Sheldon  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Chester  County,  Pennsylvania,  April  29,  1852. 
Son  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Taylor)  Naylor. 
Moved  to  the  state  of  California  in  1874. 
Married  November  28,  1878,  to  Ella  Fenn. 
Attended  the  public  schools  of  New  Jersey 
and  high  school  in  Pennsylvania.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  San  Francisco  in  1897.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  in  San  Francisco 
and  continued  alone  to  date.  Specializes  in 
admiralty  and  corporation  law.  Member  of 
the  Bar  Association  of  San  Francisco,  Me- 
chanics' Institute,  Geographical  Society  of 
America,  Union  League,  Commonwealth, 
Olympic,  Loring  and  Unitarian  clubs,  and 
Chamber  of  Commerce.     Eepublican. 

BURREL  D.  NEIGHBOURS. 

Eesidence,  3040 
Hoover  Street; 
office,  401  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  near 
Downey,  Los  An 
geles  County,  C;il 
ifornia,  December 
1,  1876.  Son  of 
Allen  W.  an  d 
Elizabeth  (Me- 
Cann)  Neighbours. 
Married  December 
28,  1909,  to  Edith 
F.  Euthard.  At- 
tended the  Galli- 
tan  Public  School 
of      Los      Angeles 

County,  from  which  he  graduated  in  June, 
1892.  Graduated  from  the  Shorthand  Depart- 
ment of  Woodbury's  Business  College,  June, 
1896.  Bead  law  in  the  office  of  Anderson  & 
Anderson,  of  Los  Angeles,  from  April,  1898,  to 
1901,  when  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia. Associated  with  the  office  of  Anderson 
&  Anderson  until  February,  1904,  when  he  prac- 
ticed alone  until  1908,  after  which  he  formed 
partnership  with  Frank  P.  Sproul,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Neighbours  &  Sproul,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Member  of  the  Masonic,  I.  O. 
O.  F.,  W.  O.  W.,  and  Moose  fraternities. 
Vice-Dictator  of  Los  Angeles  Lodge  No.  386, 
Loyal  Order  of  Moose  of  the  World.  Demo- 
crat. 


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BIOGEAPHICAL 


EDMUND  NELSON. 

Residence.  ;iMi  ^>l^t  St  not.  Dakland;  office, 
26  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born 
November  11,  1S79,  in  Alpine  County,  Cali- 
fornia. Son  of  Ole  and  Ellen  E.  (Edmunds) 
Nelson.  Married  June  16,  1910,  to  Florence 
G.    Hammond.     Taught    school    in    Calavaras 


continued  in  the  practice  of  his  profession 
alone.  City  Attorney  of  Santa  Cruz.  1895- 
19lM).     Member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of 


County  for  four  years.  Entered  University 
of  California  in  1903.  Graduated  from  Hast- 
ings College  of  Law  in  May,  1907.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  San  Francisco  in  May.  1907. 
In  office  of  W.  F.  Williamson  until  March, 
1910.  Xow  practicing  independently.  Prac- 
tice largely  civil  and  probate.  Member  of 
Calaveras  Parlor  No.  67.  X.  S.  G.  W.,  Oak- 
land Lodge  No.  ISS,  F.  &  A.  M.,  Sierra  and 
Commonwealth  clubs  and  the  Bar  Association. 
Republican. 

WILLLAM  PRICE  NETHERTON. 

Residence,  96  Riverside  Avenue;  office, 
People's  Bank  Building,  Santa  Cruz.  Born  in 
Pacheco.  Contra  Costa  County,  California,  De- 
cember 7,  1861.  Son  of  John  Smith  and 
Matilda  A.  (Estes)  Xetherton.  Married 
March  2,  1885,  to  Margaret  M.  Glassford. 
Received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Contra  Costa  County,  and  later  iu 
the  high  school  of  Oakland.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California,  January  9,  1894;  United 
States  Circuit  Court,  1898;  United  States 
District  Court,  1899.  Practiced  in  Santa 
Cruz.  Entered  into  partnership  with  H.  A. 
A'an  C.  Torchiana  in  October,  1906,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Xetherton  &  Torchiana.  which 
continued  until  1911,  since  which  time  he  has 


Santa  Cruz  since  1910;  also  of  I.  O.  G.  T., 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  X.  S.  G.  W..  and  Maccabees  fra- 
ternities;    Democrat. 

HENRY   NEWBURGH. 

Residence.  540  Broderick  Street;  office,  818- 
820  Balboa  Building.  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Petaluma,  California,  S^eptember  14,  1876. 
Sou  of  Edward  and  Fannie  (Kusiel)  Xew- 
burgh.  Attended  the  Petaluma  grammar  and 
high  schools.  Columbian  I'niversity,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.  and  the  Hastings  Law  College, 
from  which  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  Supreme  Court  of  California  at 
San  Francisco  in  1896,  from  which  date  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  the  law  in 
the  city  and  county  of  San  Francisco. 
Formed  partnership  in  May,  1907,  with  C.  W. 
Cross,  and  continues  iu  the  practice  of  law 
to  date.  Member  of  the  Masonic,  Odd  Fel- 
lows and  B'nai  B'rith  fraternities.  Republi- 
can. 

NATHAN  NEWBY. 

Residence,  1657  Gramercy  Place;  office.  444 
Wilcox  Building.  Born  September  30,  1868, 
near  Hertford,  Xorth  Carolina.  Son  of 
Xathan  and  Frances  Catherine  (McMullau) 
Xewby.  Married  March  20,  1901,  to  Lucy 
Pearl  Putnam.  Moved  to  California  .Tuly  18, 
1895.  Received  his  early  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Xorth  Carolina  and  Hertford 
Academy,  graduating  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Virginia  on  .June 
27,  18.SS,  with  the  degree  of  B.  L.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Xorth  Carolina  in  1889.  and  to 
the    l>ar    of    California.     For   six   years   prac- 


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445 


ticed  law  in  Swain  Connty,  in  partnership 
with  A.  M.  Frye,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Frye  &  Xewby.  From  1901  to  date  in  part- 
nership with  L.  H.  Valentine,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Valentine  &  Newby.  Member  of  the 
Los  Angeles  Bar  Association  and  California 
Archeologieal  Association.     Democrat. 

GURNEY  ELWOOD  NEWLIN. 

Eesidence,  737  West  28th  street;  office, 
Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Lawrence,  Kansas,  November  11,  1880. 
Son  of  Thomas  Elwood  and  Laurie  (Hadley) 
Newlin.  Moved  to  California  in  1886.  Ke- 
ceived  his  early  education   in   public   schools 


geles  Athletic  and  Harvard  clubs,  of  Los  An- 
geles, and  Bohemian  Club  of  San  Francisco. 
Commissioner  from  California  on  Uniform 
State  Laws.     Eepublican. 

MILTON  NEWMARK. 

Eesidence,  Berkeley;  office,  1212  Merchants 
Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Sacramento,  California,  August  12,  1876.  Son 
of  Joseph  S.  and  Helen  (Levinson)  Newmark. 
Educated  in  the  University  of  California, 
graduating  in  1899,  with  degree  of  Ph.  B., 
and  receiving  degree  of  M.  L.  in  1902.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1904.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  in  asso- 


of  Whittier,  California,  1888-92,  and  later  in 
Whittier  Academy,  1892-96.  Graduated  from 
Los  Angeles  High  School  in  1898,  and  at- 
tended Haverford  College,  Haverford,  Penn- 
sylvania, 1898-1900.  Attended  University  of 
California  in  1900,  and  graduated  with  the 
degree  of  B.  L.  in  1902.  Entered  Harvard 
University  Law  School  in  1902,  receiving  the 
degree  of  LL.B.  in  June,  1905.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  San  Francisco,  California,  Septem- 
ber 14,  1904,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Dis- 
trict of  California.  Commenced  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  Los  Angeles,  in  the 
office  of  Percy  R.  Wilson,  until  January, 
1907,  when  he  was  appointed  attorney  for 
Los  Angeles  Pacific  Eailway  Company.  Ap- 
pointed general  counsel  of  Los  Angeles  Paci- 
fic Railway  Company,  March,  1910,  resign- 
ing March,  1911,  to  attend  to  his  general 
practice.  Lecturer  in  Medical  Jurisprudence 
of  University  of  California,  Department  of 
Medicine,  1910-11.  Member  of  American, 
California,  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Associations, 
California,  Los  Angeles  Country  and  Los  An- 


ciation  with  Nathan  H.  Frank,  and  later  with 
the  firm  of  Frank  &  Mansfield,  which  con- 
tinued until  1905.  In  1905  associated  with 
H.  V.  Brandenstein,  which  continued  imtil 
1908,  when  partnership  was  formed  with  the 
firm  of  Frank  &  Mansfield,  continuing  until 
1910,  when  it  was  dissolved.  From  1910  to 
date  he  has  practiced  his  profession  in  part- 
nership with  Walter  D.  Mansfield,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Mansfield  &  Newmark.  Member 
of  Bar  Association  of  San  Francisco  and  Com- 
monwealth Club.     Eepublican. 

EARL  NEWMIRE. 

Eesidence,  1935  Tennessee  Street;  office, 
809-811  San  Fernando  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Iowa,  September  4,  1888.  Son  of 
Charles  and  Ola  (Cutshall)  Newmire.  Moved 
to  California  in  1903.  Attended  Wilton  Jet. 
High  School,  Wilton  Jet.,  Iowa,  1902-3;  Mis- 
sion High  School,  San  Francisco,  1904;  San 
Pedro  High  School,  San  Pedro,  1905-6,  and 
the  University  of  Southern  California,  1906-9, 
receiving  the   degree   of  LL.  B.  in  the   latter 


446 


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year.  Read  law  in  the  office  of  Frank  James 
ifrom  1907  to  1910.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  at  Los  Angeles,  September.  1909. 
In  1910  formed  partnership  with  Isador  Morris, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Xewmire  &  Morris, 
which  continues  to  date.     For  a  period  in  1910 


was  acting  Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Los 
Angeles  County.  Counsel  for  the  Legal  Aid 
Society  of  Los  Angeles  and  other  charitable 
organizations.  Secretary  of  Purity  Election 
League,  1910.  Specializes  in  law  of  water 
rights.  Member  of  Good  Government  organ- 
ization; City  Club  and  League  of  .Justice, 
Foresters  and  Moose  fraternities.  Republi- 
can. 

ALLEN  PENFIELD  NICHOLS. 

K»'>i"leiice  and 
office,  Pomona. 
Born  A  ])  ril  1, 
ISUT,  at  Burling- 
ton, Vermont.  Son 
of  Benjamin  S. 
and  Lucy  H.  (Pen- 
fiold)  Xichols. 
Married  July  2, 
1891,  to  Elizabeth 
Adgate.  Received 
early  education  in 
the  private  and 
jiublif  schools  of 
lUirlington,  Ver- 
mont, until  1S85, 
when  he  entered 
the  University  of 
Vermont,  and  re- 
mained until  18h7.  In  1890  and  1891  at- 
tended the  Yale  Law  School,  receiving  de- 
gree of  LL.B.  at  that  institution  in  1891. 
During  the  years  of  1887  to  1890  he  studied 


law  in  office  at  Pomona,  and  attended  lectures 
in  Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  practice  in  Fair- 
field County.  Connecticut,  in  June,  1891;  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  August,  1891;  United 
States  courts,  at  Los  Angeles,  in  1898.  In 
1891  he  located  at  Pomona,  and  in  1903  en- 
tered the  firm  of  Xichols  &  Pitzer,  under 
which  name  he  continues  the  practice  of  his 
profession  to  date.  City  Attorney  of  Pomona 
for  one  term.  Director  and  attorney  for  First 
National  Bank  of  Pomona;  also  attorney  for 
Land  and  Water  Companies,  Salt  Lake  Rail- 
road, and  other  corporations.  Member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity.  Knight  Templar,  32°, 
Scottish  Rite,  and  Shrint-r,  the  B.  P.  O.  E., 
and  .Sigma  Phi  College  fraternity.  Repub- 
lican. 

RAY  E.  NIMMO. 

Residence.  1473  West  46th  Street;  office, 
32(5  West  1st  Street,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
March  24,  1882,  in  Troy,  New  York.  Son  cf 
Charles  A.  and  Angeline  (Coon)  Nimmo. 
Married  July  2,  1908,  to  Mazie  H.  Earle. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Troy,  New 
York;  Troy  Military  Academy;  Albany  La.v 
School  of  Union  University,  Albany,  New 
York,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1903  with 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
New  York  in  November,  1903,  and  California 
in  March,  19(i8.  From  190.5  to  1907  in  ]>art- 
nership  with  Frederick  C.  Filley,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Nimmo  &  Filley,  in  Troy,  New 
York.  United  States  Commissioner  for 
Northern  District  of  New  York,  1906-7. 
Moved  to  Los  Angeles  in  1908.  Assistant 
City  Prosecuting  Attorney  for  Los  Angeles 
since  December,  1910.  Member  of  Union 
League  and  City  clubs,  Roosevelt  League  and 
Masonic  order.     Republican. 

ERNEST  E.  NOON. 

Residence,  Lex 
Villa,  A  r  t  e  s  i  a ; 
office,  829-830 
California  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Santa 
M  0  n  i  ca,  October 
7,  1887.  Son  of 
Michel  and  Bertha 
E.  (Dixon)  Noon. 
M  a  rried  Adelaide 
E.  Ludden,  No- 
vember 20,  1910. 
Educated  in  the 
grammar  schools 
at  Santa  Monica 
and  Artesia,  Cali- 
fornia. Attended 
University  of 

Southern  California,  College  of  Law.  and 
studied  law  in  the  offices  of  F^arl  Rogers 
and  P.  W.  Schenck  from  May,  1907.  continu- 
ing     until      191)9.     Associated      with     P.     W. 


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Sehenek  from  that  date  until  April  1,  1911, 
when  he  commenced  the  general  practice  of 
his  i^rofessiou  alone,  which  continues  to  date. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  January, 
1911;  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  District  of  California  the 
same  year.  Member  of  the  Los  Angeles  Ath- 
letic Club,  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association,  and 
Masonic  fraternity.     Republican. 

EDWARD   J.   NOLAN. 

Residence,  1205  Highland  Avenue;  office, 
433  Douglas  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
May  10,  1888,  in  Rochester,  New  York.  Son 
of  Peter  and  Margaret  (Purcell)  Nolan. 
Moved  to  the  state  of  California  in  1904. 
Attended  the  St.  Vincent's  College  for  three 
years,  and  the  University  of  California  Law 
School  for  three  years,  receiving  the  degree 
O'f  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Los  An- 
geles, .June  24,  1911.     Rei^ublican. 

LUCIETIA  HOGAN  NORMAN. 

Residence,  332 
N  0  rth  Dillon 
Street;  office, 
Bryson  Block,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in 
.lacksonport,  Wis- 
consin, March  21, 
1871.  Daughter 
of  Emanuel  and 
Pauline  (Bishop) 
Norman.  Moved 
to  California  in 
December,  19  0  6. 
G  r  a  d  u  ated  from 
the  University  of 
Southern  Cali- 
fornia in  July, 
1910,  with  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admit- 
ted to  the  bar  of 
California  at  Los  Angeles  in  July,  1909,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Prac- 
tices law  alone  to  date. 

JOHN  CHARLES  NORTH. 

Office,  Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  1880  in  San  Francisco.  Son 
of  John  G.  and  Augusta  C.  (Nourse)  North. 
Married  in  1907  to  Marie  B.  Watkins.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  California. 
Graduated  from  the  University  of  Southern 
California,  College  of  Law,  in  1904,  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1904  and  later  to  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Los 
Angeles  County  for  six  years.  Member  of 
Los  Angeles  Bar  Association  and  University 
Club.     Republican. 


RICHARD  LOOMIS  NORTH. 

Residence  and  office.  Riverside.  Born  Jan- 
uary 30,  1886,  in  Riverside.  Son  of  John 
Greenleaf  and  Augusta  (Nourse)  North. 
Educated  in   the  public  schools  of  Riverside 


and  University  of  California.  Graduated 
from  University  of  Michigan  in  1911,  with 
degree  of  B.  L.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Michigan  in  1911;  California,  1911.  Engaged 
in  the  general  ])ractice  of  law  in  Riverside  to 
date.     Republican. 

ALBERT  M.  NORTON. 

Residence,  511 
Western  Avenue; 
office,  737  Consoli- 
dated  Re  altj' 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  June 
25,  1879,  in  Los 
Angeles,  Califor- 
nia. Son  of  Isaac 
and  Bertha 
(Greenbaum)  Nor- 
ton. Married  No- 
vember 27,  1904, 
to  Myrtle  Prenz- 
lauer.  Educated 
in  the  public  and 
high  schools  of 
Los  Angeles,  later 
entering  the  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  California  (Law  Depart- 
ment), from  which  he  graduated  in  1901,  with 
degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  state  courts 
of  California  in  Los  Angeles,  October,  1900, 
and  later  to  the  United  States  District  and 
Circuit  Courts.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his 
profession  in  Los  Angeles  sliortly  after  admis- 


448 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


sion.  Now  member  of  firm  of  Trask,  Norton  & 
Brown.  Secretary  of  Los  Angeles  Democratic 
County  Central  "Cominittee.  1902;  Chairman 
of  same,  190S-12.  and  Vice-chairman  of  Dem- 
ocratic State  Central  Committee,  1910-12. 
Member  of  the  Concordia  Club  of  Los  Angeles 
and  Native  Sons  of  the  Golden  West. 

SAMUEL   GORDON  NORTH. 

Residence,  274(1  1st  Street;  office,  719-720 
Timken  Building,  San  Diego.  Born  Novem- 
ber 8,  1885,  in  Clayton,  New  Mexico.  Son  ol; 
Dr.  Samuel  I.  and  Eliza  (Gordon)  North. 
Married  February  (i,  1911.  to  Christene  Cam- 
eron. Graduated  from  New  Mexico  Military 
Institute,  June,  1906.  Entered  Washington 
and  Lee  University,  Lexington,  Virginia,  Sep- 
tember, 190(5.  Entered  the  Law  Department 
of  that  institution  September,  1908,  receiving 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  June,  1910.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California,  at  Los  Angeles,  Sep- 
tember 27,  1911.  Practices  law  in  San  Diego 
to  date.     Democrat. 

BARTHOLOMEW  S.  NOYES. 

Residence,  Oakland;  office,  Mills  Building, 
San  Francisco.  Born  February  6,  18-39,  in 
Brooklvn,  New  York.  Son  of  Moses  G.  and 
Mary  C.  (Skaats)  Noyes.  Moved  to  the  state 
in  1877  and  married  Agnes  Mooar,  .Tune  23, 
1897,  daughter  of  Rev.  George  Mooar  of  Oak- 


land. Received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Brooklyn,  New  York,  and  through 
private  tuition  and  later  taking  a  special  law 
course  at  Harvard.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Boston,  Suffolk  County,  Massachusetts,  in 
1882,  and  at  San  Francisco  in  1882;  later  to 
all  courts  having  jurisdiction  in  this  stato. 
Commenced   practice   in   1882   alone   and  con- 


tinues to  date,  specializing  in  commercial  and 
(•<ir[>oration  law.     Republican. 

ALFRED    MARSHALL   NUCKOLLS. 

Residence,  .34.3  Walnut  Street;  office,  417 
Ifumboldt  Savings  Bank  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  Mendocino  County,  California, 
September  7,  1872.  Son  of  James  Nathaniel 
and  Biddy  (English)  Nuckolls.  Received  his 
early  education  in  the  jiublic  schools  of  Men- 


docino County,  and  later  attended  the  Uni- 
versity of  California  and  Hastings  College  of 
Law,  graduating  in  1903  with  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
San  Francisco  in  1903,  and  continues  in  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Commonwealth  Club. 

CHARLES  HENRY  OATMAN. 

Residence,  l^s.l  C\ay  Street,  San  Francisco; 
office,  1213  First  National  Bank  Building. 
Born  at  Sacramento,  .January  20,  1802.  Son 
of  Dr.  Ira  E.  and  Villitta  (Cornell)  Oatman. 
Attended  Sacraiiiento  i)ublic  schools  and  grad- 
uated from  the  Sacramento  High  School  in 
]s77.  Entered  the  l^niversity  of  California 
in  187S,  graduating  from  that  institution  in 
1SS2  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Philos- 
ophy. Studied  law  with  Chief  Justice  Beatty 
and  .ludge  S.  C.  Denson  at  Sacramento,  and 
admitted  to  the  bar,  at  Sacramento,  May,  1884. 
Practiced  his  profession  at  Sacramento  from 
May,  1SS4,  to  January,  1898.  Member  of  the 
firm  of  Beatty,  Denson  &  Oatman  during 
1SS7-S8,  which  firm  was  dissolved  upon  .Judge 
Beatty  becoming  Chief  Justice.  Member  of 
the  firm  of  Denson,  Oatman  &  Denson  from 
.lanuarv  1,  1898,  to  April  1,  1900.  Practiced 
alone  from  April  1,  1900,  to  January  1,  1902. 
Associated  with  the  firm  of  Campbell,  Metsoa 


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^¥J 


&  Campbell  during  the  year  1902  and  member 
of  the  successive  firms  of  Campbell,  Metson 
&  Campbell,  Cam^ibell,  Metson  &  Drew,  and 
Campbell,  Metson,  Drew,  Oatman  &  Macken- 
zie, from  January  1,  1903,  to  September,  1910, 
when  the  firm  dissolved.  From  Septembei', 
1910,  to  date  has  continued  in  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  alone.     Independent. 


JOHN  P.  O'BEIEN. 

Kesidence,  972  Eddy  Street;  office.  Mills 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  February  13, 
1864,  in  San  Francisco,  California.  Son  of 
Martin  and  Katherine  (Kelly)  O'Brien.  Mar- 
i-ied  December  14,  1892,  to  Teresa  Anson. 
Eeceived   education   in    the   jiublic   schools   of 


San  Francisco.  Read  law  in  the  office  of  D. 
M.  Delmas,  and  with  the  firm  of  Jordan  & 
Bull,  in  San  Francisco.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California,  November  14,  1887,  and  later  to 
the  United  States  District  and  Circuit  Courts 
and  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals.  Commenced 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  San  Francisco 
in  partnership  with  E.  L.  Campbell,  which  con- 
tinued until  1897,  when  he  moved  to  Tuolumne 
County,  where  he  practiced  for  six  years. 
Returned  to  San  Francisco,  j^racticing  alone 
until  February,  1906,  when  he  removed  to  Ne- 
vada. Admitted  to  practice  in  that  state,  and 
appointed  Judge  of  the  Southern  District  of 
Nevada,  May,  1907,  serving  term  of  two 
years.  Head  of  the  Law  Department  of  Gold- 
field  Consolidated  Mines  Company  until  1910, 
when  he  returned  to  San  Francisco.  Resumed 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  that  city, 
which  continues  to  date.  Member  of  B.  P.  O. 
E.,  and  Knights  of  Columbus  fraternities. 
Democrat. 


GEOFFREY  C.   O'CONNELL. 

Residence,     625 
South        Hope 
Street;    office,   426 
Douglas    Building, 
Los  Angeles.   Born 
in        18  8  2        in 
Killarney,    I  r  <■ 
land.    Son  of  Da;i 
iel     Jame  s     an 
Frances       Shin'' 
Lawler    O'Connell. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1906.     Edu- 
cated   at    Mt.    St. 
M  a  ry's      College, 
Derbyshire,     Eng- 
1  a  n  d.      Received 
degree  of  A.A.  in 
1899  from  Oxford 

University.  Attended  University  of  Southern 
California,  College  of  Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  1908.  Practiced  law  in  El  Cen- 
tro,  California,  for  one  year,  when  he  moved 
to  Los  Angeles,  where  he  continues  to  date. 
Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Imperial  County 
for  one  j^ear.     Republican. 


JOHN    HENRY    O'CONNOR. 

Residence, 
Downey,  Califor- 
nia; office,  711 
Merchants  Trust 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Downey,  Califor- 
nia, February  13, 
1883.  Son  of  Pat- 
rick and  Jane 
(Henry)  O'Con- 
n  0  r.  Attend  e  d 
public  schools  of 
Los  Angeles 
County,  and  St. 
Vincent's  College, 
from  which  he 
gr  a  d  u  a  t  e  d  in 
1904,  with  the  de- 
gree of  A.B.,  and  from  the  University  of 
California  in  1909,  receiving  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  Instructor  at  St.  Vincent's  College 
from  1905  to  1907.  Studied  law  in  the  office 
of  H.  C.  Dillon,  1908-9,  and  was  admitted 
upon  examination  by  Court  of  Appeals,  Sec- 
ond District,  at  Los  Angeles,  January  19, 
1909,  to  the  United  States  District  and  Cir- 
cuit Courts,  January  25,  1909,  Formed  part- 
nership with  H.  L.  Lewis  in  August,  1909, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Lewis  &  O'Connor, 
which  exists  to  date.  Member  of  the  Phi 
Delta   Phi    fraternity.     Republican. 


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JOSEPH  T.  O'CONNOR. 

Rcsideiue,  l!(i4()  luoi'ii  Stiiot;  ulliie,  9(14 
Morchaiits  Ext-haiijjo  Building,  8au  Francisco. 
Born  in  San  Framisco.  June  19,  1S74.  Son 
of  .John  and  Margaret  (Kearney)  O'Connor. 
Ktlueated  in  the  i>ublic  schools  of  this  state. 
Entered  the  University  of  California,  gradu- 
ating therefrom  in  1S91J,  with  the  degree  of 
B.  L.  Attended  Hastings  College  of  Law.  re- 
ceiving degree  of  LL.  B.  in  ]>>99.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California,  May,  1.S99. 

RICHARD  O'CONNOR. 

Ke.sidence.  977  Pine  Street;  ullite.  First  Na- 
tional Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
January  7,  1SS2,  in  San  Francisco.  Son  of 
Richard  and  Mary  (Hurley)  O'Connor.  Grad- 
uated from  the  University  of  California  with 
the  degree  of  B.  L.  in  1904  and  from  Hastings 
College  of  Law  in  1906,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  San 
Francisco  May,  1906.  Member  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  California  and  Bohemian  clubs. 

ROBERT  ALVA  ODELL. 

Residence,  1710  Le  ^foync  Street;  office, 
910  California  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
August  19,  1882,  at  Port  Byron,  Illinois. 
Son  of  Robert  Neilson  and  Sarah  Eliza 
(Ward)  Odell.  Moved  to  this  state  in  1903. 
Married    Alice    Fern    Sutley,    September    20, 


1904.  Educated  in  juiblic  schools  of  Rock 
Island  County,  Illinois,  Molinc  High  School, 
Illinois,  and  the  Gustus  Business  College 
of  the  same  city.  Entered  the  University  of 
Southern  California,  College  of  Liberal  Arts, 
1903-4;  and  the  College  of  Law,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  .Tune,  1905,  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.     Admitted  to  the  liar  of  California, 


.lune  2\,  1905,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
District  and  Circuit  Courts.  Associated  with 
the  firm  of  Tanner,  Taft  &  Odell  since  ad- 
mission and  now  member  of  the  lirm.  Dele- 
gate to  Republican  County  Convention,  Los 
Angeles  County,  1908.  Member  of  Los  Aa- 
geles  Bar  Association  and  Instructor  in  Col- 
lege of  Law,  University  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia; member  of  the  Sigma  Chi  fraternity.  Re- 
publican. 

SAMUEL  WILLIAM  ODELL. 

Residence,  356  Palmetto  Drive,  Pasadena; 
office,  912  California  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  November  4,  1864,  in  Hamjiton,  Rock 
Island  County,  Illinois.  Son  of  John  Price 
and  Sarah  (Neilson)  Odell.  Married  Decem- 
ber 27,  1888,  to  Clara  Morgan.     Educated   in 


the  common  schools  of  Illinois  and  Iowa  and 
Port  Byron  (111.)  Academy.  Graduated  from 
Blooniington  Law  School  of  Illinois,  Wesleyan 
University  in  1887,  with  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois,  1887; 
California,  1898,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  Engaged  in  practice  at  Port 
Bj'ron,  Illinois,  for  one  year  when  he  moved 
to  Moline,  Illinois,  where  he  practiced  from 
1888  to  1893,  except  for  an  absence  of  one 
year  in  Santa  Cruz,  California.  Moved  to 
Los  Angeles  in  1903.  Became  member  of  the 
firm  of  Tanner,  Taft  &  Odell  in  1904,  which 
continues  to  date.  City  Attorney  of  Moline 
for  one  term.  City  Attorney  of  Santa  Mon- 
ica, California,  for  one  term.  Lecturer  on 
"Commercial  Law"  at  Potts  Business  Col- 
lege, Pasadena,  California.  Author  of  "Sam- 
son," "Delilah"  and  "Altantians"  (books  for 
young    people)     and    romance    of    "Athura." 


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451 


Member  of  Masonic  order;  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association;  Pasadena  Board  of  Trade;  and 
Westside  Congregational  Church  of  Pasadena. 
Progressive  Republican. 

THOMAS  EDWARD  O'DONNELL. 

Residence  and  office,  Hollister.  Born  in 
Hollister,  June  25,  18S0.  Sou  of  Thomas  and 
Sarah  (Moran)  O'Donuell.  Married  January 
8,  1908,  to  Amelia  Breen.  Graduated  from 
the  Hollister  High  School  in  June,  1897.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  by  the  Appel- 
late Court,  at  San  Francisco,  October  13,  1909. 
Democrat. 

WILLIAM  T.  O  DONNELL, 

Residence,  912  Georgia  Street;  office,  Far- 
ragut  Theatre  Building,  Vallejo.  Born  July 
15,  1869,  near  the  town  of  Benicia,  Solano 
County.  Son  of  John  and  Ellen  (Kelly)  O'Don- 
nell.  Received  his  early  education  in  the  pub- 
lie  schools  of  Solano  County,  later  entering  St. 


Augustine  Military  Academy  at  Benicia,  from 
which  institution  he  graduated.  Immediately 
following  his  graduation  from  St.  Augustine's 
he  was  appointed  by  the  Secretary  of  the 
Navy  as  bookkeeper  at  the  Mare  Island  Navy 
Yard,  and  in  1903  was  promoted  to  the  posi- 
tion of  Chief  Bookkeeper  and  continued  in 
the  government  service  as  such  until  April  30, 
1909.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at 
San  Francisco,  December  9,  1902;  to  the 
Supreme  Court  and  all  United  States  courts 
having  jurisdiction  in  California.  Was 
elected  to  the  office  of  City  Attorney  of  the 
city  of  Valle.io  on  March  7,  1910,  and  reap- 
pointed City  Attorney  by  the  City  Council  on 
July  1,  19li,  and  continues  to  hold  that  office 
to  date.  Member  of  the  B.  P.  O.  E.  and 
Royal  Arcanum. 


FRED    O'FARRELL. 

Residence,  1645  Second  Street;  office,  909 
American  National  Bank  Building,  Sau 
Diego.  Born  October  12,  1874,  in  Taylor- 
ville,  Illinois.  Son  of  W.  M.  and  Ellen 
(Shain)  O'Farrell.  Married  December  25, 
1906,    to   Winnifred    Geer.     Graduated    from 


•San  Diego  High  School,  June,  1894.  Later 
read  law  in  the  office  of  John  D.  Works.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  at  Los  An- 
geles, April,  1896,  and  at  the  same  time  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  For  a  number  of  years 
was  associated  with  Hon.  W.  T.  McNealy. 
Since  January  1,  1911,  has  been  in  partner- 
ship with  H.  E.  Mills,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Mills  &  O'Farrell.  Member  of  San  Diego 
Bar  Association,  B.  P.  0.  E.,  Masonic  bodies, 
32°,  Scottish  Rite.     Republican. 

JAMES  E.  O'KEEFE. 

Residence,  Kensington  Park;  office,  Mc- 
Neece  Building,  San  Diego.  Born  in  Niagara 
County,  New  YoTk,  October  22,  1878.  Son  of 
Maurice  and  Margaret  (Rhonan)  O'Keefe. 
Married  October  31,  1906,  to  Ida  B.  Mosher. 
Received  his  early  education  in  the  schools 
of  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.  Graduated  from 
Detroit  College  of  Law  in  June,  1901,  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  and  received  the  degree 
of  LL.  D.  the  same  year.  Admitted  to  prac- 
tice at  the  bar  in  Lansing,  Michigan,  June, 
1901.  Practiced  law  in  Grand  Rapids  until 
he  moved  to  California  in  1906,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  1906. 
Practices  his  profession  in  San  Diego  to  date 
Independent. 


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WILLIAM  BRAYTON  OGDEN. 

Kesideuce,  Hol- 
lywoo  d,  Califor- 
nia; office,  428 
Exchange  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
1  lorn  August  26, 
In7H,  in  Athol, 
Tri  n  c  e  Edward 
I  Ounty,  Ontario. 
Son  of  Wm.  Nor- 
man and  Mary  L. 
(Rice)  Ogden. 
T^Ioved  to  the 
state  in  19  0  7 
and  married  Alta 
Mav  Swartwout, 
.Tune  18,  1911.  At- 
tended the  Chi- 
cago  public 
schools,  ^tate  Preparatory  School  of  Color- 
ado, University  of  Colorado  (College),  Uni- 
versity of  Colorado  (Law  School),  graduating 
in  189()  with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  April  2.5,  1896,  state  of  Colorado; 
May  2,  190(5,  state  of  Nevada,  and  to  the 
state  of  California  February  6,  1911;  and  all 
Vjureaus  and  branches  of  the  Department  of 
the  Interior,  Washington,  D.  C,  May,  1901. 
Secretary  of  County  Central  Committee  of 
the  Republican  party  in  Boulder  County. 
Colorado,  1896-1901.'  County  Attorney  of 
Boulder  County,  Colorado,  19u2.  In  1909  and 
1910  was  member  of  the  firm  of  Ogden  & 
Stickney,  at  Goldfield,  Nevada,  specializing 
in  mining,  business  corporation  and  United 
States  land  laws.  Member  of  the  American 
Mining  Congress  and  the  Sierra  Madre  Club. 
Rejiublican. 

HENRY  WILLIAM  O'MELVENY. 

Kesiik'iice,  :!2.">(i  Wilshiio  Boulevard;  oftice, 
Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Central  City,  Marion  County,  Illinois,  Au- 
gust 10,  1859.  Son  of  Harvey  Kilpatrick 
Stuart  and  Anna  Wilhelmina  (Rose)  O'Mel- 
veny.  Married  May  28,  1887,  to  M.  A. 
Schilling.  Educated  in  Los  Angeles  High 
School,  from  which  he  graduated  May  28, 
1887,  and  later  attended  the  University  of 
(^'alifornia,  graduating  in  the  class  of  1879. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  in  Los  An- 
geles, October,  1881.  Served  as  Deputy  Dis- 
trict Attorney  under  Stephen  M.  White  in 
1884.  In  ])artnership  with  J.  A.  Graves  in 
188.5,  and  in  1888  James  H.  Shaukland  joined 
the  firm,  the  firm  name  being  Graves,  O'Mel- 
veny  6:  Shanklaud,  which  continued  until 
1904.  Practiced  alone  until  1906,  when  he 
entered  into  ])artnership  with  Henry  .T. 
Stevens.  E.  E.  Milliken,  entered  the  firm  in 
1907,  the  name  being  changed  to  O'Melveny, 
Stevens  &  Millikon.  which   continues  to  date. 


JAMES  MOXLEY  OLIVER. 

Residence,  247.5  Prince  Street,  Berkeley; 
office,  487  Monadnock  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  May  1,  1874,  in  Contra  Costa 
County.  Son  of  Gibson  R.  and  Charity  M. 
(Seymour)  Oliver.  Early  education  received 
in  public    schools    of    Contra    Costa    County, 


'alifornia,  the  Oakland  High  School  and  the 
University  of  California,  in  the  class  of  1898. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  San  Francisco,  De- 
cember, 1900.  Practiced  law  in  Oakland 
from  January,  1901,  to  September  of  that 
year,  when  he  removed  to  Marin  County.  As- 
sociated with  Albert  M.  Johnson  in  San 
Francisco,  April,  1906,  to  June,  1907,  and 
formed  the  partnership  of  Oliver  &  Hoar, 
which  was  dissolve<l  in  July,  1908.  Is  now 
l)racticing  his  profession  alone.  Secretary  of 
State  Board  of  Prison  Directors,  1906.  Re- 
publican. 

WARREN  OLNEY. 

Residence,  481  29th  Street,  Oakland;  office, 
Merchants  Exchange  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  Davis  County,  Iowa,  March 
11,  1841.  Son  of  William  and  Eliza  Ann 
(Green)  Olney.  Married  Mary  Jane  Craven 
September  11,  186.5.  Moved  to  California 
July  24,  1868.  Attended  Central  University 
of  Iowa  and  for  a  ]>eriod  of  three  years  the 
University  of  Michigan,  receiving  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michigan 
by  the  Supreme  Court,  April,  1868,  and  by 
the  Supreme  Court  of  California,  1869. 
Formed  partnership  the  same  year  with  the 
late  Judge  William  P.  Daingerfield,  which 
continued  until  his  election  as  Judge  of  the 
12th  District  Court,  January  1,  1876.  Prac- 
ticed alone  until   August,   1877,  when  he   be- 


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453 


came  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Robinson,  01- 
ney  &  Byrne,  which  continued  until  18S4. 
Continued  to  practice  his  profession  under 
the  firm  name  of  Olney  &  Byrne  from  188 J: 
until  1886.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Olney, 
Chickering     &    Thomas,     1886-92.     Practiced 


and  later  with  the  firm  of  Page,  McCutchen, 
Knight  &  Olney,  which  continues  to  date. 
Director  and  general  attorney  for  the  West- 
ern Pacific  Railway  Company.  Attoruej'  for 
the  Regents  of  the  University  of  California. 
Trustee  of  Hastings  College  of  Law  and  Di- 


alone  until  1895,  when  Warren  Olney,  Jr., 
was  taken  into  partnership.  Later  J.  M. 
Mannon  and  J.  R.  Pringle  became  members 
of  the  firm.  Enlisted  in  Third  Iowa  Infantry 
May  21,  1861.  Served  continuously  until  Au- 
gust 15,  1865,  mustering  out  with  the  rank 
of  captain.  Mayor  of  Oakland  from  April, 
1903,  to  1905.  Member  of  military  order  of 
the  Loyal  Legion,  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public, San  Francisco  Bar  Association  (ex- 
president),  and  Claremont  Country  Club.  Ex- 
president  of  the  Unitarian  Club,  and  member 
of  the  Berkeley  Club  and  the  University  Club 
of   San   Francisco. 

WARREN    OLNEY,    JR. 

Residence,  2702  Dwight  Way,  Berkeley; 
oflQce,  Merchants  Exchange  Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born  in  San  Francisco,  October 
15,  1870.  Son  of  Warren  and  Mary  Jane 
(Craven)  Olney.  Received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  Oakland  public  schools.  Entered 
the  University  of  California  in  1887  and 
graduated  in  1891,  with  the  degree  of  A. 
B.  Entered  Harvard  University  in  1891 
and  graduated  in  1892,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  Entered  Hastings  College  of  Law  in 
1892,  and  graduated  in  1894,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  June,  1894.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  association  with  War- 
ren Olney,  then  in  the  firm  of  Olney  «&  Olney, 
and  then  in  the  firm  of  Olney,  Pringle  & 
Mannon.     Practiced  alone  for  a  short  period, 


rector  of  California  Title  and  Trust  Company. 
Member  of  the  University,  Unitarian  and 
Sierra  clubs  of  San  Francisco,  and  Claremont 
Country  Club,  Faculty  Club  of  Berkeley  and 
Sutter  Club  of  Sacramento;  also  of  Beta 
Theta  Pi  college  fraternity.  Viee-])reHident 
of  San  Francisco  Bar  Association.  Republi- 
can. 

HAROLD  F.  ORR. 

Residence  a  n  d 
office,  Ventura. 
Born  March  26, 
1888,  i  n  Ventura. 
Son  of  Orestes 
and  Ella  (Com- 
stock)  Orr.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
1  i  c  and  h  i  g  li 
schools  of  V  e  n- 
tura.  G V aduated 
from  the  Univer- 
sity of  California 
in  1909,  with  de- 
gree of  B.L.  Stud- 
ied law  in  the  of- 
fice  of   his   father, 

Orestes    Orr,   Ven-  

tura.     Admitted  to 

the  bar  of  California  in  1910.  Associated 
with  Orestes  Orr,  in  Ventura,  in  the  practice 
of  law  to  date.  City  Attorney  of  Ventura, 
April,  1911,  to  date.  Member  of  N.  S.  G.  W. 
fraternity.     Republican. 


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BlOGl!  A  PHIC  AL 


ORESTES  ORR. 

liosidoiice  and 
onitc,  V  0  11  t  lira. 
Born  Doc'Oiiibcr  .l, 
18.17.  ill  W  a  y  n  o 
('  o  uiity,  Illinois. 
Soil  of  Oasselnian 
.1  n  d  Marietta 
I  \V  i  1  1  e  t  t)  Orr. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  LS7S.  Mar- 
r  i  e  d  March  20, 
1SS3,  to  Ella  Coin- 
s  t  ock.  Educated 
in  the  p  ii  1)  1  i  c 
schools  of  Illinois. 
Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  Williams 
&  Williams.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar 
of  Calif uniia  iu  IS-S2  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
law  in  Ventura  in  partnership  with  L.  F. 
Eastin  under  the  firm  name  of  Eastiu  &  Orr, 
which  continued  until  1885,  when  he  was 
elected  District  Attorney  of  Ventura  Countv. 
This  office  he  held  until  1890.  For  three 
years  was  in  partnership  with  N.  Blackstoek, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Blackstoek  &  Orr, 
since  which  time  he  has  practiced  alone. 
Member  of  California  Senate,  1893  and  189.1. 
Member  of  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  B.  P.  O.  E,  Ee- 
publican. 

WILLIAM  H.  ORRICK. 

Residence,  :i.l7  \'ernoii  Street,  Oakland; 
office,  43(1  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Oakland,  December  5,  1878.  Son  of 
Oliver  S.  and  Mary  Frances  (Scott)  Orrick. 
Attended  the  I'niversity  of  California  and 
later  the  Hastings  College  of  Law.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  iu  May,  1903,  and 
was  associated  with  the  firm  of  Bishop, 
"Wheeler  &  Hoefler  until  1901.  Practiced 
alone  until  .Tiily,  1910,  when  he  entered  the 
firm  of  (ioodfellow  &  Eells,  the  firm  name 
being  changed  to  (ioodfellow,  Eells  &  Orrick, 
which  continues  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Claremont  Country  .iiid  University  clubs.  Re- 
publican. 

FRANK   FREDERICK   OSTER. 

Residence,  San  Bernardino;  office,  San  Ber- 
nardino. Born  in  Sparta,  Monroe  County, 
Wisconsin,  June  3,  1860.  Son  of  Michael 
Peter  and  Magdalene  (Titus)  Oster.  Moved 
to  California  in  1886.  Married  in  1891  to 
Elsie  McDonald.  Graduated  from  the  Sparta 
High  School  in  1878;  University  of  Wisconsin 
in  lss2,  with  the  degree  of  B.  L.  Read  law 
with  the  firm  of  Morrow  &  Masters,  at  Sparta, 
Wisconsin,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Wisconsin  in   1885.     Elected  to  the  conibine.l 


offices  of  Justice  of  Peace  and  Police  Judge 
of  the  City  of  Sparta  in  1885.  Served  one 
year  and  resigned  in  18S6,  moving  to  Colton, 
California.  Ajipointed  first  City  Attorney  of 
Colton  in  1S8S,  and  served  until  1892.  Elected 
District  Attorney  of  the  county  of  San  Ber- 
nardino in  1892  and  moved  to  San  Bernardino 
in  January,  1893.  Formed  jiartnershij)  with 
W.  J.  Curtis  January  1,  1890.  Elected  Judge 
of  the  Sui>erior  Court  of  San  Bernardino 
County  in  1885,  and  continuing  to  hold  that 
office  to  date.  Member  of  the  Masonic  order, 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  and  Knight.s  of  Pythias  fraterni- 
ties, and  Jonathan  and  Union  League  clubs  of 
Los  Angeles.     Republican. 

FREDERICK  GRANT  OSTRANDER. 

Residence  and  oflice,  Merced.  Born  Octo- 
ber 8,  18(51,  in  Snelling,  Merced  County,  Cali- 
fornia. Son  of  Harvey  J.  and  Lydia  A. 
(Wheeler)  Ostrander.  Married  June  27,  1883, 
to  Sarah  H.  Ellery.  Received  his  education  in 
the  jiublic  schools  of  Berkeley,  later  attending 


the  I'niversity  of  California  ami  grailuating 
in  the  class  of  1883.  Served  as  court  reporter 
of  Merced  County  from  1886  until  1891.  Ad- 
mitted by  the  Supreme  Court  to  the  bar  of 
this  state  in  April,  1896,  prior  to  which  he 
was  admitted  to  practice  by  the  Superior 
Court.  Commenced  the  active  jjractice  of  his 
profession  in  1891,  in  Merced,  and  in  1892 
was  elected  District  Attorney  of  Merced 
County,  holding  that  office  until  1900,  when 
lie  resigned  and  was  appointed  Judge  of  the 
Superior  Court  for  unexpired  term  of  one 
year.  Moved  to  Fresno  in  1902  and  entered 
into  partnership  with  Lewis  H.  Smith,  prac- 
ticing under  the  firm  name  of  Smith  & 
Ostrander,  which  continued  until  1906,  when 
he   returned   to   Pierced   aiul    has   remained   in 


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455 


the  practice  alone  to  date.  General  counsel 
for  the  Yosemite  Valley  Railroad  and  local 
attorney  for  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 
Fe  Railroad,  San  Joaquin  Light  and  Power 
Company,  and  the  Yosemite  Transportation 
Company.  Member  of  the  N.  S.  G.  W.,  B.  P. 
O.  E,  and  W.  O.  W.  fraternities.  Member  of 
the  San  Francisco  Bar  Association.  Repub- 
lican. 

GEO.   E.   OVERMYER. 

Res  idenee,  31 
Short  Way,  South 
Pasadena;  office, 
5  2  7  Byrne  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  North 
V  e  rnon,  Indiana, 
X  0  V  e  m  b  e  r  28, 
187  6.  Son  of 
David  and  Alice 
(Hicks)  Over- 
m  V  e  r.  Married 
Eflfie  M.  Neil,  Au- 
gust 10,  1904.  At- 
tended  high 
school  at  Topeka, 
Kansas,  and  the 
Kansas  State  Uni- 
versify  for  a 
period  of  two  years.  Admitted  in  Topeka, 
Kansas,  September,  1902,  and  studied  law  in 
the  office  of  his  father  prior  to  his  admission. 
Entered  into  partnership  after  admission  and 
practiced  until  his  father's  death,  January, 
1907,  under  the  firm  name  of  Overmyer  & 
Overmyer.  Practiced  alone  thereafter  for  a 
period  of  one  year  and  moved  to  California, 
April  8,  1908.  Continues  alone  in  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  to  date.  Member 
of  Metropolitan  Club.     Democrat. 


EUGENE    OVERTON. 

Residence,  651  North  23d  Street;  office,  403 
Wright  &  Callender  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  May  11,  1880,  in  Fort  Grant,  Arizona. 
Son  of  Gilbert  E.  and  Jane  D.  (Watkins) 
Overton.  Married  Georgia  Caswell  in  1907. 
Educated  in  the  grammar  and  high  schools 
of  Los  Angeles,  graduating  from  the  latter 
in  1899.  Read  law  in  the  offices  of  Lee  & 
Scott,  Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  in  Los  Angeles,  1902.  Member  of 
the  firm  of  Chase,  Overton  &  Lyman,  which 
continues  to  date.  Member  of  Good  Govern- 
ment Organization  and  California  club.  Re- 
publican. 

ERWIN  W.  OWEN. 

Residence  and  office,  Bakersfield.  Born 
April  19,  1873,  in  Caldwell  County,  Missouri. 


Son  of  .Josiah  and  Sarah  C.  (Cramer)  Owen. 
Married  in  1903  to  Anna  Lege.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Texas;  National  Normal 
LTniversity,  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and  University  of 
Texas.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Texas  and 
California.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Claflin  & 
Owen  to  the  present  time.  Postmaster  of 
Eagle  Pass,  Texas,  1898  to  1906.  Elected 
County  Treasurer  of  Maveric  County,  Texas, 
1908,  which  office  he  resigned  when  he  moved 
to  Bakersfield.  Member  of  Masonic  order. 
Republican. 


PAUL   OVERTON. 

Residence,  1233 
West  39th  Street; 
office,  6  4  5  South 
Hill  Street,  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
March  18,  1879,  at 
Willis,  Texas.  Son 
of  Col.  James 
Frank  and  Mary 
L.  (S  t  u  r  g  e  o  n) 
Over  ton.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
lic  schools  of 
Texas,  and  in 
1895-96  s  t  u  died 
1  a  w  a  t  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  under 
Jus  tices  Harlan 
and      Brewer. 

Graduated  from  Cornell  University  in  1900 
with  degree  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Texas  in  1900;  California,  October,  1902;  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  Prac- 
ticed law  in  San  Antonio,  Texas,  until  1902, 
when  he  removed  to  Los  Angeles  and  became 
associated  with  Dunning  &  Craig,  attorneys 
for  Wholesalers  Board  of  Trade  of  Los  Ange- 
les, until  1903,  when  he  was  appointed  Assist- 
ant Attorney  General  of  the  Philippine 
Islands.  This  office  he  held  until  1904,  when 
he  returned  to  Los  Angeles  and  became  asso- 
ciated with  the  Los  Angeles  Gas  and  Elec- 
tric Corporation.  Assistant  general  counsel 
of  that  corporation  to  date.  Vice-president 
of  Cornell  University  Club  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Member  of  University  Club,  Los  An- 
geles Bar  Association,  and  Masonic  bodies; 
32°  Scottish  Rite,  Shrine,  and  Senior  Warden 
of  West  Lake  Lodge  No.  392,  F.  &  A.  M. 


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BIOGEAPH I C A L 


MADISON  TOWNSEND  OWENS. 

Ki'>i.leiHt-'.  10  7 
North  Friends  Av- 
e  n  u  e  ;  office, 
R  e  i  (1  e  r  B  I  ock, 
Whittier.  Born  in 
A  p  o  llo,  Pennsyl- 
V  a  n  i  a,  April  i;^ 
18  5  2.  Son  of 
Samuel  and  Eliza- 
beth (Townsend) 
Owens.  Received 
his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  Water- 
1  0  o  High  School, 
Iowa,  from  1869 
to  1872, and  there- 
upon attended  the 
S  t  ate  University 
of  Iowa,  graduat- 
ing theiefrom  June  IS,  1878.  with  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admitteil  to  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Iowa  and  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  for  Iowa,  June  IS,  1S7S.  County  At- 
torney of  Black  Hawk  County,  Iowa,  for  five 
years.  Member  of  the  City  Council  of 
Waterloo,  Iowa,  for  two  years.  Moved  to 
California  in  1SS8,  and  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  that  state  April  4th  of  the  same  .  year. 
Elected  Police  Judge  for  the  city  of  Los 
Angeles  in  1889,  serving  until  1899.  Moved 
to  Whittier  in  1900  and  appointed  City  Attor- 
ney for  that  city  and  served  for  about  one  year. 
Member  of  Staff,  Governor  of  Iowa,  1884-88, 
with  the  rank  of  Lieutenant-Colonel.  Ap- 
pointed Major  and  Signal  Officer,  First 
Brigade,  X.  G.  C,  October  7,  1889.  and  organ- 
ized the  signal  corps  in  May,  1890,  and  was 
in  command  thereof  for  about  ten  years.  In 
April,  1912,  he  was  appointed  by  Governor 
Hiram  W.  Johnson  Judge  Advocate-General 
of  the  National  Guard  of  California,  with  the 
rank  of  Colonel.  President  of  the  Board  of 
Library  Trustees  from  190(5  to  date,  and 
President  of  the  Trustee  section  of  the  Stafe 
Library  Association  of  California.  Member 
of  the  National  Geographic  Society  and 
American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Sci- 
ence, Los  Angeles  County  Bar  Association, 
Jonathan  Club  of  Los  Angeles,  Masonic  or- 
der. Knight  Templar  (Past  Commander  of 
Los  Angeles  Conimandery  No.  9),  Shriner,  As- 
sociate member  of  the  Military  Service  Insti- 
tution of  the  T'nitod  States.     Republican. 

BENJAMIN   E.   PAGE. 

Residence,  765  South  Pasadena  Avenue, 
Pasadena;  office,  704  Merchants  Trust  Build- 
ing. Los  Angeles.  Born  October  16,  1877,  in 
North  Haven,  Connecticut.  Son  of  Benjamin 
M.  and  Cornelia  (Blakeslee)  Page.  Married 
March  1,  1906,  to  Marie  Markham.  Received 
his  early  education  in  the  ]iuV)lic  schools  of 
Pasadena,  having  moved  to  this  state  in  1887. 
•Graduated    from    Stanford    University,    with 


the  degree  of  A.  B.,  in  1899,  and  received  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  from  the  Columbian  Uni- 
versity in  1902.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  New 
York  in  October,  1902;  California,  April, 
1903;  United  States  Supreme  Court,  1911. 
Commenced  the  ]>ractice  of  his  profession  in 
association  with  the  firm  of  Bicknell,  Gibscn 
(SL-  Trask,  and  later  in  association  with  the  late 
Clarence  A.  Miller,  which  continued  until  .Tan- 
uary,  1904,  when  he  entered  into  partnership 
with  Mr.  Miller,  which  continued  until  May 
15,  1906.  Entered  into  partnership  with 
Josejih  R.  Patton,  December  1,  1906,  whieh 
continued  until  1910.  Engaged  in  general 
practice  alone  to  date.  Member  of  the  Cali- 
fornia club  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association. 
Repuldican. 

EOGER  SHERMAN  PAGE. 

Residence,  2226  Michigan  Avenue;  oflBce, 
314-316  Wilcox  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Austin.  Minne-ota,  .July  1,  1875.  Son  of 
.Judge  Sherman  and  Hattie  (Adams)  Page. 
Moved  to  California  in  1SS2.  Married  Lora 
Yariel  in  1904.  Graduated  from  the  Los  An- 
geles High  School  in  1S96.  Studied  law  in 
Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  California  October,  1898,  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  District  of  California.  Practiced 
law  in  Los  Angeles  alone  to  date.  Member 
Masonic  order.     Republican. 

■WnLLIAM  FLEET  PALMER. 

l^esidence,  1534 
Ingraham  Street; 
office,  504  Pacific 
Electric  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  .January  18, 
18  6  2,  in  Clinton 
C  0  unty,  Indiana. 
Son  of  Judge  Tru- 
m  a  n  Henry  and 
Margaret  Ann 
(Moore)  Palmer. 
Mar  ried  October 
15,  1889,  to  Flor- 
ence E.  E  w  i  n  g. 
Educated  i  n  t  h  e 
public  schools  o  f 
Frankfort,  I  n  d  i- 
a  n  a.       A  t  tended 

St.  Louis  Law  School  of  Washington  Univer- 
sity one  year.  Studied  law  in  his  father's 
office.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Indiana,  .Jan- 
uary 17,  1883,  and  to  the  Riverside.  Califor- 
nia, Superior  Court.  1893;  to  the  bar  of  the 
state  of  California,  1906,  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Souihcrn  California.  Practiced  in  partner- 
ship with  his  father,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Palmer  ic  Palmer,  of  Frankfort,  Indiana  until 
the  death  of  Judge  Palmer  in  November, 
1904,   except   one   year   in    Riverside,   Califor- 


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nia.  Practiced  his  profession  since  1906  in 
Los  Angeles.  Prosecuting  Attorney  4oth 
Judicial  Circuit  of  Indiana,  1896  to  1898. 
Member  of  Indiana  National  Guards  for 
many  years.  Counsel  since  March  1,  1911, 
for  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  &  Salt  Lake 
Railroad.  Member  of  First  Christian  Church 
of  Los  Angeles.     Democrat. 

WARREN  M.  PALMER. 

'  Residence,  1428  Twelfth  Street;  office,  142 
I.  O.  O.  F.  Building,  Santa  Monica.  Born 
October  23,  1870,  in  Iowa.  Son  of  Abram 
and  Ruth  E.  (Caldwell)  Palmer.  Married 
February  14,  1894,  to  Myrtle  Moseley.  Edu- 
cated in  Iowa  Falls  High  School  in  1887. 
Attended  Cornell  College,  Mount  Vernon, 
Iowa,  for  a  period  of  three  years.  Graduated 
from  Ellsworth  College,  Iowa  Falls,  Iowa,  in 
1893,  receiving  degree  of  B.A.  Read  law  in 
the  office  of  S.  M.  Weaver,  Justice  of  Su- 
preme Court  of  Iowa.  Admitted  to  ':he  bar 
of  California,  May  5,  1905,  in  Los  Angeles. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession 
alone  in  Santa  Monica,  and  continues  active 
practice  to  date.  Served  as  Mayor  of  Webb, 
Clay  County,  Iowa,  1900-1.  Member  of  I.  O. 
O.  F.  fraternity  and  of  Miltonian  Literary 
Society.     Republican. 

FRANK  MERSHON  PARCELLS. 

Residence,  318  Lee  Street,  Oakland;  office, 
941-943  Monadnock  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  March  19,  1867,  in  Newton,  Jasper 
County,  Iowa.  Son  of  Charles  Bennett  and 
Anna  Louise  (Mershon)  Parcells.  Married  to 
Mary  S.  Shreve,  November  12,  1903.     Moved 


to  California  in  1879,  and  graduated  from 
the  Oakland  High  School  in  1885.  Attended 
the  Universitv  of  California  and  received  the 


degree  of  Ph.B.  in  1892.  Entered  Harvard 
Law  School  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
in  1895.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  August,  1895,  and  has  continued  in  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession  since  that 
date.  President  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of 
Oakland  Free  Library  and  Museum.  Member 
of  the  Commonwealth  Club  and  of  the  San 
Francisco  Bar  Association.     Republican. 

SAMUEL  HOLLINS  PARDUE. 

Residence,  1412 
Sec  ond  Avenue ; 
office,  6  2  0  Fergu- 
son Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
S  e  p  t  e  mber  19, 
18  8  6,  in  Clarks- 
v  i  lie,  Tennessee. 
Son  of  John  Will- 
i  a  m  and  Lillian 
Barbara  (Hollins) 
Pardue.  Married 
July  22,  1908,  to 
A  m  a  nda  Carney 
Turnley.  E  d  u- 
cated  in  the  pub- 
lic  schools  of 
Clarksville,  T  e  n- 
nessee,  and  moved 

to  California  in  1900.  Attended  tlie  L(  s  An- 
geles High  School,  University  of  Michigan 
and  the  University  of  Southern  California, 
from  which  institution  he  graduated  on  June 
16,  1910.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  Los  Angeles,  July,  1909.  Member  of  the 
University  and  City  clubs  of  Los  Angeles. 
Republican. 

KENT  KANE  PARROT. 

Residence,  2302 
Juliet  Street ;  of- 
fice, 502  Exchange 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  at 
Kennebunkp  o  r  t, 
Maine,  M  a  v  2  2, 
18  8  0.  S  o'n  o  f 
William  Joseph 
and  Georgette 
Gray  ( G  r  u  b  b ) 
P  a  rrot.  Married 
October  22,  1905, 
t  o  Mary  Also  p. 
Received  early  ed- 
ucation in  e  0  m- 
m  o  n  schools  o  f 
^Boston,  later  en- 
tering Phillip's 
Exeter  Academy,  at  Exeter,  New  Hampshire. 
Attended  Bridgton  Academy,  Bridgton, 
Maine.  In  1907  he  moved  to  California,  and 
entered  the  LTniversity  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia, College  of  Law,  receiving  degree  of 
LL.B.     Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California   in 


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B  I  0  Cr  R  A  P  n  I  C  A  L 


1909.  engaging  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  partnership  with  F.  C  Fairbanks, 
uniler  the  firm  name  of  Fairbanks  &  Parrot, 
until  1910,  when  partnership  was  formed  and 
continues  to  date  under  the  firm  name  of 
Porter,  Morgan  &  Parrot.  Member  of  Los 
Angeles   Bar   Association.     Kepublican. 

FORCE   PARKER. 

Residence,  Venice;  office,  ^iin  H.  W.  Hell- 
man  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Roch- 
ester, New  York,  January  31,  1S66.  Son  of 
George  Tan  and  Permelia  Jane  (Marsh) 
Parker.  Moved  to  this  state  in  December, 
19(><i.  Marrii^l  Frances  Tappaan  in  February, 
1901.  Attended  the  grammar  schools  of  Roch- 
ester, Xew  York,  and  the  Columbia  Law 
School.  Admitted  to  the  state  bar,  at  New 
York,  in  lS9i3,  and  to  the  state  of  California 
in  1901;  to  the  United  States  District  and 
Circuit  Courts  in  the  same  year.  Member  of 
the  Los  Angeles  and  California  Bar  Asocia- 
tions.     Democrat. 

CHARLES  L.  PATTON. 

Residence,  Kedwooii  City;  office.  406  Me- 
chanics' Institute  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Petaluma.  California  in  1S64.  Son  of 
Charles  and  Elizabeth  L.  (Clark)  Patton.  Re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
San  Francisco  and  Philadelphia,  reading  law 


in  the  office  of  K.  11.  llimkity,  of  Philadelphia. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1SS7, 
and  later  to  all  courts  having  jurisdiction  in 
this  state.  Commenced  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  immediately  upon  admission, 
and  continues  to  date,  practicing  alone.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  Masonic 
fraternities.     Republican. 


EDWARD  LEE  PAYNE. 

Residence,  3  -  L! 
C  e  n  tral  Avenue, 
Glendale;  office, 
303  Douglas  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  November  22, 
1874,  in  Allen 
Conn  ty,  Kansas. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1883.  Mar- 
r  i  e  d  October  23. 
1900.  to  Grace 
Finch.  Educated 
in  the  public 
schools  of  Pomona, 
California.  Grad- 
uated from  Hast- 
ings Law  School  in 
1898,   with   degree 

of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  (.aiifornia 
in  189S  and  later  to  the  United  States  Cir- 
cuit and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia. Practiced  law  in  San  Francisco  for  one 
year,  when  he  moved  to  Los  Angeles  and 
was  associated  in  practice  with  E.  E.  Milii- 
ken.  Later  became  associated  with  George 
P.  Adams  and  Judge  James  C.  Rives,  when 
the  latter  becoming  Superior  Judge,  he 
formed  jiartnership  with  Clifton  Axtell.  which 
continued  until  November.  1909.  since  which 
date  he  has  practiced  alone.  Member  of  Los 
Angeles  Bar  Association.  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce. Phi  Delta  Phi.  B.  P.  O.  E..  Knights 
of  Pythias  and  L.  O.  M.     Republican. 

GEORGE  W.   PEARSON. 


Residence.  Pasadena;  office,  Bryson  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Le  Graml.  Iowa, 
August   28,    1882.     Son    of   James    and    Mary 


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459 


(Garlick)  Pearson.  Moved  to  California  in 
1888.  Educated  in  the  Pasadena  Higli  School, 
Polytechnic  School,  and  later  attended  the 
University  of  Southern  California,  graduat- 
ing in  1905  with  degree  LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  at  Los  Angeles, 
.Tune,  1905.  Deputy  District  Attorney  of 
Los  Angeles,  from  January,  1906,  until  De- 
cember, 1909.  For  a  year  member  of  the 
firm  of  Schenck,  Pearson  &  Congdon,  since 
which  time  he  has  practiced  alone.  Member 
of  the  Masonic  order,  Knight  Templar  and 
Shriner.     Republican. 

JOHN  S.  PARTRIDGE. 

Residence,  Berkeley;  office,  Foxcroft  Build- 
ing, San  Francisco.  Born  in  Lassen  County 
in  1870.  Received  his  early  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  San  Francisco,  and  later 
attended  the  University  of  California,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  1892.  Studied  law  in 
the  office  of  Judge  R.  R.  Bigelow  three  years. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1895 
and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession. 
Assistant  City  Attorney,  1903-4.  Practicing 
in  partnership  with  E.  H.  Mastick,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Partridge  &  Mastick  tO'  date. 

EDGAR  D.  PEIXOTTO. 

Residence,  .3956  Washington  Street;  office, 
304  Russ  Building.  Born  in  New  York  City, 
New  York,  December  23,  1867.  Son  of 
Raphael  and  Myrtilla  J.  (Davis)  Peixotto. 
Married  September  22,  1905,  to  Malvina 
Nathan.     Moved    to    San    Francisco    in    1868 


and  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools,  later  graduating  from  Hastings 
College  of  Law  in  1888.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  San  Francisco  in  1888,  and  in  1893 
appointed  assistant  to  District  Attorney  W. 
S.  Barnes.        Sheriff's   attorney  in   1899,  since 


which  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  private 
practice.  Delegate  to  National  Republican 
Convention  in  1896,  and  in  1900  was  ap- 
pointed Secretary  to  the  National  Republi- 
can Delegation  which  went  to  Philadelphia. 
Attorney  for  the  Down  Town  Association. 
Member  of  the  Portola  Executive  Commit- 
tee, and  of  the  Panama  Exposition  Com- 
mittee; also  of  the  Union  League,  Bohemian 
and  Olympic  clubs,  and  Masonic  fraternity. 
Republican. 


R 


JAMES  EMMONS  PEMBERTON. 

e   s  i  d  e  n  e  e. 


Ukiah,  Mendocino 
County;  office, 
Ukiah,  and  Mills 
Buil  ding,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
i  n  Missouri,  July 
26,  1861.  Son  of 
Bennett  and 
Thurza  (Emmons) 
Pemberton. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1865.  Mar- 
r  i  e  d  Emogene  J. 
Brayton,  July  10, 
18  8  6.  Graduate 
of  the  Hastings 
Law  College  i  n 
1886,  with  the  de- 
gree of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  San 
Francisco  in  May,  1886.  Practiced  at  Men- 
docino from  188(3  to  1892.  Since  at  Ukiah. 
Partner  with  State  Senator  J.  H.  Seawell 
froin  1894,  until  latter's  death  in  1902.  Mem- 
ber of  the  law  firm  of  Thomas,  Pemberton  & 
Thomas,  1903-8.  Since  1909  has  city  office 
in  San  Francisco,  where  he  is  associated  with 
Theo.  P.  Hale,  maintaining  home  office  at 
Ukiah.  District  Attorney  of  Mendocino 
County,  1893-94.  City  Trustee  of  Ukiah, 
1902-6.     Democrat. 

WALLACE  M.  PENCE. 

Residence,  4  2  4 
California  Street; 
office,  16  0  Main 
S  t  r  eet,  Salinas. 
Born  in  Oquawka, 
Henderson 
C  o  unty,  Illinois, 
March  27,  1860. 
Son  of  Robert  T, 
and  Eliza  beth 
(Con  ger)  Pence. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia  in  March, 
18  8  5.  Married 
.January  4,  18  9  3, 
to  Carrie  M.  Bee- 
m  a  n.  Attended 
public  schools  and 
Washington  Acad- 
emy,   Washington,    Iowa,    and    the    Western 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


Normal  College,  Shenandoah,  Iowa,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.8.  therefrom  in  1S84,  and  the 
Kansas  State  Univeisity,  Law  Department. 
Taught  school  in  California  from  1SS5  to 
1SS7,  and  has  state  educational  diploma.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  at  San  Fran- 
cisco, February,  1892.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  1S92  and  has  been  actively 
engageil  in  general  practice  to  date.  Attor- 
ney for  Salinas  City  Bank;  Monterey  County 
Abstract  Comj>any  and  other  corporations. 
Prohibition. 

CORNELIUS  W.  PENDLETON. 

Residence,  1310 
St.  Andrews 
Place;  office.  307 
Douglas  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  January  4, 
1  8  .5  9  ,  in  X  e  w 
York  Citv.  Son 
0  f  William  H  . 
and  Margaret  A. 
(Carothers)  P  e  n  - 
dleton.  Mar  ried 
July  12.  1886.  to 
Elizabeth  Brower. 
Educated  iu  the 
public  schools  in 
the  city  of  Xew 
York,  Xew  York 
College,  and  Brown 
University  of  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  whence 
he  graduated  in  1881.  Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  the  Honorable  John  K.  Alexander, 
of  Salinas,  Monterey  County,  and  in  the  office 
of  Thomas  L.  Carothers.  of  Ukiah.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  Sacramento,  Octo- 
ber 14,  1884,  and  commenced  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  San  Francisco,  continu- 
ing until  1885,  when  he  moved  to  Los  Angeles. 
Court  Commissioner  of  Los  Angeles  County 
in  1*<9.3  continuing  in  that  office  until  1895. 
Member  of  the  California  legislature,  elected 
from  the  71st  District  for  the  30th,  31st  and 
34th  Sessions,  and  Speaker  of  the  Assembly 
in  last  session.  Elected  to  the  State  Senate, 
3.5th  and  36th  sessions.  Appointed  Collector 
of  Customs  in  February,  1907,  and  reap- 
pointed in  1911,  continuing  to  hold  that 
office  to  date.  Member  of  the  California, 
Union  League,  Los  Angeles  Country,  and  San 
Gabriel  Valley  Country  clubs.  Union  League 
Club  of  San  Francisco,  and  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity. Shrine,  and  B.  P.  O.  E.     Republican. 

CORNELIUS  W.  PENDLETON,  JR. 

Residence,  1310  St.  Andrews  Place;  office, 
307  Douglas  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
October  28.  1888,  in  Los  Angeles.  Son  of 
C.  W.  and  Elizabeth  (Bower)  Pendleton 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Los  An- 
geles. Graduated  from  Harvard  Military 
School  in  1906.     Graduated  from  the  Univer- 


sity of  California  in  1909,  with  degree  of  A. 
B.,  and  iu  1910  graduated  from  the  law  school 
of  that  institution  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  January, 
1911.  Member  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi  fraternity. 
Republican. 

CLARENCE  BRAIDEN  PENN. 

Residence,  238  Cahuenga  Street;  office,  526 
Merchants  Trust  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Abingdon,  Virginia.  February  28,  1880. 
Sou  of  George  Edward  and  Estelle  (Gilmore) 
Penn.  Moved  to  California  in  1906.  Mar- 
ried Kathleen  White  .January,  1906.  Edu- 
cated in  public  and  private  schools  of  Vir- 
ginia, University  of  Virginia,  and  Washington 
and  Lee  University.  Admitted  to  the  bar  r.f 
California  in  19(i7.  Appointed  Deputy  City 
Attorney  September,  1910.  which  position  he 
occupies  at  date.  Member  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association.     Democrat. 

JOHN  ALBERT  PERCY. 

Residence,  943  A-hbury  Street;  office,  1113 
Claus  Spreckels  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  February  4,  1871,  in  Illinois.  Son  of 
•Tohn  Albert  and  Hannah  Mary  (Miller) 
Percy.  Married  Anna  A.  Smith  February  10, 
1904."  Moved  to  California  in  1875.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  High  School  of  Salinas.  June, 
1S8S;  Universitv  of  the  Pacific,  with  the  de- 
gree of  A.  B.,  *in  1891,  and  A.  M.  in  1896, 
and  from  the  University  of  Michigan  in  1893, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  the  state  of  Michigan,  June,  1893, 
and  to  the  bar  of  California  September.  1893. 
Practiced  in  San  Jose  from  1893  to  1895;  in 
San  Francisco  from  1895  to  present  date. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Pierson  &  Mitchell 
from  1896  to  1900. 

DARIUS   ENOCH  PERKINS. 

Residence,  725  Xorth  Willis  Street;  office. 
Ill  Xorth  Church  Street.  Visalia.  Born  in 
Warren  County.  Missouri.  October  18,  1S6S. 
Son  of  Henry  P.  and  Virginia  Taylor  (Moorv>) 
Perkins.  Moved  to  California  in  1869.  Mar- 
ried October  13,  1891,  to  Maud  Harrell.  At- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Tulare  County; 
Visalia  Xormal  School;  Sackett  School  at 
Oakland,  and  the  University  of  California  in 
1889.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
September.  1S96.  Practiced  law  in  Visalia  to 
date.     Democrat. 

GEORGE  R.  PERKINS,  JR. 

Residence,  iJdii  Geary  Street;  office.  1607 
Chronicle  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Chicago,  Illinois,  June  12.  1881.  Son  of 
George  R.  and  Emma  D.  (Widger)  Perkins. 
Married  December  6,  1911.  to  Stella  M.  Shane. 
Graduated  from  the  Lincoln  Grammar  School. 
San  Francisco,  in  1895,  and  from  Lowell  High 
School    in    1898.     Entered    the    Universitv   of 


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461 


California,  graduating  therefrom  in  1902,  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  from  Hastings  Col- 
lege of  Law  in  190-1  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1903,  and 
commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession 
alone.  Served  as  Assistant  District  Attorney 
in  the  office  of  the  District  Attorney  of  San 
Francisco,  1910-12.  In  1911  became  associ- 
ated with  the  firm  of  Carroll  Cook  &  William 
Hoff  Cook,  with  whom  he  continues  to  prac- 
tice to  date.  Member  of  Masonic  fraternity. 
Republican. 

HAROLD  D.  PERRY. 

Eesidence,  Oakland;  office.  Merchants  Na- 
tional Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  San  Francisco,  March  18,  1884.  Son  of 
George  Henry  and  Laura  E.  (Dray)  Perry. 
Married  Anna  M.  McArthur,  April  15,  1909. 
Educated   in   the   public    schools   of   Alameda, 


School,  Van  der  Naillen  College  in  190.5, 
later  entering  Hastings  College  of  Law  of 
the  University  of  California  in  1908,  gradu- 
ating in  1911  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted   to   the  bar   by  the   District   Court   of 


high  school,  Anderson  Academy,  and  Poly- 
technic Business  College  of  Oakland.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  by  the  Dis- 
trict Court  of  Appeals,  First  District,  in  San 
Francisco,  April  20,  1911.  Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  Geo.  H.  Perry,  and  in  other  offices. 
Member  of  Fruitvale 'Lodge  No.  336,  F.  & 
A.  M.,  N.  S.  G.  W.,  Unitarian  Club  of  Ala- 
meda, Commonwealth  Club  of  San  Francisco 
and  Bar  Association  of  San  Francisco.  Ee- 
publiean. 

RAYMOND  PERRY. 

Residence,  1350  5th  Avenue;  office.  Mer- 
chants National  Bank  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  San  Francisco,  April  3,  1887. 
Son  of  George  H.  and  Laura  E.  (Dray)  Perry. 
Married  to  Inez  W.  Reed,  November  6,  1909. 
Educated  in  the  Everett  Primary  School, 
Haight      Grammar      School,      Alameda      High 


Appeals,  May  17,  1911,  and  entered  into 
partnership  with  his  brother,  H.  D.  Perry, 
practicing  under  the  firm  name  of  Perry  & 
Perr,y,  which  continues  to  date.  Member  of 
Commonwealth    Club. 

WILLIAM  C.  PETCHNER. 

Residence,  5121 
Echo  Street; 
office,  732  Title 
Insurance  B  u  i  1  d- 
ing,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  Ma  y  15, 
1870,  i  n  Bryant 
City,  Wyoming. 
Son  of  Francis 
and  Anna  (O'Con- 
n  o  r  )  Pet  chner. 
Moved  to  C  a  1  i  - 
fornia  in  the  fall 
of  1870.  Mar- 
ried in  1896  to 
Mary  Oxby.  Evlu- 
cated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  and 
business    c  o  1  lege 

of  California.  Studied  law  in  the  offices  of 
York  &  McLachlan  and  Judge  D.  P.  Hatch, 
of  Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  April,  1895,  and  later 
United  States  Circuit  and  District 
of  Southern  California.  Associated  with 
.ludge  D.  P.  Hatch  for  ten  years,  with  O.  A. 
Trippett  for  two  years,  and  with  Myron 
Westover   for   some   time.      Practices    law    in 


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Los  Angeles  alone  at  this  time.  Specializes 
in  corporation  law.  Member  of  the  Los 
Angeles   Bar   Association.     Republican. 

HENRY  GORDON  PETTIT. 

Kosiilonce.  120.5  Blanche  Avenue,  Tropieo; 
office.  itlO-919  California  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  London,  England,  May  1,  ISSo. 
8on  of  Robert  Walter  and  Sarah  (White) 
Pettit.  Married  August  2;i.  1907,  to  Margaret 
Grundy.  Educated  at  the  Ongar  Grammar 
School.  England;  Walthamston  Technical 
School,  England,  and  the  University  of  South- 
ern California,  College  of  Law,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1909,  receiving  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
Los  Angeles,  June  21,  1909,  and  later  to 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Associated  with  Tan- 
ner, Taft  &  Odell  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias.     Republican. 

JOHN  PHELPS. 

Residence,  Ol'.j  Loomis  Street;  office,  632 
lio.iier  Laughlin  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  December  12,  188G,  in  New  Orleans, 
Louisiana.  Son  of  William  Augustus  and 
Mary  Matilda  (Morrison)  Phelps.  Attended 
the  public  schools  of  Los  Angeles  until 
1889;  St.  Vincent's  College  until  1906,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  B.  S.;  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, 19U9,  and  the  University  of  Southern 
California,  College  of  Law,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  in  1911.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Los  Angeles,  California,  June  19,  1911. 
Member  of  the  University  and  Annandale 
Country  clubs  and  Phi  Delta  Phi.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM   WALLACE   PHELPS. 


Residence,    Los    Angeles;    office,    207    South 
Broadway,  Los  Angeles.     Born  April  21,  1869, 


in  Red  Wing,  Minnesota.  Son  of  William 
Wallace  and  Sarah  (Mann)  Phelps.  Married 
to  Agnes  Gordon  Handy,  in  1898.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
state,  and  at  Michigan  University,  Ann 
Arbor,  Michigan,  receiving  LL.  B.  degree  in 
1891.  Graduated  from  Law  Department  of 
Yale  University  in  1894,  receiving  degree  of 
D.  C.  L.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michigan, 
in  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  1892;  to  the  bar 
of  California,  in  Los  Angeles,  1906.  En- 
gaged in  active  practice  of  his  profession 
in  Chicago,  Illinois,  In  1906  he  moved  to 
California,  where  he  became  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Smith,  Miller  &  Phelps,  of  Los 
Angeles,  in  which  firm  he  continues  his  prac- 
tice to  date.  Member  of  Masonic  order, 
Shriner,  Knight  Templar,  and  B.  P.  O.  E. 
fraternities;  also  of  Union  League  Club  and 
Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Los  Angeles.  Re- 
publican. 

DIXON   LAWRENCE   PHILLIPS. 

Residence  a  ii  d 
office,  Hanford. 
Born  June  1  2  , 
18.58,  in  Yazoo 
City,  Mississipjii. 
Son  of  Seaborn 
Moses  and  F.milv 
C.  (Walker)  Phil- 
lips. Moved  t  0 
California  in  De- 
cember, 18  7  2. 
Mar  ried  Decem- 
ber 28,  1882,  to 
Florence  C.  Mil- 
ler. Educated  in 
the  public  a  n  d 
private  schools  of 
Mississippi  and 
California.  Stud- 
ied law  in  the  office  of  Sayle,  Tupper  &  Tujt- 
per,  Fresno.  Taught  in  the  public  schools 
of  Fresno  County  for  two  years.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California,  June  16,  1879,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  En- 
gaged in  the  practice  in  Fresno  until  1881, 
when  he  moved  to  Hanford,  where  he  con- 
tinues to  date.  Member  of  Hanford  School 
Board  from  1887  to  1890.  City  Attorney  of 
Hanford  from  1891  to  1894.'  Trustee  of 
Kings  County  Law  Library  since  1894. 
President  of  Kings  County  Bar  Association. 
Appointed  Superior  Judge  of  Kings  County 
in  1898  by  Governor  Budd.  Member  of 
Knights  of"  Columbus  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  De- 
livered lectures  on  "The  Legal  Status  of 
Women    in    California."     Democrat. 

LEE  ALLEN  PHILLIPS. 

Residence,  4  Berkeley  Square;  office.  Pa- 
cific Mutual  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
August   24,    1S71,   in    .\shtoii,  Illinois.     Son   of 


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Milton  Eaves  and  Maggie  Elizabetli  (Wet- 
zel) Phillips.  Moved  to  California  in  Au- 
gust, 189J:.  Married  Catherine  CofRu,  Decem- 
ber 19,  1895.  Educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Iowa;  Simpson  College,  Iowa,  and  re- 
ceived  degree   of   A.  B.   from   Southwest   Col- 


jSTational  University,  Washington,  D.  C.  Ad- 
mitted to  practice  before  the  bar  of  the 
United  States  Supreme  Court,  January,  1889, 
and  admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  No- 
vember, 1889;  also  in  the  Appellate  Division 
of   the    Supreme    Court    of   New   York,    1901; 


lege,  Winfield,  Kansas,  in  1892,  and  degree 
of  A.  M.  from  that  institution  in  1894.  At- 
tended Law  Department  of  University  of 
Kansas  for  one  year,  and  in  189-1:  received 
degree  of  LL.  B.  from  De  Pau  University. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Indiana  in  1894; 
California,  1894,  and  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  Court  at  the  same  time.  Commenced 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Los  Angeles 
in  partnership  with  George  I.  Cochran  and 
W.  J.  Williams,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Cochran,  Williams  &  Phillips,  which  con- 
tinued until  1907,  when  he  was  appointed 
associate  counsel  of  Pacific  Mutual  Life  In- 
surance Company,  which  position  he  holds  to 
date.  Third  Vice-president  of  Pacific  Mu- 
tual Life  Insurance  Company.  Member  of 
Phi  Gamma  Delta  and  Delta  Chi  fraternities, 
California,  Los  Angeles  Athletic,  and  Los 
Angeles  Country  clubs,  Bohemian  Club  of 
San  Francisco,  and  Yosemite  Club  of  Stock- 
ton.    Eepublican. 

LOUIS  ERNEST  PHILLIPS. 

Residence,  2416  Eansomo  Avenue;  offices, 
513-515  Union  Savings  Bank  Building,  Oak- 
land. Born  January  11,  1867,  in  Speedsville, 
Tompkins  County,  New  York.  Son  of  Robert 
Augustus  and  Annie  E.  (Boyer)  Phillips.  Mar- 
ried July  7,  1909,  to  Elsie  M.  Courrier.  Edu- 
cated in  Glenwood  Institute,  Howard  County. 
Maryland;  Stalcup  School,  Alexandria  County, 
Virginia;  Curtis  School,  Georgetown;  Spencer- 
ian   Business   College,  Washington   D.   C.,   and 


United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Nebraska, 
1902.  Practiced  his  profession  in  San  Fran- 
cisco as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Clement  & 
Phillips  from  1892  to  1893,  and  from  1893 
to  1897  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Phillips 
&  Henderson.  Subsequently,  from  1903  to 
1905,  practiced  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Phillips  &  Adams.  Served  four  years  as 
United  States  Special  Attorney,  and  four 
years  as  United  States  Commissioner.  Candi- 
date for  Congress,  4th  Congressional  Dis- 
trict of  California.  Member  of  the  Repub- 
lican County  Committee  of  San  Francisco. 
Repeated  visits  and  several  years  abroad, 
contributing  to  Washington  and  California 
publications  on  travel  and  sociological  sub- 
jects.    Member   of   Masonic   order. 

WILLIAM  THOMAS  PHIPPS. 

Residence,  Ben  Ali,  Sacramento  Count}'; 
office,  Bryte  Building,  Sacramento.  Born 
March  2,  1859,  in  Chariton  County,  Missouri. 
Son  of  James  S.  and  Mary  (Elliott)  Phipps. 
Married  April  29,  1885,  to  Mary  E.  Mayhew, 
Attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state 
until  April,  1878,  when  he  moved  to  Cali- 
fornia; and  attended  the  schools  of  Yuba 
City  for  one  year.  In  August,  1880,  en- 
tered Hastings  College  of  Law,  graduating 
in  June,  1883,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  May  28, 
1883,  and  immediately  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  partnership  with 
M.    E.    Sanborn,    in    Yuba    City,    California, 


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which  continued  until  the  firm  was  dissolved 
in  18S7,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced 
alone.  In  1891  located  in  Marysville.  where 
he    remained    until    1899.     On    November    2, 


1S99,  removed  to  Sacramento,  where  he  con- 
tinues active  practice  to  date.  Member  of 
Masonic  fraternity  and  Knight  Templar.  Ke- 
publican. 

FRANK   PIERCE. 

Residence.  719  Cataliua  Street;  office,  808- 
809  Hibernian  Building.  Los  Angeles.  Born 
April  3,  1857,  in  Londonderry.  A^ermont.  Son 
of  Alvah  Warren  and  Lucy  (Allen)  Pierce. 
Married  January  2,  1888,  to  Mary  H.  Aver 
Graduated  from  Burr  &  Burton  Seminary, 
Manchester,  Vermont,  in  1877;  Williams  Col- 
lege, 1881.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Utah 
in  1886.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Pierce, 
Critchlow  &  Barrette.  Member  of  the  Utah 
legislature,  189U-94;  Utah  Constitutioual  Con- 
vention 189.0.  First  Assistant  Secretary  of 
the  Interior  in  the  cabinets  of  Presidents 
Roosevelt  ami  Taft,  November  1,  19t37,  to 
June   1.   1911.     Mason. 

H.  A.  PIERCE. 

Residence.  131:2  Ilalldale  Avenue;  office, 
204-20.5  Fay  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Derby  Line.  Vermont,  March  2,  1839.  Son  of 
John  Frary  and  Abigail  (Fisk)  Pierce. 
Moved  to  California  in  1857.  Married  in  1871 
to  Helen  Corwin  Fisher  (deceased)  and  in 
1905  to  Nellie  Allee.  Educated  at  Newbury, 
Vermont.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia  in  lS(i3.  and  continued  the 
jiracticc  of  his  profession  there  for  six  years. 
Admitted  to  practice  before  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court  in  1866.  Moved  to  California 
in   1S57.     Engaged  in  the  practice  of  law   in 


Los  Angeles  to  the  present  time.  Appointed 
Township  Justice  in  Los  Angeles  in  1903.  serv- 
ing until  1911.  Member  of  the  Los  Angeles 
County  Bar  Association  and  Masonic  order. 

GEORGE  M.  PIERSON. 

Residence,  9  3  5 
D  e  1  Marte  A  v  - 
enue;  office,  811 
H .  W  .  Hellman 
Building.  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Toppka,  Kansas, 
:\larch  29.  1887. 
Son  of  Barak  S. 
and  E  1  i  z  abeth 
B  a  iley  (Mercer) 
Pierson.  M  o  ved 
t  0  California  i  n 
188^7.  Graduated 
from  Pa  sadena 
High  School  i  n 
1  9  0  G  and  Uni- 
versity of  South- 
ern   California    in 

June.  1910,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  at  Los 
Angeles.  August  1,  1910,  since  which  date 
he  has  been  associated  with  the  firm  of  Col- 
lier &  Clark.  Member  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
Metropolitan  and  Why  Clubs  of  Los  Angeles. 
Republican. 

JOSEPH  ELMER  PIPHER. 

Residence.  Hil^  27tli  street;  olHce.  426i2 
J  Street.  Sacramento.  Born  in  December, 
1876,  in   Monticello,  Illinois.     Son   of   Alonzo 


T.  and  Mary  Josephine  (Myres)  Pipher. 
Moved  to  California  in  1879.  Married  Feb- 
ruarv    14.    1900.   to    Louise   Mason.      Received 


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his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Modesto, 
California,  and  studied  law  in  the  offices  of 
L.  J.  Maddux  and  P.  H.  Griffin,  of  Modesto, 
and  in  the  office  of  Wilbur  F.  George,  of 
Sacramento.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia January,  1898,  in  San  Francisco,  and 
commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
Sacramento,  in  partnership  with  Charles  C. 
Holl,  practicing  under  the  firm  name  of 
Pipher  &  Holl,  which  continued  until  1899. 
Appointed  Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Sac- 
ramento County  in  1899,  continuing  until 
1903.  Member  of  the  court  reporters'  staff 
from  1903  to  date,  and  continues  the  j)rac- 
tice  of  his  profession  in  partnership  with  J. 
V.  Hart,  practicing  under  the  firm  name  of 
Hart  &  Pipher.  Appointed  Court  Commis- 
sioner in  1902  and  continues  in  said  office 
to  date.  Member  of  the  Sutter  Club  of  Sac- 
ramento, and  the  Masonic  and  B.  P.  O.  E. 
fraternities.     Eepublican. 

LOUIS  CHARLES  PISTOLESI. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Sausalito',  Marin 
County.  Born  January  1,  1866,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Son  of  Joseph  G.  and  Rosalie  (Com- 
ponstania)  Pistolesi.  Married  to  Rose  M. 
Reed,  April  29,  1889.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  San  Francisco  and  at  Heald's  Busi- 
ness College.  Admitted  by  the  Superior  Court 
in  1888  and  by  the  Supreme  Court  in  1891; 
later  to  the  United  States  District  and  Cir- 
cuit Courts  and  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals. 
Commenced  the  active  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion in  San  Francisco,  continuing  until  1909, 
when  he  removed  his  office  to  Sausalito,  where 
he  remains  in  the  active  practice  to  date. 
City  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  San  Francisco, 
1891-95.  City  Attorney  of  Sausalito  from 
1901  to  1903.  Trustee  of  Sausalito  in  1903 
and  re-elected  in  1908.  Elected  Supervisor  oi: 
Marin  County  in  1904  and  re-elected  in  1908. 
Member  of  the  N.  S.  G.  W.,  Eagles  and  Moose 
fraternities.     Progressive  Republican. 

RUSSELL  K.  PITZER. 

Residence  and  office,  Pomona.  Born  in 
1878  in  Iowa.  Son  of  Samuel  C.  and  Alice 
(Kelly)  Pitzer.  Moved  to  California  in  1893. 
Married  in  1905  to  Flora  A.  Sanborn.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  Colorado. 
Graduated  from  Pomona  College,  with  the  de- 
gree of  A.  B.,  1900;  Hastings  Law  School,  with 
the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1903.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  1903.  Member  of  the  firm 
of  Nichols  &  Pitzer  to  date.     Republican. 

G.   M.   PITTMAN. 

Residence  and  office,  San  Bernardino. 
Born  October  28,  1886,  in  Oro  Grande,  San 
Bernardino  County,  California.  Son  of  Dr. 
H.  and  .Josephine  (Monterey)  Pittman.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  San  Bernardino. 
Studied   law   in   the   office   of   Byron   Waters, 


San  Bernardino.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California.  For  six  months  in  partnership 
with  Raymond  Hodge,  since  which  partner- 
ship has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  alone. 
Deputy  Sheriff  of  San  Bernardino  County, 
190.5-6.     Deputy  United  States  Special  Indian 


Officer,  1905-6.  Police  Judge  of  San  Ber- 
nardino, 1910.  Justice  of  Peace  of  San  Ber- 
nardino since  January.  1911.  Deputy  Coroner 
of  San  Bernardino  since  January,  1912.  Mem- 
ber of  Co.  "K,"  7th  Reg.,  X.  G.  C,  B.  P.  O.  E., 
P.  A.  P.,  K.  of  P.,  San  Bernardino  Bar  As- 
sociation, Royal  Highlanders,  and  Grand  Tuna 
of   Golden  Neptunes.     Republican. 

JOHN   A.   PLUMMER. 

Residence,  1135 
North  Center 
Street;  .office. 
Courthouse,  Stock- 
ton. Born  Octo- 
ber 17,  1858,  in 
Marshall  County, 
Iowa.  Son  of 
Joseph  and  Mary 
(Farquhar)  Plum- 
mer.  Married  De- 
cember 25, 1883, to 
Belle  Cady.  Edu- 
cated i  n  public 
schools  of  native 
state,  and  at 
Friends'  A  c  a  d  e- 
my.  L  e  Grand, 
Iowa.  Read  law 
in  the  office  of  Hon.  J.  W^ 
Nevada.  Admitted  to  the 
1886,  and  to  the  bar  of  C 
United  States  District  and 
1892.     Commenced   practice 


.  Dorsey,  of  Elko, 

bar  of  Nevada  in 

alifornia,   and   the 

Circuit   Courts  in 

of   his   profession 


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at  Elko  Couuty,  Nevada.  Elected  District  At- 
torney of  that  county,  serving  two  ^-ears, 
1890-92.  Moved  to  Stockton,  California,  in 
December.  1892,  entering  into  i)artnership 
with  J.  M.  Kile,  under  the  firm  name  of  Kile 
&  Plummer.  which  i-ontinued  until  189S,  when 
he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Plummer 
&  Dunlap.  Dissolved  jmrtnership  in  19.06, 
since  which  time  has  practiced  alone.  Ap- 
pointed .ludge  of  the  Sujierior  Court  of  San 
Joaquin  County,  April,  1910,  and  elected  to 
that  oflice  the  following  fall  for  term  expir- 
ing 191.J.  Member  of  Knights  of  Pythias. 
Rei)ublican. 

WILLIAM  GUSTAVUS  POAGE. 

Residence  and  office,  Ukiah.  Born  in  John- 
ston. Missouri,  March  21,  1869.  Son  of 
Simeon  C.  and  Amanda  (Brockman)  Poage. 
Moved  to  California  in  1876.  Married  Ella 
Laughlin,  March  21,  1899.  Attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  California,  and  in  1891  entered 


the  University  of  California,  where  he  contin- 
ued for  two  years,  with  one  year  in  Hastings 
College  of  Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cal- 
ifornia by  the  Supreme  Court  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, January  9,  1894;  United  States  District 
Court,  May'  21,  1906.  Citv  Attorney  of 
Ukiah  froni  1894  until  1899."  District  Attor- 
ney of  Mendocino  County  from  1899  to  1902, 
since  which  time  he  has  continued  in  the 
I>ractice  of  his  profession.  Member  of  the 
Civic  League  and  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
Democrat. 

EMIL  POHLI. 

Residence,  18;'>  Dclniar  Street;  oflico,  604 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  Novem- 
ber 12,  1862,  in  Gossan.  Canton  Zuerich. 
Switzerland.     Son  of  Henry  and  .\nna  (Egli) 


I'ohli.  Received  his  early  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  his  native  countrj-,  and  at 
the  Red  Cross  Seminary,  at  Unterstrass. 
Zuerich,  Switzerland.  Came  to  the  United 
States  in  1881.  Took  special  course  in  Eng- 
lish  studies  at   Northwestern   College,   Naper- 


ville,  Illinois,  and  was  assistant  professor  in 
the  German  Department  of  that  institution 
in  1882.  Arrived  in  California  in  1SS3,  where 
he  engaged  in  educational  and  other  pursuits 
until  1891,  when  he  was  appointed  official 
shorthand  reporter  of  one  of  the  departments 
of  the  Superior  Court  of  the  city  and  county 
of  San  Francisco.  Married  Kate  A.  Jacoby 
in  1891.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  December,  189-5,  and  later  to  all  the  fed- 
eral courts  in  the  state  of  California.  Prac- 
ticed alone  until  1903,  when  he  entered  into 
partnership  with  J.  K.  Webb,  ex-Judge  of 
Fresno  County,  under  the  firm  name  of  Webb 
&  Pohli.  After  the  dissolution  of  this  firm  in 
1904  he  practiced  alone,  with  the  exception 
of  two  short  periods,  until  January  1,  1911, 
at  which  time  he  became  associated  with  the 
firm  of  Lindley  &  Eickhoff,  which  association 
continues  to  date.  Member  of  San  Francisco 
and  California  Bar  Associations. 

FRANKLIN  TRACY  POORE. 

Residence,  1740  Pacific  Avenue;  office,  Mills 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  March  5,  1882, 
at  Ft.  Bidwell,  Modoc  County.  Son  of  James 
Waterman  and  Zonetta  (McCrerry)  Poore. 
Married  Emma  Marcella  Brown,  April  8,  1911. 
Received  his  education  in  the  public  and 
grammar  schools  of  Modoc  County,  graduating 
in  1898.  Has  been  associated  with  Edwin  L. 
Foster  and  Robert  M.  Moody  before  and  since 
admission  to  the  bar.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
before  the  District  Court  of  Appeal,  First  Dis- 


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triet,   at   San  Francisco,  July  31,   1906,  since 
which  time  has  practiced  his  profession  alone. 

JOHN  D.  POPE. 

Residence,  1.327  Vermont  Avenue;  office,  526 
Stimson  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Ross- 
well,  Georgia,  February  17,  1838.  Son  of 
Micajah  and  Harriet  (Bruce)  Pope.  Married 
to  Grace  Sinims  February  22,  186.5.  Moved 
to  California  in  1890.  Educated  in  private 
schools  in  Georgia.  Entered  the  State  Univer- 
sity at  Athens,  in  1857,  and  graduated  in  1859 
with  degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Georgia  in  I860;  to  the  federal  courts  in  1865; 
to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  in 
1870;  to  the  bar  of  Missouri  in  1873,  and  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  1890.  Judge  of  the 
Superior  Court,  Atlanta,  Georgia,  1868-70, 
when  he  resigned.  Apj^ointed  United  States 
Attorney  General  for  the  state  of  Georgia,  1870 
to  1872,  when  he  resigned  and  removed  to  St. 
Louis  in  1873  and  continued  practice  until  re- 
moval to  C'alifornia.     Republican. 

FRANK  M.  PORTER. 

Residence,  2663 
Orchard  Avenue; 
offi  c  e,  5  0  2  E  X- 
c  li  auge  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  August  15, 
18  5  7,  in  Wiscon- 
sin. Son  of  Clin- 
ton H.  and  Mary 
(Monroe)  Porter. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1887.  Mar- 
r  i  e  d  August  10, 
18  9  3.  Educated 
in  the  public 
sc  h  0  0  1  s  of  Ran- 
dolph, Wisconsin. 
Graduated  from 
Univ  e  r  s  i  t  y  of 
Wisconsin  in 
1881,  with  degree  of  A.B.,  and  from  the  Law 
Department  of  that  Institution  in  1883,  with 
degree  of  LL.B.  In  1909  he  received  the 
degree  of  LL.M.  from  the  College  of  Law  of 
University  of  Southern  California.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Wisconsin,  1883;  Cali- 
fornia, 1888,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Practiced  law  in  Madison,  Wiscon- 
sin, from  1883  to  1887.  For  four  years  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Porter  &  Ollis,  and  for  one 
year  member  of  the  firm  of  Richmond  &  Por- 
ter. Practiced  law  alone  in  Los  Angeles 
until  1910,  when  he  formed  partnership  with 
Vincent  Morgan  and  K.  K.  Parrot,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Porter,  Morgan  &  Parrot,  which 
continues  to  date.  Dean  of  College  of  Law, 
University  of  Southern  California,  1904  to 
date.  Lecturer  on  "Evidence,"  "Wills," 
"Bailments,"   "Carriers"   and   "Personal   Prop- 


erty." Member  of  American,  California  and 
Los  Angeles  Bar  Associations,  Chamber  of 
Commerce,  and  University,  Metropolitan, 
Sunset  Gun,  City  and  Casa  la  Roca  clubs. 
Republican. 


ROBERT    CUSHMAN    PORTER. 

Residence,  3234  Pacific  Avenue;  office,  1700 
Clans  Spreckels  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Martinez,  Contra  Costa  County,  Cali- 
fornia, April  23,  1875.  Son  of  Charles  Bruce 
and  Annie  (Williamson)  Porter.  Received  his 
education  from  the  public  schools  of  San  Fran- 


cisco and  later  grailuating  from  the  Harvard 
University,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  in  1898. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  October, 
1898,  and  continues  in  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession,  practicing  alone.  Member  of 
the  Commonwealth,  University  and  Harvard 
clubs.     Republican. 


CHARLES    A.    POST. 

Residence,  4236  South  Figueroa  Street;  of- 
fice, 315  Grant  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Indiana  in  1871.  Son  of  Charles  P.  and  Mary 
A.  (Davis)  Post.  Received  primary  educa- 
tion in  public  schools  of  Indiana.  Attended 
Valparaiso  College  from  1891  to  1894.  Moved 
to  California  in  1894,  and  attended  Los  An- 
geles State  Informal  School.  Upon  completing 
course,  taught  in  the  Los  Angeles  public 
schools,  at  Palms,  for  five  years.  Admitted 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  California  in  1903.  In  1903,  formed 
partnership  with  J.  M.  Davis  and  Robert  W. 
Kemp,  practicing  his  profession,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Member  of  Knights  of 
Pythias.     Re})ublican. 


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CHARLES  NICHOLS  POST. 

Resilience,  I'.ilo  U  f^treot;  ofliee.  Court- 
house. Sai-ramento.  Born  March  14,  1856,  in 
Rolling  Hills,  Eldorado  County,  California. 
Sou  of  Albert  V.  V.  and  Cornelia  M.  (Alniy) 
Post.  Married  to  Nellie  M.  Shepherd  March 
25,  1880.     Received  his  ediu-ation  iu  the  pub- 


lic schools  of  Sacramento  and  Folsoni,  Cali- 
fornia, and  studied  law  iu  the  office  of  Colonel 
Creed  Hayniond,  of  Sacramento.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  November,  1879, 
and  served  as  Deputy  Clerk  of  the  Supreme 
Court  from  1880  to  1883.  Entered  into  piart- 
nership  with  Henry  Edgerton  in  1883,  prac- 
ticing under  the  firm  name  of  Edgerton  & 
Post,  which  partnership  was  dissolved  in 
1885.  Elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  the 
city  of  Sacramento  in  1885,  and  continued  in 
that  office  until  1S89.  when  he  was  appointed 
City  Attorney  of  Sacramento  and  served  in 
that  office  until  1891.  Practiced  alone  from 
that  period  until  1895.  when  he  was  appointed 
Assistant  Attorney-General,  which  office  he 
iield  until  1907.  In  this  year  he  was  ap- 
pointed Judge  of  the  superior  bench  by  Gov- 
ernor Pardee,  and  in  1909  was  elected  to  a 
full  term  of  six  years,  continuing  to  hold 
that  office  to  date.'  Member  of  the  B.  P.  O. 
E..  Native  Sons  of  the  Golden  West,  and 
Knights  of  Pythias  fraternities,  Society  of 
the  Sons  and  Daughters  of  Pioneers,  Sacra- 
mento .Atliletic  and  Northern  California  Ken- 
nel clubs,  and  Capital  City  Wlicclmen's  Club. 
Republican. 

JOHN  ABBOTT   POWELL. 

Residence,  4505  Myrtle  Avenue;  office,  1132 
Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cali- 
fornia.    Born    February   21,    1884,   in   Rosen- 


dale,  Wisconsin.  Son  of  John  W.  and  Martha 
(Abbott)  Powell.  Married  June  23,  1909,  to 
Nina  A.  Sheldon.  Attended  Ripon  College, 
Ripon,  Wisconsin,  and  received  the  degree  of 

A.  B.  in  1905.  Attended  Columbia  Univer- 
sity, New  York,  and  received  the  degree  of 
.\.  M.  in  190(i,  and  the  further  degree  of  LL. 

B.  in  1907.  Moved  to  California  in  1907,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  Los 
Angeles,    in    .lanuarv,    1908.     Republican. 

JEREMIAH    HARRISON    POWELL. 

Residence,  1225  Westlake  Avenue;  office, 
Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
November  5,  1889,  in  Richmond,  Kentuiky. 
Son  of  Charles  S.  and  Ella  Lee  (Harber) 
Powell.  Received  early  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Kentucky,  preparing  for  college 
in  Riciimond  pre]iaratorv  school.  Attended 
Kentucky  State  University,  1905-7.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  Law  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  with  degree  of  LL.  B., 
in  1910.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
January,  1911  and  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
Practiced  in  Los  Angeles  to  date. 

E.  B.  POWER. 

Residence,  1526 
Masonic  Avenue; 
office,  1212  Hum- 
boldt Bank  Build- 
i  n  g,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in 
Nevada  City,  Ne- 
vada County,  Cal- 
ifornia, Nov  em- 
ber 22.  1870.  Son 
of  Frank  and 
Elizabeth  (Kent) 
P  0  wer.  ^Married 
M  i  n  erva  Lester, 
December  18. 
1895.  Graduated 
from  high  school 
in  J  u  n  e,  18  8  9. 
Admitted    to    t  h  e 

bar  by  tlie  Supremo  Court  of  California,  in 
San  Francisco,  .Inly  21.  1891,  and  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  tlie  United  States.  October, 
1911.  District  Attorney  of  Nevada  County, 
California,  from  1899  to  19<12,  Deputy  Attor- 
ney-General of  the  state  of  California,  from 
January,  19(i:!.  to  1907.  Assistant  Attorney- 
General  (if  the  state  of  California,  from  July, 
19(17.  to  date,  ^^ember  of  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity, B.  P.  O.  E..  and  Past  President  N.  S. 
(J.  W."     Republican. 

NEAL  POWER. 

Residence,  San  Frautisco;  offit-e.  Mills 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  October  30, 
1S72.  Washington,  D.  C.  Son  of  James 
d'Alton  and  Mary   (Murray)   Power.     Moved 


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to  the  state  of  California  in  1887.  Eeceived 
his  education  in  the  public  and  private  schools 
of  the  District  of  Columbia,  St.  Ignatius  Col- 
lege, San  Francisco;  Georgetown  University, 
Washington,  D.  C,  receiving  the  degree  of  A. 
B.  and  LL.  B.  in  1895-97,  and  the  degree  of 
LL.M.  from  the  Law  School  of  the  city  of 
New  York,  in  1898.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
New  York  in  1898;  San  Francisco  in  1899, 
and  to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court  in 
190.3.  Practicing  alone  at  San  Francisco  since 
1899.  Member  of  the  University  and  Olympic 
clubs. 

MAURICE    EDWARD    POWER. 

Residence  and 
office,  V  i  s  a  1  i  a. 
Born  December 
14,  1860,  in  Santa 
Clara  County,  Cali- 
fornia. Son  of 
John  and  Mary  A. 
(W  e  1  c  h)  Power. 
Married  June  14, 
1897,  to  Nellie  Kil- 
breath.  Educated 
in  the  public 
schools  of  Califor- 
nia; H  a  r  m  o  n's 
Academy,  Irving- 
ton  and  Santa 
Clara  College. 
Studied  law  in  the 
offices  of  ,J.  B.  La- 
mar, San  Jose. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  Au- 
gust 5,  188.5,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  aud  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Practiced  law  alone  in  San  Jose  un- 
til 1888,  when  he  moved  to  Visalia.  January, 
1891,  formed  partnership  with  W.  H.  Alford, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Power  &  Alford,  which 
continued  until  1898.  In  1906  formed  part- 
nership with  Daniel  McFadzean,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Power  &  McFadzean,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  District  Attorney  of  Tulare 
County,  1891  to  1894.  Member  of  Company 
"B,"  Fifth  Infantry,  N.  G.  C,  for  eighteen 
months.  Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  I.  0.  0. 
F.  fraternities.     Democrat. 

FRANK    H.    POWERS. 

Residence,  2714  Steiner  Street;  office,  Ne- 
vada National  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Calaveras  County,  September  25, 
1864.  Son  of  Aaron  Hubbard  and  Emma 
Louisa  (Sweasey)  Powers.  Married  October 
15,  1891,  to  Jane  M.  Gallatin.  Received  his 
education  from  the  public  schools  of  Sacra- 
mento and  later  graduating  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  California,  with  the  degree  of  B. 
S.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Sacramento,  No- 
vember 9,  1886,  when  he  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Stockton.  Removed  to  San 
Francisco  and  formed  partnership  with  J.  N. 
Young,  under  the  name  of  Young  &  Powers, 


which  partnership  continued  until  June,  1896. 
He  then  formed  the  firm  of  Heller  &  Powers, 
and  in  1905  Sidney  M.  Ehrman  joined  the 
firm,  which  became  Heller,  Powers  &  Ehrman. 
Member  of  the  legislature  of  California  in 
the  31st  Session  of  1895.  Member  of  the 
Bohemian,  University,  Army  and  Navy  and 
Commonwealth   clubs.     Republican. 

JAY   E.    POWERS. 

Residence,  7  2  12 
Sou  t  h  Bonnie 
Brae  Avenue;  of- 
fice, 207-2(;9  Bul- 
la r  d  Block,  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
December  7,  1887, 
in  Los  Angeles. 
Son  of  Edward  E. 
and  Clara  H. 
(Hoeber)  Powers. 
Educated  i  n  t  li  e 
public  and  h  i  g  h 
schools  of  Los 
Angeles;  Univer- 
sity of  California, 
1908-10;  Hast- 
ings Law  School, 
1910-11.  Admit- 
ted to  the  bar  of  California,  July  18,  1911. 
Member  of  Powers  &  Hatton  until  April, 
1913,  when  he  became  member  of  the  firm 
of  Powers  &  Holland,  which  continues  to 
date.  Member  of  Los  Angeles  Athletic  Club 
and  Zeta  Psi  fraternity.     Republican. 

FRANK  F.  PRATT. 


Residence,  Union  League  Club;  office,  412- 
417  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
November  30,  1869,  in  Chicago.  Son  of  Al- 
bert   H.    and    Mary    Adelaide     (Fay)    Pratt. 


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Educated  in  the  Chicago  public  and  high 
schools,  and  later  attended  the  Lake  Forest 
Tniversity,  graduating  from  the  Law  De- 
partment in  lS9o,  with  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Chicago,  ^L1rch  2(5, 
1S95,  and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone,  being  also  engaged  in  finan- 
cial promotion  work  in  New  York  and  Lon- 
don. Moved  to  California  in  1903,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  that  state  at  that 
period,  practicing  alone  until  1904,  when  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  Grove  E.  Wal- 
ter, under  the  firm  name  of  Walter  &  Pratt, 
until  190.^.  I'pon  the  dissolution  of  this  firm 
he  entered  into  partnersiiip  with  Howard  E. 
Reach,  under  the  firm  name  of  Pratt  &  Reach, 
wiiii-h  association  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Union  League.  Metropolitan, 
Knickerbocker,  and  Gamut  clubs,  and  of  the 
Masonic.  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Loyal  Order  of  the 
Moose  fraternities,  also  of  the  Los  Angeles 
County  and  State  Bar  Associations.  Repub- 
lican. 

FREDERICK    A.    PRESTON. 

Residence.  3itot>  Masi-ot  .Street;  office.  701 
California  Building.  Los  Angeles.  Born  Au- 
gust 21,  1S72.  in  Grinnell.  Iowa.  Son  of  S. 
S.  and  Amelia  (Wilde)  Preston.  Married 
February  24,  1909,  to  Lorena  M.  Weber. 
Educated  in  Grinnell  College,  1890-93.  En- 
tered the  State  University  of  Iowa,  gradu- 
ating from  the  Law  Department,  with  degree 
of  LL.  B.,  in  1901.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Iowa,  June,  1901,  and  immediately  com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  in  part- 
nership with  his  brother,  Judge  Byron  W. 
Preston,  which  continued  until  1903.  when  the 
firm  was  dissolved.  Partnership  was  then 
formed  with  Horace  W.  Gleason  and  contin- 
ued until  190S,  when  he  moved  to  California. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  the  same 
year,  since  which  time  he  has  engaged  in  gen- 
eral practice  alone  to  date.  Member  of  K. 
of  P.  fraternity.     Republican. 

I.  H.  PRESTON. 

Residence,  2146  La  Sallo  Avenue;  office,  (ilO 
Laughlin  Building.  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Car- 
roll County,  Illinois.  February  27.  18.59.  Son  of 
J.  R.  and  Amy  M.  (Stewart)  Preston.  Mar- 
ried October  28,  1886,  to  Lillie  M.  Morrison. 
Moved  to  California  in  December,  1882. 
Educated  in  Rock  River  University  and  Uni- 
versity of  Pacific.  Studied  law  with  Waldo 
M.  York.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
October,  1892,  and  to  the  United  States  Cir- 
cuit Court  shortly  after.  Member  of  the 
Masonic   order.     Repulilican. 

WILLIAM    JAMES    PREWETT. 

Residence  and  office.  Auburn.  Placer 
County.  Born  in  Tehachapi,  Kern  County. 
California,  January  27,  1878.  Son  of  .Tames 
E.   and   Emma   Jane    (Crow)    Prewett.     Mar- 


ried Mabel  Lardner.  April  23.  1904.  At- 
tended the  public  schools  at  Auburn  and  High 
School  at  Sacramento,  and  later  the  Univer- 
sity of  the  Pacific,  at  College  Park,  near  San 
Jose.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  in 
Sacramento,  by  the  Third  District  Court  of 
Appeals.  June  24.  1907.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Lincoln,  Placer  County,  July 
23,  1907,  and  continue<l  there  until  .January 
1.  1908.  when  he  moved  to  Auburn,  where 
he  continues  in  the  practice  of  his  profession 
alone  to  date.     Democrat. 

EDWARD  J.  PRINGLE. 

Residence, 
Menlo  Park;  of- 
fice. 3  7  8  R  u  s  s 
Building,  San 
F  r  ancisco.  Born 
in  San  Francisco, 
January  29,  1870^ 
Son  of  Edward  ,T. 
and  Cornelia  C. 
(Johnson)  P r i  n- 
gle.  Married  Jan- 
uary 15,  1900.  to 
Miriam  Phillips 
Moore.  A  t- 
tended  the  O  a  k- 
land  High  School 
and  the  Univer- 
sity of  California, 
from    which    h  e 

graduated  in  1892.  with  the  degree  of  Ph.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  San  Francisco  in 
1S94.  Commenced  tlie  practice  of  law  in  San 
Fra7icisco,  in  partnership  with  E.  J.  Pringle, 
Sr.,  and  Henry  E.  Monroe,  until  E.  J.  Prin- 
gle, Sr.,  was  appointed  to  the  Superior  Court 
Commission  in  1898,  when  he  formed  partner- 
ship with  W.  B.  Pringle,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Pringle  &  Pringle,  which  continues  to 
date.  Member  of  Pacific  Union  Club.  Re- 
publican. 

JAMES   REID    PRINGLE. 

Residence,  2684  Union  Street;  office.  1236 
Merchants  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Paris.  France.  December  7.  1873. 
Son  of  .Tames  Reid  and  Cora  (Butterworth) 
Pringle.  Married  December  14.  1907.  to 
Maud  Kelley.  Educated  in  Bates  School, 
San  Rafael,  and  the  University  of  Wisconsin. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  ("alifornia  in  1899, 
having  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Sidney  V. 
Smith.  Entered  into  jiartnership  with  Mr. 
Smith,  in  1899.  jiracticing  under  the  firm 
name  of  Smith  &  Pringle.  which  continued 
until  Mr.  Smith's  retirement.  Entered  into 
jiartnership  with  Warren  Olney  and  J.  M. 
^fannon.  .Tr..  under  the  firm  name  of  Olney, 
Pringle  &  Mannon,  which  continued  until 
September.  1910.  when  the  firm  was  dissolved, 
owing  to  the  retirement  of  the  senior  mem- 
ber.    Continues   in   the   active   practice  of   his 


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profession,  alone,  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Pacific  Union  and  Bohemian  clubs  and  of 
the  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternity.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM  BULL  PRINGLE. 

Residence,  San  Mateo;  otEce,  378  Eiiss 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Alameda, 
September  14,  1872.  Son  of  Edward  J.  and 
Cornelia  Johnson  Pringle.  Attended  the  pub- 
lic and  high  schools  of  San  Francisco  and  later 
Yale  University.  Entered  Hastings  College  of 
Law  in  1894.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, 1896,  and  commenced  the  practice  of 
his  profession  in  association  with  his  father, 
Edward  J.  Pringle.  Entered  into  partnership 
with  his  brother,  E.  J.  Pringle,  Jr.,  in  1899, 
practicing  under  the  firm  name  of  Pringle  & 
Pringle,  and  which  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  City  Council  of  Oakland,  1897-99. 

CHARLES    PEYTON    PRITCHARD. 

Residence,  Gra- 
nada Avenue  and 
Fir  Street;  office. 
City  Hall,  San 
Diego.  Born 
April  5,  1882,  in 
San  F  r  a  ncisco, 
California.  Son 
of  Miguel  George 
and  Alice  Mason 
(Peyton)  Priteh- 
a  r  d.  M  a  r  r  ied 
M  a  y  6,  1908,  t  o 
Irene  Isabel 
Knowlton.  E  d  u- 
cated  in  St. 
Bridget's  Convent 
School,  18  8  9-94, 
and  attended  Pa- 
cific Heights  Grammar  School  in  1895.  At- 
tended California  School  of  Mechanical  Arts 
(Lick  High  School),  in  1896-97,  and  the  fol- 
lowing year  took  a  course  of  study  in  Heald's 
Business  College,  San  Francisco.  In  1901 
he  commenced  the  study  of  law  in  the  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  Evening  Law  School,  San  Francisco, 
graduating  therefrom  in  May,  190.5.  Ad- 
mitted to  practice  at  the  bar  of  this  state 
December  19,  1905,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Califor- 
nia, in  San  Francisco,  at  which  time  he 
was  associated  with  Page,  McCutchen  & 
Knight,  which  association  existed  from  Janu- 
ary, 1899,  to  March,  1906,  when  he  moved  to 
San  Diego  and  became  associated  with  James 
E.  Wadham,  with  whom  he  continued  his 
practice  until  October,  1907.  In  March,  1908, 
he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Wadham 
&  Pritchard,  and  later  of  Wadham,  Pritehard 
&  Nichols,  which  continued  until  December, 
1909.  From  January  to  May,  1910,  was  asso- 
ciated with  Hunsaker  &  Britt,  in  Los  An- 
geles, after  which  he  located  in  San  Diego. 
Afjpointed   First    Assistant    City    Attorney   of 


San  Diego,  June  1,  1910,  and  serves  in  that 
office  to  date.  Member  of  San  Diego  Bar 
Association,  Masonic  bodies,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and 
N.  S.   G.  W.     Republican. 

DREW  PRUITT. 

Residence,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Selma, 
Drew  County,  Arkansas,  .January  1,  1860. 
Son  of  Jacob  M.  and  Nancy  (Johnson)  Pruitt. 
Married  May  20,  1887,  to  Wilhelmena  Frank- 
lin. Educated  at  Vanderbilt  University, 
graduating  in  June,  1880,  with  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Philosophy.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Texas  at  Waco,  in  May,  1881.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  at  Ft.  Worth  in 
1882,  continuing  alone  until  1891,  when  he 
formed  partnership  with  Leroy  A.  Smith, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Pruitt  &  Smith,  which 
continued  until  1906,  when  he  moved  to  Cali- 
fornia. Member  of  the  Jonathan  Club,  B. 
P.  0.  E.,  and  Masonic   order.     Democrat. 

HARRY  W.  PULCIPER. 

Residence,  Oakland;  office,  1113-1114  Union 
Savings  Bank  Building,  Oakland.  Born  Jan- 
uary 7,  1869,  in  Weld,  Maine.  Son  of  Alex- 
ander W.  and  Belona  (Brown)  Puleifer. 
Moved  to  California  in  1876,  and  received  his 
education  in  the  grammar  and  public  schools 


of  Oakland.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon. 
William  R.  Davis,  of  Oakland,  from  1894  to 
1897.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
San  Francisco,  January  7,  1897,  and  com- 
menced the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
in  Oakland,  alone,  where  he  continues  to 
date.  Member  of  the  Assembly,  50th  Dis- 
trict, 88th  Session  of  California  Legislature, 
1909.  Member  of  the  Masonic,  Eagles,  and 
B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities  and  of  the  Nile  Club. 
Republican. 


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MARCUS  PURCELL. 

Kosidem-e.  IL'tol  .IflV.Mson;  ..Mice.  907  First 
National  Bank  Buihlinfj.  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Londonderry,  I'lstor,  Ireland,  Septem- 
ber 5,  1854.  Son  of  William  Kerr  and  Eliza- 
beth (Doherty)  Purcoll.  ^farried  August  31. 
1880,   to   Sara    Eliz;ili.-t li    Pio.tov.     ^Foved   to 


the  state  of  California,  November  5,  1904. 
Educated  at  the  South  Kensington  College  of 
Science  and  Art,  London,  England,  and  at 
Trinity  College,  University  of  Dublin.  Grad- 
uated in  law  in  1879.  Nominated  candidate 
for  the  gold  medal  of  the  Law  Society  in  that 
year.  Attorney  and  solicitor  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Judicatorc,  February  2,  1885. 
Drafted  the  Irish  Land  Purchase  Act  for  the 
British  government.  !March  2S,  1898.  Asso- 
ciate<l  with  Geo.  P.  Rust.  Passaic.  New  Jer- 
sey, and  Edward  H.  Cloud,  Philadelphia,  19Uo 
and  19(14.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
August  1,  1905;  United  States  Circuit  Court, 
June  30,  1911.  From  19u6  to  1907  practiced 
in  Oakland,  under  the  firm  name  of  Murdock 
&  Pureell.  Town  Attorney  of  Dorris,  Siski- 
you County,  California,  1908-10.  United 
States  Land  Office  attorney  at  Lakeview, 
Klamath  Falls,  Oregon,  and  Redding,  Califor- 
nia, and  Washington,  D.  C,  from  1908  to 
1910,  since  which  time  he  has  been  associated 
with  Hon.  J.  C.  Campbell  until  his  present 
connection  with  Western  Mortgage  and  Guar- 
anty Company  and  associated  corporations. 
Now  engaged  on  following  works:  "Law  Re- 
form in  the  United  States,"  "California.  San 
Diego  to  Siskiyou,"'  "Mexico  to  Oregon," 
"Opening  of  the  Pacific"  and  "Land  Titles  of 
Spain  and  San  Francisco."  Member  of 
Philadelphia  Telephone  Society  of  Philadel- 
phia, Pennsylvania  Geographic  Society,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.,  Past  Chancellor  of  Knights  of 
Pythias  and  Butte  Valliy  Farmers'  Institute. 
Republican. 


WILLIAM  ANSEL  PURINGTON. 

Residonco,  •_'^4  ( )r;iiigc  Sticft;  ullict',  3-5 
Loring  Block.  Riverside.  Born  in  Holder- 
ners.  New  Hampshire,  June  17,  1858.  Son  of 
Collamore  and  Marv  M.  (Smith)  Purington. 
Married  Eva  E.  Allen,  July  11,  1882.  Moved 
to  California   in   ISSS.     Graduated   from  Yale 


College  in  1880,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.B. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  John  N.  Jewett, 
of  Chicago.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Indiana, 
at  Indianapolis,  April,  1887,  and  to  the  bar 
of  California,  October,  1888;  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Practiced  alone  in  Riv- 
erside until  1891,  when  he  formed  partner- 
ship with  A.  A.  Adair,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Purington  &  Adair,  which  continues  to 
date.  City  Attorney  of  Riverside  from  Au- 
gust, 1893,  to  June,  1909.  Member  of  Ma- 
sonic ordor.      Hr'jiublicnn. 

CHARLES  GORDON  PUTNAM. 

Residence. 
Spring  Street;  of- 
fice, 12th  Street, 
Paso  R  0  b  1  e  s. 
Born  in  San 
Francisco,  Febru- 
ary 21,  1876.  Soil 
of  Ralph  W.  anl 
Mary  (Davidson) 
Putnam.  ]\r  a  r  - 
ried  June  6,  1905, 
to  Lillian  Gonter 
man.  Re  ceived 
h  i  s  early  oduca- 
t  i  o  n  in  St. 
J  o  seph's  A  c  a  d- 
p  m  y,  Oak  land, 
and  later  at- 
tended  the  public 
schools  of  Paso  Robles,  graduating  therefrom 


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in  1893.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Dis- 
trict Court  of  Appeal,  Los  Angeles,  May  13, 
1905.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Lamy  «&  Put- 
nam from  1906  to  1907,  in  San  Luis  Obispo, 
and  from  1907  to  1908  practicing  under  the 
firm  name  of  Putnam,  Lamy  &  Putnam,  since 
which  time  he  has  continued  the  practice  of 
his  profession  alone  in  Paso  Robles.  On  Jan- 
uary 1,  1912,  he  entered  into  partnership 
with  A.  C.  Bassi,  under  the  firm  name  of  Put- 
nam &  Bassi.     Democrat. 

JOHN  COTTER  QUINLAN. 

Residence,  Olympic  Club;  office,  Hearst 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  1876,  in 
iSTewmarket,  County  Cork,  Ireland.  Son  of 
William  and  Elizabeth  (Cotter)  Quinlan. 
Graduated  from  Mount  Melleray  College, 
Waterford,  Ireland,  in   1893.     Moved  to  Cali- 


schools  of  Portland,  Maine;  Eaton  Academy, 
JSTorridgewock,  Maine;  Boston  Latin  School; 
and  University  of  Southern  California,  Col- 
lege of  Law,  class  of  1910.     Admitted  to  the 


foruia  the  following  year,  where  he  entered 
the  University  of  California,  Law  Depart- 
ment, graduating  therefrom  in  ]899,  with 
degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  practice  in 
state  of  California,  by  the  Supreme  Court, 
in  189'9,  and  by  the  Circuit  Court  and  United 
States  District  Court  in  190.5.  Commenced 
the  practice  of  his  profession  immediately 
upon  admission,  and  continues  to  practice  to 
date.  Associated  with  H.  K.  McKevitt. 
Member  of  the  Olympic  Club  and  Knights 
of  Columbus  fraternity.     Democrat. 

LEWIS  B.  RANDALL. 

Resideuce,  1347  West  Adams  Street;  office, 
407  Chamber  of  Commerce  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Portland,  Maine,  May  10, 
1877.  Son  of  George  A.  and  Lydia  M. 
(Berry)  Randall.  Arrived  in  California,  Feb- 
ruary 24,  190(5.  Married  Maude  Rinehart, 
October    10,    ]9U7.     Educated    in    the    public 


bar  of  California  at  Los  Angeles,  July  23, 
1909.  Formed  partnership  with  A.  L.  Bart- 
lett,  which  continued  from  1909  to  1911, 
when  Thomas  P.  White  joined  the  firm,  which 
has  since  continued  under  the  title  of  Ran- 
dall, Bartlett  &  White.  Member  of  National 
Geographic  Society.     Republican. 

HOWARD  E.  REACH. 


Residence,  Sierra  Arista;  office,  412-418 
Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  1883, 
in    Xew  York    Citv.     Moved   to    California   in 


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BIOGKAPIIICAL 


1906.  Ethicatetl  in  New  York,  Leipzig  and 
Heidelberg.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  New 
York.  190.J,  and  to  the  bar  of  California,  1909. 
Member  of  firm  of  Pratt  &  Beach. 

ELBRIDGE  NELSON  RECTOR. 

R»»sJdence,  2.jth  and  Alameda  Streets;  office, 
Courthouse.  Merced.  Born  January  6.  1S65, 
in  Snelling.  Merced  County,  California.  Son 
of  Elbridge  Gerry  and  Malvina  (McFarlane) 
Rector.  Married',  June  30,  1908,  to  Lillian 
Mae  Nicholls.     Educated   in   the  Merced   and 


Mariposa  County  public  schools,  later  enter- 
ing Pacific  Methodist  College,  in  Santa  Rosa, 
graduating  from  the  latter  in  1889.  with  de- 
gree of  A.B.  Graduated  from  Hastings  Col- 
lege of  Law  in  1895,  with  degree  of  LL.B. 
In  1902-3  attended  the  University  of  Califor- 
nia, specializing  in  History  and  Civics.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  May,  1895, 
and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession 
in  San  Francisco.  Moved  to  Merced  in  1896, 
where  he  practiced  until  December,  1900. 
Elected  Superior  .Judge  for  Merced  County  at 
special  election  in  1900.  Re-elected  there- 
after to  serve  in  same  until  January,  1915. 
Prior  to  election  to  the  bench  was  active  in 
politics,  holding  positions  of  County  Central 
Committeeman  and  Secretary  of  Central  Dem- 
ocratic Committee.  Member  of  State  Bar  As- 
sociation.    Democrat. 

H.  G.  REDWINE. 

Residence,  140  South  Palm  Ave;  office,  405 
Citizens  National  Bank  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  1869  in  Graves  County,  Ken- 
tucky. Son  of  Jacob  and  Mary  (Thomasson) 
Redwine.  Married  in  1895  to  Olive  McNab. 
Educated  in  country  schools  of  Kentucky,  West 
Kentucky  College,  at  Mayfield.  Kentucky,  and 


at  the  Northern  Indiana  Law  School,  in  Valpa- 
raiso, Indiana.  For  four  years  taught  in  the 
schools  of  Kentucky  and  Arkansas,  at  the 
same  time  studying  law.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Kentucky  in  1892;  California,  1910. 
In  1892  moved  to  Marshall,  Arkansas.  In 
1893  moved  to  Idaho,  where  he  remained  un- 
til June,  1910,  when  he  moved  to  Los  An- 
geles, where  he  practices  alone  to  date.  Re- 
publican. 

JAMES  B.  REDD. 

Residence.  1243 
Fedora  Street;  of- 
fice, 6  16  Califor- 
nia Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
April  11,  1869.  in 
Tulare  County, 
California.  Son 
of  Hon.  Robert  C. 
and  Ellen 
(Baker)  Redd. 
Married  April  25, 
1897,  to  Mary  E. 
Hepburn.  E  d  u  - 
cated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Tu- 
lare County,  and 
read  law  i  n  t  h  e 
offices    of    his 

father  and  Theodore  S.  Shaw,  of  Visalia. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  April, 
1897,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
Practiced  for  a  period  in  Porterville  and 
Bakersfield.  In  1898  he  formed  partnership 
with  A.  J.  Bledsoe,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Bledsoe  &  Redd,  in  Los  Angeles,  until 
1901.  From  1903  to  1907  was  in  partner- 
ship with  M.  E.  C.  Munday,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Munday  &  Redd.  Formed  partner- 
ship March  1,  1912,  with  George  L.  McKeeby, 
under  the  firm  name  of  McKeeby  &  Redd, 
which  continues  to  date.  Justice  of  Peace  of 
Porterville  for  two  years.     Republican. 

GEORGE  WILLLAM  REED. 

Residence,  1386  Telegraph  Avenue;  office, 
Union  Savings  Bank  Building,  Oakland. 
Born  June  14,  1852,  in  Vassalboro,  Maine. 
Son  of  William  and  Hannah  Carlton  (Hall) 
Reed.  Moved  to  California,  September  16, 
1856.  Married  Georgia  A.  Brown,  January  14, 
1892.  Attended  Oakland  High  School,  Bray- 
ton  School  and  the  University  of  California, 
graduating  July  16,  1872,  with  the  degree 
of  A.B.  and  in  1S75  with  the  degree  of  M.A. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
California  in  December,  1879;  United  States 
Supreme  Court,  October  16,  1895.  In  1880  he 
formed  partnership  with  A.  A.  Moore,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Moore  &  Reed,  which  contin- 
ued until  1893,  when  he  formed  partnership 
with  Emil  Nusbaumer,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Reed  &  Nusbaumer,  which  continued  until 


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475 


1906.  In  1906  he  formed  the  firm  of  Eeed, 
Black  &  Eeed,  which  continues  to  date.  Dis- 
trict Attorney  of  Alameda  County  for  two 
terms,  commencing  January  1,  1889.  In  1900 
Delegate  to  McKinley  National  Convention, 
Philadelphia,  Delegate  to  the  Eoosevelt  Con- 


vention, Chicago,  1904,  and  in  1908  Delegate 
to  Taft  Convention,  Chicago.  Member  of  the 
Athenian  Club  and  the  Masonic,  B.  P.  O.  E., 
I.  O.  O.  F.  and  Zeta  Psi  fraternities.  Eepiibli- 
can. 

SIDNEY  N.  REEVE. 


Eesideuce,  950  Gramercy  Drive;  office, 
County  Courthouse,  Los  Angeles.  Born  April 
11,     1877,    in    Sherbrooke,    Quebec.     Son     of 


George  B.  and  Alice  (Jones)  Eeeve.  Mar- 
ried November  5,  1908,  to  Mary  W.  Widney. 
Educated  in  public  schools  of  Chicago,  Illi- 
nois. Entered  the  Law  Department  of  Lake 
Forest  University,  in  Chicago,  graduating 
therefrom  in  1897.  Post  graduate  course  at 
McGill  University,  Montreal,  Canada,  1898- 
99.  Admitted  to  practice  before  the  state 
Supreme  Court  of  Illinois  in  1899.  Moved  to 
California  in  1901.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  Court  of  Appeals  at  Los  Ange- 
les, 1907.  Clerk  of  Township  Court  of  Los 
Angeles,  1906-8.  Deputy  City  Attorney  and 
Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney,  1908-10. 
Elected  Justice  of  Peace  of  Los  Angeles 
Township,  Department  1,  1911,  and  continues 
to  serve  in  that  office  to  date.  Member  of 
Union  League,  Municipal  League  and  City 
clubs,  Masonic  and  Delta  Chi  fraternities, 
and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.  Eepubli- 
can. 

JUDSON  W.   REEVES. 

Residence,  ISIO 
Golden  Gate  A  v- 
e  n  u  e;  office, 
Glaus  Spreckels 
Bui  Iding,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
in  Penn  Yan, 
New  York,  A  u- 
gust  2  6,  1  S  74. 
Son  of  William  P. 
and  Sabra  (D  r  a- 
p  e  r  )  Reeves. 
Marri  e  d  May  1 , 
1893,  to  Carrie  E. 
Nichols  (de- 
c  eased),  October 
13,  1903,  to  Zelle 
A.  Peterson.  Ed- 
ucated in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Montesauo,  Washington,  until 
1889,  when  he  entered  Olympia  Collegiate  In- 
stitute, graduating  therefrom  in  1892.  Moved 
to  California  in  1903,  and  read  law  in  the 
office  of  Charles  S.  Wheeler,  San  Francisco. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  and  the 
United  States  District  and  Circuit  Courts  at 
San  Francisco,  in  1905.  Commenced  the  ac- 
tive practice  of  his  profession  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  continues  to  date.     Republican. 

EDWARD  ALFRED  REGAN. 

Residence,  Mt.  Washington  Hotel;  office, 
42'2  Federal  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  October  10,  1877. 
Son  of  John  Bernard  and  Mary  Ann  (Mc- 
Namee)  Regan.  Moved  to  California  in  1907. 
Educated  in  Harris  Grammar  School,  Bos- 
ton; Boston  Latin  School,  Boston;  Holy  Cross 
College,  Worcester;  Frye  Private  School, 
Boston;  Boston  University  School  of  Law, 
graduating  from  the  latter  institution  in 
1902  with  degree  LL.B.  Cum  Laude.  Ad- 
mitted  to   the   bar   of   Massachusetts   by   the 


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B  I  OG  /.'  .1  P  II IC  AL 


Supreme  Court  at  Boston  in  1902.  and  to  the 
United  States  Cireuit  and  Distrit-t  Courts  for 
Massachusetts  in  llU»o.  Practiced  in  Worces- 
ter. Massachusetts,  from  1903  to  1907.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1907,  and 
on  motion  to  the  federal  courts  in  California, 


at  Los  Angeles,  in  1911.  Associated  with 
Judge  D.  K.  Trask  from  1907  to  1910.  Ap- 
pointed Assistant  United  States  Attorney  in 
1911,  and  continues  same  to  date.  Member 
of  Knights  of  Columbus.  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Gamut 
Club  and  Los  Angeles  County  Bar  Associa- 
tion.    Republican. 

ROY  VALENTINE  REPPY. 

I\esidence.  4  2  4 
Xorth  Avenue  64; 
office,  718  Title 
I  n  surancc  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  September 
3.  187S,  in  Rush- 
ford.  Minnesota. 
Son  of  .John  H. 
and  Effie  I.  (Val- 
entine) R  e  p  p  y. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1886.  Mar- 
r  i  e  d  September 
16,  1909.  to  Agnes 
L.  Arneill.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Cal- 
ifornia. G  r  a  du- 
.Ttrd  from  Stanford  I'niversity  in  1902  with 
degree  of  A.B.  and  from  Harvard  Law 
School  in  190;j  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  December, 
1905;  Colorado,  1908,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit   and  District   Courts  of   South- 


ern California.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
law  in  San  Francisco  in  19(M  for  one  and 
one-half  years,  associated  there  with  Stoney, 
Rouleau  &  Stoney.  In  1908  he  moved  to  Los 
Angeles,  where  he  has  practiced  to  date, 
associated  with  (J.  E.  Xewlin.  Instructor  in 
"Evidence."  "Equity"  and  'Trusts"  at  Stan- 
ford University  for  a  short  period  in  190.5. 
Associate  editor  of  Harvard  Law  Review  for 
two  years.  Member  of  Masonic  order.  Phi 
Beta  Kappa.  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association, 
Harvard  Club  of  Los  Angeles  and  L'niversity 
and  Annandalc  f'onntry  clubs. 

WALTER  MORRIS  RHEINSCHILD. 

Residence.  434;! 
Prospect  Avenue; 
offi  c  e,  2  0  6-207 
San  Fern  ando 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  Sep- 
tember 26,  1  8  8  4, 
in  L  a  w  r  e  n  c  o . 
Kansas.  Son  o  t 
George  a  n  d  Hel- 
e  n  a  (L  e  h  man) 
R  h  e  i  n  s  c  h  i  Id. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1886.  Mar- 
ried February  22, 
190  9,  to  R"uby 
Enid  Daniels.  At- 
tended Los  Ange- 
1  e  s  grammar  and 

high  schools  until  UMi4.  tlicn  entering  tiie 
University  of  Michigan,  graduating  from 
there  in  1908.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Los 
Angeles,  January  19,  ]9(I9,  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  and 
District  Court  of  Appeals.  Practiced  alone  in 
Los  Angeles  to  date.  Member  of  Masonic  and 
B.  P.  O.  E.  frat»'rniti..s.      Kepnblican. 

CHARLES  HENSON  RICHARDS. 

Residence,  lOOO  Ingraham  Street;  office. 
522-528  American  Bank  Building.  Lns  An- 
geles. Born  May  3,  1S85,  in  Los  Angeles, 
California.  Son  of  Daviil  F.  and  Mary  E. 
(Cope)  Richards.  Attended  the  public,  poly- 
technic and  high  schools  of  Los  Angeles,  and 
the  University  of  Southern  California.  Law 
College,  graduating  in  1908  with  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  June  22,  1908. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  McCoy.  Selph  &  Rich- 
ards. Member  of  the  South  Coast  Yacht  and 
Athletic   clubs   of  Los   Angeles.     Republican. 

RALEIGH  ELISHA  RHODES. 

Residence  and  office,  Madera.  Born  Octo- 
ber 1,  1868,  in  San  Francisco.  Son  of  Will- 
iam Henry  Rhodes  ("Caxton")  and  Susan 
(McDermo'tt)  Rhodes.  Married  in  1S93  to 
Lillian  Welton.  Attended  the  public  schools 
of  San  Francisco  and  read  law  in  the  office 
of  Xaplitaly.  Freidcnrich  i;  Ackernian.      Later 


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attended  Hastings  Law  College  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1889. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 


Madera,  practicing  alone,  and  continues  to 
date.  In  1908  became  City  Attorney  of  Ma- 
dera and  is  the  present  incumbent  of  that  of- 
fice.    Democrat. 

ERNEST  RIALL. 

Eesidence,  l.j;^(i  Pennsylvania  Avenue;  of- 
fice, 712  American  National  Bank  Building, 
San  Diego.     Born  July  16,  1853,  in  Tyaskin, 


Maryland.  Son  of  George  and  Louisa  M.  (Lar- 
more)  Eiall.  Married  June  30,  1879,  to  Julia 
Sarah   Jolliffe    Blackman.      Educated   at    Cam- 


bridge Military  Academy  and  Maryland  Agri- 
cultural College  1868-71.  Studied  law  in  the 
offices  of  Spence  &  Graham,  Salisbury,  Mary- 
land. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Maryland,  187-5; 
United  States  Supreme  Court,  May  16,  1884; 
California,  1898,  and  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Practiced  law  in  Baltimore,  Maryland, 
until  1885,  when  he  moved  to  Chicago,  Illinois, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  editorial  work.  In 
1887  he  moved  to  Omaha,  Nebraska,  where 
he  was  engaged  in  real  estate,  investments 
and  mining  business.  In  1893  he  returned 
to  Chicago,  residing  there  until  1898.  From 
1896  to  1898  served  as  associate  editor  with 
Century  Publishing  Company,  in  preparation 
of  "History  of  the  Bench  and  Bar  of  Ohio." 
In  1898  moved  to  San  Diego,  where  he  con- 
tinues the  practice  of  law  to  date.     Democrat. 

CONSTANTINO  V.  RICCARDI. 

Eesidence,  M  t. 
View  Inn,  Holly- 
wood; office,  407- 
409  International 
Bank  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  D  e  ceniber 
15,  1886,  in  Eome, 
Italy.  Son  of 
Frede  rick  and 
Orsalo  (Lillie) 
Eiccar  d  i.  Ma  r- 
ried  December  29, 
1910,  to  May  Cul- 
ver. Educated  in 
Utica  Preparatory 
School  and  grad- 
uated from  Yale 
Law    School    in 

1908  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Indiana,  1910;  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  Court,  District  of  Indiana,  and 
to  the  bar  of  California,  January,  1911.  Ap- 
pointed attorney  for  the  Eoyal  Italian  Gov- 
ernment in  Indiana  in  1911.  Moved  to  Los 
Angeles  in  1911,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  law  to  date.  Member  of  Masonic 
order,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and  University  Club  of 
Indianapolis.     Democrat. 

GEORGE  S.  RICHARDSON. 

Eesidence,  829  West  36th  Place;  office,  602 
Lankershim  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
April  17,  1877,  in  Ventura.  Son  of  Freder- 
ick and  Edith  (Ireland)  Eichardson.  Mar- 
ried in  1899  to  Nina  Beeson.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Ventura  and  attended 
the  Santa  Paula  High  School  and  University 
of  Southern  California,  College  of  Law. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  George  P.  Ad- 
ams, Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  January,  1910.  Is  engaged  in  the 
general  practice  of  law  in  Los  Angeles  to 
date.     Eepublican. 


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BIOGB  APIIlL'  AL 


PARAN   FLINT   RICE. 

Hesiilenee,  1040 
West  lake  Avenue; 
otti  c  e,  3  3  2-3  3  5 
•Stinison  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Horn  at  Syracuse, 
X  e  w  York,  Sep- 
tember 7.  1S59. 
Son  of  Thomas 
and  Mary  Ann 
(  Dorse  y)  Rice. 
Kducated  i  n  t  h  e 
jiublic  schools  o  f 
S  y  r  a  c  use.  At- 
tended  Phillips 
Kxeter  Academy, 
Exeter,  New 
Hampshi  re,  and 
Syracuse  Univer- 
sity. Read  law  in  London.  England,  and  in 
Los  Angeles.  Came  to  California  in  1895. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1898, 
and  later  to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court. 
Practices  law  to  date  in  Los  Angeles  alone. 
Fellow  of  the  Southern  California  Academy 
of  Sciences.  Member  of  the  American  Soci- 
ety of  International  Law,  the  National  Geo- 
graphical Society,  and  the  Archeological  In- 
stitute of  America;  also  of  the  Psi  Upsilon 
fraternity.  University  Club  of  Los  Angeles, 
and  the  Advisory  Board  of  L.  A.  S.  P.  C.  A. 
Independent. 

FRANK  W.   RICHARDS. 

Residence,  l"i27 
Valencia  Street; 
office,  4  0  7  Henne 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  April 
1  8,  1  8  8  7,  in  Los 
Angeles,  Califor 
n  i  a.  Son  of 
David  F.  and 
Mary  E.  (Cope) 
Richards.  M  a  r- 
ried  March  2  3. 
1910,  to  Alice  D. 
Prova  r  d.  E  d  u- 
cated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Los 
Angeles  and  Los 
Angeles  Polyteeh- 
n  i  c  High  School, 

entering  the  University  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia, Law  Department,  and  graduating  in  1908 
with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  by  the  District  Court  of 
Appeals  June  22.  1908.  and  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California  at  the  same  period.  Com- 
menced the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
immediatel.v  upon  admission  and  continues 
alone  to  date.  Member  of  the  Los  Angeles 
Chamber    of    Commerce    and    of    the    Native 


Sons  of  the  Golden  West  fraternity.     Repub- 
lican. 

JARRETT   THOMAS  RICHARDS. 

Residence,  1731  Santa  Barbara  Street; 
office,  Fithian  Building,  Santa  Barbara.  Born 
November  1,  1843,  in  Chambersburg,  Penn- 
svlvania.     Son     of    John     C.     and     Elizabeth 


(Thomas)  Richards.  Married  July  20.  1899, 
to  Mary  Lewis.  Educated  in  Academy  in 
Chambersburg,  Pennsylvania.  Studied  two 
and  one-half  years  on  the  continent  of 
Europe,  principally  in  Switzerland  and  Sax- 
ony. Attended  Columbia  Law  School,  gradu- 
ating in  1866,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Received 
second  prize  in  municipal  law.  Admitted  to 
practice  in  the  New  York  Supreme  Court  in 
1S66.  Moved  to  California  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  1873.  Admitted 
by  all  courts  having  jurisdiction  in  Cali- 
fornia and  by  the  United  States  Supreme 
Court.  Mayor  of  Santa  Barbara,  187o-76, 
and  later  City  Attorney  of  that  city.  Re- 
publican nominee  for  Justice  of  Supreme 
Court  in  1879.  Trustee  of  Santa  Barbara 
State  Normal  School  of  Manual  Arts  and 
Home  Economics.  President  of  Santa  Bar- 
bara Grant  Club,  1872.  Member  of  various 
local  clubs   in   Santa   Barbara.     Republican. 

JOHN  L.  RICHARDSON. 
Residence,  1834  Bonnie  Brae;  office.  District 
Attorney's  office,  Los  Angeles.  Born  Novem- 
ber 17,  1887,  in  Junction  City,  Kimble 
County,  Texas.  Son  of  Frank  "\V.  and  Addie 
B.  (Lawrence)  Richardson.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  June.  190(>.  Married  Lillian  L.  Bel- 
cher, December  21,  19ln.  Graduated  from  the 
University  of  Southern  California,  College 
of   Law,   in    1909,   with    the   degree   of   LL.B. 


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479 


Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  in  Los  An- 
geles, June,  1909.  Deputy  District  Attorney 
of  Los  Angeles  County,  to  date.     Eepubliean. 


JOHN"  EVAN  RICHARDS. 

Eesidenoe,  338  South  10th  Street;  office. 
Courthouse,  San  Jose.  Born  in  San  Jose, 
July  7,  1856.  Son  of  Eichard  Evan  and  Mary 
(Hamilton)  Eichards.  Married  November 
23,  1881,  to  Mary  Westphal.  Attended  San 
Jose   public   schools   from   1861   to    1872,   and 


the  L^niversity  of  the  Pacific,  College  Park, 
from  1872  to  1877  (Classical  Course),  gradu- 
ating in  the  latter  year  with  the  degree  of 
B.  A.  Entered  University  of  Michigan  (Law 
Department)  in  1877  and  graduated  in  1879, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Michigan,  April  2,  1879,  and  to 
the  bar  of  California,  July,  1879.  Com- 
menced practice  of  his  profession  immediately 
at  San  Jose.  During  the  years  of  1895  to 
1899  maintained  law  office  in  San  Francisco, 
continuing  in  the  general  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession until  his  appointment  to  the  Superior 
bench  on  September  6,  1907.  Elected  full 
term  in  1908,  since  which  time  he  has  con- 
tinued in  the  office  of  Judge  of  the  Superior 
Court  in  and  for  the  county  of  Santa  Clara. 
Lecturer  at  the  University  of  Pacific  on 
"History"  and  "Rhetoric"  and  "Law"  from 
1885  until  1889.  Writer  upon  various  sub- 
jects, literary  and  historical,  in  prose  and  oc- 
casional verse.  Member  of  the  Masonic, 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  Native  Sons  of  the 
Golden  West  fraternities.     Eepubliean. 


ROBERT  W.  RICHARDSON. 

Residence,    3041  

Key  West  Street; 
office,  228-229 
Central  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  September 
29,  1851,  in  Mil- 
lersburg,  Ken- 
tucky. Son  of 
Edward  Henry 
and  Mary  (Ken- 
nedy) Eichardsou. 
Married  October 
15,  18  7  2,  to 
Martha  J.  Halli- 
burton. G  r  a  du- 
ated  from  the 
grammar  schools 
of   St.   Louis,   and 

read  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  J.  B.  Upton, 
of  Bolivar,  Missouri.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Missouri,  at  Bolivar,  on  October  20,  1887; 
Nebraska,  1889;  California,  November,  1905, 
and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Court  of  Southern  California.  Mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  De  France  &  Eiehardson,  in 
Omaha  for  several  years;  later  with  Blair  & 
Eiehardson  until  removal  to  California.  Con- 
nected with  the  United  States  Agricultural 
Department,  as  Special  Eoad  Commissioner, 
for  four  years.  Moved  to  California  in  Sep- 
tember, 1905,  and  entered  into  partnership 
with  George  C.  Martin  in  June,  1907,  prac- 
ticing under  the  firm  name  of  Eiehardson  & 
Martin,  which  firm  was  dissolved  in  Novem- 
ber, 1910,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced 
his  profession  alone.  President  of  the  Fed- 
eration of  State  and  Provincial  Organizations 
of  Southern  California.  Member  of  the  Los 
Angeles  County  Bar  Association.  Eepubli- 
ean. 

LEE  RIDDLE. 

Residence,  Long  Beach;  office,  902-904  Hig- 
gins  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  De  Witt 
County,  Texas,  April  16,  1863.  Son  of  Joseph 
and  Margaret  (Vice)  Eiddle.  Married  to 
Viola  Lucas,  December  25,  1892  (deceased),  and 
Lucile  Gott,  July  25,  1905.  Principally  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  of  Texas.  At- 
tended the  University  of  Texas,  1886-87.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Texas  at  Granburv,  Hood 
County,  March  29,  1888,  and  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Texas,  April  12,  1892,  at  Austin.  Ad- 
mitted to  practice  by  the  2d  District  Court  of 
Appeals  of  California  in  Los  Angeles,  Febru- 
aiy  28,  1910;  to  the  United  States  District 
Court,  Southern  District  of  California,  in  Los 
Angeles,  March  2,  1910,  and  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  Court  the  same  date.  In  1889  he 
formed  partnership  with  Judge  George  W. 
Eiddle,  under  the  firm  name  of  Eiddle  &  Eid- 


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BIOGFAPII IC  AL 


die,  which  continued  for  one  year.  Entered 
into  partnership  with  T.  O.  Martin,  in  1892, 
practicing  under  the  firm  name  of  Riddle  & 
Martin,  located  at  Granbury,  Texas,  the  part- 
nership being  dissolved  in  November,  1898, 
when    he    was    elected    District    Attorney    for 


the  29th  Judicial  District.  Re-elected  to  the 
above  office  for  second  term.  Formed  part- 
nership under  the  firm  name  of  Riddle  «S: 
Morris  at  Granbury,  Texas,  March  30.  1901, 
which  partnership  was  dissolved  March  30, 
1903.  Candidate  for  Democratic  nomination 
for  Congress  of  the  12th  Congressional  Dis- 
trict of  Texas  in  19o2.  Removed  from  Gran- 
bury to  Stephenville.  Texas,  April  1,  1904, 
and  formed  jiartnership  with  Judge  J.  B. 
Keith,  under  the  firm  name  of  Riddle  &  Keith, 
which  continued  until  May,  190(5.  Vice- 
president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Stephenville,  1903  to  1904,  President  of 
this  institution  until  1905.  Continued  to 
practice  law  after  resigning  from  this  bank 
in  the  same  city  until  December.  1909,  when 
he  moved  to  California,  to  enter  the  firm  of 
Morton,  Riddle  &  HoUzer,  the  firm  name  being 
changed  January  1,  1911,  to  Morton.  Riddle, 
Hollzer  &  Morton,  which  continued  until  Janu- 
ary 1.1,  1912,  when  he  formed  partnership  with 
O.  E.  Smith,  under  the  firm  name  of  Riddle 
&  Smith,  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Smith  on 
April  28,  1912.  Formed  partnership  June  1, 
1912,  with  Sebald  Cheroske.  under  the  firm 
name  of  Riddle  &  Cheroske.  Member  of  Texas 
Legislature,  1891-1892.     Democrat. 

THOMAS   CALDWELL  RIDGWAY. 

Residence,  2t)21  Mcnlo  Avenue;  office,  308- 
310  H.  W.  Hellman  Building.  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Shawneetown.  Illinois.  October  21. 
1878.     Son  of  Geo.  A.  and  Sarah   (Caldwell) 


Hidgway.  Married  Grace  R.  Rowley  in  1910. 
Attended  the  public  schools  of  Washington, 
D.  C,  Corcoran  School  of  Science  of  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  and  the  Columbian  University, 
Law  School,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1S99  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Honolulu,  Hawaii,  in  August,  1899. 
Practiced  law  in  Hawaii  for  six  years. 
Moved  to  California  in  1905,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  that  year,  and  to  the 
United  States  Supreme  Court  on  December 
10,  1908.  Member  of  the  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association  and  Masonic   order.     Republican. 

STANISLAUS   A.    BILEY. 

Residence.  175  Belvedere  Street;  oflace,  514- 
520  Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
San  Francisco  May  5,  1880.  Son  of  James  •). 
and  Ellen  (Dempsey)  Riley.  Attended  the 
public  schools  of  San  Francisco.  1885-96,  later 
entering  St.  Ignatius  College,  from  which  he 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1900, 
and  the  degree  of  A.  M.  in  1905;  Hastings 
Law  College  in  1903.  receiving  the  degree  ot 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  San  Fran- 
cisco May  16,  1903,  and  practiced  continu- 
ously to  date.     Democrat. 

JOHN  HENRY  RIORDAN. 

Residence.  219.") 
Devisadero 
Street;  office.  At- 
t  o  r  ney-General's 
Office,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in 
Salinas  City,  Cali- 
fornia, September 
28,  1886.  Son  of 
Thomas  J.  and 
Madge  (Sheeliy) 
R  i  0  r  d  a  n.  Re- 
ceived his  early 
education  in  the 
Salinas  City  pub- 
lic schools.  E  n  - 
tered  Santa  Clara 
College  in  1901. 
receiving  the  de- 
gree   of    B.  A.    in 

1905,  degree  of  M.  A.  in  1906,  and  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  from  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1909.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, in  San  Francisco  in  1909.  Associated 
in  the  office  of  Francis  J.  Henev  from  1906  to 
1910,  and  with  Charles  W.  Cobb,  1910  to  1911, 
Member  of  Law  Faculty  of  Santa  Clara  Col- 
lege. Apjiointed  Special  Assistant  to  State 
Attorney-General,  June  1.  1011. 

ALBERT  PAXIL  RITTENHOUSE. 

Residence.  Los  Angeles;  office,  suite  223- 
227  Byrne  Building.  Los  Angeles.  Born  May 
26,  1844,  in  Bloomfield,  Jefferson  County, 
Ohio.  Son  of  James  and  Rebecca  (Bell) 
Rittenhouse.     Married  April  9,  1884,  to  Eliz.a 


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481 


G.  Eeynolds.  Received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Ohio,  and  Franklin  College, 
Harrison  County,  Ohio.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
in  Ohio,  April  IS,  1869;  Missouri,  October, 
1871;  Iowa,  October,  1877;  Nebraska,  July, 
1881;  Colorado,  1882,  and  California  in  Octo- 
ber, 1904,  in  which  year  he  moved  to  Cali- 
fornia, and  has  been  engaged  in  practice  since 
that  date.  Served  as  Private  180th  Ohio 
Eeg.,  Vol.  Inf.,  1864-6.5.  Representative  Mis- 
souri Legislature,  1864-6.5.  Judge  8th  Ju- 
dicial District  Colorado,  1887-88.  Represen- 
tative Colorado  Legislature,  1890-91.  Dem- 
ocrat. 

EMMET  C.  RITTENHOUSE. 

Residence,  84  Myrtle  Avenue;  office,  88 
ipacific  Avenue,  Santa  Cruz.  Born  in  Lattys- 
burg,  Wayne  County,  Ohio,  September  8, 
1878.  Son  of  Ruben  B.  and  Margaret  Ann 
(Martin)  Rittenhouse.  Moved  to  California 
August  12,  1900.  Married  September  8, 
1906,  to  Josephine  J.  Parker.  Attended  the 
public  schools  of  Surry  County,  Virginia, 
from  1886  to  1889;  Ashland,  Ohio,  1890,  and 
the  City  of  Ashland,  from  1890  to  1899,  grad- 
uating therefrom  in  the  latter  year.  Entered 
Stanford  Universitv  in  1900  aiid  received  the 
degree  of  A.  B.,  May  18,  1904.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  San  Francisco,  Janu- 
ary 20,  1906,  and  commenced  the  practice  of 
his  profession  in  San  Jose  in  partnership 
with  W.  P.  Netherton,  practicing  until  Sep- 
tember 8,  1906.  Practiced  alone  until  Novem- 
ber 1,  1907,  when  he  entered  into  partnership 
with  .1.  L.  .Johnston,  which  continues  to  date. 

ROBERT   P.   RIVERA. 


Residence,  226  South  Broadway;  office, 
300-302  Equitable  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  Sejitember  15,  1876,  in  California.     Son 


of  .J.  M.  and  Genevera  (De  Lugo)  Rivera. 
Received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Los  Angeles  and  graduated  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  California  in  June,  1911, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  Los  Angeles  by  the 
District  Court  of  Appeal,  July  24,  1911,  and 
practiced  his  profession  as  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Rivera  and  Gates  to  date,  making  a 
specialty  of  corporation  and  criminal  law. 
Member  of  T.  O.  0.  F.     Republican. 

JOHN  LLOYD  McCULLOUGH  ROBBINS. 

Residence,  2203 
Sacramento 
Street;  ofl&ce, 
Merchants  Na- 
tional Bank  Build- 
ing, San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  Oc- 
tober  22,  1875, 
in  Suisun,  Solano 
County,  Cali- 
fornia. Son  of 
Renel  Drinkwater 
and  Saditha  (Mc- 
Cullough)  R  0  b  - 
bins.  Ma  rried 
Mary  Cowl,  Feb- 
ruary 6  ,  1906. 
Attended  the  pub- 
lie  schools  of  Sui- 
sun,   and"  later 

prepared  for  University  of  California  at  Hop- 
kins Academy,  Oakland,  from  1891  to  1893. 
Graduated  from  the  University  of  California 
in  1897,  receiving  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.,  and 
from  Hastings  Law  College  in  1898.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  San  Francisco,  Septem- 
ber 8,  1898.  Assistant  Attorney-General  of 
Hawaii  during  1900.  Associated  to  date  with 
Gavin  McNab.  Member  of  the  Pacific,  Union 
League,  Bohemian  and  Burlingame  Country' 
clubs,  the  Lawyers'  Club  of  New  York,  and 
Masonic   order.     Republican. 

HOWARD   ROBERTSON. 

Residence,  157  Wilton  Drive;  office,  526 
Merchants  Trust  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  July  31,  1877. 
Son  of  Reuben  H.  and  Catherine  F.  (McCom- 
mie)  Robertson.  Moved  to  California  in  1884. 
Educated  in  public  and  private  schools  of 
Los  Angeles.  Read  law  in  Los  Angeles.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  October  15, 
1901,  and  the  District  Court  for  the  Southern 
District  of  California  September  15,  1904. 
Continued  in  general  practice  alone  until 
April  25,  1905,  when  he  was  appointed  Deputy 
City  Attorney,  and  at  the  present  time  is 
Chief  Deputy  City  Attorney.  Member  of  the 
Los  Angeles  County  Bar  Association.  Secre- 
tary of  Board  of  Governors  Museum  of  His- 
tory, Science  and  Art  of  the  County  of  Los 
Angeles.     Republican. 


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RICHARD   FELIX   ROBERTSON. 

Residfucf.  ■J.-iit  Main  Strei-t.  J-.»s  Gatos; 
office.  First  National  Hank  Building.  San  Jose. 
Born  in  Mazatlan.  Me.xico.  October  12,  1863. 
.Son  of  Kichartl  Lew  ami  Canuta  (Hedeza) 
Robertson.  Moved  to  California  November, 
1S63.  Married  Cassie  Shannon  January  5, 
1S87.  Educateil  in  the  public  schools  of  San 
Francisco  and  by  ]»rivate  tutors.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  San  Francisco, 
September  8,  1898.  City  Attorney  of  Los 
Gatos  from  1898  until  1905.  Practicing  in 
San  Jose  since  1901.     Republican. 

DUDLEY   W.   ROBINSON. 

Kcsi.lciu-o,  4  1  0 
\Vi'st  Orange  Av- 
enue. M  o  u  rovia; 
office.  (i37  Bryson 
Building.  Los  An- 
geles. Born  Sep- 
tember 18,  1881, 
in  Wash  ington, 
1).  C.  Son  of 
II  e  n  r  y  D.  a  n  d 
Kmma  L.  (Raun) 
Robinson.  Moved 
to  California,  Jan- 
uary, 1908.  Mar- 
rie<l  December  27, 
1909,  to  Mabelle 
G.  Hatch.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
1  i  c  and  high 
schools  of  Brooklvn,  New  York.  Attended 
the  New  York  Law  School,  1903-4.  R«ad 
law  in  the  offices  of  Davis,  Rush  &  Willis 
of  Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia June,  19U8,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern 
California.  Formed  partnership  with  W.  H. 
Willis  in  December,  19n8.  under  the  firm  name 
of  Willis  &  Robinson,  which  continued  until 
May,  1910,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced 
law  alone  until  appointed  Assistant  United 
States  Attorney  for  the  Southern  District  of 
California,  March  4,  1912.  Secretary  of 
Republican  City  Central  Committee,  Septem- 
ber, 1909,  to  date.  Member  of  Metropolitan 
Club.     Republican. 

EDWARD  CONSTANT  ROBINSON. 

Kc^-ideiice.  r,rrj.  Kast  Oak  St  net;  office, 
Fir.<t  National  Bank  Building.  Oakland.  Born 
in  Jackson  County,  Oregon,  February  6,  1855. 
Son  of  Jesse  and  Lavinia  Jane  (Constant) 
Robinson.  Married  October  27,  1889,  to 
Sarah  Theodora  Merritt.  Educated  in  the 
]iublic  schools  of  Oregon  and  California  and 
later  attended  the  University  of  California. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  California  August  9.  1882,  and  in  1883 
fntered  into  jiractice  of  law  under  the  firm 
name    of    Robinson    &    De    Golia.    which    con- 


tinued for  one  year.  Appointed  attorney  to 
the  Public  Administrator  and  served  until 
1886.  From  June  1,  1887,  to  October  1,  1888, 
member  of  the  law  firm  of  Smith  &  Robinson, 
and  upon  the  dissolution  of  this  firm  practiced 
alone   until   Januarv,    1903,   when    he   entered 


into  partnership  with  Harrison  S.  Robinson, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Robinson  &  Robinson, 
which  continues  to  date.  Appointed  Town 
Attorney  of  Berkeley,  July,  1890.  Past 
Colonel  Commanding  Sons  of  Veterans  of  Cali- 
fornia. Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity 
and  Knight  Templar  Honorary  33°  Ancient 
and  Accepted  Scottish  Rite  of  Freemasonry. 
Republican. 

EDWARD  I.  ROBINSON. 

Residence,  ]^21 
M  a  r  g  uerita  Av- 
enue, South  Pasa- 
dena; office,  711- 
715  American 
Bank  B  u  ilding, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Aurora, 
Kane  County,  H- 
linois,  October  26,  | 
18  4  3.  S  o  n  0  f 
Judge  Robert  and 
Louisa  (Harper) 
Robinson.  Mar- 
ried April  27. 
1870,  to  Clara  M. 
G  a  rfield.  J:  d  u  - 
cated  in  the  pub- 
lic  schools  of 

California  and  private  college  conducted  by 
A.  R.  Jackson,  Sacramento.  Studied  law  in 
the  office  of  Crocker  &  Robinson,  in  Sacra- 
mento.     Admitted    to    the    bar   of   California 


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483 


April,  1867.  Member  of  tlie  Board  of  Edu- 
cation of  Sac-rainento  from  1869  to  1871. 
United  States  Court  Commissioner  in  Sacra- 
mento for  a  number  of  years.  In  1886  pub- 
lished the  first  volume  of  Nevada  Supreme 
Court  Reports.  Employed  as  Assistant  in  the 
Law  Department  in  Central  and  Southern  Pa- 
cific Railroad  until  1878,  when  he  resigned. 
Associated  with  Dan  E.  Alexander,  in  San 
Francisco,  from  1892  to  1893.  Member  of  the 
California  National  Guard,  Infantry,  and 
Artillery,  and  of  the  staff  of  General  Howell 
of  the  2d  Brigade,  resigning  in  1873  with  the 
rank  of  Major.     Republican. 

HARRISON  SIDNEY  ROBINSON. 

Residence,  556  37th  Street,  Oakland;  office, 
First  National  Bank  Building,  Oakland.  Born 
in  San  Francisco,  July  13th,  1877.  Son  of 
Sidney  M.  and  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Christey) 
Robinson.  Married  Mabel  Frances  Ruch  in 
1903.  Received  his  early  education  in  the 
Boys'  High  School  of  San  Francisco,  and 
later  attended  the  University  of  California, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1900.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, in  June,  1901.  Entered  into  partner- 
ship with  Edward  C.  Robinson,  in  1902,  which 
association  continues  to  date,  practicing  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  Robinson  &  Robinson. 
Member  of  the  Oakland  City  Board  of  Free- 
holders 1910,  Chairman  Revision  Committee, 
and  President  of  the  Civil  Service  Board  of 
Oakland,  1911  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Athenian  Club.     Republican. 

S.  B.  ROBINSON. 


son.  Moved  to  America  and  California  in 
1890.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Orange  County.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  began 
the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Herbert  J. 
Goudge,  Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  by  the  Supreme  Court  in  19U2;  to 
the  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
for  the  Southern  District  of  California  in 
June,  1905.  Appointed  Deputy  City  Attorney 
in  April,  1906,  and  since  assigned  as  assistant 
to  chief  counsel  for  the  Los  Angeles  Aqueduct 
Commission,  which  position  he  occupies  at 
date.     Republican. 

THOMAS  W.  ROBINSON. 

Residence,  corner  4th  &  Harvard  Boule- 
vard; office,  7th  floor.  Hall  of  Records  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles.  Born  May  28,  1871.  in 
Hartville,  Missouri.  Son  of  Thomas  E.  and 
Mary  (Hetherington)  Robinson.  Moved  to 
the    state     of    California    in    1884.     Married 


Residence,  South  Pasadena;  office,  1103 
Central  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Al- 
lerton,  England,  Decem.ber  18,  1880.  Son  of 
George    and    Elizabeth   A.    (Coleman)    Robin- 


Cora  M.  Keeuey,  May  25,  1898.  Attended 
the  public  schools  of  Missouri  and  California, 
and  in  1892  graduated  from  the  University  of 
Southern  California,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.,  and  in  1894  the  degree  of  M.  A.  Stud- 
ied law  in  the  office  of  Valentine  &  Davis. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  upon 
examination  before  the  Supreme  Court,  in 
1897.  Later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  of  Southern  California.  Prac- 
ticed alone  in  Los  Angeles.  Librarian  of 
Los  Angeles  County  Law  Library.  Secretary 
and  Treasurer  of  Los  Angeles  Bar  Asso'cia- 
tion.  Treasurer  of  California  Bar  Associa- 
tion, 1910;  Secretary,  1911-12.  Member  of 
the  Board  of  Control,  Law  Department,  of 
University  of  Southern  California.  Member 
of  the  Executive  Committee  of  American 
Association  of  Law  Libraries,  1911.  Republi- 
can. 


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BIOGRAPniC  AL 


WALTER  H.  ROBINSON. 

Kesideiifo,  1440 
L  e  ;i  V  0  u  w  o  rth 
S  t  r  e  ct ;  office. 
Chronicle  B  u  i  1  cl- 
ing, San  F  r  a  n - 
tisco.  Born  Sep 
tonibor  5,  1872,  in 
Brussels,  Belgium. 
.Son  of  Charles  E. 
and  Charlotte  (de 
(;rave)  Robinson. 
Moved  to  this 
state  in  1S77. 
l\ec('i\i'd  his  edu- 
cation in  tlie  pub- 
lic schools  of  Los 
Angeles,  Los  An- 
geles High  School 
and  Los  Angeles 
Business  College.  Studied  law  under  private 
tuition  and  in  the  following  law  offices;  Col. 
G.  Wiley  Wells;  S.  P.  Mulford  and  Stephen 
M.  White.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  San  Fran- 
cisco, December,  1896,  and  commenced  the 
practice  of  law  in  San  Francisco  continuing 
alone  to  date.  Member  of  Bohemian  Club 
and   Elks.     Republican. 


ELMER  E.   RODABAUGH. 

Residence,  .'UGl 
Spruce  Street; 
office,  210-212  Me- 
N  e  e  c  e  Building, 
San  Diego.  Born 
September  18, 
1862,  in  Lycoming 
County,  Pennsyl- 
V  a  n  ia.  Son  of 
Franklin  and 
Martha  (Adams) 
Rodabaugh.  Mar- 
ried in  1898  to 
Lydia  Bailey. 
Educated  in  t  h  e 
public  schools  of 
P  e  n  n  s  y  1  vania. 
Graduated  from 
Cent  ral    Stat  e 

Normal  School  witii  degree  of  B.  K.  in  1884. 
and  degree  of  M.  K.  in  1886.  Attended  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania  from  1884  to  1887. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  South  Dakota  in  1895, 
and  California  in  1909.  Member  of  the  firm 
of  Orr  &  Rodabaugh  in  Sioux  Falls,  South 
Dakota,  from  189.j  until  he  moved  to  San 
Diego,  in  1909.  Formed  partnership  in  May, 
1910,  with  A.  B.  Bowman,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Bowman  &  Rodabaugh,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Assistant  Prosecuting  At- 
torney of  Minnehaha  County,  South  Dakota 
for  four  years.  Member  of  Masonic  order, 
Shrincr,  and  San  Diego  Bar  Association.  Re- 
publican. 


THEODORE  J.  ROCHE. 

Residence.  l.'?(il  Waller  Street;  office,  Hum- 
boldt Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
San  Francisco,  May  4,  187(5.  Son  of  James 
and  Virginia  (Tojetti)  Roche.  Married,  April 
4,  1898,  to  Myrtle  Hollis.  Educated  in  the 
jtrimary  and  grammar  schools  of  San  Francisco. 
Studied  law  under  the  direction  of  Henry  E. 
Higlitt>n.  Admitted  to  practice  at  tlie  bar  of 
California,  .lanuary  4,  1897,  by  the  United 
States  District  and  Circuit  Courts,  and  by  the 
United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals.  Prac- 
ticed law  alone  in  San  Francisco,  until  1902, 
wlien  he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Sul- 
livan &  Sullivan,  which  continues  to  date, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Sullivan,  Sullivan  & 
Theo.  J.  Roclie.     Democrat. 

TUDOR   S.   RODGERS. 

Residence,  360  Alameda  Drive;  office,  530 
Granger  Block,  San  Diego.  Born  October  4, 
1885,  in  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.  Son  of  Welling- 
ton J.  and  Mary  R.  (Tudor)  Rodgers.  Mar- 
ried Edna  May  WHiite  in  1899.  Attended 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  public  schools.    Moved 


to  California  in  1899  and  graduated  from  the 
University  of  Chattanooga,  Tennessee,  Law  De- 
lyaitment,'^  with  the  degree  of  LL.B,  and  at- 
tended the  University  of  Southern  California 
in  191I2-:?.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Tennessee, 
October  2,  1911,  and  to  the  bar  of  California,  in 
Los  Angeles,  October  23,  of  the  same  year. 
Practiced  one  year  in  Chattanooga,  Tennessee, 
associated  with  .ludge  C.  R.  Evans.  In  1911 
he  formed  jiartnersliip  with  Hon.  James  E. 
Wadham,  under  tiie  firm  name  of  Wadham  & 
Rodgers,  until  January  1,  1912,  when  T.  B. 
Cosgrove  joined  the  firm  and  it  then  became 
Wadham,  Cosgrove  &  Rodgers.     Republican. 


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485 


EARL   ROGERS. 

Eesidence,  2040  Xorth  Vermont  Street; 
oflBce,  suite  401  California  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  November  18,  1870,  near  Buffalo, 
New  York.  Son  of  Lowell  L.  and  Adela  A. 
(Andrus)  Eogers.  Moved  to  California  in 
1872.     Married  in  1893  to  Hazel  Belle  Green. 


Educated  in  Ashland  (Oregon)  Academy;  St. 
Helena  Academy,  St.  Helena,  California; 
Syracuse  (New  York),  University.  Studied 
law  in  the  oflSces  of  Judge  W.  P.  Gardiner, 
Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1897.  Engaged  in  the  general  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Los  Angeles  to  date.  Special- 
izes as  a  trial  lawyer.  Contributor  of  various 
legal  subjects  to  magazines.     Democrat. 

HENRY  JOSEPH  ROGERS. 

Kesideuce,  9  0  8 
Oak  Street,  Oak- 
larrd;  office,  375 
Sutter  Street,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
in  New  York  City, 
August  7  ,  18  8.". 
Son  of  Franklin 
a  n  d  Annie  (La- 
tour)  Rogers. 
Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1S9."!. 
Educated  in  t  li  e 
Oakland  High 
S  c  h  0  ol,  Boo)ie's 
University  Acad- 
emy, and  the 
U  n  i  V  e  r  s  i  ty  of 
California.  On  editorial  staffs  of  San  Fran- 
cisco "Examiner"  and  "Call"  from  1904  to 
1910.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at 
San  Francisco,  February  22,  1910.     Admitted 


to  United  States  Circuit  Court  October  4, 
1911.  Appointed  Special  Prosecuting  At- 
torney of  Trinity  County  in  Thomas  P.  Hay- 
den  murder  trial.  May  22,  1911,  associating 
with  District  Attorney  Horace  Given  of 
Trinity  County,  and  District  Attorney  Robert 
Duncan  of  Mendocino  County.  Chief  Deputy 
County  Auditor  of  Alameda  County  from 
1907  to  1909.  Entered  the  legal  department 
of  the  Spring  Valley  Water  Company  May 
1,  1912,  and  continues  in  that  office  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  B.  P. 
O.  E.     Eepublican. 

MERLE  J.  ROGERS. 

Residence,  corner  Buena  Vista  and  1st 
Streets;  office,  3-5  First  National  Banli 
Building,  Ventura.  Born  in  Yamhill  County, 
Oregon,  August  18,  1871.  Son  of  Dwight  G. 
and  Carrie  (Burton)  Rogers.  Moved  to  the 
state  of  California  in  July,  1894.  Marricnl 
July  15,  1896,  to  Mollie  B.  Launer.  Educated 
in  the  grammar  schools  of  Oregon.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California,  October,  1900.  Prac- 
ticed in  Ventura  alone  until  1902,  when  he 
formed  partnership  with  Thomas  O.  Toland, 
which  continued  until  1910,  since  which  time 
he  has  continued  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone.  City  Attorney  of  Ventura, 
1903-11.     Democrat. 

HENRY  HOWARD   ROSE. 

Residence,  2286  West  22d  Street;  office.  De- 
partment 3,  Police  Court,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
November  27,  1856,  in  Taycheedah,  Fond  du 
Lac  County,  Wisconsin.  Son  of  Henry  Fon- 
taine and  Mary  W^ard  (Howard)  Rose. 
Moved  to  California  April  12,  1888.  Educated 
at  St.  Paul's  School,  and  High  School  of  Fond 
du  Lac,  Wisconsin,  graduating  in  June,  1875. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Wisconsin  August  8, 
1881;  Supreme  Court  of  that  state  January 
10,  1882,  and  to'  the  bar  of  California,  October 
5,  1889.  Police  Judge  of  Los  Angeles  from 
March,  1905,  to  date.  Member  of  Masonic 
fraternity.     Eepublican. 

LOUIS    HEATON    ROSEBERRY. 

Eesidence,  Los  Angeles;  office.  Security 
Trust  and  Savings  Bank,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Oakland,  California,  February  5,  1880. 
Son  of  James  S.  and  Emma  Jane  (Adamson) 
Eoseberry.  Received  education  in  grammar 
and  high  schools  of  this  state,  and  in  Stan- 
ford University,  graduating  from  the  latter 
institution  in  Class  of  1903,  with  degree  of 
A.  B.;  Law  Department  of  Stanford  Univer- 
sity, 1898-1904.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, December  14,  1904,  and  later  to 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California,  and  commenced  practice 
alone  at  Santa  Barbara.  Moved  to  Los  An- 
geles, January  15,  1912,  to  serve  as  counsel 
for  Securitv  Trust  and  Savings  Bank  of  that 


486 


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city,  in  which  position  he  serves  to  date.  At- 
torney for  State  Board  of  Health  of  Los 
Angeles,  to  which  office  he  was  appointed  by 
Governor  Hiram  W.  Johnson,  September  12, 
1911.  for  a  term  of  four  years.  State  Sena- 
tor.   33d    District,    November   4,    1908.     Dele- 


gate and  Chairman  to  v^ious  Republican 
conventions.  Specializes  in  trust  law.  Au- 
thor of  "California  Employers  Liability  Act 
(1911)."  Member  of  National  Geographic 
Society  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  N.  S.  G.  W.  fra- 
ternities.    Rt'iaiWit-aii. 


LEO  M.  ROSECRANS. 

Residence!, 
UII21-.  West  Pico 
street;  oflQce,  434 
Title  and  Insur- 
ance Building.  Los 
A  n  ji  e  1  e  s.  Born 
April  16,  1888,  in 
Belmond,  Iowa. 
Son  of  William 
find  Kate  (Finch) 
Kosccrans.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
lie  schools  of 
Tnwa.  Graduated 
from  St.  A'incent's 
College  in  19ii.s, 
with  degree  of  A. 
B..  and  in  1911  re- 
ceived degree  of 
M.  A.  from  that  institution.  In  1911  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  University  of 
Southern  California,  College  of  Law.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  1911,  and  at  the 
same  time  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  of  Southern  California.    Prac- 


tices law  in  association  with  Fred  Arnoldy  to 
date.  Member  of  Company  "C,"  N.  G.  C. 
Grand  Rector  Y.  M.  I.,  and  President  of  Los 
Angeles  Council  of  Y.  M.  I.  Member  of 
Knights  of  Columbus  fraternity.     Republican. 

ELIAS  V.   ROSENKRANZ. 

Residence,  lliii;{  riiin.-yh  ania  Avenue; 
office,  921  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angebs. 
Born  in  Warsaw.  Russia.  December  27,  ISST. 
Son  of  Jacob  and  Olga  (Hurwitz)  Rosen- 
kranz.  Moved  to  California  in  1906.  At- 
tended grammar  school  in  New  York  City; 
High  School  of  Commerce,  New  York  Cit.v. 
until  19(16.  Graduated  from  the  Stanford 
University,  with  the  ijej-ree  of  A.  B.,  in  191ii; 
University  of  Southern  California,  Law 
School,  until  1912.  graduating  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
September.  1911;  United  States  District 
Court  for  the  Southern  District  of  Califor- 
nia, 1912.  Meinl)er  of  the  law  firm  of  Harri- 
man.   Ryckmau   &   Tuttle   from   1911   to  date. 

SAMUEL   ROSENHEIM. 

Residence.  jIj  Biikor  Street;  office.  Chron- 
icle Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  Novem- 
ber 17,  1S63.  in  Portland,  Oregon.  Son  of 
A.  and  Pauline  (Schwab)  Rosenheim.  Mar- 
ried September  18,  1891.  to  Fannie  Meyer. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1876.  having  received 


his  early  education  in  Portland,  Oregon. 
Adniitteii  to  the  bar  of  California,  in  San 
Frantisco.  in  1889.  and  received  his  practical 
legal  training  in  the  office  of  Rothschild  & 
Ach,  of  San  Francisco.  His  practice  is 
mainly  in  commercial  law,  and  represents 
many  large  coriiorations.  Practices  alone  to 
date.     Member  of  the  Concordia  Club.  Traffic 


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487 


Bureau,  Merchants'  Association,  Masonic 
fraternity,  and  Independent  Order  of  B'nai 
B'rith.     Eepubliean. 


since  which  time  he  has  practiced  his  profes- 
sion alone.  Member  of  the  B.  P.  0.  E.  and 
I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternities.     Eepubliean. 


ALBERT  ADOLPH  ROSENSHINE. 

Residence,  2298 
Baker  Street; 
office,  839-8415 
Mills  Building, 
San  F  r  a  ncisco. 
Born  September 
23,  1S82,  in  San 
Francisco.  Son  of 
Adolph  and  Eliza- 
beth (Fi-ank)  Eos- 
enshine.  Attended 
the  i)ublie  schools 
of  San  Francisco, 
Lowell  High 
school,  and  Uni- 
versity of  Califor- 
nia, graduating  in 
1904  with  the  de- 
gree of  B.  L.  and 
from  Hastings  College  of  Law  in  190.5, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  San  Francisco,  May  21, 
190(1.  From  1904  to  1906  studied  law  'in  the 
office  of  J.  B.  Reinstein,  and  in  1906  began 
the  practice  of  law  in  the  same  office,  which 
association  continued  until  the  death  of  Mr. 
Reinstein,  on  April  16,  1911.  Member  of  the 
University  of  California  Club,  Doric  Lodge 
No.  216,  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  San  Francisco  Scot- 
tish  Rite.     Republican. 

EUGENE  MAXIMILIAN  ROSENTHAL. 

Residence,  457 
North  4th  Street; 
office,  Rea  Build- 
in  g,  San  Jose. 
Born  May  31, 
1864,  in  San  Fran 
Cisco.  Son  of  Max 
and  C  e  c  i  1  i  .1 
(Gruening)  Rosen 
thai.  Married 
May  31,  1885,  to 
E  a  y  Alexander. 
Received  his  edu- 
cation from  the 
public  and  high 
schools  of  San 
Jose.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia at  Los  An- 
geles, April  4,  1893,  and  to  the  United  States 
District,  United  States  Circuit  and  United 
States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals.  Commenced 
to  practice  his  profession  in  San  Jose  in 
partnership  with  Jackson  Hatch,  practicing 
under  the  firm  name  of  Hatch  &  Rosenthal, 
which  continued  until  1898.  Elected  Justice 
of  the  Peace  in   1898  and  served  until   1902, 


ERSKINE  MAYO  ROSS. 

Residence,  3189  Wilshire  Boulevard;  office. 
Federal  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Cul- 
pepper County,  Virginia,  June  30,  1845.  Son 
of  William  Buckner  and  Elizabeth  Mayo 
(Thorn)  Ross.  Moved  to  California  in  June, 
1868.  Married  Inez  H.  Bettis  (deceased), 
May,  1874,  and  Ida  Hancock,  June  1,  1909. 
Early  education  received  in  private  schools 
in  Virginia,  followed  by  a  course  in  Virginia 
Military  Institute,  Lexington,  Virginia. 
Studied  law  in  Los  Angeles,  and  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  the  fall  of  1869. 
Immediately  formed  partnership  with  C.  E. 
Thom,  which  continued  until  1879.  That  year 
he  was  elected  a  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  California;  in  1883  re-elected  Justice  of 
the  Supreme  Court.  October  1,  1886,  re- 
signed from  the  Supreme  Bench  and  resumed 
practice  in  partnership  with  Hon.  Stephen 
M.  White.  In  January,  1887,  appointed 
United  States  District  Judge  for  the  Southern 
District  of  California.  February,  1895,  was 
appointed  United  States  Circuit  Judge  for 
the  Ninth  Judicial  Circuit,  which  position  he 
still  holds.     Democrat. 

JOHN  G.  ROSSITER. 

Residence,  106  Belief ontaine  Street;  office, 
Boston  Building,  Pasadena.  Born  in  1855  in 
Fort  Howard,  Wisconsin.  Son  of  Allan  F. 
and  Margaret  (Gormley)  Rossiter.     Moved  to 


California  in  May,  1887.  Married  in  1897  to 
Mary  A.  Parker.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools    of     Wisconsin.     Studied     law    in    the 


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BIOGE  AFJIIC  AL 


offices  of  Metcalfe  &  McLai-hlan.  Pasadena. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1S!>9 
and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  of  Southern  California.  Prac- 
ticed law  in  Pasadena  alone  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  order.  Knights  Tenijdar. 
Shriner,  K.  of  P.,  I.  O.  O.  F..  Pasadena  Board 
of  Trade  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association. 
Republican. 

JOSEPH    ROTHSCHILD. 

Residence,  2415  Washington  Street;  office, 
1101-1108  Chronicle  Building.  San  Francisco. 
Born  October  5,  1S57.  in  San  Francisco,  Son 
of  Henry  and  Hannah  (Mossheim)  Roths- 
child. Married  July  31,  1907,  to  Hannah  K. 
Tauber.    Educated  at  the  public  schools  of  San 


Francisco,  and  in  1879  graduated  from  Yale 
College.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Connecticut,  Supreme  Court  of  Cali- 
fornia, and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  at  Washington,  District  of  Columbia,  in 
1895.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  San 
Francisco,  alone,  immediately  upon  his  admis- 
sion to  the  California  bar,  until  March,  1911, 
when  he  became  senior  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Rothschild,  Rosenheim,  Schooler  & 
Miller.  Member  of  the  Board  of  Education, 
1889-90.  Ex-president  of  the  Democratic 
County  Committee  of  San  Francisco.  Vice- 
president  and  Acting  Chairman  of  the  Demo- 
cratic State  Central  Committee  from  19ii2  to 
1906.  Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Past 
Orand  President  B'nai  B'rith.  Past  Presi- 
dent Free  Sone  of  Israel,  and  N.  S.  G.  W. 
Member  of  Concordia  and  Yale  Clubs  and 
President  since  its  organization  of  the  South 
of  Market  Street  Improvement  Association 
and  Member  of  the  Executive  Committee  of 


the  Civic  League,  Member  of  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Greater  San  Francisco 
Committee.     Democrat. 

PURCELL  ROWE. 

Residence,  Mti  Clayton  Street;  office,  965 
Monadnock  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Essex  County.  Virginia,  August  2S.  1863. 
Son  of  John  G.  and  Margaret  (Purcell)  Rowe. 
Married  to  Sarah  E.  Martin  in  February, 
1890.  Moved  to  this  state  in  1894.  At- 
tended the  Randolph  Macon  College.  Ashland, 
Virginia;  Military  Institute,  Lexington,  Vir- 
ginia, and  University  of  Michigan,  Ann  Ar- 
bor. Michigan,  graduating  with  the  degree  ot 
LL.  B.  in  1S93  and  LL.  M.  in  1894.  Admitted 
to  the  bar.  at  San  Francisco,  August.  1894. 
Has  practiced  in  San  Francisco  since  admis- 
sion. ^Member  of  the  Union  League,  (Jom- 
monwealth  and  Unitarian  clubs.  Knights  Tem- 
plar and  Masonic  fraternities.     Republican. 

JUD    R.    RUSH. 

Residence,  Sierra  Vista;  office,  600  Bryson 
Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Green 
County,  Pennsylvania.  March  9,  1865.  Son 
of  John  L.  S.  and  Dorcas  (Parcell)  Rush. 
Received  his  education  in  the  common  and 
high  schools   of  Iowa   and  studied   law  while 


serving  in  office  of  Justice  of  tlie  Peace. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1893, 
and  commenced  the  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Los  Angeles.  Entered  into  part- 
nership with  Le  Compte  Davis  in  1895,  prac- 
ticing under  the  firm  name  of  Davis  k  Rush, 
which  continues  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Gamut  Club.  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.  B. 
P.  O.  E.,  Masonic  fraternity  and  Shriner. 
Democrat. 


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489 


SAMUEL  B.  RUSSELL. 

Eesideuce,  Mill  Valley;  office,  Pacific  Build- 
ing, San  Francisco.  Born  in  Leavenworth, 
Kansas,  May  27,  1870.  Son  of  Samuel  David 
and  Ann  Gertrude  (Brown)  Russell.  Moved 
to  California  in  July,  1875.  Attended  the 
grammar  schools  of  Placer  County  from  1878 
to  1880.  and  grammar  evening  school  in  San 
Francisco,  1890  to  1892.  Later  took  a  special 
law  course  at  the  University  of  California, 
1906  to  1909.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, in  San  Francisco,  in  August,  1897, 
and  has  continued  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone  to  date.     Republican. 

J.  H.  RYCKMAN. 

Residence,  4707  Budlong  Avenue;  office, 
921  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Armstrong  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1858. 
Son  of  Alonzo  and  Sarah  Agnes  (Patty) 
Ryckman.  Married  in  1894  to  Rosa  E. 
Meyer.  Obtained  his  education  by  personal 
study  and  read  law  in  the  offices  of  Hon. 
Silas  M.  Clark,  Justice  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Supreme  Court,  and  Hon.  James  A.  Hunter,  of 
Pennsylvania,  10th  Judicial  District.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Greensburg,  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  1882.  For  twenty  years  practiced 
law  in  Wyoming  and  Utah,  and  moved  to 
California  in  1909,  locating  in  Lo«  Angeles. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1910, 
and  entered  into  partnership  with  Job  Har- 
riman.  Edward  W.  Tuttle,  and  E.  V.  Eosen- 
kranz,  which  continues  to  date.     Socialist. 

ELMER  GUY  RYKER. 


Residence,  153  Parkside  Drive,  Claremont, 
Berkeley;  office,  Security  Bank  Building, 
Oakland.  Born  in  Springfield,  Missouri,  Sep- 
tember  9,    1871.     Son    of   T.   C.   and   Mary   R. 


(McCarty)    Ryker.     Moved    to    California    in 

1896.  Married     Maytie     Prather    March    24, 

1897.  Graduated  from  the  high  school  in 
Springfield,  Missouri,  in  1892,  and  from  the 
University  of  Michigan  in  1896,  receiving  the 
degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar,  by 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Michigan,  at  Ann  Ar- 
bor, Michigan,  in  1896,  and  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  California  in  San  Francisco,  in  Sep- 
tember,  1896.     Republican. 

STUART   M.   SALISBURY. 

Residence,  Los  Angeles;  office,  401-411  Trust 
and  Savings  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Ohio,  September  14,  1885.  Son  of  Dr.  Samuel 
S.  and  Anna  (Brown)  Salisbury.  Moved  to 
the  state  of  California  in  November,  1886.  At- 
tended the  public  and  high  schools  of  Los 
Angeles;  Pomona  College;  graduating  from 
Stanford  University  in  1907  with  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  Attended  Harvard  Law  School 
from  1907  to  1909.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  at  Los  Angeles,  .January  21,  1910. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Los  An- 
geles. Associated  with  E.  E.  Hewlett  to  date. 
Republican. 

MAURICE   SALZMAN. 

Residence,  1332 
W  e  s  1 1  a  ke  Ave- 
nue; office,  526 
Security  Build- 
ing,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Spring- 
field, Arizona,  Oc- 
tober 2,  1885.  Son 
of  Max  and  Nata- 
11  e  (Schram) 
S  a  1  z  m  a  n.  Re- 
ceived his  early 
education  at  St. 
Matthew's  Mili- 
tary School,  i  n 
San  Mateo,  and 
attended  Los  An- 
geles High  School 
in  1903,  graduat- 
ing in  1906.  Entered  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1906  and  continued  until  1908,  when 
he  entered  the  University  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia, and  graduated  therefrom  in  1911 
with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  Los  Angeles,  June  19,  1911, 
and  at  the  same  time  to  United  States  Cir- 
cuit and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia, and  practices  his  profession  in  associa- 
tion with  Oscar  Lawlor,  to  date.  Member  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity. 

SAMUEL  MARKS  SAMTER. 

Residence,  3970  Clay  Street;  office.  Mills 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  St.  Louis, 
Missouri,  July  18,  1875.  Son  of  Marks  and 
Augusta    (Fischer)    Samter.     Moved   to  Cali- 


490 


BIOGRAPHIC  A  L. 


fornia  in  1S92.  Graduateil  from  the  public 
schools  of  Memphis,  Tenuessee;  Memphis  In- 
stitute, and  Leildins  Collejje,  iu  1^91.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  by  the  iSujireme  Court  of 
the  state  of  California.  ,lune  10,  1902.  Was 
associated  with  law  firm  of  Reinstein  & 
Eisner  from  1S92  to  1S9S.  when  the  firm  was 
dissolved;  thereafter  with  J.  B.  Reinstein 
until  the  latter's  death  in  1911. 

JACOB  SAMUELS. 

Residence,  320  Mai)le  Street;  office.  G3U 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San 
Francisco.  June  16,  1867.  Son  of  Julius  and 
Esther  (Blackman)  Samuels.  Attended  the 
grammar  schools  of  San  Francisco  until 
1880;  Boys"  High  School,  1883;  University  of 
California,  1887,  and  the  Hastings  College  of 
Law,  1890.  Admitte.l  to  the  bar  June  24, 
1890.  Prior  to  his  admission  studieil  law  in 
the  office  of  Morrow  &  Stratton.  and  \Vm.  M. 
Pierson.  Since  his  admission  has  j>racticed 
alone.     Republican. 

MARCUS  LOENE  SAMUELS. 

Residence,  San  Francisco;  office,  Pacific 
Building,  San  FVancisco.  Born  in  Oakland, 
(.'alifornia,  and  received  his  education  in  the 
public  day  and  evening  schools  of  that  city. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  San 
Francisco    September,    1907.    and    to    the    Su- 


preme Court,  Cnitetl  States  District  and  Cir- 
cuit Courts,  and  all  state  courts.  Commenced 
the  active  jiractice  of  his  profession  asso- 
ciated with  Philip  I.  Manson,  which  con- 
tinued until  January.  1910,  when  Mr.  Man- 
son  retired  from  active  practice.  I'pon  this 
association  ceasing  he  continued  his  practice 
alone,  and  continues  to  date.     Member  of  the 


Masonic  fraternity,  Independent  Order  B'nai 
H"rith,  and  San  Francisco  Bar  Association. 
Republican. 

OSCAR  SAMUELS. 

Residence,  228  8th  Avenue;  office,  630  Mills 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  May  13,  1878, 
in  San  Francisco.  Son  of  Julius  and  Esther 
(Blackman)  Samuels.  Married  Dixie  C.  Stew- 
art. August  1,  1906.  Graduated  from  the 
Lowell  High  School  in  May,  1894.  Attended 
the  University  of  California,  1894-95.  Stud- 
ied law  in  the  office  of  Jacob  Samuels  from 
1895  to  1897.  Engaged  in  commercial  busi- 
ness until  1903,  when  he  again  resumed  the 
study  of  law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  May  11, 
1905.     Republican. 

MILES  EDWARD  SANBORN. 

Residence  and  office,  Yuba  City,  Sutter 
County.  Born  in  Polo,  Hlinois,  November  1, 
1852.  '  Son  of  Abram  J.  and  Elizabeth  E. 
(Gemmell)  Sanborn.  Married  April  15,  1884, 
to  Frankie  M.  Luckcy,  of  Polo,  Illinois.  At- 
tended the  district  school  near  Polo  from 
1859  to  1869.  Entered  L'nion  College  of  Law, 
Chicago,  Illinois,  in  1873,  and  received  the 
degree  of  LL.B  June  5,  1884.  Admitted  to 
practice  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois 
October  20,  1874,  at  Ottawa,  Illinois;  Su- 
preme Court  of  California,  May  16,  1885,  at 
Sacramento;  United  States  Circuit  Court, 
January  3,  1901,  at  San  Francisco.  Served 
as  City  Attorney  of  Duulap,  Iowa,  in  1876, 
and  District  Attorney  of  Sutter  County  1882- 
87.     Republican. 

AUSTIN  ALANSON  SANDERSON. 

Residence.  San  Francisco;  orticc,  (  alifornia- 
Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco.  Birn  in 
Watkins  Glen,  Xew  York,  January  4,  1848. 
Son  of  Alpheus  and  Sallie  Clauson  (White) 
Sanderson.  Moved  to  California  in  1880. 
Married  November  25,  1S72,  to  Ella  Reding- 
ton.  Received  his  eilucation  by  private  tui- 
tion. Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Trenton,  Xew 
Jersey,  in  1879,  and  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  1880.  Judge  of  the  Sujierior  Court  of  San 
Francisco  from  January,  1890,  to  January, 
1896.  Since  his  retirement  from  the  bench 
has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law. 
Member  of  the  Union  League  Club.  Demo- 
crat. 

JOHN  ALONZO  SANDS. 

Residence,  2031  Prince  Street,  Berkeley; 
office,  304  Oakland  Bank  of  Savings  Build- 
ing, Oaklanil.  Born  in  Oskaloosa,  Jefferson 
County.  Kansas,  February  21,  1863.  Son  of 
John  Dempster  and  Ella  Luella  (Boucher) 
Sands.  Married  to  Pauline  L.  Ballard.  De- 
cember 28,  1892.  Attended  the  grammar 
schools  of  San  Jose,  Reno,  Nevada,  and  Lin- 
don,   Kansas.     Graduated   from   the   San   Jose 


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491 


High  School  in  18S1;  UBiversity  of  California 
in  1889,  with  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  May,  1891.  Con- 
tinues the  practice  of  his  profession  alone  to 
date. 

THOMAS  A.  SANSON. 

Eesidence,  1617  South  Marengo  Avenue, 
Oneonta  Park,  South  Pasadena;  office,  827 
Walter  P.  Story  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Blairstown,  New  Jersey,  May  31,  1869. 
Son  of  Thomas  A.  and  Seraphine  P.  (Adams) 
Sanson.  Married  Eva  S.  Tufts,  November 
14,  1S94.  Moved  to  California  July  1,  1909. 
Received  his  early  education  at  the  public 
schools  of  Blairstown  from  1875  until  1880. 
Attended  Blair  Presbyterial  Academy,  Blairs- 
town, New  Jersey,  from  1880  to  1885;  New 
York  Business  College,  1885  to  1886;  Prince- 
ton College,  1886  to  1889,  and  the  Albany  Law 
School,  1889  to  1890,  receiving  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  in  the  latter  year.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  New  York,  May  8,  1890.  Assistant 
United  States  Attorney,  District  of  Indian 
Territory,  from  September,  1890,  to  April, 
1893.  Engaged  in  general  practice  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Knights 
of  Pythias  and  B.  P.  O.  E.     Republican. 

EDWIN    WILLIAM    SARGENT. 

Residence,  621  St.  Paul  Street;  office.  Title 
Guarantee  and  Trust  Company,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  August  15,  1848,  in  Oregon,  Wisconsin. 
Son  of  Croydon  and  Lucy  (Hutchenson)  Sar- 
gent. Married  Ella  Barr  of  Sterling,  Illinois, 
August     30,     187().     Moved     to     California    in 


1871.  Educated  in  the  High  School  of 
Evansville,  Wisconsin,  and  State  University 
of  Wisconsin,  1868-70;  Graduated  from  the 
Law    Department    of    University    of    Iowa    in 


1874,  with,  degree  of  B.  L.  Practiced  in 
Denison,  Iowa,  from  1874  to  1879;  moved  to 
Atchison,  Kansas,  and  continued  until  1886, 
when  he  removed  to  Los  Angeles,  and  has 
been  engaged  in  practice  continuously  to 
date.  General  attorney  and  Vice-president 
of  the  Title  Guarantee  and  Trust  Company 
of  Los  Angeles  from  1895  to  date.  Member 
of  Masonic  order.  Knight  Templar,  Shriner, 
Los  Angeles  County  Bar  Association,  and 
Jonathan,  Los  Angeles,  Los  Angeles  Athletic, 
and  Annandale  Country  clubs.     Republican. 

FRANCIS  W.   SARGENT. 

Residence  and  office,  Salinas  City.  Born  in 
California,  September  21,  1870.  Son  of  An- 
drew Jackson  and  Julia  (Moffitt)  Sargent. 
Married  October  24,  1899,  to  Mary  Watson. 
Attended  the  public  school  at  Mokelumne 
Hill,  Calaveras  County,  California,  for  five 
years,  and  at  Jackson,  Amador  County,  for 
three  years,  graduating  therefrom  in  1888. 
Entered  Santa  Clara  College  in  August  1890, 
and  graduated  June  3,  1895,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  B.  A.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia at  San  Francisco,  March  12,  1903. 
Entered  into  partnership  with  J.  A.  Bardm, 
which  continued  until  January  1,  1911,  when 
he  formed  partnership  with  J.  H.  Andressen, 
which  continues  to  date.  Assistant  District 
Attorney  of  Monterey  County,  California, 
from  January  1907,  to  January,  1911.  Dis- 
trict Attorney  of  Monterey  County,  Califor- 
nia,  since   January    1911.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM  H.  SAVAGE. 

Residence,  105  Orizaba  Street;  office,  Sepul- 
veda  Building,  San  Pedro.  Born  in  Limer- 
ick, Ireland,  in  1843.  Son  of  Michael  and 
Ellen  (Kelley)  Savage.  Married  to  Cath- 
erine Hartnett  in  1907.  Received  his  early 
education  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
Boston,  Massachusetts.  From  1861  to  1865 
served  in  United  States  Navy.  Moved  to 
California,  and  enlisted  in  United  States 
Army,  where  he  served  until  1874.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California,  in  Los  Angeles,  in 
1879;  Arizona,  1882.  Commenced  the  practice 
of  law  in  Los  Angeles  in  1879  until  1882, 
when  he  moved  to  Bisbee,  Arizona,  where 
lie  practiced  until  1887.  Returned  to  Cali- 
fornia and  located  in  San  Pedro,  where  he 
continues  alone  to  date.  Served  in  the  Sen- 
ate of  California,   1905   to  1911.     Republican. 

JAMES  GUSTAVE  SCARBOROUGH. 

Residence,  2679  Menlo  Avenue;  office,  215 
Coulter  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Kisst- 
chi,  Natchitouches  Parish,  Louisiana,  June  23, 
1862.  Son  of  James  W.  and  Sarah  (Rutland) 
Scarborough,  Married  October  4,  1SS7,  to 
Florence  Pendleton.  Came  to  California  in 
1885.     Educated   in   Waco   University,   Waco, 


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Texas;  Howanl  College,  Marion,  Alabama, 
graduating  in  June,  1883,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  Read  law  in  the  office  of  Flint  & 
Anderson,  Waco,  Texas.  Admitted  to  the 
District  Court  of  Texas,  at  Waco,  June  26, 
1884;  Sni)reme  Court  of  Texas,  February  4, 
1885;  Supreme  Court  of  California,  April  8, 
1886;  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  for  the  Southern  District  of  California 
a  few  years  later.  In  1900  formed  partner- 
ship with  W.  M.  Bowen,  at  Los  Angeles, 
which  continues  to  date,  engaged  in  general 
)iractice.  District  Attorney  for  Orange 
County.  California,  1893  to  189.5.  Member  of 
tiie  Jonathan  Club  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  As- 
sociation.    Democrat. 

HENRY  C.    SCHAERTZER. 

Residence,    Cor- 
nelia       Hote;! 
A  p  artments; 
office     90  0-9  06 
Humboldt    Bank 
Building,     San 
Francisco.     Born 
in    San   Francisco, 
^ray  3,  1869.     Son 
(if     John     A.    and 
P.arbara      (Gels) 
Schaertzer.      Mar- 
r  i  e  d      Amelia 
Plaiiz,      June      27, 
1  8  9  1.      Attended 
the   public   schools 
of    San    Francisco 
and      Lincoln 
Evening       School, 
(Commercial    Department),   graduating    from 
the     latter     in     1886.     Attended    lectures    at 
Hastings  College  of  Law,  San  Francisco,  from 
1888  to   1890.     Admitted  to   the  bar  of   Cali- 
fornia by  the  Supreme  Court,  at  Sacramento, 
May  4,  1890;  to  the  bar  of  the  United  States 
Circuit    Court    of    Appeals    and    Circuit    and 
District  Courts  of  this  Circuit  and  the  United 
States   Supreme   Court   in   1908.     Devoted   en- 
tire time  to  practicing  law  in  San  Francisco. 
Member  of  the  American  Academy  of  Politi- 
cal   and    Social    Sciences,    and    the    National 
Geograpiiical  Society.     Past  President  of  the 
Native  Sons  of  the  Golden  West.     Past  Na- 
tional    Councilor     of     Junior     Order     United 
American    Mechanics.     Past    Master    of    the 
F.  &  A.  M.     Past  Commander  of  the  Golden 
Gate     Commandery,    Knights    Templar,    and 
member    of    the    Masonic   fraternity.     Repub- 
lican. 

FRED  HAYES  SCHAUER. 

Residence,  2411  Batli  Street;  office,  Howard 
Canfield  Building,  Santa  Barbara.  Born  in 
Washington  County,  Kansas,  July  29,  1882. 
Son  of  Samuel  and  Eva  E.  (Hayes)  Schauer. 
Married  March  9,  1909,  to  Bessie  Turner.  In 
1888    he    moved    to    California,    and    received 


his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
tiiat  state.  Graduated  from  Santa  Maria 
High  School  in  1898,  and  from  Santa  Bar- 
bara High  School  the  following  year.  Gradu- 
ated from  Occidental  College,  Los  Angeles,  in 
1903,  and  attended  the  Law  School  of  George 
Washington  University  from  September, 
1903,  to  June,  1905.  Attended  Stanford  Law 
School  for  a  short  time.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California,  July  17,  1906.  Employed 
in  the  House  of  Representatives,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  1903-5.  Secretary  of  Republican 
County  Central  Committee,  1906-7,  1909-10. 
Appointed  De]>uty  District  Attorney  of  Santa 
Barbara  County,  November,  1910,  which  office 
he  holds  to  date.  Member  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  Occidental  College  since  May, 
1910,  Probation  Committee  of  Santa  Barbara 
County,  and  Kniglits  of  Pythias  fraternity. 
Republican. 

PAUL  W.  SCHENCK. 

Residence,  Owen  Ajiartments,  Los  Angeles; 
office,  622  Laughlin  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Albion,  Micliigan,  August  18,  1874. 
Son  of  Alonzo  and  Amanda  (Wadsworth) 
Schenck.  Married  October  8,  1907,  to  Gene- 
vieve W.  Kittrelle.  Attended  Lake  Forrest 
University,  Chicago,  Illinois,  graduating  from 
the  Law  Department  in  1898,  with  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in 
1898.  Practiced  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  until 
1901.  Moved  to  California  in  1901,  and  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  that  yeai-, 
and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts.  Member  of  the  firm  of 
Schenck,  Swaffield  &  Munholland.  Special- 
izes ill  criminal  law.     Democrat. 

FRANK    SCHILLING. 

Residence,  1370 
Hayes  Street  ; 
office,  860-862  Pa- 
cific Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
June  18,  1864,  in 
Theinheim,  G  e  r- 
m  a  n  y.  Son  ot 
Ludwig  and  Kun- 
igande  (W  i  r  t  h) 
Schilling.  Moved 
to  the  state  of  Cal- 
ifornia in  March, 
1888.  Married 
April  18,  1897,  to 
Katherine  K  i  d- 
ney.  Received  his 
early  education  in 
the    public    schools 

of  (u'rmany,  187()-7().  Graduated  from  Schule 
of  Lohr,  on  the  Main,  August,  1881;  Hurle- 
Seminar  of  Wurzberg-on-the-Main,  1883. 
AtteiKled  St.  Joseph's  College  at  Tentopollis, 
Illinois,  1887-88.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in 
San  Francisco,  October  30,   1895,  and  studied 


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with  the  late  E.  Percy  Wright,  1901-04. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Schilling  &  Diviny 
(Thos.  M.  Diviny),  practicing  law  since  1895. 
Major  Commanding  First  Reserve  Militia, 
Rifle  and  Revolver  Club  of  San  Francisco, 
Secretary  of  Inter-party  Conference,  which 
framed  the  first  primary  Election  Law  of  Cali- 
fornia. Founder  of  the  United  States  Protec- 
tive Association  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty 
to  Children  and  Animals.  Member  of  San 
Francisco  Bar  Association,  W.  O.  W.,  and 
National   Union.     Republican. 

FRANK  C.  SCHERNSTEIN. 

Residence,  San  Rafael;  office.  Mills  Build- 
ing, San  Francisco.  Born  December  3,  1872, 
in  New  York.  Received  his  education  in  San 
Francisco.  Engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits 
prior  to  his  admission.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  San  Francisco,  November  6, 
1911.  Commenced  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession  immediately  upon  admission,  in 
San  Francisco,  and  continues  to  date,  prac- 
ticing  alone. 

LOUIS   J.    SCHINO. 

Residence,  Merced,  California;  office,  Ped- 
reira  Building,  Merced.  Born  in  Groveland, 
Tuolumne  County,  California,  January  28, 
1883.  Son  of  Michael  P.  and  Maria  (De  Fer- 
rari) Schino.  Edvicated  in  the  Merced 
County    grammar    and    high    schools,    and    a 


graduate  of  Stanford  University  in  the  class 
of  '03.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
January  6,  1909,  at  Sacramento,  in  the  Third 
Appellate  District  Court  of  Appeals,  and  has 
actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession up  to  the  present  time.  Was  a  member 
of  Company  "H,"  6th  Regiment,  N.  G.  C,  for 


three  years  during  Spanish-American  War. 
Member  of  Merced  Fire  Department  for  nine 
years;  also  member  of  Merced  Improvement 
Club.     Democrat. 

JOHN  SCHL£GEL. 

Residence,  319 
Gramercy  Place; 
office,  811  H.  W. 
Hellman  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  June  2(5, 
1880,  near  Abi- 
lene, Dickinson 
County,  Kansas. 
Son  of  L  e  0  n- 
ard  and  Anna 
Mary  (Tisch- 
hauser)  Schlegel. 
Married  June  26, 
1906,  to  Ethel  E. 
Freeman.  Moved 
to  California  in 
1887  and  gradu- 
ated from  the  public  schools  of  Los  Angeles 
County  and  later  from  the  Los  Angeles  State 
Normal  School.  Attended  the  University  of 
Southern  California,  Law  School,  and  gradu- 
ated therefrom  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  Los 
Angeles,  July,  1909,  prior  to  which  he  was 
engaged  as  principal  of  various  educational 
institutions  in  California.  Commenced  active 
practice  of  his  profession  upon  his  admission, 
and  continues  to  date.  Member  of  the  Metro- 
politan Club,  Masonic  fraternity  and  W^ood- 
men  of  the  World.     Republican. 

BERT  SCHLESSINGER. 


Residence,  3918  Clay  Street;  office.  Mutual 
Savings  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.     Born 


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in  Birmingliani.  Hii^laiul.  Ajiril  in,  isti."),  ami 
moved  to  this  country  at  an  early  age.  Ke- 
eeiveil  bis  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  and  later  attended  Hastings  College 
of  Law,  graduating  in  ISSo.  with  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  Coninienced  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  in  San  Francisco  and  contin- 
ued until  1895,  when  he  was  appointed  Assist- 
ant United  States  Attorney,  and  held  that 
appointment  until  1S9S,  when  he  resigned  tu 
resume  '..is  private  pracrice.  Was  subse- 
quently em]>loved  by  the  government  as  spe- 
ci;il  counsel  in  the  San  Francisco  Mint  eases. 
Elected  two  terms  to  the  California  Assembly 
from  the  3Sth  district.  Member  of  the  Press 
Club,  Masonic  fraternity,  and  of  the  San 
Francisco  Bar  Association.     Democrat. 

MILTON  L.   SCHMITT. 

Eesidence.  lit^d  California  Street;  otlice, 
460  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 
Born  February  4,  1877,  in  San  Francisco. 
Son  of  Maurice  and  Ella  (Lewis)  Schmitt. 
Married  February  12,  1000,  to  Helen  Alex- 
ander.     First    attended    tlio    public    scliools    of 


San  Francisco  and  later  graduating  from  the 
Boys'  Tiigh  School,  T^niversity  of  California, 
and  in  1899  from  Hastings  College  of  Law. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  San  Francisco,  May, 
1899.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Najihtaly, 
Freidenrich  &  Ackerman  while  attending  law 
school,  and  since  then  has  been  associated 
with  that  firm,  and  with  1).  Freidenrich,  its 
surviving  partner.  Elected  ^fember  of  the 
Assembly  of  California  Legislature  in  1908, 
and  re-elected  in  1910  as  Representative  of 
40th  District.     Republican. 

ALBERT  SCHOONOVER. 

Residence,  2G70  Third  Street;  office,  Scripps 
Building,    San     Diego.     Born    at    Bonaparte, 


Iowa,  February  10,  1S70.  Son  of  Isaac  E.  and 
Margaret  J.  (Veager)  Schoonover.  Married 
•July  ."),  189."?,  to  Emma  S.  Green.  Educated 
in  tlie  common  schools  of  Attica,  Indiana. 
Fntered  the  office  of  his  father,  Isaac  E. 
Schoonover,  where  he  read  law  in  1887.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Indiana,  February  9, 
1S91.  Moved  to  California  October  23,  1903, 
locating  in  San  Diego.  Member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic, B.  P.  O.  E..  and  Knights  of  Pythias 
fraternities.     Democrat. 

ANDREW  ROBERT  SCHOTTKY. 

Resilience,  28  Steiner  Street;  office,  1040 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  August 
17,  1887,  in  Savannaii,  Georgia.  Son  of  Theo. 
and  Frances  (Klein)  Sehottkj'.  Moved  to 
tlie  state  of  California  in  1895.  Received 
his  early  education  in  the  gran\mar  and  high 
schools  of  Los  Banos,  California,  later  grad- 
uating from  Hastings  College  of  Law,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  LL.B.,  in  1910.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1910,  since  which  date  he  has 
been  associated  with  ('has.  C.  Boynton. 
Member  of  tlie  rniversity  Club.      Democrat. 

FERNO  J.   SCHUHL. 

Residence,  1800  Laguna  Street;  oflSee,  24 
Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born 
March  3,  1889,  in  San  Francisco.  Attended 
public  schools,  Gretcher's  Private  School  and 
law  school  in  San  Francisco.  Admitted  to 
practice  April  28th,  1911.     Admitted  to  prac- 


tice in  the  Ignited  States  Circuit  Court, 
August  26,  1911,  and  to  the  United  States 
District  Court,  September  18,  1911.  Member 
of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Civic  Club;  also  of  Mount  Moriah  Lodge 
Xo.  44  of  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  San  Francisco  Scot- 


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tish  Eite  No.  1,  32d  degree  Islam  Temple 
(Mystic  Shrine),  San  Francisco.  Past  Presi- 
dent of  the  Native  Sons  of  the  Golden  West, 
Bay  Citv  Parlor. 


CARL    SCHULTZ. 

Eesidence  and  office,  5(iO  South  Hope 
Street,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Germany,  De- 
cember 27,  1850.  Son  of  Fritz  and  Henrietta 
(Heuer)  Schultz.  Moved  to  California  in 
1901.  Married  Ellen  Greenwood,  March  23, 
1903.      Educated     in     the     public     and     high 


schools  of  Germany  and  the  University  of 
Berlin.  Attended  North  Carolina  Law 
School,  Ashville,  North  Carolina,  from  1899 
to  1901,  and  Southern  California  Law  School, 
Los  Angeles,  California,  1902-3.  Eead  law 
in  the  office  of  Judge  Davis,  of  Ashville, 
North  Carolina,  for  fourteen  months.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  October  20, 
1903,  in  Los  Angeles;  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  the  Southern  District 
of  California  in  1911.  President  of  the 
Naturopathic  Institute  and  Sanatorium  of 
California.  President  of  the  Association  of 
Naturopathic  Physicians  of  California  for 
four  years,  having  previously  served  as  secre- 
tary for  five  years.  Served  in  the  German 
army  from  1869  to  1873,  with  rank  of  1st 
Lieutenant  during  the  Franco-German  War. 
Studied  medicine  in  Germany  and  elsewhere, 
receiving  the  degrees  of  M.  D.,  N.  D.,  D.  0., 
D.  C.  and  M.  E.,  and  other  honors.  Member 
of  the  Knickerbocker  Club  and  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 
fraternity;  also  the  Physicians  and  Surgeons 
Association  of  America. 


CLEVELAND   SCHULTZ. 

Eesidence,  6  i  6 
West  41st  Street; 
office,  807-808 
California  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  October  31, 
1886,  in  Hay  s, 
Kansas.  Son  of 
Henry  C.  an  d 
Louisa  (Lajie) 
Schultz.  Marriei 
August  2,  1906,  tu 
Jennie  Shire. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia January  .3, 
19  10.  Educated 
in  the  public 
schools  of  Kansas 
and  High  School 
of  Chicago,  Illinois.  Graduated  from  Illinois 
College  of  Law  in  Chicago,  in  1909,  with  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  For  some  time  in  legal 
department  of  I.  C.  E.  E.  in  Chicago,  Illinois. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  C'alifornia  August  24, 
1910.  Engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  law 
in  Los  Angeles.  Member  of  Foresters,  Moose, 
and  Masonic  fraternities.     Socialist. 

JOSEPH  SCOTT. 

Eesidence,  984  Elden  Avenue;  office,  707 
Equitable  Savings  Bank  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Penrith,  Cumberland  County, 
England,  July  16,  1867.  Sou  of  Joseph  and 
Mary  (Donnelly)  Scott.     Moved  to  California 


June  30,  1893.  Married  Bertha  Eoth,  June 
6,  1898.  Eeceived  his  education  at  St.  Cuth- 
bert's     College,     Ushaw,     Durham,     England. 


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Matriculated  London  University,  England, 
.liine,  1SS7;  gold  medalist  of  his  class. 
Taught  as  Senior  Professor  of  Rhetoric  and 
English  Literature  at  St.  Bonaventure's  Col- 
lege, Allegany,  New  York,  1890-93,  where 
degree  of  A.  M.  was  conferred;  Ph.  D.  was 
conferred  by  Santa  Clara  College,  California, 
1907.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  in 
Los  Angeles,  April,  1894;  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  Southern  District  of  California,  and 
also  to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court. 
Member  of  the  Los  Angeles  Charter  Revis- 
ion Committee,  1902.  Vice-President  Board 
of  Freeholders  to  draft  City  Charter,  1912. 
President  of  the  Board  of  Education,  1904-11. 
A  jtioneer  in  espousing  the  principle  of  non- 
jiartisanship  in  the  public  schools.  E.K-Pres- 
ident  of  the  Los  Angeles  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, now  serving  his  sixth  year  as  Director, 
Vice-President  Southwest  Museum.  Honor- 
ary Vice-President  of  the  Panama-Pacific  In- 
ternational Exposition  Company.  Member  of 
the  California  Delegation  to  Congress  that 
successfully  fought  for  San  Francisco  against 
Xew  Orleans  for  the  World's  Fair  in  1915. 
Past  State  Deputy  Knights  of  Columbus. 
Member  of  the  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association, 
State  Bar  Association,  American  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, California,  L'nion  League,  Sunset, 
Newman,  Los  Angeles  Athletic,  and  Celtic 
clubs.     Republican. 

JAMES    WALTER    SCOTT. 

Residence,  530  37th  Avenue;  office,  916 
Nevada  National  Bank  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Born  in  South  New  Berlin,  New  York, 


.July  2,  1879.  Son  of  Rev.  "Walter  and  Sarah 
.Tane  (Pugsley)  Scott.  Married  Gertrude  E. 
Merrill    in    1906.     Entered    Harvard    College 


in  1S97,  and  studied  there  three  years. 
Principal  of  the  High  School  of  South  Wind- 
sor, Connecticut,  from  1898  to  1900.  Re- 
moved to  California  in  1903.  where  he  en- 
tered Hastings  College  of  Law  and  graduated 
in  iMay,  1906,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1906, 
and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession 
in  association  with  Myrick  &  Deering,  which 
continues  to  date.  Member  of  the  Press 
Club. 

WILLIAM    SEA.   JR. 

Residence  Mill 
Valley;  office,  653 
Phelan  Building. 
San  Francisco. 
Born  November 
10,  1883,  in  Sau 
Francisco,  C  a  1  i  - 
fornia.  Son  o  t 
William  and  Anna 
Helen  (  .Jordan  ) 
Sea.  Married 
•Tune  22,  1910,  to 
Lorena  Florence 
Barnes.  Edu 
cated  in  the  gram- 
mar and  high 
schools  of  San 
Francisco.  E  n  - 
tered  Hastings  College  of  Law,  from  which 
he  graduated  May  13,  1908,  receiving  degree 
LL.  B.  Began  to  read  law  in  the  offices 
of  Messrs.  Maguire,  Lindsay,  Wyckoff,  Houx 
&  Barrett.  February,  1905,  in  which  offices  he 
became  chief  clerk  after  the  fire  of  April  18, 
1906.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
January  18,  1907.  Continued  his  association 
with  above  firm  until  May,  1910.  Associated 
with  Samuel  T.  Bush  until  July  1,  1911,  when 
he  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession 
alone,  which  continues  to  date.  Candidate 
for  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace,  primary 
election,  in  August.  1910.  Member  of  legal 
fraternity  of  Phi  Delta  Phi.     Repuldican. 

JAMES  M.  SEAWELL. 

Residence,  236  Cole  Street;  office,  City  Hall, 
San  Francisco.  Born  in  Indian  Territory, 
Fort  Gibson,  January  S,  1836.  Married  in 
1863.  Entered  Harvard  University  in  1853 
and  graduated  in  1855,  with  distinction;  later 
entered  the  law  school  of  the  L^niversity  of 
Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  graduated  there- 
from in  1857  with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Pennsylvania,  December, 
1858,  and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Philadelphia.  Admitted  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  California  in  1861.  Asso- 
ciated with  the  office  of  Shafter,  Goold  & 
Dwindle,  and  later  became  a  partner  of 
.Tames  ^fcM.  Shafter,  continuing  until  1871, 
from  which  time  he  practiced  his  profession 
alone    until    elected    Judge  of  the    Superior 


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Court,  in  November,  1892,  and  continues  to 
date,  having  been  re-elected  each  term. 
Member  of  the  University  and  Harvard  Clubs 
and  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion. 
Democrat. 

EMMETT    SEAWELL. 

Eesidence,  Santa  Eosa;  oflEice,  Courthouse, 
Santa  Rosa.  Born  in  Yountville,  Napa 
County,  California,  April  5,  1862.  Son  of 
William  Neely  and  Sarah  A.  (Rickman)  Sea- 
well.  Married  March  20,  1892,  to  Ida  S. 
Graiter.     Received  his  education  in  the  pub- 


lic schools  of  Vineland,  Napa  County,  and 
Santa  Rosa,  California,  graduating  from  the 
Pacific  Methodist  College  of  that  city  in  May, 
1887,  with  the  degree  of  A.  M.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  at  Sacramento,  in  1890. 
Elected  District  Attorney  of  Sonoma  County 
in  November,  1892,  and  was  re-elected  in 
1894,  serving  until  the  expiration  of  his  term 
in  January,  1898.  Elected  Judge  of  the  Supe- 
rior Court  in  and  for  the  County  of  Sonoma, 
California,  in  November,  1902,  and  was  re- 
elected in  November,  1908,  continuing  to  hold 
said  office  to  date.     Democrat. 

LOUIS  SEIDENBERG. 

Residence,  3653  Jackson  Street;  office.  Mills 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  New  York 
City,  June  18,  1860.  Son  of  Harris  and 
Augusta  (Bush)  Seidenberg.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  August,  1876.  Married  October  20, 
1885,  to  Hannah  Frankenberg.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Chicago,  Illinois.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  June  13,  1900,  at  San  Fran- 
cisco. Entered  into  partnership  with  George 
M.  Davis  in  March,  1903,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Seidenberg  &  Davis,  which  exists  to 
date.     Member   of  the   B'nai   B'rith   and   the 


Independent  Order  of  Foresters  of  America 
fraternities.     Republican. 

JOHN  R.  SELBY. 

Residence,  2650  Scott  Street;  office,  1201 
First  National  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  September  19,  1880,  in  Mayville,  North 
Dakota.  Son  of  William  A.  and  Adelia 
(Watson)  Selby.  Married  April  17,  1907,  te 
Sadie  Corbet.  Attended  the  public  school  of 
Grand  Forks,  North  Dakota,  later  entering 
University  of  North  Dakota,  1896,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1900  with  degree  of  B.  A. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  Supreme  Court  of 
North  Dakota,  June  14,  1904,  and  commenced 
practice  of  his  profession  at  Grand  Forks, 
North  Dakota.  In  1905  moved  to  San  Fran- 
cisco, where  he  was  admitted  to  practice  in 
October  of  the  same  year.  Associated  with 
Burke  Corbet,  with  whom  he  formed  ])artner- 
ship  .January  1,  1907,  practicing  under  the 
firm  name  of  Corbet  &  Selby  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  Masonic  fraternity.     Republican. 

EWALD    EDWARD    SELPH. 

Residence,  2317 
West  31st  Street; 
office,  522  Ameri- 
can Bank  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  January  18, 
1888,  in  Sheridan, 
Oregon.  Son  of 
Edgar  Eugene  and 
Lulu  B.  (Gwinn) 
Selph.  Moved  to 
California  in  1897. 
Attended  public 
schools  of  Califor- 
nia, Pasadena  and 
Los  Angeles  high 
schools,  Los  An- 
geles Polytechnic 
High     School    and 

University  of  Southern  California,  from 
which  he  received  the  degrees  of  LL.B  and 
LL.M.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at 
Los  Angeles,  June  21,  1909,  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Formed  partnership  with 
L.  S.  McCoy  and  Charles  H.  Richards,  under 
the  firm  name  of  McCoy,  Selph  &  Richards, 
which  continues  to  date.  Member  of  the  Uni- 
versity Club    and  Masonic  order.     Republican. 

CHARLES  BENJAMIN   SESSIONS. 

Residence,  115  7th  Avenue;  office,  Balboa 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  March  24, 
1851,  at  Georgetown,  South  Carolina.  Son  of 
Thomas  Solomon  and  Jane  Elizabeth  (Davies) 
Sessions.  Married  to  Rosalind  Boeh  in  1882. 
Attended  the  private  schools  in  his  native 
state.  Entered  Wofford  College,  Spartanburg, 
South  Carolina,  and  graduated  in  1874,  receiv- 


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BIOG  RAP  n IC  AL 


ing  degree  of  A.  B.  Studied  law  iu  the  of- 
fices of  Wilson  &  Dozier,  Georgetown,  South 
Carolina,  and  later  in  the  office  of  R.  H. 
Taylor,  Virginia  City,  Nevada.  Admitted  to 
jtractice  in  the  state  of  Colorado  in  1S80,  at 
Denver.  Moved  to  California  in  1SS9,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  l)ar  of  California  iu 
1S99.     Democrat. 

JAMES   PATRICK   SEX. 

Residence,  231  Park  Avenue;  office.  Bank 
of  San  Jose  Building,  San  Jose.  Born  in  San 
Jose,  April  7,  1S75.  Son  of  Peter  and  Mar- 
garet (Kenny)  Sex.  Married  Nellie  G.  Ward. 
January  "29,  19t").  Attended  St.  Joseph's  Col- 
lege, San   Jose,   and   Santa   Clara   College,   re- 


ceiving honorary  degree  of  Ph.  B.  from  latter 
institution  in  1909  and  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
in  19ln.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  W.  A. 
Bowden.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
April  27.  189(j.  and  the  United  States  Dis- 
trict Court,  August  3,  1909.  Appointed  Dep- 
utv  District  Attorney  in  1903.  serving  until 
19(17.  when  he  was  appointed  First  Assistant 
District  Attorney,  serving  until  October, 
1911,  at  which  time  he  resigned  to  take  up 
the  practice  of  law.  Lecturer  on  "Criminal 
Law"  in  Santa  Clara  College  since  1909. 
Member  of  the  Loyal  Order  of  Moose  and 
the  Y.  M.  T.     Democrat. 

ARTHUR  McARTHUR  SEYMOUR. 

Residence,  1605  H  Street;  office.  Bryte 
Building,  Sacramento.  Born  in  Sutter  County, 
California,  on  December  16,  1864,  son  of 
Henrv  O.  and  Elizabeth  Mc Arthur  (Osborn), 
Sevm'our.  ^larried  to  Mabel  Boyd  on  Janu- 
ary 17,  1893.  Received  his  education  in  the 
public   schools   of   Sacramento,   and   later   at- 


tended the  University  of  California,  receiving 
the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  in  1891.  Studied  law 
in  the  office  of  C.  H.  Oatman  of  Sacramento, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state 
in  November,  1S92.  Member  of  the  firm  of 
White,  Hughes  &  Seymour  from  1892  to  1896, 
then  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Wliite  &  Sey- 
mour until  1901.  In  1902  elected  District  At- 
torney of  Sacramento  and  served  until  1907, 
practicing  his  ]>rofession  alone  until  1910, 
when  he  became  associated  with  Archibald 
Yell,  which  association  continues  to  date. 
Democrat. 

GEORGE    DAVID    SHADBURNE. 
Residence,    904    Devisadero    Street;    office, 
Humboldt     Bank     Buil>ling,     San     Francisco. 


Born  June  13,  1842,  in  Brenham,  Texas. 
Son  of  William  Henry  Harrison  and  Eliza 
Miranda  (Wheeler)  Shadburne.  Moved  to 
this  state  June  13,  1868.  Married  June  1, 
1867,  and  July  1,  1905.  Received  his  early 
education  at  St.  Mary's  College,  Kentucky, 
completing  the  course  in  1861,  when  he  en- 
tered the  Confederate  army  and  served  un- 
til the  final  surrender.  Last  two  years  of 
the  Civil  War  was  Confederate  Chief  of 
Scouts.  Was  twice  wounded,  twice  captured 
and  twice  made  his  escape  while  Confederate 
Chief  of  Scouts,  and  caused  the  capture  of 
Grant's  beeves,  2.4S(i  head,  in  1864.  Granted 
the  cross  of  honor  by  the  Daughters  of  the 
Confederacy.  Admitted  to  the  bar  before  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Louisiana,  February  19, 
1867,  by  the  California  Supreme  Court,  Octo- 
ber 22  1873,  and  has  ever  since  been  in 
active  practice  of  his  profession.  Member  of 
the  Southern  Club.     Democrat. 


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JAMES  HORTON  SHANKLAND. 

Eesideuee,  715  West  2Stli  Street;  office,  411 
American  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Nashville,  Tennessee,  August  12,  1846. 
Son  of  Alexander  Beatty  and  Sarah  E. 
(Scovel)  Shankland.  Married  April  26,  1874, 
to  Louise  Fowler.     Moved  to  California    De- 


cember 20th,  same  year.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Nashville;  Crocker  School, 
of  White's  Creek  Springs,  near  Nashville, 
Tennessee;  University  of  Chicago,  and  Brown 
University,  from  which  he  graduated  in  June, 
1869,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Tennessee,  June  6,  1870;  Supreme 
Court  of  California,  in  San  Francisco,  Febru- 
ary 24,  1874;  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
March  18,  1892.  Member  of  the  firm  of 
Graves,  O'Melveny  &  Shankland,  of  Los  An- 
geles, for  sixteen  years,  and  since  1901  in 
partnership  with  Jeff.  P.  Chandler,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Shankland  &  Chandler,  which 
continues  to  date.  From  1878  to  1888,  attor- 
ney for  the  San  Francisco  Board  of  Trade. 
President  for  one  term  of  the  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association.  Member  of  the  State  Bar  As- 
sociation, California  Club,  and  Theta  Delta 
Chi  fraternity.     Republican. 

WILLIAM  CRITTENDEN  SHARPSTEIN. 

Residence,  ]-'34.j  Benton  Street,  Alameda; 
office,  801  Mills  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  July  9,  1863. 
Son  of  John  Randolph  and  Catherine  (Crit- 
tenden) Sharpstein.  Moved  to  the  state,  Sep- 
tember 7,  1864.  Married  May  8,  1887,  to 
Nellie  S.  Thompson.  Attended  San  Francisco 
public  schools  from  1869  to  1875,  St.  Matthew's 
Hall  (Private),  San  Mateo,  1875-79;  San 
Francisco  Boys'  High  School,  1879-82,  gradu- 


ating in  May,  1882;  Hastings  College  of  Law, 
in  1882,  graduating  in  May,  1885,  with  the 
degree  of  B.  L.  Admitted  by  the  Supreme 
Court,  at  San  Francisco,  May,  1885,  at  which 
period  he  was  in  the  office  of  McAllister  & 
Bergin.  Moved  to  Tacoma,  Washington,  in 
1886,  where  he  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his 
profession  until  February,  1900,  when  he  re- 
turned to  San  Francisco.  Member  of  the 
Commonwealth  Club.     Democrat. 

MICHAEL  F.  SHANNON. 

Residence,        8  3 
Victoria      Park  ; 
office.  District  At- 
torney's      office, 
Hall     of     Records, 
Los      Angeles. 
Born    in    Los    An- 
g  e  1  e  s,    July     28, 
18  8  7.     Son     of 
Michael  and  Ellen 
(Holmes)        Shan- 
non.    Married  Oc- 
tober  21,    1911,   to 
Agues       Brown. 
Educated    in    pub- 
lic  schools   of  Los 
Angeles     and     at- 
tended    the     Uni- 
versity    of     Mich- 
igan,  from   which   he   received   the   degree   of 
LL.  B.   in   June,   1909.     Admitted   to   the   bar 
of   Michigan   at   Lansing,  June,   1909,  and  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  California  in  the  same 
year.     Associated    with     Hunsaker     &    Britt, 
Los    Angeles,    July,    1909,    to    January,    1910. 
Private   practice   during   1910,   as   member   of 
firm   of  Meyers  &  Shannon.     Appointed  Dep- 
uty     District      Attorney     for     Los      Angeles 
County,    January    1,    1911,    and    continues    to 
date  in  charge  of  prosecution  of  felonies  com- 
mitted within  the   city.     President  of  South- 
ern   California   Alumni   Association    of   Signa 
Alpha   Epsilon    (1912).     Member   of  B.   P.   O. 
E.  (Lecturing  Knight  1912-13).  Union  League 
Club,    Michigan    University    Alumni    Associa- 
tion    of     Southern     California,     Chamber     of 
Commerce.     Associate     Editor     of     Michigan 
Law  Review,  1909.     Republican. 

LUCIEN    SHAW. 

Residence,  Hermosa  Beach,  Los  Angeles; 
office.  Supreme  Court  Chambers  in  Wells- 
Fargo  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  March 
1,  1845,  Vevay,  Indiana.  Son  of  William  and 
Linda  (Rous)  Shaw.  Married  July  29,  1873, 
to  Hannah  J.  Hartley.  Received'  his  early 
education  at  the  common  schools  of  Indiana, 
later  attending  the  Vevay  High  School  for  six 
months,  and  later  graduating  from  the  Indian- 
apolis Law  College  in  1869.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Indianapolis,  in  March  1869;  in  Cali- 
fornia,   to    the      Superior     Court    of    Fresno 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


County,  January,  1SS4,  and  to  the  Supreme 
Court  in  ISSo.  Practiced  law  at  Fresno, 
January,  1884,  to  July,  1886;  at  Los  Angeles, 
from  July,  1886,  to  March,  1889.  Appointed 
Judge  Superior  Court  of  Los  Angeles  County, 
Cal.,  March,  1SS9,  elected  full  term  in  1890 
and  re-elected  full  term  1S96.  Elected  Asso- 
ciate Justice  Supreme  Court  in  1902,  which 
otHce  he  continues  to  hold  to  date.  Member 
of  California  and  Union  League  Clubs  of  Los 
Angeles.  Union  League  and  Cosmos  Clubs  of 
San  Francisco,  and  the  Sunset  Club  of  Los 
Angeles.  Member  of  the  Bar  Associations  of 
Los  .\ngeles  and  San  Francisco  and  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity.     Kepublican. 

VICTOR  E.  SHAW. 

Kesidence,  27uu  Severance  Street;  office,  In- 
ternational Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  December  15,  1857,  in  Pettis  County, 
Missouri.  Son  of  Barnett  J.  and  Sallie  Glenn 
(Barberry)  Shaw.  Married  October  24,  1SS2, 
to  Mary  L.  Parker.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Saline  County,  Missouri,  until  1S72, 
when  he  moved  with  his  parents  to  Oregon, 
where  he  attended  Willamette  University, 
Salem,  Oregon,  1S75-7S.  Graduated  from  the 
University  of  Michigan  in  1880,  with  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Mis- 
souri, in  Sedalia,  in  1880,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law  with  Hon.  William  S. 
Shirk,  until  his  removal  to  San  Diego  in  18SS. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  that 
year.  Associated  in  the  practice  of  law  In 
San  Diego  with  Harry  L.  Titus  until  1906, 
when  he  was  elected  Associate  Justice  of  the 
District  Court  of  Appeal.  Second  District, 
which  oflBce  he  holds  to  date.  City  Attorney 
of  Sedalia,  Missouri,  1881-83.  Member  of  the 
Masonic  order,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Cuyamaca,  San 
Diego,  California,  and  Los  Angeles  Country 
clubs.     Bepubliean. 

FRANK  SHAY. 

Residence,  Saratoga,  Santa  Clara  County; 
office.  Flood  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
November  18,  185.5,  in  Brockport,  Monroe 
County,  New  York.  Son  of  Peter  and  Mary 
(Murphy)  Shay.  Moved  to  the  state  in  April, 
1S60.  Married  February  1.3,  1877,  to  Elvira 
Julia  Bell.  Received  his  early  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Sacramento,  graduating 
from  High  School  in  1872  and  Pacific  Business 
College  of  San  Francisco  in  1873.  Official 
Court  Reporter,  District  Court,  Virginia  City, 
Nevada,  1873-74.  Legislative  rei>orter  of  Sac- 
ramento "Record-Union,"  1875.  Entered  the 
law  department  of  the  Central  Pacific  Rail- 
road Company,  San  Francisco,  in  April.  1876. 
Private  Secretary  to  Leland  Stanford,  1879-85. 
In  law  department  of  Southern  Pacific  Com- 
pany, 1885  to  present  time.  Attended  Hast- 
ings College  of  Law,  1886-89,  graduating 
with  the   degree   of  B.   L.     Admitted   to   the 


Sujireme  Court,  San  Francisco,  1889,  and  the 
United  States  Circuit  Court,  1889.  Member 
of    the    National    Guard    of    California,    1878. 


On  staff  of  Brigadier-General  McComb.  rank 
of  Major,  1879-80.  Staff  of  Major-General 
Barnes,  rank  of  Lieutenant-Colonel,  1881-83. 
Vice-president  of  Geological  Society  of  Cali- 
fornia.    Republican. 

WALTER  FRANCIS  SHELLEY. 

Residence,  2400 
Bellevue  Avenue; 
office,  1106  Cen- 
tral Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in 
London,  England. 
May  24,  1872. 
Son  of  A.  C.  and 
Miriam  (Dawes) 
Shcllev.  Married 
January  27.  1892. 
to  .Jennie  B.  Hop- 
kins. Educated  in 
the  Birkbeck  Uni- 
versity. L  0  n  d  on, 
from  which  he 
graduated  in  1S91, 
and  St.  Stephen's 
College,      London. 

Moved  to  California  in  1S92.  Attended  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  California,  Law  School, 
and  studied  law  in  the  office  of  the  General 
Attorney  for  Idaho,  Union  Pacific  Railway 
Company,  at  Pocatello,  Idaho,  and  later  asso- 
ciated in  the  legal  department  of  the  Santa 
Fe  Railway,  in  Cleburne.  Texas  &  Southern 
Pacific  Company.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  Los  Angeles,  July,  1909.  and  to 
all    courts    having   jurisdiction    in    this   state. 


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501 


Continues  in  the  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession, making  a  specialty  of  corporation 
law.  Author  of  "Municipal  Government," 
"Los  Angeles  Aqueduct,"  and  "Los  Angeles 
Harbor,"  etc.  Secretary  of  Los  Angeles 
Aqueduct  since  1906,  and  Secretary  of  the 
Bureau  of  Harbor  Improvement.  Associated 
with  and  also  Private  Secretary  to  Lieu- 
tenant-General  Adna  R.  Chaffee,  U.  S.  A.,  re- 
tired. Member  of  the  City  Club,  and  Ex- 
President  of  the  West  Temple  Improvement 
Association.     Republican. 

WILLIAM    CORTEZ    SHELTON. 

Residence,  American  Institute  of  Bankers' 
Club;  office,  1101  Hibernian  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  October  18,  1882,  in  Union 
City,  Tennessee.  Son  of  William  Thomas  and 
Martha  (Calhoun)  Shelton.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1885  and  received  his  education  at 
the  public  school  of  Fresno  and  high  schools 
of  Palo  Alto  and  San  Jose.  Attended  the 
Stanford  University  and  received  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  in  1908.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  before  the  District  Court  of  Ap- 
peals in  San  Francisco,  March,  1911.  Prac- 
tices law  in  association  with  T.  E.  Gibbon  and 
Albert  Lee  Stephens,  in  Los  Angeles,  to  date. 
Independent. 

JOHN  W.  SHENK. 

Residence,  3440  C41en  Albyn  Drive;  office, 
.526  Merchants  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
February  7,  1875,  in  Shelbourne,  Vermont. 
Son  of  Rev.  J.  W.  and  Susanna  C.  (Brooks) 
Shenk.  Moved  to  California  in  September, 
1900.     Married   June    29,    1907,    to    Lenah    R. 


Custer.     Educated  in   the   common   schools    of 
Nebraska.     Graduated  June,  1895,  from  High 


School,  Omaha,  and  in  June,  1900,  from  the 
Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  Delaware,  Ohio. 
Attended  the  Law  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  October,  1903. 
Later  admitted  to  the  United  States  District 
and  Circuit  Courts,  and  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court.  Began  the  practice  of  his 
profession  in  Los  Angeles.  In  1906  ap- 
pointed Deputy  City  Attorney.  In  1908  First 
Assistant  City  Attorney.  From  1910  to  the 
present  time  City  Attorney  for  Los  Ange'les, 
having  been  elected  to  a  second  term  Decem- 
ber 5,  1911.  Member  of  Company  "K," 
Fourth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  Saw  ser- 
vice in  Porto  Rico  during  Spanish-American 
War.  Member  of  the  Masonic  bodies,  32°, 
Shriner,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Union  League  Club, 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  Beta  Theta  Pi 
and  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternities.     Republican. 

FREDERIC  M.   SHEPARD. 

Office,  525  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  1862  in  Woodstock,  Connecticut.  Son 
of  Gilbert  W.  and  Elizabeth  B.  (Guild)  Shep- 
ard.  Married  in  1901  to  Rose  A.  Glenson. 
Graduated  from  New  York  Evening  Law 
School  in  1892  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  New  York  in  1893; 
Illinois,  1895;  California,  1909.  Member  of 
the  firm  of  Shepard  &  Aim  since  January, 
1912.  Member  of  the  Masonic  and  K.  of  P. 
fraternities.     Republican. 

WILLIAM   EDGAR   SHEPHERD. 

Residence  and 
office,  Ventura. 
Born  June  30, 
1842,  in  Fairfield, 
Iowa.  Sou  of 
Thomas  and 
Sarah  J.  (Edgar) 
Shepherd.  Moved 
to  California  in 
]  873.  Married 
December  7,  1907, 
to  Ella  Hall. 
Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of 
Iowa  and  Hull 
Academy,  O  s  k  a- 
loosa,  Iowa. 
Studied  law  i  n 
the    offices    of   S. 

A.  Rice,  Oskaloosa,  Iowa.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Iowa  in  1866;  California,  1879,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California.  Member  of 
the  firm  of  Lacey  &  Shepherd  for  six  years  in 
Oskaloosa.  From  1889  to  1902  with  Black- 
stock  &  Shepherd,  Ventura,  since  which  part- 
nership he  has  practiced  alone.  Editor  of 
Ventura  "Signal"  from  1873  to  1879.  City 
Attorney  of  Ventura  for  several  years.     Post- 


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B  lOG  H  A  V  II IC  AL 


master  of  Oskaloosa,  Iowa,  for  five  years. 
Member  of  Company  "H,"  Third  Iowa  Infan- 
try, L'nion  Army,  and  of  G.  A.  R.     Democrat. 

ALBERT    JAMES    SHERER. 

Residence.  9S()  Arapaliue  Streot;  oftico.  Ti'it 
Higgfins  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Wisconsin.  March  27.  1872.  Son  of  Rudolph 
and  Elizabeth  (Snvder)  Sherer.  Married 
to  Alma  C.  Conkfin,  February  22,  1899. 
Received  his  education  in  the  grammar  school 
of  Conipton,  and  Los  Angeles  High  School. 
Graduateil  from  the  University  of  California 
in  189.5,  with  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Studied 
law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Curtis  D.  Wil- 
bur, in  Los  Angeles,  until  his  admission 
to  the  bar,  in  Los  Angeles,  in  189(i.  Com- 
menced the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
alone,  and  continues  to  date.  Member  of 
Masonic  fraternity.     Republican. 

EDWARD  T.   SHERER. 

Residence,  643  New  Hampshire  Avenue; 
office,  114.5-1147  Title  Insurance  Building. 
Los  Angeles.  Born  February  16,  1877,  in 
Santa  Barbara.  California.  Son  of  Rudolph 
and  Elizabeth  Sherer.  Married  November  6, 
1902,  to  Mayme  B.  Roberts.     Educated  in  the 


Temj)lar.  Scottish  Rite,  32°,  Shriner,  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  Los  Angeles  Country  Club, 
California  Bar  Association  and  Los  Angeles 
Bar  Association.  Director  of  First  National 
Bank  of  Compton.  Vice-president  of  Citi- 
zens" Savings  Bank  of  Compton.     Republican. 

ROBERT  MONTGOMERY  SHERIDAN. 

Residence,  Ventura.  Born  .July  3,  1SS6,  in 
San  Francisco.  Son  of  Edwin  M.  and  Vic- 
toria (Comstock)  Sheridan.  Married  April 
27.  1912,  to  Phebe  S.  Willoughby.  Educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  California.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  University  of  California  in  1909 
with  degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1911.  Member  of  K.  of  C.  and 
N.  S.  G.  W.  fraternities.     Republican. 

PETER  J.  SHIELDS. 

Residenic.  27ih>  M  sticot;  office.  Court- 
house, Sacramento.  Born  in  Sacramento 
County,  California,  April  4,  1862.  Son  of 
.John  and  Elizabeth  (Bowe)  Shields.  Mar- 
ried to  Corolee  Wilsey.  August  1,  1901. 
Attended  the  country  public  schools  until 
fourteen  years  of  age.  Attended  private 
school  of  Christian  Brothers,  at  Sacramento, 
four   vears   thereafter.     Admitted   to   the   bar 


public  and  high  schools  of  California.  At- 
tended Stanford  University,  1898-99.  Read 
law  in  the  office  of  Judge  A.  W.  Hutton,  Los 
Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
October  16,  1899,  and  later  to  the  United 
.States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern 
California.  For  one  year  associated  with  Burk. 
Shepherd  &  McGilvry  of  Seattle.  Washington, 
since  which  date  he  has  been  engaged  in  the 
general  practice  of  his  profession  in  Los  An- 
geles.    Member     of    Masonic     order,     Knight 


of  California,  at  Los  Angeles,  in  1884.  Dep- 
uty State  Librarian  in  Law  Department  of 
State  Library.  Secretary  of  California  "Com- 
mission for  the  Revision  and  Reform  of  the 
Law."  Assistant  editor  of  American  Deci- 
sions, under  the  late  A.  C.  Freeman.  Re- 
engaged in  i)ractice  of  his  profession  in  Sac- 
ramento in  1898.  In  November,  1900,  elected 
Judge  of  Superior  Court  of  Sacramento 
County  for  an  unexpired  term,  and  re-elected 
in    19(12    and    19(t8,    there1)y    holding    office    to 


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date.  Was  twice  Trustee  of  the  California 
State  Library  in  1884,  and  again  in  1896,  and 
Private  Secretary  to  Governor  Budd  from 
1897  to  1899.  Secretary  of  the  State  Agri- 
cultural Society  in  1899,  and  President  of  the 
State  Dairy  Association.  President  of  Cali- 
fornia Livestock  Breeders'  Association. 
Greatly  interested  in  agricultural  education, 
and  was  the  cjiief  influence  in  the  creation 
of  State  Experimental  Farm  and  School  of 
Agriculture   at   Davis. 

CLEMENT  LAURENCE  SHINN. 

Residence,  2326  West  9th  Street;  office,  301 
American  Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Sullivan,  Illinois,  November  20,  1879.  Son 
of  William  H.  and  Cora  (Randolph)  Shinn. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1887.  Married  August 
5,  1909,  to  Alice  Janet  Gamble.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  and  Occidental  College  of 
Los  Angeles.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia, April  9,  1901.  Commenced  the  practice 
of  law  in  that  year  and  continues  to  date. 
Republican. 

FRANK   HAMILTON    SHORT. 

Residence,  2125  Calaveras  Street;  office, 
Fresno  National  Bank  Building,  Fresno. 
Born  September  12,  1862,  in  Shelby  County, 
Missouri.  Son  of  Joshua  Hamilton  Bell  and 
Emily  (Wharton)  Short.  Married  to  Emma 
Packard    (deceased)     in     188.5    and   to   Nellie 


Curtis  March  7,  1897.  Received  his  education 
in  the  common  schools  of  Missouri  and 
Nebraska,  moving  to  California  in  Novem- 
ber, 1881,  and  attending  jirivate  school  in 
Fresno.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in   1886   and  by   the   Supreme   Court   in   1889. 


Commenced  the  active  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion in  Fresno  immediately  upon  admission, 
and  since  that  date  has  maintained  a  gen- 
eral practice  without  partnership.  Counsel 
for  the  Fresno  Canal  Irrigation  Company  and 
other  irrigation,  power  and  transportation 
companies.  Attorney  for  the  Fresno  National 
Bank.  Delegate  to  Republican  State  Conven- 
tions from  1884  to  1908  and  National  Re- 
publican Convention  from  1896  to  1904. 
Served  as  Yosemite  Commissioner  from  1899 
to  1907,  and  trustee  of  the  Normal  School 
at  San  Jose  from  1898  to  1902.  Member  of 
the  Pacific  Union,  Bohemian  and  Union 
League  clubs,  of  San  Francisco,  and  of  the 
Sequoia  and  Country  clubs  of  Fresno.  Re- 
publican. 

SAMUEL    M.    SHORTRIDGE. 

Residence,  Menlo  Park;  office,  517  Chron- 
icle Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  August 
3,  1861,  in  Mt.  Pleasant,  Henry  County,  Iowa. 
Son  of  Elias  W.  and  Talitha  C.  Shortridge. 
Moved  to  California  in  1876.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Salem,  Oregon,  and  San 
Jose,  California,  graduating  from  High  School 
in  1879.  Afterward  received  first  grade  cer- 
tificate, entitling  him  to  teach  in  any  public 
school  in  the  state.  Taught  school  at  Ruth- 
erford, Napa  County,  and  was  later  principal 
of  St.  Helena  public  schools.  In  1883  he 
resigned  to  continue  the  study  of  law.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  Supreme  Court  of  California  in 
1884  and  to  all  courts,  state  and  federal. 
Practiced  in  San  Francisco  since  admission. 
Member  of  the  Bohemian,  Union  League, 
Olympic  and  Menlo  Country  clubs  and  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity.  Presidential  Elector 
from  the  Fourth  District  in  1888  and  Presi- 
dential Elector  at  large  for  Wm.  McKinley  in 
1900  and  for  President  Taft  in  1908.  Repub- 
lican. 

GUY  V.  SHOUP. 

Residence,  Los  Altos;  office,  828  Flood 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Bedford, 
Iowa,  February  7,  1872.  Son  of  T.  V.  and 
Sarah  (Sumner)  Shoup.  Moved  to  California 
in  August,  1888.  Married  June  5,  1906,  to  M. 
Adell  Colliver.  Received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Iowa.  Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  Hon.  Byron  Waters,  in  San  Ber- 
nardino. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
by  the  Supreme  Court  in  April,  1893.  Formed 
partnership  with  Mr.  Waters,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Waters  &  Shoup,  which  continued 
until  October,  1894,  when  he  moved  to  Boise, 
Idaho,  where  he  practiced  law  until  1896, 
after  which  he  returned  to  San  Francisco  and 
entered  the  Claim  Department  of  the  South- 
ern Pacific  Company.  Became  assistant 
Land  Attorney  for  the  Southern  Pacific  Com- 
pany in  1901.  Attorney  for  the  Southern 
Pacific    Company    in    Nevada    in    1907,    with 


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offices  in  Reno.  Appointed  on  general  staff 
of  Law  Department  of  Southern  Pacific  Com- 
pan}-,  with  offices  in  San  Francisco  in  1909, 
where   he   continues   to  date.     Eepublicau. 

JOHN  FRANKLIN  SHUMAN. 

Residence,  5S0  Vernon  Street,  Oakland;  of- 
fice, Crocker  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
May  15,  1884,  in  Santa  Maria.  Son  of  John 
L.  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Orr)  Shuuian.  Mar- 
ried September  10,  1910,  to  Sarah  L.  Drink- 
water.     Graduated    from    the    University    of 


California  in  May,  1906,  with  the  degree  of 
B.  L.,  and  from  the  Harvard  Law  School  in 
1909,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California,  Se[)tember,  1909,  and 
became  associated  with  the  firm  of  Morrison, 
Dunne  &  Brobeck,  with  whom  he  continues 
to  date.     Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 

PERSEUS  L.  SHUMAN. 

Residence,  San  Mateo  Park,  Burlingame; 
office,  627  Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Milton,  Wayne  County,  Indiana,  De- 
cember 2,  1851.  Son  of  Henry  Witman  and 
Sarah  (Roberts)  Shuman.  Married  to  Caro- 
line V.  Ingels,  October  20,  1875.  Received 
his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
state,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois 
in  Chicago  in  1878.  Upon  his  admission  en- 
tered into  partnership  with  Joseph  H.  Defrees, 
and  practiced  under  tlie  firm  name  of  Shuman 
&  Defrees,  continuing  until  his  removal  to 
this  state  in  December,  1896,  the  said  part- 
nership being  thereupon  dissolved.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  1907,  and  since 
that  date  has  been  in  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession  alone. 


ALFRED  SIEMAN. 

Residence.  22UO  Park  Way;  office,  38-40 
Hopkins  Building,  Bakersfield.  Born  in  Kil- 
born,  Iowa,  January  2,  1881.  Son  of  William 
and  Josephine  (Porter)  Sieman.  Married 
Inez  Bennett,  .luly  14,  1909.  Attended  Whit- 
tier  Friends'  College,  Whittier;  Breckenridge 
High  School,  Breckenridge,  Missouri;  Univer- 
sity of  Southern  California,  College  of  Law, 
and  the  Woodburn  Business  College,  Los  An- 
geles, for  a  short  period.  Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1902.  Admitted  to  practice  by  the 
District  Court  of  Appeals,  Second  Appellate 
District,  Los  Angeles,  July,  1908.  Moved  '< 
Bakersfield,  January  1,  1910,  and  formed  part- 
nership with  W.  W.  Kaye,  practicing  under 
the  firm  name  of  Kaye  &  Sieman,  which  con- 
tinues to  date. 

FRANK   M.    SILVA. 

Residence,  208  Seminary  Street;  office, 
Napa.  Born  March  6,  1879,  in  Napa,  Califor- 
nia. Son  of  Manuel  and  Elizabeth  (McKee) 
Silva.  Married  to  Elizabeth  B.  Strohl,  Sep 
tember  23,  1908.  Received  his  early  educa- 
tion  in   Napa   public    schools   and    graduated 


from  St.  Mary's  College,  Oakland,  in  1898, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Attended  Hast- 
ings College  of  Law  and  graduated  therefrom 
in  1903  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California,  May  15,  1903,  and 
associated  with  the  firm  of  Bell,  York  &  Bell 
from  .lune,  1903,  to  January,  1905,  since 
which  date  he  has  been  in  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession  alone.  City  Attorney  of 
Napa  from  June,  1907,  to  September  11,  1907, 
upon  which  date  he  was  appointed  Distri:'t 
Attorney  of  Napa  County  and  continued  in 
that   office   until   January,    1911.     Member   of 


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the  Knights  of  Columbus,  Young  Men's  In- 
stitute of  Napa,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Eagles,  and  N. 
S.  G.  W.  fraternities.     Democrat. 

SEWARD   ADAMS    SIMONS. 

Eesidence,  1107  Buena  Vista  Street,  South 
Pasadena;  office,  812-814  Security  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Union  Springs,  Cayuga 
County,  New  York,  November  14,  1859.  Son 
of  Nathan  Carver  and  Susan  (Adams) 
Simons.     Married  Grace  Churchyard,  Septem- 


ber 5,  1888.  Moved  to  California  in  1904. 
Attended  grammar  school  at  Butfalo,  New 
York,  from  1867  to  1872;  High  School,  from 
1872  to  1875,  and  the  Cornell  University, 
Ithaca,  from  1875  to  1879,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  A.  B.  in  the  latter  year.  President  of 
his  class.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Su- 
preme Court  at  Rochester,  New  York,  Octo- 
ber, 1881;  California,  1904;  United  States 
Supreme  Court,  1888,  and  United  States  Cir- 
cuit and  District  Courts  at  a  later  period. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession 
in  Buffalo.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Osgoodby, 
Titus  &  Simons  from  1882  to  1884.  Prac- 
ticed alone  from  1884  to  1887,  when  he 
formed  partnership  with  Supreme  Court 
Justice  T.  C.  White,  under  the  firm  name 
of  White  &  Simons,  which  continued  until . 
1892,  and  from  1892  to  1895  continued  the 
practice  of  his  profession  alone,  entering 
into  partnership  with  John  S.  Rockwell 
in  1896,  under  the  firm  name  of  Simons 
&  Rockwell,  continuing  until  1900,  when  the 
partnership  was  dissolved  and  he  continued 
alone  until  1904,  when  he  moved  to  Los  An- 
geles, practicing  law  alone  until  1907,  when 
the  firm  of  Simons,  B.  J.  Bradner  &  J.  Stewart 
Ross  was  formed,  and  continued  until  1910, 
since    which    time    he    has    continued    alone. 


Member  of  the  Civil  Service  Commission  of 
Buffalo,  New  York,  from  1885  to  1886.  Mem- 
ber of  the  School  Board  of  Buffalo,  New  York, 
for  a  number  of  years.  Transfer  Tax  Ap- 
praiser of  the  State  of  New  York  from  1900  to 
1903.  Member  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  (honor- 
ary), Theta  Delta  Chi  (of  which  fraternity  he 
was  President  of  the  Grand  Lodge  for  two 
terms).  Masonic  bodies,  32°,  Shriner,  Jonathan 
and  California  clubs.  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
and  Los  Angeles  and  California  Bar  Associa- 
tion. President  of  Cornell  Association  of  Los 
Angeles.  Specializes  in  trial  work,  insurance 
and  corporation  law.  Lecturer  on  "Insur- 
ance" in  College  of  Law  of  University  of 
Southern  California.     Republican. 


CYRUS   M.    SIMPSON. 

Residence,  307 
North  Marengo 
Avenue;  office, 
-214-218  Chamber 
of  C  0  m  m  e  re  e 
Building,  Pasa- 
dena. Born  in 
Eockville,  Parke 
County,  Indiana, 
December  9,  1844. 
Son  of  Matthew 
A.  and  Catherine 
(Ghormley)  Simp- 
son. Married 
May  13,  1868,  to 
Sarah  A.  Allen. 
Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of 
Indiana,  and  tu- 
tored by  his  father.  Studied  law  in  the  offi- 
ces of  J.  H.  Richards  and  J.  C.  Murray,  lola, 
Kansas.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Kansas, 
1877;  California,  1889,  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  lola,  Kansas.  From  1880  to 
1885  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Richards  & 
Simpson.  In  1889  he  moved  to  Pasadena, 
California,  where  he  has  been  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Knight  &  Simpson,  Simpson  & 
Willett,  and  Simpson,  Moody  &  Simpson,  the 
latter  partnership  continuing  to  date.  Clerk 
of  Allen  County  (Kansas)  District  Court 
from  1872  to  1880,  during  which  time  he  was 
a  member  of  the  lola  City  Council  for  four 
years.  Mayor  of  lola  for  one  term  and  city 
attorney  for  two  terms.  From  1877  to  1886 
Postmaster  of  lola  and  School  District  Treas- 
urer for  three  years.  From  1890  to  1892 
member  of  Pasadena  Council.  In  1892  mem- 
ber of  California  Assembly  and  member  of 
Senate  of  California  from  .lanuary,  1895,  to 
January,  1903.  From  1861  to  1865  member  of 
Company  "H,"  Ninth  Kansas  Cavalry,  Union 
Army.  Member  of  G.  A.  R.  and  Pasadena 
Board  of  Trade.     Republican. 


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HAROLD  GRANT  SIMPSON. 

K'f^iilfiuo,  17  3 
Pearl  Street; 
otHce,  214-21S 
('liaiiil>er  of  Coiii- 
111  e  r  0  e  Building, 
Pasadena.  Born 
in  lola,  Kansas, 
April  22,  187G. 
Sou  of  Cyrus  Mor- 
timer and  Sarah 
(Allen)  Simpson. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1S8I).  Mar- 
ried .Tune  7,  19U0, 
to  Jeaunette  El- 
1  e  a  u  .  Attended 
the  Pasadena 
High  School  from 
1890  to  18  9  3; 
Throop  Polytechnic  Institute,  1894  to  1897, 
and  Hastings  College  of  Law,  1898.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  at  Los  An- 
geles, July  17,  1906.  Entered  into  ])artner- 
ship  with  his  father,  Cyrus  Mortimer  Simp- 
son, in  1906,  under  the  firm  name  of  Simpson, 
Moody,  Xoyes  &  Simpson,  which  continued 
until  .January  1,  1907,  when  Mr.  Xoj-es  re- 
tired from  the  firm  and  the  name  was 
changed  to  Simpson,  Moody  &  Simpson,  which 
continues  to  date.  Deputy  Clerk  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  under  Geo.  W.  Root,  at  Los  An- 
geles, from  1899  to  1903.  Member  of  the 
Masonic,  Woodmen  of  the  World,  Maccabees, 
and  O.  E.  S.  fraternities.     Republican. 

WILLLAM  A.  SLOANE. 

Residence,  X  and  Ibis  Streets;  office,  court- 
house, San  Diego.  Born  in  Rockford.  Illinois, 
October  10,  18.54.  Son  of  Hampton  P.  and 
Adeline  (Grand-Girard)  Sloane.  Married  in 
1882  to  Annie  L.  Kimball.  Attended  Grin- 
nell  Academy  and  Iowa  College,  graduating 
from  the  latter  with  class  of  1877,  with  de- 
gree of  B.  A.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  su- 
preme Court  of  Missouri  in  1879.  Practiced 
his  7)rofession  in  Missouri  two  years.  Moved 
to  California  in  1887.  Elected  .Justice  of  City 
.Justice  Court  in  San  Diego  in  1898,  serving 
two  terms.  Practiced  law  as  member  of  the 
firm  of  Sweet,  Sloane  &  ICesby,  and  later  as 
member  of  the  firm  of  Luce,  Sloane  &  Luce. 
In  May,  1911,  was  appointed  Superior  .Judge 
of  San  Diego  County.  Member  of  Executive 
Committee  of  Republican  State  Central  Com- 
mittee.    Republican. 

M.   C.    SLOSS. 

Residence,  3498  Clay  Street;  office,  Wells- 
Fargo  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Xew 
York  City,  February-  28,  1869.  Received  his 
early  education  in  the  schools  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  prepared  for  college  at  Reid's 
School,  Belmont,  and  graduated  from  Harvard 


Law  School  in  1893.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1893.  Member  of  the  firm  of 
Chickeriug,  Thomas  &  Gregory  until  his  elec- 
tion to  the  Su]ierior  Court  in  S'oveiiiber,  1900. 
Held  this  office  for  a  period  of  five  years, 
when  he  was  appointed  to  the  Supreme  Court, 
and  has  been  twice  re-elected. 

GEORGE  HUGH  SMITH. 

Residence,  Uiiivorsity  Club;  office,  604  Mer- 
chants' Trust  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
February  2,  1834,  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl- 
vania. Son  of  Rev.  George  A.  and  Ophelia 
A.  (Williams)  Smith.  Graduate  of  Virginia 
Military  Institute,  Lexington,  Virginia,  in  the 


class  of  1853.  Served  throughout  the  war  be- 
tween the  states  in  the  army  of  X'orthern 
Virginia,  C.  S.  A.,  first  as  f'aptain  and  then 
as  Colonel  of  the  2.5th  Virginia  Infantry,  but 
transferred  in  the  winter  of  1862-63  to  the 
62d  Virginia  Regiment,  Mounted  Infantry; 
then  in  Imboden's  Cavalry  Brigade,  which  he 
commanded  through  the  closing  campaigns  of 
the  war.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Virginia, 
in  1856,  and  afterward  practiced  his  pro- 
fession in  Washington  Territory,  Maryland, 
and  California,  and  in  the  federal  courts,  in- 
cluding the  Supreme  Court.  Moved  to  Los 
Angeles  in  .January,  1869,  becoming  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Glassell,  Chapman  &  Smith, 
later  Glassell,  Smith  &  Smith.  In  1907 
formed  partnership  with  K.  A.  Miller  ami 
W.  W.  Phelps,  under  the  firm  name  of  Smith. 
Miller  &  Phelps,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  the  California  Senate,  1877-88. 
Reporter  of  Supreme  Court,  volumes  54-62, 
inch  Commissioner  of  Supreme  Court,  Cali- 
fornia, 1899-1904.  .Justice  of  Court  of  Ap- 
peals, Second  Appellate  District,  1905-6. 

Colonel  Smith  is  the  author  of  the  follow- 
ing works:  "Right  and  Law,"  Chicago,  Calla- 


BIOGKAPHICAL 


507 


filian  &  Co.,  1877;  "Critical  Review  of  Modern 
Enolisli  Jurisprudence,"  out  of  print;  "Theory 
of  the  State,"  prize  essay,  published  by  the 
American  Philosophical  Society,  Philadelphia; 
"Logic,  or  the  Analytic  of  Explicit  Reason- 
ing," G.  P.  Putnam  Sons,  New  York  and 
London ;  "The  Theory  of  Jurisprudence,"  pub- 
lished by  the  Victoria  Institute  of  Great 
Britain,  in  "Transactions,"  Vol.  43.  He  is 
also  the  author  of  numerous  essays  on  juris- 
prudence and  logic,  and  on  the  law,  published 
in  the  American  Law,  during  the  last  twenty- 
five  or  twenty-six  years,  and  among  others 
the  following:  "The  True  Method  of  Legal 
Education";  "Logic  and  Its  Uses — A  Lawyer's 
View." 

The  thesis  of  these  works  was  written  with 
the  specific  purpose  of  attacking  Austin's 
theory  of  jurisprudence,  then  universally,  or 
almost  universally,  recognized  in  England  and 
in  this  country,  and  the  author  has  had  the 
satisfaction  of  living  to  see  this  theory  uni- 
versally repudiated  in  both  countries.  It  has, 
however,  the  author  thinks,  been  succeeded 
in  this  country  by  a  theory,  or  rather  a  prac- 
tice, which  is  even  more  objectionable;  which 
is,  that  judicial  decisions  and  statutes  are  the 
only  sources  of  the  law,  but  the  thesis  of  all 
the  works  and  essays  enumeratecl  above  is 
equally  applicable  to  this  theory  or  practice 
as  to  that  of  Austin.  It  is,  that  in  theory, 
the  law,  or  rather  the  doctrine  of  rights  and 
actions  (which  may  be  called  jurisprudence), 
is  but  another  name  for  justice  or  right;  and 
that  this  has  been  recognized  by  all  the  great 
jurists  of  our  law,  and  others,  as  the  pre- 
dominating or  governing  principle  in  the  ad- 
ministration of  justice,  without  which  the 
courts  must  be  like  ships  at  sea  without  com- 
pass. This  is  inserted  at  the  request  of  the 
author,  who,  at  the  close  of  his  career,  after 
a  practice  of  over  fifty  years,  and  more  than 
forty  in  the  state  of  California,  feels  himself 
at  liberty  to  call  the  attention  of  his  pro- 
fessional brethren  to  the  unsatisfactory  condi- 
tion of  the  law,  and  to  the  only  principles 
upon  which  it  can  be  reformed. 

Honorable  member  of  the  Victoria  Institute 
of  Great  Britain,  and  member  of  the  Los 
Angeles  Bar  Association;  Confederate  Vet- 
erans, and  of  the  California  and  University 
clubs  of  Los  Angeles  and  Cosmos  Club  of  San 
Francisco. 

GRANT    H.    SMITH. 

Residence,  San  Rafael;  office.  Mills  Build- 
ing, San  Francisco.  Born  in  Amador  County, 
California,  April  13,  186.5.  Son  of  Horace 
and  Jane  L.  (Churchill)  Smith.  Married 
Edith  Newitt,  November  6,  1S94.  Received 
his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Virginia  City,  Nevada,  and  Bodie,  California, 
and  later  attended  the  Placerville  Academy, 
from  1881  to  1883,  graduating  in  the  latter 
year.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Nevada,  .Januarv  7,  1890.     Practiced 


law  in  Salt  Lake,  Utah,  from  June,  1890,  to 
May,  1908,  when  he  moved  to  San  Francisco, 
where  he  continues  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession to  date,  making  a  specialty  of  mining 
and  corporation  law.     City  Judge  of  Salt  Lake 


City,  1904-.5.  Member  of  the  Utah  Code  Com- 
mission, 1896-97;  of  the  Utah  Compilation 
Commission,  1907-08.  He  has  been  associated 
with  the  firm  of  Lindley  &  EicMioff  for  several 
years.     Republican. 

GUY   WHITMAN   SMITH. 

Residence,  Cupertino;  office,  San  Jose. 
Born  in  Plattsmouth,  Nebraska,  August  10, 
1871.  Son  of  George  S.  and  Annie  (Whit- 
man) Smith.  Moved  to  California  in  1896. 
Married  Grace  Belknap,  February  4,  1906.  At- 
tended the  grammar  schools  at  Plattsmouth 
and  Omaha,  Nebi-aska,  and  the  Bellevue  Col- 
lege, Bellevue,  Nebraska;  later  the  Washing- 
ton College,  Irvington,  California,  and  Cotner 
University,  at  Lincoln,  Nebraska.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California,  in  San  Francisco,  De- 
cember 4,  1903.  Member  of  the  California 
Legislature,  37th  Session,  from  the  .Tfith  Dis- 
trict, in  1907.     Republican. 

LOUIS  H.   SMITH. 

Residence,  951  Belmont  Avenue;  office, 
Forsythe  Building,  Fresno.  Born  November 
3,  1872,  in  Peoria,  Illinois.  Son  of  John 
Bovd  and  Lueretia  (Howell)  Smith.  Married 
to 'Maude  E.  Shepherd,  April  18,  1899.  Re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  Peoria,  Illinois,  moving  to  Califor- 
nia in  1889  and  attending  Stanford  Univer- 
sil:v,  from  which  he  received  the  degrees  of 
B.'a.  and  LL.  B.  in  1895.  Admitted  to  the 
bar    of    California    in    April,    1896,    and    com- 


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Jiienced  the  practice  of  bis  profession  in 
Fresno,  practicing  alone  until  .lanuary,  1897, 
when  he  entered  into  j)artnership  with  Stan- 
ton L.  Carter,  practii-ing  under  the  firm  name 
of  Carter  &  Smith,  which  continued  for  one 
year.     Later    practiced    in     partnership    with 


Judge  Ostrander,  practicing  under  the  firm 
name  of  Ostrander  &  Smith,  since  the  dis- 
solution of  which  he  has  practiced  alone. 
City  Attorney  of  Fresno,  1897-99.  President 
of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Fresno,  1906- 
7.  Delegate  Republican  State  Convention, 
1896  and  1900.  Member  of  the  Sequoia  Club 
and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternity. 

SAM  FERRY  SMITH. 


Kesident-e,  2-2-I  4tli  Sticct  ;   dllicc.    1(19  Tnion 
Building,    San     Diego.     B'tru     in     Pittsburgh, 


Pennsylvania,  June  8,  1863.  Son  of  John 
C^uincy  Adams  and  Annie  (Ferry)  Smith. 
Married  Hannah  Hammond  in  188-5  (de- 
ceased), and  in  190.1,  Helen  Frost.  Received 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Pitts- 
burgh, Pennsylvania,  Colorado  Springs,  Den- 
ver, Colorado,  ami  San  Francisco,  California. 
Admitted  to  the  l>ar  of  California  in  San 
Diego,  in  1889;  to  the  Supreme  Court  in  1892 
and  to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court  in 
1908.  From  1900  to  1909  member  of  the  firm 
of  Collier  &  Smith,  since  which  date  he  has 
been  practicing  law  in  San  Diego  alone. 
^Member  of  the  San  Diego  Board  of  Educa- 
tion from  1898  to  1904.  President  of  the 
Board  of  Library  Trustees,  San  Diego,  from 
1907  to  1910.  Member  of  the  Cuyamaca  and 
Jonathan  clubs  of  Los  Angeles,  American  and 
San  Diego  Bar  Associations,  Masonic  order, 
Shriner,     Knights     Templar,     Scottisli      Rite. 

STANLEY  J.    SMITH. 

Residence,  12.1  Kempton  Avenue;  office, 
1218  Broadwaj-,  Oakland.  Born  in  Dnwnie- 
ville,  Sierra  County,  California,  December  ."^O, 
1879.  Son  of  Stanley  A.  and  Anna  Cliristine 
(Neilsen)  Smith.  Married  June  19,  1907,  to 
Genevieve  M.  Costa.  Attended  Downieville 
public  school,  graduating  in  189.1;  Oakland 
High  School,  1898,  and  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, in  1903,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and 
Hastings  College  of  Law  in  1905,  receiving 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  May  22,  1905.  Commenced  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  San  Francisco, 
where  he  continued  until  January  M,  1906, 
when  he  moved  to  Oakland,  practicing  alone 
until  September,  1911,  when  he  became  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Bell,  Bell  &  Smith, 
which  continues  to  date.  Member  t.f  tlic 
Athenian   Club.     Republican. 

WALTER    E.    SMITH. 

Residence,  3917  South  Hill  Street;  office, 
529  Douglas  Building,  Ijos  Angeles.  Born 
October  19,  1877,  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 
Son  of  Alonzo  F.  and  Sarah  (Watrous)  Smith. 
Educated  in  the  jmblic  school's  of  Milwaukee 
and  the  Milwaukee  Academy;  later  attended 
the  University  of  Wisconsin.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1901  and  entered  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia, being  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state 
in  October,  1903,  and  later  to  all  courts 
having  jurisdiction  in  this  state.     Republican. 

WILLARD   P.   SMITH. 

Residence,  3710  Leighton  Street,  Oakland; 
office,  1700  Call  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Dunkirk,  New  York,  September  20, 
1866.  Son  of  Henry  T.  and  Helen  E.  (More) 
Smith.  Married  in*^  1902  to  Marion  Hebard. 
M(v\o(l  to  the  state  of  California  in  1902. 
(;r;i(ln;itiM|    fi-diu    the    Dunkirk      High     School, 


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509 


1SS4;  Amherst  College,  1888,  with  the  degree 
of  A.  B.,  and  in  1900  received  the  degree  of 
A.  M.;  Columbia  University  in  1891,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Brooklyn,  New  York,  February,  1890, 
and  to  the  bar  of  California,  at  San  Fran- 
cisco, in  1908.  Practiced  his  profession  in 
BuflPalo.  Xew  York,  1898-1909.  From  1898  to 
1908  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  O'Malley 
&  Smith.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his 
profession  in  San  Francisco  in  1908,  since 
which  date  he  has  practiced  alone.  Eepub- 
lican. 

ALVA  EDSON   SNOW. 

Kesideuce,  232  J.  Street;  office,  Forsyth 
Building,  Fresno.  Born  October  13,  1861,  in 
Mattapoisette,  Massachusetts.  Son  of  Har- 
vey and  Bridget  (Marron)  Snow.  Married 
December  10,  1891,  to  Dora  P.  Colson.  Ee- 
ceived     his     education     at     Table     Academy, 


Marion,  Massachusetts,  and  at  Tuft's  College, 
Massachusetts,  graduating  in  1887  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later  attending  Harvard 
Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Massa- 
chusetts in  1889  and  moved  to  California  the 
same  year,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this 
state  immediately.  Commenced  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  San  Francisco  in  associa- 
tion with  J.  Hermann  and  K.  M.  F.  Soto,  and 
continuing  until  December,  1890,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Fresno.  Practiced  alone  until  1893, 
when  he  entered  into  partnership  with  G.  C. 
Freman,  practicing  under  the  firm  name  of 
Snow  &  Freman,  which  association  continues 
to  date.  Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Fresno, 
1893-94,  and  elected  District  Attorney  in  1895, 
serving  until  1899.  Member  of  the  Board  of 
Citv  Trustees  of  Fresno  from  1909  to  .June  1, 


1912.  Mayor  of  Fresno  to  date.  Member  of 
the  Masonic  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities. 
Republican. 

WILSON  H.  SOALE. 

^  Eesidence,  Oakland  Avenue;  office,  508-512 
Chamber  of  Commerce  Building,  Pasadena. 
Born  November  28,  1854,  in  Highland  Countv, 
Ohio.  Son  of  Peter  and  Sarah  (Parks) 
Soale.  Married  February  28,  1905,  to  Carl 
Brake.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Ohio.  Graduated  from  Copcland  College, 
Hillsboro,  Ohio,  and  attended  the  Cincinnati 
Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio, 
September,  1877;  Indiana,  1885;  California, 
1909,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Bain- 
bridge,  Ohio,  and  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  For 
five  years  in  partnership  with  .Judge  SafFord. 
In  1882  moved  to  Washington,  D.  C,  where 
he  was  connected  with  the  Pension  Depart- 
ment of  the  Government,  and  in  special  ser- 
vice of  that  department  in  Terre  Haute,  In- 
diana, until  1885.  For  sixteen  years  in  part- 
nership with  Andrew  Grimes,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Soale  &  Grimes,  in  Terre  Haute. 
Indiana.  In  1908  moved  to  Pasadena,  where 
he  practiced  alone  until  1912,  when  he  formed 
partnership  with  George  P.  Cary,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Soale  &  Cary,  which  continues 
at  the  present  time.  Member  of  the  Ohio 
National  Guard  in  1876;  also  of  the  Masonic 
order;  I.  0.  0.  F.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  Acted  as 
Special  Judge  many  times  during  his  pro- 
fessional career,  and  connected  with  many 
prominent  civil  and  criminal  cases.  Eepubli- 
can. 

FRANK  J.  SOLINSKY. 

Eesidence,  2215  Durant  Avenue,  Berkeley; 
office,  Monadnock  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Chinese  Camp,  Tuolumne  County, 
California,  August  17,  1857.  Son  of  C.  W. 
H.  and  Mary  A.  (Sprague)  Solinsky.  Mar- 
ried November  27,  1882,  to  Winnie  Syme. 
Received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Tuolumne  County,  the  High  School 
of  Santa  Cruz,  and  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, graduating  with  degree  of  B.  S.  At- 
tended Hastings  College  of  Law  and  received 
the  degree  of  B.  L.  in  May,  1881.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  June,  1881.  In  part- 
nership with  Lieutenant-Governor  John  B. 
Eeddick  from  1881  to  1895;  and  with  Frank 
E.  Wehe  from  1902  to  1910,  since  which  time 
he  has  practiced  alone,  and  associated  in 
many  cases  with  his  former  partner,  Frank 
E.  W^ehe.  Captain  of  University  of  Califor- 
nia Cadets.  Elected  District  Attorney  of 
Calaveras  County,  two  terms  — 1886  to  1890. 
Member  of  the  Olympic  and  San  Francisco 
Commercial  clubs.     Republican. 


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WILEY  EDWARD  SORELLE. 

Kosiilence,  Los 
Angeles;  office, 
suite  702  Ferguson 
liuiltling,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  April 
11,  1860,  at  West 
Point,  Texas. 
Son  of  Thomas 
Henton  ami  Bar- 
bara Ann  Gordon 
(  K  e  n  n  e  d  y )  So- 
il e  1  1  e.  Married 
Aj.ril  7.  1S9L',  to 
Moselle  Virginia 
)  (1  n  (deceased, 
ISit;^).  Educated 
i  n  the  common 
schools  of  Texas 
and  Knox  College, 
Galesburg,  Illinois.  Graduated  from  the 
University  of  Michigan  in  ISSS  with  degree 
of  LL.  B.'  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michigan 
in  1888;  Colorado,  1890;  California,  April  21. 
1911,  and  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
March  5,  1901.  Practiced  law  in  partnership 
with  Julius  Thompson,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Thompson  &  SoRelle,  in  Eico,  Colorado,  and 
later  with  Edward  Stimson,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Stimson  &  SoEelle.  In  1893  moved 
to  Denver,  Colorado,  where  he  practiced  his 
profession  until  December  15,  1910,  when  he 
moved  to  California.  Since  January  1,  1912, 
has  been  in  partnership  with  Lewis  Cruick- 
shank,  under  the  firm  name  of  SoRelle  & 
Cruic'kshank.  Specializes  in  mining  and  cor- 
poration law.  ^[omber  of  W.  O.  W.  Demo- 
crat. 

ANDREW  WESLEY  SORENSON. 

Residence.  Pal- 
ace Apartments, 
317  South  Olive 
Street;  office, 
810-821  Califor- 
nia Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in 
Monticello,  Miu 
nesota,  December 
13.  1882.  Son  of 
John  and  Mary 
Sorenson.  Gra'l- 
uated  from  Monti- 
cello  High  School 
in  1902;  Carlton 
College,  Minne- 
sota, in  1906,  with 
the  degree  of  B. 
A.     Attended    the 

University  of  Minnesota,  Law  Dejiartment, 
and  T'niversity  of  Southern  California,  Law 
Department,  two  years.  Took  one-half  year 
post-graduate  work  at  the  University  of 
Southern   California,     iloved  to  this  state   in 


UIII7.  Instructor  in  Hudson  High  School, 
Hudson,  Wisconsin,  and  also  football  coach  for 
that  institution  in  1906-7.  Instructor  in  Los 
Angeles  High  School  and  also  football  coach 
for  that  institution.  19(l7-S.  Instructor  in  spe- 
cial work  in  Law  Department  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Southern  California,  1908-9.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  and  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California,  January  25,  1908.  Engaged 
in  the  general  practice  of  law  in  Los  Angeles 
to  the  present  date.  Member  of  ^letropoli- 
tan  and  Minnesota  clul)s  and  Knights  of 
Pvthias  fraternitv. 


ROMULO     MELITON     FRANCISCO     SOTO. 

Residence,  ;il2" 
H  a  i  g  h  t  Street ; 
office.  Royal  In- 
surance Building, 
San  Francisco. 
Born  April  1, 
1855,  in  Monterey 
Count  y  ,  Call 
foruia.  S  o  n  n  i 
Jose  Manuel  and 
Maria  (Perez) 
Soto.  Married 
October  22,  1879, 
t  o  Susan  Rosa- 
linda Duffy.  Edu- 
cated in  Santa 
Clara  College, 
Santa  Clara, 
f  r  o  m     whicii      he 

graduated  .June  o,  1876,  with  degree  of  A. 
B.  Entered  Harvard  Law  School,  graduat- 
ing June  27,  1878,  with  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Studied  law  in  the  offices  of  Winans,  Belk- 
nap &  Godoy,  San  Francisco.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California,  before  the  Supreme 
Court,  July  16,  1879,  and  commenced  the  ac- 
tive practice  of  his  profession  in  Salinas, 
Monterey  County,  December  5,  1879,  which 
(■(uitinued  until  1883,  when  he  entered,  into 
partnershi])  witli  S.  L.  Cutter,  under  the  firm 
iLinie  of  Cutter  &  Soto,  with  whom  he  prac- 
ticed until  elected  District  Attorney  of  Mon- 
terey County  in  1885.  Removed  to  San  Fran- 
cisco in  August,  1887,  forming  partnershii)  in 
that  city  with  James  Herrmann,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Herrmann  &  Soto,  whicli  con- 
tinuc<l  until  1890,  from  which  time  he 
practiced  alone  until  1893.  Entered  into 
partnership  with  George  H.  Maxwell  and  J. 
W.  Dorsey,  practicing  under  the  firm  name  of 
^Maxwell,  Dorsey  &  Soto,  which  continued 
until  the  dissolution  of  the  firm  in  1894,  since 
which  time  he  has  continued  the  practice  of 
his  jirofession  alone  to  date.  President  of 
the  County  Board  of  Education  of  ilonterey 
County,  1880.  Member  (if  same  in  1881  and 
18^2.  *  Republican. 


BIOGRAPHIC  A L 


ill 


D.   B.   SPAGNOLI. 

Residence,  Broadway;  office,  Spagnoli 
Biiildiug,  Jackson,  Amador  Connty.  Born  in 
Piedmont,  Italy,  November  30,  1840.  So'n 
of  Diodato  and  Maria  Antonietta  (Fautoli) 
Spag-noli.  Married  to  Rose  Isabelle  Bryant 
in  1869  (deceased  in  1875) j  July  12,  1882,  to 
Ida  Belle  Kerr.  Received  early  education  in 
Italian  and  French  scliools,  until  he  moved  to 
France,  attending  school  in  St.  Etienne,  near 
Lyon.  In  ISoO  removed  to  Switzerland,  and 
entered  Vevey  College,  at  Vevey,  on  Lake  Gen- 
eva, graduating  therefrom  in  1854.  Moved  to 
California  in  that  year,  and  after  a  period 
of  study  in  the  schools  of  that  state,  located 
in  Jackson,  Amador  Count}'.  Appointed  Dep- 
uty Clerk  of  that  county,  1866-69.  Elected 
County  Clerk,  Auditor,  and  Recorder,  1869- 
72.  Admitted  to  practice  at  Jackson,  Cali- 
fornia, in  1871,  in  the  11th  Judicial  District 
Court  of  Amador  County.  Commenced  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession  immediately 
after  admission,  forming  partnership  in  1873 
with  Judge  R.  M.  Briggs,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Briggs  &  Spagnoli,  which  continued  until 
1875.  In  1881-86  practiced  in  partnership 
with  C.  H.  Lindley,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Lindley  &  Spagnoli,  during  which  time  he 
served  as  Assistant  District  Attorney  of 
Amador  County,  1881-82.  Admitted  to  the 
California  Supreme  Court,  at  San  Francisco, 
August  5,  1890,  and  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  Court,  June  26,  1893;  LTnited  States 
Supreme  Court,  at  Washington,  D.  C,  April 
29,  1895.  Formed  partnership  in  1908  with 
his  son,  Ernest  B.  D.  Spagnoli,  and  continues 
the  practice  of  his  profession  under  the  firm 
name  of  Spagnoli  &  Spagnoli  to  date.  Also 
interested  in  quartz  and  placer  gold  mining 
since  1860.  United  States  Consul  at  Milan, 
Italy,  1895  to  1898.  President  of  Amador 
County  Bar  Association,  1898  to  date.  Past 
Master  of  Amador  Lodge  Xo.  Q5,  F.  &  A.  M. 
Democrat. 

ERNEST  B.  D.  SPAGNOLI. 

Residence,  Broadway;  office,  Spagnoli 
Building,  Jackson,  Amador  County.  Born 
October  18,  1885,  in  Jackso'n,  Amador  Countj^ 
California.  Son  of  D.  B.  and  Ida  Belle 
(Kerr)  Spagnoli.  Early  education  received 
in  the  common  schools  at  Jackson.  Later  at- 
tended the  Italian  schools  in  Milan,  Italy, 
189.5-98,  during  which  time  his  father,  D.  B. 
Spagnoli,  served  as  United  States  Consul  to 
Italy.  Upon  his  return  to  California,  at- 
tended St.  Matthews'  Military  College,  San 
Mateo',  1901-4,  graduating  in  May,  1904.  En- 
tered Hastings  College  of  Law  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  California,  graduating  May  13, 
1908,  "with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
practice  in  California  courts,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco', May  15,  1908,  and  commenced  the  ac- 
tive practice  of  his  profession  in  that  city, 
where    partnership     was     formed     with     his 


father,  D.  B.  Spagnoli,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Spagnoli  &  Spagnoli.  Admitted  to  prac- 
tice before  the  United  States  Circuit  Court, 
in  San  Francisco,  October  22,  1909.  In  1910 
located  in  Jackson,  Amador  Count}',  where 
he  continues  practice  under  the  firm  name  to 
date.  Member  of  the  Amador  County  Bar 
Association.     Democrat. 

C.   RANDALL   SPARKS. 

Residence,  2S13 
Halldale  Avenue; 
office,  318  Mason 
Opera  House 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  Feb- 
ruary 25,  1876,  in 
Richmond,  V  i  r- 
g  i  n  i  a.  Son  of 
Charles  David  and 
Frances  (Robert- 
son) Sparks. 
Married  January 
9,  1906,  to  Mar- 
celle  M.  Elliott. 
Educated  in  Rich- 
mond (Va.)  High 
School;  S  0  n  n  e  y 
Webb  School, 
Bell  Buckle,  Tennessee,  and  Kentucky  Mili- 
tary Institute.  Graduated  from  Baylor  Uni- 
versity, Waco,  Texas,  in  1894,  with  degree  of 
A.  M.  Studied  law  in  offices  of  Clark,  Dyer 
&  Bollinger,  Waco,  Texas.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Texas,  by  special  act  of  legislature, 
in  1885  (at  the  age  of  nineteen),  and  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  1908;  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  Upon  being  admitted  to  the 
bar  was  appointed  Deputy  District  Attorney 
of  Waco,  Texas,  which  office  he  held  for  one 
year,  when  he  was  appointed  Public  Prosecu- 
tor of  McLennan  County,  serving  for  three 
years,  after  which  he  engaged  in  the  general 
practice  of  law  in  Waco.  Attorney  for  Amos 
Cotton  Company,  in  London,  England,  for 
four  years.  When  he  returned  to  the  United 
States  he  lectured  on  various  subjects  for 
Labradie  Lyceum  Bureau.  Moved  to  Los  An- 
geles in  1908  and  became  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Sparks,  Finkenstein  &  Moore,  which 
continued  for  one  year,  since  which  time  he 
has  practiced  alone.  Member  of  Los  Angeles 
Athletic  Club,  Modern  Woodmen  of  the  World 
and  Knights  of  Pythias.     Republican. 

FRED  C.  SPENCER. 

Residence  and  office,  Anaheim.  Born  Sep- 
tember 14,  1868.  in  Hastings,  Barry  County, 
Michigan.  Son  of  Chester  and  Mary 
(Thompson)  Spencer.  Moved  to  California 
in  1872.  Married  April,  1894.  to  Hattie  A. 
Raker.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Los   Angeles.     Studied   law   in   the    offices   of 


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BI  OGIi  APniC  A  L 


E.  V.  Sjieucer,  Susauville,  California.  Ad- 
iiiittod  to  the  bar  of  California,  May  8,  1894, 
and  later  to  the  United  States  Cireuit  and 
Distriit  Courts  of  Southern  California.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  in  Susanville,  in 
l)artnership  with  E.  V.  Spencer  and  .John 
E.  Kaker,  under  the  firm  name  of  Spencer, 
Raker  &  Spencer,  which  continued  for  four 
years,  when  he  moved  to  Anaheim  in  190L'. 
Formed  partnershij)  with  K.  Melrose,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Melrose  &  Spencer,  which 
was  continued  until  19UG,  since  which  date 
he  has  practiced  alone.  Trustee  of  Anaheim 
Union  lligh  School.  Member  of  N.  G.  C, 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  I.  O.  O.  v.,  K.  of  P.,  and  Anaheim 
Chamber   of   Commerce.     Kepublican. 

WILLIAM  HARRISON  SPENCER. 

Eesidence  and  office,  San  Luis  Obispo. 
Born  in  Clarke  County,  Kentucky,  October  9, 
1850.  Son  of  Wm.  H.  and  Kebecca  (Brook- 
ing) Spencer.  Moved  to  California  in  1S79. 
Married  March  2,  ISSl,  to  Maggie  Bouldin. 
Attended  the  Betham  College,  of  West  Vir- 
ginia, graduating  therefrom  in  June,  1870, 
with  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Kentucky  (Law  Department)  in 
1873.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Court  of 
Appeals  of  Kentucky  in  1873;  District  Courts 
and  Supreme  Court  of  Kansas  in  1874,  and 
Supreme  Court  of  California  in  1880  and  the 
federal  courts  thereafter.     Democrat. 

GEORGE  M.  SPICER. 

Residence, 
Broadway  and 
Quincy  Streets; 
oflice,  First  Na- 
tional Bank  Build- 
ing, Long  Be:;ch. 
Born  September 
1(3,  1880,  iuManti, 
Utah.  Son  of 
George  W.  and 
Mary  E.  (Voor- 
hees)  Spice  r. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  May,  1904. 
Married  July  ?>1. 
1907,  to  Ada  M. 
Crapnell.  E  d  u  - 
cated  in  the  i)ub- 
1  i  c  s  c  h  o  o  1  s  of 
University     of     Utah. 


Utali.     Attended     the 


Private  Secretary  to  General  Agent  of  Santa 
Fe  Railroad  for  two  years.  Studied  law  in 
offices  of  Hon.  J.  L.  Rawlins,  Salt  Ijake  City, 
Utah.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Utah  in  1901 
and  California  in  1904.  Engaged  in  the  gen- 
eral practice  of  law  in  Long  Beach  to  date. 
Member  of  N.  G.  U.  for  several  years.  Vice- 
president  and  counsel  of  Maricopa  Queen  Oil 
Company.     Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E. 


WILLIAM   A.    SPILL. 

Residence,  1S9G 
North  Raymond 
Avenue;  office, 
Slavin  Build- 
ing, Pasadena. 
Born  November 
21.  1S7(),  in  Min- 
eral Ridge,  Trum- 
bull County,  Oliio. 
Son  of  George  and 
Martha  J.  (Will- 
iams) Spill.  Mar- 
ried in  1901  to 
Minnie  A.  Big- 
gers.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools 
of  Ohio.  Gradu- 
a  t  6  d  from  the 
U  n  i  V  e  rs  i  t  y    of 

^Michigan  in  1896,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Michigan,  1896;  Ohio, 
1S97;  California,  1911.  For  a  number  of 
years  editor  of  various  Ohio  newspapers. 
Practiced  law  in  Warren,  Ohio,  until  190.5, 
when  he  moved  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he 
remained  until  1911,  when  he  moved  to  Pasa- 
dena, where  he  continues  to  date.  Judge  of 
Municipal  Court  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  1908-9. 
^Member  of  Masonic  order,  32°  Scottish  Rite, 
Knight  Templar,  Shriner,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and 
T.  O.  0.  F. 

PATTERSON  SPRIGG. 

Residence,  2066 
1st  Street;  office, 
F  i  r  s  t  National 
Bank  Building. 
San  Diego.  Born 
ill  I'  e  t  e  rsburg. 
A'irgiuia.  Septem- 
Ikm-  17,  1860.  Son 
(if  .Tames  C.  and 
Lucy  E.  (Addi- 
son) Sprigg. 
Married  on  March 
12.  1893,  to  Lil- 
lian C.  Cullen. 
Received  his 
early  education 
ill  the  schools  of 
Virginia.  Tn  1873 
moved  to  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  Entered  Columbian  University 
in  that  city,  graduating  in  1SS3.  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Moved  to  California  in 
.lanuary,  1887.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  in  1884;  to  the  bar  of  California 
ill  all  the  courts  of  that  state,  at  San  Diego, 
in  1887;  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  in  1889.  Is  engaged  in  the  active 
jiractice  of  his  profession  at  the  present  time 
in  San  Diego.  Member  of  the  Cuyamaca 
riub.  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias 


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513 


fraternities,  aud  San  Diego  Bar  Association. 
Specializes  in  corporation  law.  Made  special 
study  of  mechanics'  liens.  Represents  many 
cori^oratious.     Democrat. 

JAMES  SINGLETON  SPILMAN. 

Eesidenee,  25  Belleviie  Avenue  West,  San 
Mateo;  office,  Marston  Building,  244  Kearnc}' 
Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  near  Weldoa, 
North  Carolina,  December  13,  1869.  Son  of 
James  Singleton  and  Ida  Daudridge  (Whit- 
ten)  Spilman.  Married  to  Elizabeth  Brewc 
Axxgust  20,  1898.  Received  his  education  .n 
the  public  and  private  schools  at  Sacramento, 
California,  and  read  law  in  the  office  of  Hon. 
L.  T.  Hatfield  at  Sacramento.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California,  in  San  Francisco',  Au- 
gust 12,  1892.  Commenced  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  association  with  the 
late  E.  L.  Campbell,  which  continued  until 
the  latter's  death  in  1903,  since  which  period 
he  has  jiracticed  alone. 

FRED  J.  SPRING. 

Residence,  536 
South  Breed 
Street;  office,  403 
California  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  November 
20,  1870,  in  Lon- 
don, Canada.  Son 
of  James  and 
Maria  (Plaxton) 
Spring.  Moved  to 
California  in  1886. 
Married  in  1890  to 
Minnie  Friedgen. 
Attended  Duluth, 
Minnesota,  High 
School.  Graduated 
fro  m  University 
of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia, College  of  Law,  in  1905,  with  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  1905  and  later  to  the  United  States  Cir- 
cuit and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia. Associated  in  the  practice  of  law  with 
Earl  Rogers  to  date.  Member  of  I.  O.  F., 
Moose  and  F.  0.  E.  fraternities.     Republican. 

GEORGE   DE   FORREST    SQUIRES. 

Residence,  219  .Jackson  Street,  Redwood 
City;  office,  Southern  Pacific  Law  Depart- 
ment, San  Francisco.  Born  in  Racine,  Wis- 
consin, October  17,  1855.  Son  of  Ransome 
and  Effie  Jane  (Babcox)  Squires.  Mari'ied  to 
Minnie  G.  Phelps  in  1873.  Moved  to  the 
state  December,  1873.  Received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools.  Journalist, 
being  connected  with  San  Francisco  news- 
papers from  1876  to  1895.  Adjusting  Attor- 
ney for  the  California  Title  Insurance  and 
'Trust    Company,    1895-96.     Admitted     to     the 


bar,  .June,  1895.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Mc- 
Gowan  &  Squires,  1897-98;  of  Ellert  & 
Squires,  1899-1902,  which  dissolved  upon  the 
death  of  ex-Mayor  Ellert;  of  McGowan, 
Squires    &    Westlake,    1906-10.     Attorney   for 


tlie  Southern  Pacific  Company  to  date.  Clerk 
of  Senate  Judiciary  Committee,  Session  1895. 
Attorney  for  Sheriff  Lackmann,  1903-4. 
Member  of  California  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar,  Shrine,  and  Masonic  fraternities,  and 
Transportation  Club.     Republican. 

FRANK  M.  W.  STAFFORD. 

Residence,  1820  North  Normandie  Street; 
office,  326  West  1st  Street,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  March  2,  1877,  in  Atchison  County,  Mis- 
souri. Son  of  Richard  and  Phoebe  (Wilson) 
Stafford.  Married  January  24,  1900,  to  Grace 
Tate.  Moved  to  California  in  June,  1909. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Missouri; 
Amity  College,  Iowa,  and  University  of  Iowa. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Missouri  in  1900; 
California,  1910,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  Deputy  City  Prosecuting  At- 
torney since  1911.     Democrat. 

JOHN  I.  STAFFORD. 

Residence,  209  East  Avenue,  57;  offi-e. 
727  H.  W.  Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  September  27,  1870,  in  Vandalia,  Illi- 
nois. Son  of  George  N.  and  Mary  D.  (Beck) 
Stafford.  Married  in  April,  19o"l,  to  Mary 
V.  Muck.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Illinois.  Attended  the  University  of  Indi- 
ana, at  Valparaiso,  Indiana,  graduating  in 
1895,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
practice  at  the  bar  of  Indiana  in  1895;  Mis- 
souri, 1904;  California,  1905.     Commenced  the 


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Til  OG  li'  A  r  II I  C  A  L 


practice  of  his  profes-sicn  in  Vamlalia,  Illi- 
nois. Located  in  Modesto,  where  partnership 
was  formed  with  P.  J.  Hazen,  which  con- 
tinued until  19u7,  since  which  time  he  has 
practiced  his  profession  alone  in  Los  Angeles. 
Member  of  Masonic.  Knijjhts  of  Pythias,  and 
W.  O.  \V.  fraternities. 

HARRY  I.  STAFFORD. 

Koiilence,  1637 
Hyde  Street; 
office.  Grant 
Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born  in 
San  Fr  a  ncisco, 
California,  July 
l(i,  IS*^^.  Son  of 
Henry  .L  and  Mar- 
g  a  r  e  t  E.  (Mc- 
»■  a  n  n)  Stafford. 
Keceived  his  early 
education  in  the 
jiublic  schools  of 
San  F  r  a  n  c  i  s  CO, 
and  later  attended 
the  Leland  Stan- 
ford Jr.  Univer- 
sity and  Hastings 
College  of  Law,  graduating  therefrom  in  1910, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  by  the  First  District 
Court  of  Api>eals  at  San  Francisco,  in  June, 
1910.  Read  law  in  the  office  of  Stafford  & 
Stafford,  and  continues  to  practice  in  associa- 
tion with  the  above  firm.  Member  of  the 
Olympic  Club.     Democrat. 

WILLIAM     PERRY    LUCIEN     STAFFORD. 


Residence,  4.56  Bixel  Street;  office,  316  Bul- 
lard    Buil'linir.    Ln«    Angeles.     Born  June  20, 


ISoG,  in  Deansboro,  New  York.  Son  of  David 
P.  and  Harriet  A.  (Walker)  Stafford.  Mar- 
ried December  21,  1881,  to  Clara  Frances 
Proctor.  Moved  to  the  state  in  1S96.  Re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  Clinton  Grammar 
School,  New  York.  1870;  Whitestown  Semin- 
ary, New  York,  1S71-72,  graduating  in  the 
latter  year;  Hamilton  College,  Xew  York, 
1872-76,  when  he  received  the  degree  of  A. 
B.,  and  in  1878  degree  of  A.  M.,  and  in  that 
year  that  institution  conferred  degree  of 
LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Xew  York  in 
1878;  California.  1S96,  and  I.'nited  States  Cir- 
cuit and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia. From  1896  to  1900,  in  partnership  with 
James  S.  Dougherty,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Stafford  &  Dougherty,  since  which  date  he 
has  practiced  his  profession  alone.  District 
Attorney  of  Orleans  County,  Xew  York,  1887- 
92.  Member  of  the  Executive  Committee  of 
the  Republican  ]iarty  of  Los  Angeles  County 
for  a  number  of  years;  also  of  the  University 
Club,  A.  O.  U.  W.,  Masonic  and  Iroquois  fra- 
ternities and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association. 
Republican. 

HARRY  CLYDE  STANLEY. 

Residence.  643  East  Channel  Street;  office, 
San  Joaquin  Building,  Stockton.  Born  in 
Lewis,  Iowa,  December  1,  1877.  Son  of 
Horace  ^L  and  Sarah  (Upson)  Stanley.  Re- 
moved to  California  in  1879,  where  he  re- 
ceived his  early  education.  After  a  six 
months'  course  of  study  at  Heald's  Business 
College,  of  San  Francisco,  he  studied  law 
with  John  Goss,  of  that  city,  in  1900.  At- 
tended the  Law  Department  of  Highland 
Park  College  of  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  1902-3, 
and  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Law  School  of  San  F'ran- 
cisco  for  six  months  in  1905.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  by  the  District  Court 
of  Appeals,  3d  District,  .January  15.  1906. 
Republican. 

MILTON  M.  STARR. 

Residence,  425  South  Fremont  Avenue; 
office,  827  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  April  24,  1854,  in  Indiana.  Son  of  John 
and  Mary  (Xethercutt)  Starr.  Married  Octo- 
ber 31,  1893,  to  Lora  Jamison.  Roceive«l  his 
early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Indi- 
ana, and  attended  Asbury  University  for  two 
years.  Studied  law  in  the  Law  Department  of 
the  University  of  Michigan,  and  gra<Uiated 
therefrom  in  18Si)  with  the  degree  of  LL.B., 
and  was  immediately  admitted  to  practice  in 
all  courts  of  that  state.  Moved  to  Lincoln,  Xe- 
braska,  in  1883,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  that  state  in  that  year.  Practiced  law  in 
Lincoln,  Xebraska,  until  1909,  when  he  moved 
to  Los  Angeles,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  in  1910.  Continues  the  practice 
of  his  profession  to  date.     Republican. 


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FRANCIS  M.   STEELE. 

Eesidenee,  Huutiugtun  Park;  office,  1022 
California  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  June 
28,  1887,  in  Troy,  Kansas.  Son  of  Robert  M. 
and  Esther  (Berry)  Steele.  Married  May  15, 
1907,  to  Anna  M.  Weber.  Graduated  from 
the  High  School  at  Troy,  Kansas,  in  190.3,  and 


February   28,   1910,   and   later   to   the   United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern 


moved  to  California  the  same  year.  Studied 
law  at  the  University  of  Southern  California, 
Law  School,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
this  state  on  May  1.5,  1908.  Commenced  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession  immediately 
upon  admission,  practicing  alone,  and  con- 
tinues to  date.  Was  appointed  City  Attorney 
of  Huntington  Park  shortly  after  admission 
and  continues  in  said  office  to  date.  Member 
of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  frater- 
nity.    Eepublican. 

JOHN    SHERMAN    STEELY. 

Residence,  445  St.  Andrews  Place;  office, 
1023-1024  W.  P.  Story  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Williamsburg,  Kentucky,  March  6, 
1871.  Son  of  Eli  Newton  and  Sophronia 
(West)  Steely.  Moved  to  the  state  of  Cali- 
fornia, March  9,  1907.  Married  June  4,  1902, 
to  Roberta  Hardin  Whitmore.  Educated  at 
Georgetown  College,  Georgetown,  Kentucky, 
State  College  of  Kentucky,  1893  to  1894;  Cen- 
tre College,  Danville,  Ky.,  Department  of  Law, 
1896  to  1898,  graduating  in  June  of  that  year 
with  degree  of  LL.B.  Commenced  the  practice 
of  law  in  1898  in  Williamsburg,  Kentucky, 
alone,  to  June,  1900,  when  he  removed  to  El 
Paso,  Texas.  Practiced  in  that  city  alone  until 
his  removal  to  Los  Angeles,  where  he  continues 
alone  to  date.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ken- 
tucky  at   Danville,   May   3,   1897;   California, 


California.     Member  of  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce,   Y.    M.    C.    A.,    Gamut    and    University 


clubs  and  B.  P.  O. 
ties.     Republican. 


E.   and  Masonic   fraterni- 


JESSE  HENRY  STEINHART. 

Residence,    2521 

Scott    Street; 

office,  305   Monad- 

n  o  c  k       Building, 

San  F  r  a  n  c  i  s  CO. 

Born  in,  San  Fran- 

Cisco,     May     11, 

1881.  Son  of  Will- 

liam    and  Caroline 

(D'  A  1  1  e  m  a  n  d) 

S  t  e  i  n  h  a  r  t.   At- 

tended      Urban 

School,        1888-90; 

Clement    Grammar 

School,   1890-94; 

Lowell      High 

School,      1894-97; 

University  of  Cal- 
ifornia, 1897-1901, 
and  Hastings  College  of  Law,  1901-3.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  San  Francisco  in  1903. 
Practiced  his  profession  alone.  Assistant 
City  Attorney  of  San  Francisco  1907  to  date. 
Represented  the  People  of  the  State  of  Cali- 
fornia vs.  Sutter  St.  R.  R.  Co.,  which  case 
was  recently  decided  in  favor  of  the  city. 
Member  of  the  Argonaut  and  Commonwealth 
clubs.     Republican. 


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KARL  EDMUND  STEINHAUER. 

Residt'iue,  47H  Sauta  Muiiua  Boulevard; 
office,  1003-1005  Title  Insurance  Buildinj;, 
Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Denver.  Colorado. 
March  20,  1882.  Son  of  Frederick  and 
Blanche  (Chobard)  Steinhauer.  Married 
Lulii  E.  Smith  Augiist  U.  1911.  Moved  to 
California  October.  1911.  f^ducated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Denver,  Colorado.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  University  of  Michigan  in 
1906,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Colorado,  at  Denver,  in  June, 
1907;  California,  February  26.  1912.  Member 
of  the  T'niversity  Club.     Republiian. 

ALBERT  LEE  STEPHENS. 

Residence,  227 
South  Coronado 
street;  office, 
T'nion  Trust 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  In- 
diana, 1874.  Son 
of  Edwin  E.  and 
A  r  m  i  n  d  a  Jane 
( Rice)  Stephens. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1884.  Mar- 
ried December  26, 
1907,  to  Marie 
Clarke.  Educated 
in  the  public 
school  of  Comp- 
t  o  n,  California. 
Graduating  with 
degree  of  A.  B.  from  University  of  Southern 
California  in  1903.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  Los  Angeles  in  1899.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  in  the  office  of 
Anderson  &  Anderson  in  1901.  Formed  part- 
nership with  his  brother,  .Jess.  E.  Stephens, 
under  the  firm  name  of  A.  L.  &  J.  E.  Stephens, 
in  1905.  Elected  Justice  of  Los  Angeles 
Township  in  1906  on  Nonpartisan  and  Demo- 
cratic ticket.  Nominated  in  1908  and  1910 
for  Sui)erior  Judge.  Member  of  the  Masonic 
fraternity,  Shriner,  and  City  Club.  Democrat. 

JESS  E.  STEPHENS. 

Residence,  434  Gth  Street;  office.  City  Hall 
Building,  San  Pedro.  Born  May  4,  1882,  in 
Indiana.  Son  of  Edwin  E.  and  Arminda 
(Rice)  Stephens.  Married  September  18,  1907, 
to  Alice  Cherry.  Received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  grammar  school  of  Compton,  Cali- 
fornia. Graduated  from  Los  Angeles  High 
School  in  June,  1900.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California,  October  18,  19D4.  Practiced 
law  in  Los  Angeles  until  1909,  when  he 
moved  to  San  Pedro.  Engaged  in  general 
practice  since  that  time.  Member  of  the  Los 
Angeles  Bar  Association  and  B.  P.  O.  E. 


JOHN  WALKER   STEPHENSON. 

Kesidence  and  nilicf.  San  Piernardino. 
Born  April  25,  1851,  in  Washington  County, 
Arkansas.  Son  of  Nimrod  Hendricks  and 
Emaline  (Townsend)  Stephenson.  Married 
March  1,  1893,  to  Anna  Jenkins.  Moved  to 
California    in    1852.     Educated    in    Sotoyome 


Institute,  Healdsburg.  Attended  State  Uni- 
versity of  California  one  year — 1872.  R«ad 
law  in  the  offices  of  Spencer  &  Rankin  from 
1874  to  1876,  at  San  Jose.  Admitted  to  prac- 
tice at  the  bar  of  California,  October  10,  1876, 
at  Sacramento,  by  the  Supreme  Court. 
Served  as  Court  Commissioner  under  Judge 
Beden,  at  San  Jose,  in  1878-79.  District  At- 
torney of  Mohave  County,  1880-82.  Presi- 
dent of  First  Library  Board  of  Trustees,  San 
Bernardino,  four  years.  President  of  Board 
of  Education  of  San  Bernardino  two  terms. 
Socialist. 

ARTHUR  G.  STEPPER. 

Residence.  124s  West  4th  Street;  office.  601 
IL  W.  Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Warrensburg,  Missouri,  October  25,  1880. 
Son  of  George  C.  and  Martha  A.  (Whitsett) 
Stepper.  Moved  to  California  in  1S93.  Mar- 
ried September  8.  1903,  to  Mabel  Dooner. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Los  An- 
geles, graduating  from  the  high  school  m 
1899.  Attended  the  University  of  Southern 
California,  College  of  Law,  graduating  :n 
1912,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California.  January  IS,  1911.  Member 
of  the  Federation  Club  of  Los  Angeles.  Re- 
publican. 

NORMAN  S.   STERRY. 

Residence.  2622  Orchard  .\venue;  office,  718 
Pacific  Electric  Building,  Los  Angeles.     Born 


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in  Emporia,  Kansas,  July  8,  1876.  Son  of 
Clinton  Norman  and  Louise  A.  (Slocum) 
Sterry.  Came  to  California  in  1896.  Mar- 
ried Josephine  Lewis,  June  1,  1909.  Educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Emporia,  Kansas; 
Meaney's  Private  School  for  Boys;  University 
of  New  Mexico;  Law  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Michigan  in  May,  1903,  and  California  in 
October,  1903.     Eepublican. 

JOHN  WALTER  STETSON. 

Residence,  305  Lenox  Avenue;  oliice,  Oak- 
land Bank  of  Savings  Building,  Oakland. 
Born  September  24,  1871,  in  Fruitvale,  Cali- 
fornia. Received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Oakland;  Highland  School,  Santa 
Cruz  County,  and  Boone's  Academy,  Berkeley, 
graduating  from  the  University  of  California 
in  1893  with  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  May  8,  1894,  at  Sac- 
ramento. Commenced  practice  in  Oakland, 
practicing  alone  until  1907,  when  he  entered 
into  partnership  with  J.  E.  McElroy,  which 
continued  until  1909.  Since  in  partnership 
J.  S.  Koford,  under  the  firm  name  of  Stetson 
&  Koford.  Elected  City  Justice  of  Oakland 
in  1898,  and  re-elected  in  1902.  Appointed  at- 
torney for  the  State  Commission  in  Lunacy, 
August  1,  1903.  Elected  member  of  the  As- 
sembly from  the  50tli  District,  November, 
1906.  Elected  State  Senator,  15th  District, 
November,  1908.  Appointed  City  Attorney  of 
Oakland  in  1909,  serving  until  January  1, 
1911.     Rei^ubliean. 

HENRY  JOHN  STEVENS. 

Residence,  2323  "West  6th  Street;  office, 
suite  825  Title  Insurance  Buildiiig,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  May  29,  1865,  in  Franklin 
County,  New  York.  Son  of  Levi  N.  and 
Emma  E.  (Roberts)  Stevens.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1885.  Married  December  24,  1897, 
to  Florence  R.  Stanford.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  New  York  and  attended 
University  of  Vermont.  Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  Judge  J.  D.  Works  in  San  Diego. 
Admitted  to  the  Superior  Court  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1887  and  to  the  Supreme  Court  in 
1888;  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  of  Southern  California.  Ap- 
pointed Assistant  District  Attorney  of  San 
Diego  in  1887,  which  he  resigned  in  1888  and 
formed  partnership  with  Judge  Olin  Well- 
born, under  the  firm  name  of  Wellborn  & 
Stevens;  later  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Well- 
born, Parker  &  Stevens.  In  1895  moved  to 
Los  Angeles,  when  he  formed  partnership 
with  W.  J.  Hunsaker  and  A.  B.  McCutcheon. 


under  the  firm  name  of  Hunsaker,  Stevens 
&  McCutcheon.  This  partnership  continued 
for  one  year,  when  he  became  Assistant  Soli- 
citor for  Santa  Fe  lines  west  of  Albuquerque. 
In  1905  formed  partnership  with  H.  W.  O'Mel- 
veny.  In  1906  E.  E.  Millikin  joined  the 
firm,  under  the  firm  name  of  O'Melveny, 
Stevens  &  Millikin,  which  continues  to  date. 
Vice-President  of  Los  Angeles  Bar  Associa- 
tion. Member  of  the  California  Club.  Re- 
publican. 

WALTER  H.    STEVENS. 

Residence,  141  West  Santa  Barbara  Ave- 
nue; office,  621-622  Citizens'  National  Bank 
Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Peoria,  Illi- 
nois, August  7,  1876.  Son  of  Seymour  A.  and 
Mary  (Wilgus)  Stevens.  Married  to  Marga- 
ret  Mitchell,   September  29,  1903.     Moved  to 


California  in  19U4.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  graduating  from  the 
High  School  in  1898.  Attended  the  law  course 
in  the  University  of  Southern  California,  Col- 
lege of  Law,  Los  Angeles,  1904  to  190S.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  by  the  District 
Court  of  Appeal  at  Los  Angeles  in  1910;  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  for 
the  Southern  District  of  California  in  1911. 
Since  admission  has  been  associated  with 
Charles  S.  McKelvey  in  general  practice. 
From  1898  to  1901  served  in  Spanish-Ameri- 
can war  as  Sergeant  of  Companv  "L," 
Twenty-sixth  Volunteer  Infantry,"  from 
Plattsburg,  New  York.  Member  of  L  0.  0.  F. 
and  Los  Angeles  County  Bar  Association.  Re- 
publican. 


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PAUL  STEWART. 

Rosi.lence,  1369 
Lucille  Avenwe; 
office,  31^'i  Brad- 
bury Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Burn  in 
Ottawa,  Kansas, 
February  2L  1SS4. 
Son  of  Thomas 
ilefford  and 
Annie  M.  (Bur- 
chasted)  Stewart. 
Moved  to  the 
state  of  California 
in  1894.  Educated 
in  the  public 
schools  of  Black- 
foot,  Idaho,  and 
Los  Angeles.  Cali- 
f  o  r  n  i  a.  Entered 
Los  Angeles  High  School  in  1899.  Graduated 
in  1903.  Entered  the  Stanford  University, 
August  27,  1904,  graduating-  May  21,  1908, 
with  the  degree  of  ,A.  B.  Aduiitted  to  the 
bar  liv  the  Djsfiict  Court  of  Ajfpeals,  Second 
District,  at  Xo8  Angeles;"^  .Tirty  22,  1908. 
Practiced  law  at  Brawley,  Imi>eFial  County, 
Califoj^nia,  for  one  year,  holding  office  of 
City  itttorney  of  that  place  the  last  four 
montlis,  then  leaving  Brawley  to  become  as- 
sociated with  his  father,  T.  M.  Stewart,  at 
Los  Angeles,  since  which  tfme  he  has  con- 
tinued the  practice  of  his  profession  under  ihe 
firm  name,  of  Stewart  &  Stewart.  Member  of 
the  DeHa  Chi -fraternity  and  btanford  Club  of 
Los  Angelas.     Independent. 

THOMAS  MEFFOED  STEWART. 
Residence,  loii9 
Lucille  Avenue; 
office.  3.34.3  Brad 
bury  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Dayton,  Ohio. 
August  27,  1847. 
Son  of  Henry 
Baldwin  and 
Sarah  Ann 

(Thomas)  Stew- 
art. Married  to 
Anna  H.  B  u  r- 
chasted  Augtist  10. 
1  8  7  »).  Attenderl 
Dayton  p  u  b  1  i  c 
schools  and  Shurt- 
leflF  College,  Upper 
Alton,  Illinois, 
from  which  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in 
1873,  and  the  Xewton  Theological  Institute, 
Xewton  Centre,  Massachusetts,  graduating  in 
187(i.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Idaho,  at 
Blackfoot,  in  1886.  Member  of  the  firm  of 
Stewart  &  Dietrich,  Blackfoot,  Idaho,  from 
1891  to  1893;  T.  M.  Stewart,  Los  Angeles, 
California,  1893-1909,  and  Stewart  &  Stewart, 


from  1909  to  date.  In  general  civil  practice. 
Candidate  for  Chief  Justice  of  Sujtreme  Court 
of  California  in  1902  on  Prohibition  Ticket. 
Member  of  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association. 
Prohibitionist. 

C.  A.  STICE. 

Residence,  1424 
West  Vernon  Ave- 
nue; office,  724— 
720  Bryson  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  August  2, 
1S64,  in  Jackson- 
ville, Illinois.  Son 
of  Joshua  E.  and 
Sarah  E.  (Spires) 
Stice.  Moved  to 
( '  alifornia  in 
April.  1890.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public 
and  high  schools 
of  Illinois.  At- 
tended the  Uni- 
versity of  M  i  s- 
s  0  u  r  i,  1885  to 
1888.  Taught  in  the  schools  of  Missouri  from 
1888  to  1890.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1896  and  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. Member  of  Masonic  order,  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  Municipal  League,  City  Club 
and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.  Republi- 
can. 

JOHN  CHESTER  STICK. 

Residence,  1705 
Bushnell  Avenue, 
South  Pasadena; 
office,  4  4  1-443 
Citizens'  National 
Bank  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
January  29,  1S83, 
in  Hanover,  York 
County,  Pennsyl- 
vania. Son  of  W. 
Chester  and  La- 
m  a  n  d  a  (  R  o  h  r- 
baugh)  Stick. 
Married  Ethyl  B. 
Kohl,  June  1,1911. 
Attended  the  jmb- 
1  i  c  schools  of 
yi  a  n  Chester, 

Maryland,  from  1889  to  1897;  Glenville  Acad- 
emy, Glenville,  Pennsylvania,  1897  to  1900^ 
and  St.  John's  College,  at  Annapolis,  Mary- 
land, from  1900  to  1904,  when  he  received  the 
degree  of  B.  A.  Taught  school  in  Xew  York 
and  Pennsylvania  from  1904  to  1906.  Studied 
law  in  the  office  of  Hahn  &  Hahn,  Los  Ange- 
les, California,  from  November  2,  1906,  to 
January  23,  1908,  being  admitted  to  the  bar 
of    California    on    that    date;     later    to    the 


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United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  associated  with  the  firm 
of  Hahn  &  Hahn,  which  continued  until  No- 
A'ember  2,  1910,  since  which  time  he  has  been 
practicing  alone,  making  a  specialty  of  cor- 
poration and  probate  practice.  Member  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity,  Knickerbocker  and 
City  clubs,  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association,  and 
Chamber  of  Commerce.     Eepublican. 

JAMES  ALLEN   STIDGER. 

Residence,  54^/^  Carmelita  Street;  office,  628 
Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born'  in 
Canton,  Oliio,  July  20,  1837.  Son  of  O.  P. 
and  Eliza  (Hahn)  Stidger.  Attended  Steu- 
benville  College,  Ohio,  and  graduated  there- 
from in  1853.     Moved  to  California  in  April, 


(Conners)  Stidger.  Grandson  of  Judge  O.  P. 
Stidgei',  famous  pioneer  lawyer  and  editor. 
Married  Edith  May  Cooper  in  September, 
1899.  Attended  public  schools  of  Nevada 
County,  obtaining  his  later  education  by  pri- 
vate tutors.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 


1857,  and  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hawley 
&  Williams,  of  Nevada  City.  Practiced  in 
that  city  alone  from  1869  to  1893,  locating  in 
San  Francisco  in  1900,  at  which  time  he  en- 
tered into  partnership  with  his  son,  O.  P. 
Stidger,  and  continued  the  practice  of  his 
profession  under  the  firm  name  of  Stidger  & 
Stidger,  which  association  continues  to  date. 
Was  an  enrolling  officer  in  the  United  States 
service  in  1863,  in  Nevada  County,  and  in 
1863-6-t  Assistant  Sergeant-at-Arms  of  the 
Senate  in  Sacramento.  Member  of  the  Pio- 
neer Society  of  San  Francisco  and  charter 
member  of  the  Rough  Riders  of  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Independent. 

OLIVER    PERRY    STIDGER. 

Residence,  541,4  Carmelita  Street;  office,  628 
Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
North  San  Juan,  Nevada  County,  December 
31,   1873.     Son    of    James    Allen    and    Maria 


in  1898.  Associated  with  M.  M.  Estee  and 
D.  E.  McKinley.  Associated  with  his  father, 
Judge  James  A.  Stidger,  to  date,  practicing 
under  the  firm  name  of  Stidger  &  Stidger. 
Attorney  for  the  Chinese  Six  Companies  for 
term  ending  in  1909;  for  Chinese  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  Chinese  Merchants'  Association 
and  Chinese  Republic  Association.  Member 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity.      Republican. 

HENRY  ALBERT  GUSTAVUS  STIEGLITZ. 

Residence  and  office,  San  Pedro.  Born  in 
1865  in  Columbia,  South  Carolina.  Son  of 
William  and  Julia  (Luhman)  Stieglitz.  Mar- 
ried in  1890  to  Frances  Biddle.  Educated  in 
Thompson's  Military  University,  Columbia, 
South  Carolina,  and  schools  in  Dixon,  Illinois. 
Studied  law  in  offices  of  Weil  &  Brandt,  At- 
lanta, Georgia.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Georgia,  October  18,  1889;  Arizona,  1900; 
California,  1891;  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern 
California.  Associated  in  the  practice  of  law 
in  Atlanta  with  Dudley  DuBoise,  until  Janu- 
ary, 1890,  when  he  moved  to  Phoenix,  Ari- 
zona, where  he  was  associated  with  Henry 
Alexander.  In  1891  moved  to  Los  Angeles, 
and  in  1893  moved  to  San  Pedro,  where  he 
continues  to  the  present  time.  City  Attorney 
of  San  Pedro  for  ten  years.  Justice  of  Peace 
of  San  Pedro  for  four  years.  City  Clerk  of 
San  Pedro  for  three  years.  Deputy  District 
Attorney  of  Los  Angeles  County  for  some 
time.     Organized  San  Pedro  Fire  Department. 


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Captain  of  Maricopa  (Arizona)  Light  Guards. 
Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.,  F.  O.  K..  K.  of  P.. 
and  Moose  fraternities  and  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association.     Democrat. 


MARSHALL  STIMSON. 

Residence,  1060  Kensington  Road;  office, 
SOl-802  Wright  &  Callender  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in  Cambridge,  Massachusetts, 
Maj'  21,  1876.  Son  of  M.  W.  and  Ella  C. 
(Marshall)  Stimson.  Moved  to  this  state  in 
18S9.  Married  April  27,  1904,  to  Mary  Gor- 
don. Attended  the  Los  Angeles  High  School, 
Harvard  College  and  the  Harvard  Law  School, 
graduating  in  1900.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  in  1901,  at  Los  An- 
geles, in  1903,  and  has  continued  the  jiractice 
of  his  profession  there  to  date.  Chairman  of 
the  7th  District  Republican  Congressional 
Committee.  Member  of  Masonic  Order.  Re- 
publican. 

GEORGE  EDGAR  STOKER. 

Residence.  173.3  Alcatraz  Avenue,  Berkeley; 
office,  1002  Merchants'  Exchange  Building, 
San  Francisco.  Born  in  Topeka,  Kansas, 
April  16,  1871.  Son  of  George  Cookman  and 
Celestine  (Easter)  Stoker.  Married  June  16, 
1897,  to  Edith  I).  Isbell.  Graduated  from 
the  Kansas  State  Agricultural  College,  Man- 
hattan, Kansas,  in  1890,  with  the  degree  of 
B.  S. ;  from  the  Harvard  L^niversity  in  189.3, 
with  the  degree  of  B.  A.;  and  was  a  student 
of  Hastings  College  of  Law  in  189.3  and  1894. 
Admitted  to  the  bar,  at  San  Francisco,  August 
8,  1894.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  at 
Topeka,  Kansas,  where  he  practiced  from 
.January,  1895,  to  June,  1907,  since  which 
time  he  has  continued  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  San  Francisco  in  partnership  with 
W.  "W.  McXair,  under  the  firm  name  of  Mc- 
Xair  &  Stoker.  Member  of  the  Harvard  Club 
of  San  Francisco. 

BYRON  r.    STONE,  JR. 

Residence,  Alameda;  office.  Mills  Building, 
San  Francisco.  Born  in  Oakland,  April  .3, 
1877.  Son  of  Byron  Franklin  and  Ella 
(Wells)  Stone.  Married  to  Madeleine  Blanch- 
ard  in  1903.  Received  his  education  at  the 
University  of  California,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  April,  1911,  con- 
tinuing in  the  active  practice  to  date.  In- 
dependent. 

RICHARD  BERRYMAN  STOLDER. 

Residence  and  office,  Mariposa.  Boin  in 
California,  March  27,  1863.  Son  of  Anthony 
and  Jane  (Breeden)  Stolder.  Married  Ada 
S.  Hodges,  June  14,  1911.  Received  his  early 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  La  Grange, 
Stanislaus  County,  later  attending  Hastings 
College  of  Law,  from  which  he  graduated  in 


May,  1S8.J.  Admitted  to  the  bar  bv  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  California,  June'  1.  1885. 
Elected  District  .attorney  of  Mariposa  County 


in  1888  and  re-elected  in  1890.  Engaged  in 
the  practice  of  law  in  Mariposa  until  1910, 
when  he  wai?  again  elected  District  Attorney, 
which  position   he   holds   to   date.     Democrat. 

GAILLARD  STONEY. 


Residence,  3924  Jackson  Street;  office.  250 
Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Xapa,  California,  April  28,  1868.  Son  of 
Thomas  P.  and  Kate  M.  (Allen)  Stoney. 
Married  November  7,  1895,  to  Georgiana  Mae- 
Donald.     Craduatod     from    the    Fniversitv  of 


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California  in  1888,  with  the  degree  of  B.  A., 
and  from  the  Hastings  College  of  Law  in 
1891,  with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  at  San  Francisco,  June, 
1891.  Served  as  clerk  in  office  of  Stanly, 
Stoney  &  Hayes  until  January,  1903.  Assist- 
ant Citv  and  County  Attorney  under  H.  C. 
Cresweli,  1893-99.  Member  of  the  firm  of 
Stoney  &  Stoney  to  1901;  Stoney,  Eoaleau  & 
Stoney,  to  date.  Lieutenant-Colonel  on  staff 
of  Gov.  J.  N.  Gillett.  Vice-president  and  at- 
torney for  Title  Insurance  &  Guaranty  Com- 
pany to  date.  Member  of  the  Bohemian  and 
Presidio  Golf  clubs  of  San  Francisco.  Demo- 
crat. 

FRANK    DEVELLO    STRINGHAM. 

Residence,  27il(3  Claremont  Avenue,  Berke- 
ley; office,  630  Chronicle  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  Topeka,  Kansas,  December  9, 
1872.  Son  of  Theodore  L.  and  Marie  Louise 
(Poor)  Stringham.  Moved  to  this  state  in 
1891.  Married  November  23,  1905,  to  Juliet 
W.  Garber.  Attended  Washburn  College,  To- 
peka, graduating  in  1890,  and  later  attending 
the  University  of  California,  graduating  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1895.  Attended  Hast- 
ings College  of  Law  from  1895  to  1897.  Prior 
to  his  admission  to  the  bar  was  connected 
with  the  firm  of  Garber,  Boalt  &  Bishop,  and 
in  1890  was  chief  clerk  of  the  City  and 
County  Attorney's  office.  City  Attorney  of 
Berkeley,  1909-1 1.  From  1908\mtil  the  pres- 
ent time  associated  with  the  firm  of  Hillyer, 
Stringham   &   O'Brien.     Republican. 

ZEBULON  BROWNLOW  STUART. 

Residence,  3  10 
Vista  Place;  of- 
fice, 527  Higgins 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in 
Atlanta,  Georgia, 
September  13, 
186  2.  Son  of 
William  H  e  n  r  y 
and  Elizabeth  W. 
(Scates)  S  t  u  a  rt. 
Married  to  Mary 
M.  Burton  in  188.5. 
Received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  com- 
mon schools  and  at 
Spicelan  d  A  c  a  d- 
emy,  S  p  i  c  e  1  and 
Indiana.  M  o  v  ed 
to  (.'alifornia  in  1885  and  was  employed  by  the 
Southern  California  Railway  as  civil  engi- 
neer. In  1889  studied  law  with  Charles 
R.  Gray  and  Col.  A.  B.  Paris,  of  San  Bernar- 
dino. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
1893,  at  Los  Angeles,  and  later  to  all  courts 
having  jurisdiction  in  this  state.  In  1896  en- 
tered into  ]iartnership  with  Charles  R.  Gray 
and  Hugh  Percy  at  San  Bernardino  and  River- 


side, which  partnership  continued  until  1897. 
In  1902  practiced  his  profession  in  Los  Angeles 
in  partnership  with  Hugh  Percy,  which  con- 
tinued until  1903,  when  he  temporarily  gave 
up  active  practice.  Re-entered  into  practice 
again  in  1908,  and  has  been  continuously 
since  that  date,  making  a  specialty  of  min- 
ing, water  and  corporation  law.  Member  of 
the  National  Guard  of  California  in  1887. 
County  Surveyor  of  San  Bernardino  County 
from  1886  to  1889  and  City  Assessor  of  San 
Bernardino  from  1889  to  1891.  Member  of 
Knights  of  Pythias,  I.  0.  O.  F.,  Macabees  and 
Loyal  Order  of  the  Moose  fraternities.  Re- 
publican. 

BERRY  STURGEON. 

Residence,  501  Carleton  Way;  office,  403 
California  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  Octo- 
ber 24,  1881,  in  Bradford,  Pennsylvania.  Sou 
of  John  Calvin  and  Eda  (Blakeslee)  Stur- 
geon. Married  November  23,  1910,  tO'  Ro- 
berta Glenn.  Educated  in  the  private  schools 
at  Erie,  Pennsylvania,  and  at  Bishop  Ridley 
College,  St.  Catherine,  Ontario,  Canada.  At- 
tended Stetson  University,  Florida,  from  1900 
to  1903,  and  read  law  in  the  office  of  A.  E. 
Sisson,  of  Erie,  Pennsylvania.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Pennsylvania  in  June,  1906,  and 
moved  to  California  the  following  year,  be- 
ing admitted  to  the  bar,  January  22,  190S. 
Practiced  in  Los  Angeles  to  date  in  associa- 
tion with  Earl  Rogers.  Member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity.     Republican. 

GEORGE  ABRAM  STURTEVANT. 


Residence,  31  Belmont  Avenue;  office.  City 
Hall,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Franktown, 
Nevada,  August  2,  1899.  Son  of  James  and 
Emma  Eliza  (Curry)  Sturtevant.  Married 
December  16,  1900,  to  Pearl  Fine.     Educated 


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B  I  0  G  R  A  Fine  A  L 


at  Ukiah  Grammar  School,  1S79-82;  Washing- 
ton College,  Irvington.  California,  1883-84; 
Boone's  Academy.  April,  1884,  to  August  of 
that  year,  and  the  University  of  California, 
graduating  from  that  institution  in  1889  with 
the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Admitted  to  this  state, 
at  Sacramento,  in  May,  1892,  and  commenced 
the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Ukiah.  Janu- 
ary 19,  1893.  Elected  District  Attorney  of 
Mendocino  County,  serving  from  .January, 
1894,  to  December,  1898.  Deputy  Attorney- 
General,  January,  1899,  to  January,  1907. 
Assistant  Attorney-General,  January.  1907,  to 
.Tune  of  that  year.  Appointed  Superior  Judge 
by  Governor  Gillett,  June  30,  19(t7.  and 
elected  November,  1908,  for  a  period  of  six 
vears.  Member  of  the  Cosmos  Club  and  W. 
b.  W.  and  Masonic  fraternities.     Ro])ublican. 

EUGENE  D.  SULLIVAN. 

Besideme.  o4o4  Kith  Street;  ulhce,  First 
Xational  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  October  21,  1873,  in  San  Francisco. 
Married  August  19,  1908,  to  Anna  Kerr. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  San  Fran- 
cisco,  and   later   St.   Mary's   College,  leaving 


that  institution  in  1889.  Stu.lied  law  in  the 
offices  of  Charles  F.  Ifanlon  and  Mullany, 
Grant  &  Cushing,  .until  his  admission  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  189S.  Associated  with 
the  above  firm  until  its  dissolution  in  1903. 
since  which  time  he  has  been  associated  with 
the  firm  of  Cushing  &  Cushing.  Member  of 
the  California  Assembly,  1899-1900.  Member 
of  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  Native  Sons 
of  the  Golden  West  fraternities. 


JEREMIAH  FRANCIS  SULLIVAN. 

KesiileiH-e.  2iiii7  Paiiiii-  Avenue;  offiee,  1108 
Humboldt  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Litchfield  County,  Connecticut,  Au- 
gust 19,  1851.  Son  of  Michael  and  Margaret 
(Bohane)  Sullivan.  Moved  to  California  in 
April,   1852.     Married   September  13,  1876,  to 


Helen  M.  Bliss.  Attended  the  public  and 
private  schools  of  Nevada  County,  California, 
until  January  3,  18G2.  Entered  St.  Ignatius 
College.  San  Francisco,  and  received  the  de- 
gree of  A.  B.  in  June  18.  1870,  and  degree  of 
A.  M.  in  1872.  Honorary  degree  of  LL.D. 
conferred  in  1905.  Taught  in  St.  Ignatius 
College,  while  studying  law,  1872-74.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  by  the  Su- 
preme Court  in  1874.  Began  the  practice  of 
law,  June  10,  1874,  practicing  alone.  Member 
of  the  Board  of  Education  of  San  Francisco 
from  December,  1877,  to  January,  1880. 
Elected  one  of  the  first  twelve  judges  of  the 
San  Francisco  Sujterior  Court  in  1879.  Drew 
term  of  five  years,  expiring  December  31, 
1885.  Re-elected  in  November.  1884,  for  six 
years.  Resigned  August  1,  1889,  to  organize 
the  firm  of  Sullivan  &  Sullivan.  Now  prac- 
ticing under  the  firm  name  of  Sullivan  &  Sul- 
livan and  Theo.  J.  Roche.  Member  of  the 
Young  Men's  Institute  and  Catholic  Fraternal 
Organization,  also  of  the  SaD  Francisco  Bar 
Association.     Doinocrnt. 

MATTHEW  IGNATIUS  SULLIVAN. 

Residence.  92n  Guerrero  Street;  office.  Hum- 
boldt Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
November  3.  1857,  in  Grass  Valley,  Nevada 
County,  California.  Son  of  Michael  and  Mar- 
garet (Bohan)  Sullivan.     Graduated  from  St. 


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523 


Ignatius  College,  San  Francisco,  in  1876,  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later  received  the 
degree  of  LL.  D.  Studied  law  in  the  office 
of  his  brother,  Judge  J.  F.  Sullivan.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  November, 
1879.     Engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  San 


April,  1901,  and  to  the  state  and  federal 
courts  of  that  state.  In  1907,  appointed 
Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Los  Angeles  Town- 
ship, and  elected  to  that  office  in  1910.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Eagles, 
I.    O.   F.,     K.    of     P.,   Modern     Woodmen     of 


Francisco  alone  until  1890,  when  he  formed 
partnership  with  his  brother,  Judge  J.  F.  Sul- 
livan, who  that  year  resigned  his  office  of 
Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  San  Francisco. 
The  firm  was  known  as  Sullivan  &  Sullivan 
until  the  year  1905,  when  Theodore  J.  Eoehe 
was  admitted  to  the  partnership,  which  be- 
came Sullivan,  Sullivan  &  Theo.  J.  Roche. 
One  of  the  supervisors  appointed  by  Mayor 
Taylor  in  July,  1907,  to  succeed  the  members 
indicted  during  the  Schmitz  administration. 
President  of  Panama-Pacific  International  Ex- 
position Commission  of  the  state  of  Califor- 
nia, appointed  by  Governor  Johnson  in  1911. 
Director  and  Vice-President  of  Mission  Sav- 
ings Bank.  Member  of  San  Francisco  Bar 
Association  and  Mission  Promotion  Associa- 
tion.    Independent. 


JOHNSON  WYATT  SUMMERFIELD. 

Residence,  2283  Cambridge  Street;  office. 
County  Courthouse,  Los  Angeles.  Born  No- 
vember 20,  1869,  in  Vernon,  Indiana.  Son 
of  John  Wyatt  and  Catherine  Jane  (Mc- 
Claskey)  Summerfield.  Married  December 
5,  1908,  to  Phoebe  F.  Labory.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  California,  to  which 
state  he  moved  in  1883.  Entered  the  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  California,  Law  College, 
graduating  in  June,  1901,  with  the  degree  of 
LL.   B.     Admitted   to   the  bar   of   California, 


America,  and  A.  0.  U.  W.  fraternities,  and 
Jonathan  and  Metropolitan  clubs.  Republi- 
can. 

CHARLES   EDWARD    SUMNER. 

Residence,  432  Ardmore  Avenue;  office,  1U17 
Union  Oil  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Moneton,  New  Brunswick,  Canada,  March 
4,  1860.  Son  of  William  H.  T.  and  Elizabeth 
Charlotte  (Thompson)  Sumner.  Moved  to 
California  in  1882.  Married  Elizabeth  Me- 
serve,  January  21,  1888.  After  attending  the 
High  School  at  Moneton,  New  Brunswick, 
took  the  law  course  in  Boston  (Mass.)  Uni- 
versity Law  School,  graduating  in  1881  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  New  Brunswick,  Canada,  in  1881;  Califor- 
nia, in  1883,  and  later  admitted  to  practice 
before  the  United  States  Circuit  Court  and 
District  Courts  for  the  Southern  District  of 
California.     Republican. 

WILLIAM    ALVIN    SUMNER. 

Residence,  432  Ardmore  Avenue;  office,  1017 
Union  Oil  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Pomona,  California,  November  6,  18S8.  Son 
of  Charles  Edward  and  Elizabeth  (Meserve) 
Sumner.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Pomona  and  Upland;  Harvard  Military 
Academy;  Pomona  College.  Graduated  from 
the  University  of  Southern  California  and 
received  A.  B.  degree  in  1912.     Admitted  to 


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the  bar  of  California.  .Tamiary  17,  1912.  As- 
sociated with  E.  A.  Meserve  to  date.  Re- 
publican. 

E.  VINCENT  SURE. 

Resilience,  'IV.Vl  Vii>,'iiii:i  Street.  Berkeley; 
oflBce.  Merchants"  National  Bank  Building, 
San  Francisco.  Born  April  IG,  1S70,  in  Lon- 
don. England.  Son  of  .Joseph  and  Elizabeth 
(Grabham)  Surr.  Moved  to  California  in  1S84. 
Married.  October  14,  1890,  to  Paula  Krause 
(deceased),  and  August  15,  1903,  to  Mary 
Boyer.  Educated  at  i»rivate  boarding  schools 
of  Brighton.  London,  England,  from  1877  to 
1883,  when  he  moved  to  California.  In  .Janu- 
ary, 1909,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  Los  Angeles,  afterward  coming  to 
San  Francisco,  where  he  practiced  alone  until 
November  ]5,  1910.  since  which  time  he  has 
been  associated  with  Frank  H.  Gould.  Social- 
ist. 

ROLAND  G.   SWAFFIELD. 

Residence,  1421  Locust  Street;  office,  620- 
24  Homer  Laughlin  Building,  Los  Angeles; 
branch  office.  531  First  National  Bank  Build- 
ing, Long  Beach.  Born  in  Coldwater,  Michi- 
gan, January  7,  1884.  Son  of  Eugene  M.  and 
Celia    (Nettieman)   Swaffield.     Moved  to  Call- 


formed  partnership  with  John  G.  Mulliolland, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Swaffield  &  Mulliol- 
land, opening  an  office  in  Los  Angeles,  and 
maintaining  the  two  offices  to  date.  Member 
of  the  L^nion  League  Club,  and  B.  P.  O.  E. 
and  I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternities.     Republican. 


J.  W.  SWANWICK. 

Residence,  44(j  South  Buyle  Avenue;  of- 
fice, 706  American  Bank  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  November  16,  1858,  in  Perry 
County,  Illinois.  Son  of  J.  J.  and  Eliza 
(Conn)  Swanwick.  Moved  to  California  in 
1S77.  Married,  1894,  to  Henrietta  English. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Illinois  and 
St.  Louis,  Missouri.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1884.  For  the  past  twelve  years 
in  partnership  with  Rusk  Harris.  Member  of 
the  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.     Democrat. 


FRANK  R.   SWEASEY. 

Residence.  70  Puitula  Street;  office,  506 
Crocker  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Eureka,  Humboldt  County,  California,  in 
1875.  Son  of  Richard  and  Annie  M.  (Wilson) 
Sweasey.     Married  .January  5.  1901,  to  Anna 


fornia  in  1907.  Married  September  28,  1907. 
Graduated  from  Coldwater  (Mich.)  High 
School  in  1902,  and  from  the  University  of 
Michigan,  graduating  in  1906,  with  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michigan, 
June,  1906;  California,  November,  1907,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Southern  California.  In  No- 
vember, 1907,  commenced  the  practice  of  law 
in     Long     Beach     alone.     On    ^lardi    1.    1910. 


13.  McLeod.  Studied  Scientific  Course  in  the 
University  of  California  three  years.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  Law  Class  of  the  University  of 
Michigan  in  1900.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
the  state  of  Michigan  in  1900;  California  in 
1901.  Has  continued  in  active  practice  since 
said  date,  making  a  si)ecialty  of  maritime 
banking  and  corporation  law.  Attorney  for 
Superintendent  of  Banks,  1909-10.  Member 
of  Commonwealth   Club. 


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ROBERT  SWEENY. 

Eesidenee,  680 
New  Hampshire 
Avenue;  office,  915 
Title  Insurance 
Building,  Los  An- 
g  e  1  e  s.  Born  in 
Spokane,  "Wash- 
ington, July  9, 
188  4.  Son  of 
Charles  and  Eme- 
line  (O'Neil) 
Sweeny.  Moved  to 
California  in  1910. 
Married  Teresa 
Hauaway,  May  12, 
1906.  Educated  in 
public  and  priv- 
ate schools  in  the 
state  of  Washing- 
ton. Graduated  from  Notre  Dame  University 
(Indiana)  in  1903,  with  degree  of  A.  B.,  and 
from  Harvard  Law  School  in  1907,  with  de- 
gree of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Massa- 
chusetts by  the  supreme  court  at  Boston  in 
February,  1906;  to  practice  in  Porto  Rico  by 
the  United  States  District  Court  for  Porto 
Rico  in  1907;  to  the  bar  of  California,  Feb- 
ruary 29,  1912,  since  which  time  he  has  been 
following  general  practice.  Was  Receiver 
under  the  federal  courts  at  Porto  Rico  from 
October,  1907,  to  July,  1909.  Member  Bohe- 
mian Club  of  San  Francisco.     Republican. 

CHARLES   IBESON   SWEET. 

Residence,  123i 
West  37th  Drive; 
office,  309  Fay 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  De- 
cember 1.5,  1869, 
in  Long  Eaton, 
England.  Son  of 
William  Hales  and 
Elizabeth  (Evans) 
Sweet.  Married 
July  21,  1902,  to 
Flora  Keller  (de- 
ceased, November, 
19  0  5);  January 
13,  1910,  to  Mary 
Dorothy  Pinheiro, 
Educated  in  Wal- 
lasey     G  r  a  mmar 

School,  Cheshire,  England,  1882-86;  Rev.  D. 
Horace  Townsend's  Preparatory  School, 
Brockley,  Kent,  England,  1886;  tutored  by 
Cambridge  professor  1886-87.  Read  law  in 
the  offices  of  W.  W.  Erwin,  S.  E.  Ferree,  and 
Henry  S.  Mead  of  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
Arrived  in  Canada  in  1887,  where  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  he  was  engaged  in  agricultural 
and  mining  pursuits,  four  years  of  which  time 
he  taught  in  the  schools  of  Canada.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Minnesota  in  1902,  and 


California,  May  12,  1905;  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  South- 
ern California.  Practiced  in  Minneapolis, 
Minnesota,  for  three  years  in  association  with 
George  S.  Grimes  and  Jesse  Van  Valkenburg, 
Moved  to  California  in  1905.  Practices  his 
profession  in  Los  Angeles,  alctoe,  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Canadian  Club,  Masonic  Order, 
Regent  Sunset  Council,  Royal  Arcanum,  and 
an  organizer  of  the  first  Los  Angeles  cricket 
club.     Republican. 

GEORGE  THOMAS  SWEET. 

Residence,  The  Stratford;  office,  516-518 
Fay  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  South 
Atkinson,  Maine,  April  11,  1879.  Son  of 
John  C.  and  Mary  (Collins)  Sweet.  Received 
his  education  at  Higgins  Classical  Institute, 
Charleston,  Maine,  college  preparatory  course, 


graduating  in  1896.  Entered  Colby  College, 
Waterville,  Maine,  in  1899,  and  graduated 
therefrom  in  1903  with  degree  of  A.  B.  Then 
followed  the  full  course  in  Harvard  Law 
School,  which  conferred  LL.  B.  in  1907.  That 
year  he  removed  to  California,  and  on  .Janu- 
ary 22,  1908,  was  admitted  to  practice  at  the 
bar  of  this  state  by  the  District  Court  of  Ap- 
peal for  the  Second  District,  and  April  19, 
1909,  was  admitted  to  practice  before  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts. 
Continued  practicing  alone  until  July  1,  1912 
when  he  formed  partnership  with  H.  o! 
Wheeler,  Jr.,  under  the  firm  name  of  Wheeler 
&  Sweet,  which  continues  to  date.  March, 
1912,  appointed  attorney  for  the  Los  Angeles 
Aqueduct  Investigation  Commission.  Mem- 
ber of  Harvard  Masonic  Club,  University 
Club  of  Los  Angeles,  City  Club  of  Los  An- 
geles, Zeta  Psi  fraternity,  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association,  F.  &  A.  M.     Contributed  chapters 


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on  "Bigaiiiv"  ami  "Bribery"  to  Encyclopedia 
of  Procedure  (Powell  & 'Co.,  L.  A.,  1912). 
Republican. 

BENJAMIN  PREWITT  TABOR. 

Re;sideuce  and  office,  Auburn,  Placer  County. 
Born  August  17,  1852,  in  Hopkins  County, 
Te.xas.     Son  of  Dr.  Isaac  and  Eobecca  Prewitt 


Tabor.  Married  March  7,  1882,  to  Cora  Eve- 
lyn Place.  Educated  in  the  common  schools, 
the  Lonsdale  High  School  and  Stale  Norma! 
School  of  Rhode  Island.  Moved  tO  California 
in  1874.  Read  law  in  the  offices  of  J.  E.  Hale 
and  E.  L.  Craig,  in  Auburn,  California.  In 
1877  attended  the  Law  Department  of  Iowa 
State  University.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Iowa,  in  June,  1878,  and  to  the  bar  of  Texas 
three  months  later.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  1886.  In  1884  entered  into 
partnership  with  Woods  Crawford,  practicing 
under  tlie  firm  name  of  Crawford  k  Tabor 
until  1889.  Practiced  four  years  in  Sulphur 
Springs,  Hopkins  County,  Texas,  as  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Hunter,  Putnam  &  Tabor. 
Served  as  Police  Judge  of  Sulphur  Springs, 
Texas,  1880-82.  Member  of  the  State  Bar 
Association,  L  O.  O.  F.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  frater- 
nities, Tahoe  Club  and  State  Central  Com- 
mittee. Chairman  of  Placer  County  Central 
Committee,    190S.     Democrat. 

JAMES  DEACON   TAGGART. 

Residence,  225  Andrews  Boulevard;  office, 
1017  Union  Oil  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Santa  Barbara,  September  25,  1888.  Son 
of  James  W.  and  Kathrine  (Payne)  Taggart. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Santa  Bar- 
bara, graduating  from  the  high  school  in 
1904.     The  following  year  was  spent  at  IMat- 


tliews'  Military  Academy,  San  Mateo.  Grad- 
uated from  Stanford  University  in  1909  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  from  the  University 
of  Southern  California,  College  of  Law,  in 
lin2,  with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  1911,  and  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
for  the  Southern  District  of  California  during 
the  same  month,  since  which  time  he  has  been 
]»racticing  iiis  profession  in  the  office  of  Ed- 
win A.  Meserve.  Member  of  N.  S.  G.  W. 
and   Phi   Delta   Phi   fraternities.     Repul)lican. 

JOSEPH    HAMILTON    TAM. 

Residence  and 
office.  Bakers- 
field.     Born    in 

Woodbridge,  San 
.Toaquin  C  o  u  n  ty, 
California,  April 
8,  1860.  Son  of 
Joseph  Harris  and 
Sarah  (Classford) 
Tam.  M  a  r  r  i  e  d 
January  15,  190<i, 
to  Alice  Care  y 
Treadway.  E  d  u  - 
cated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Stock- 
t  o  n  ,  California. 
Studied  Jaw  in  the 
office  of  .7.  C. 
Campbell,  S  t  o  c  k- 

ton,  California.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia at  San  Francisco  in  1888.  Commenced 
the  practice  of  law  in  association  with  Terry 
&  Camjibell  at  Stockton,  which  continued 
until  January,. 1891.  City  Justice  of  Stockton 
from  1891  to  1895.  Pnicticed  at  San  Fran- 
cisco until  .Tune,  1900,  when  he  moved  to 
Xome,  Alaska,  where  he  was  associated  with 
W.  H.  Metson,  engaged  in  mining  i)ursuits. 
Returned  to  California  and  settled  in  Bakers- 
field  in  Aj)ril,  1909,  where  he  continues  the 
practice  of  law  to  date.  Charter  member  of 
the  B.  P.  O.  E.,  of  San  Francisco,  and  mem- 
ber of  the  Tiakersfield  Club  and  N.  S.  (J.  W. 
fraternity.      Hc]iu]>!ican. 

RICHARD    ROBERT    TANNER. 

Residence,  1517  4th  Street,  Santa  Monica; 
office,  California  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
ill  San  .Tuan,  California,  March  30,  1858.  Son 
iif  .Vlbert  Miles  and  Lovina  (Bickmore)  Tan- 
ner. Married  February  1,  1894,  to  Sebaldina 
M.  Bontty.  Educated  in  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  California  and  later  studied  law  in 
the  office  of  Blackstock  &  Shepherd.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  by  the  Sui>e- 
rior  Court  at  Los  Angeles,  July  14,  1885; 
Supreme  Court  of  California,  April  .3,  1894; 
United  States  Circuit  and  United  States  Dis- 
trict Courts,  May  27,  1S95,  and  to  the.  Ignited 
States  Court  of  Ajipeals,  1S97.     City  .Attorney 


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of  Santa  Monica  from  1888  to  1901.  Deputy 
District  Attorney  under  District  Attorney 
Prank  P.  Kelly  "^from  1889  to  1901.  SenioV 
member   of   the   law  firm   of   Tanner,   Taft    & 


FREDERICK    HARRIS    TAFT. 

Residence,  8anta  Monica;  office,  910-921 
California  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  April 
4,    18.57,    in    Pierrepont    Manor,    New    York. 


Odell,  of  Los  Angeles.  Maintains  brancli  offi- 
ces at  Santa  Monica  and  Pasadena.  Member 
of  the  American  Geographic  Society,  Gamut 
Club,  Masonic  order  and  I.  0.  O.  F.  Repub- 
lican. 

CLAIR  S.  TAPPAAN. 

Residence,  3848 
In  graham  Street; 
office,  433  Doug- 
las Building,  Los 
A  n  g  e  1  e  s.  Born 
i  n  Baldwiusville, 
New  York,  May 
14,  1878.  Son  of 
Wallace  and  Fran- 
ces (McMechan) 
Tappaan.  Moved 
to  California  in 
:901.  Married 
Mary  Darling, 
May  12,  1906.  Re- 
ceived his  educa- 
tion from  High 
School,  University 
of  Michigan  and 
Cornell  University.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
New  York  in  1900  and  in  California  in  1901. 
Instructor  in  the  College  of  Law,  University 
of  California,  for  the  past  eight  years.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Jonathan  and  University  clubs 
and  the  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.  Re- 
publican. 


Son  of  Stephen  Harris  and  Mary  Antoinette 
(Burnhani)  Taft.  Married  Frances  M.  Welch, 
February  23,  1881.  Moved  to  California  in 
1893.  Received  his  education  at  Humboldt 
(Iowa)  College,  graduating  in  1878,  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  Graduated  from  the  Law 
Department  of  the  Northwestern  University, 
Sioux  City,  Iowa,  in  1892,  with  degree  of  LL. 
B.  Admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Iowa 
(Des  Moines),  "  May  11,  1892.  After  ad- 
mission to  the  bar  became  member  of  the  firm 
of  Sawyer  &  Taft,  Sioux  City.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  1894  and  later  to 
the  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts. 
Moved  to  Santa  Monica  in  1893  and  estab- 
lished the  firm  of  Tanner  &  Taft  in  1894, 
later  the  firm  name  being  changed  to  Tanner, 
Taft  &  Odell,  which  continues  to  date. 
Served  as  City  Attorney  of  Santa  Monica, 
1902-7.  Member  of  the  Union  League  Club, 
International  Order  of  Good  Templars,  and 
Republican  State  Central  Committee.  Re- 
publican. 

CHARLES  ROSCOE  TAYLOR. 

Residence,  230  East  Lake  Avenue;  office, 
W.  W.  Ford  Block,  W^atsonville.  Born  in 
Watsonville,  August  16,  1880.  Son  of  Charles 
Edward  and  Eliza  C.  (Waugaman)  Taylor. 
Married  February  22,  1909,  to  Charlotte  M. 
Demartini.  Educated  at  the  common  and 
high  schools  of  Watsonville,  graduating  in 
1898.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at 
Sacramento,  January  4,  1909.     Republican. 


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HARRIS  W.  TAFT. 

Residence,  Santa  Monica ;  ittHio.  California 
Building.  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Fort  Dodge, 
Iowa,  June  17,  18S6.  Son  of  Fred  H.  and 
Frances  M.  (Welch)  Taft.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  January,  1894.  Married  June  15, 
1910,  to  Lucille  Sharp.     Educated  in  the  pub- 


lic schools  of  Sioux  City,  Iowa,  and  Santa 
Monica.  Graduated  from  Stanford  Univer- 
sity with  degree  of  A.  B.  19(i7.  Read  law 
in  the  office  of  Tanner,  Taft  &  Odell,  becom- 
ing a  partner  in  this  firm  in  1910.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  July,  1908, 
City  Attorney  of  Santa  Monica  since  Janu- 
ary, 1910.  Member  of  the  Masonic  order  and 
the  Union  League  Club.  Progressive  Repub- 
lican. 

EDWARD  EVERETT  TAYIiOR. 

Resi.lcii.-c.  Muiuuvia;  utHcc.  U:"."  H.  W. 
Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  July 
12,  1S6S,  in  Owosso.  Michigan.  Son  of  Ben- 
jamin Franklin  and  Louisa  Jane  (Sly)  Tay- 
lor. Moved  to  California  in  1900.  Married 
Elizabeth  J.  Cowan,  August  13,  190.5.  Grad- 
uated from  the  Owo?so  Michigan  High  School 
in  1887,  and  from  the  University  of  Michigan 
in  189.3,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Philosophv.  .\dmitted  to  the  bar  at  Los 
Angeles,  .January  21,  1907.  Practices  law  in 
Los  Angeles  alone  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Union  League  and  City  clubs  of  Los  Angeles. 
Republican. 

EDWARD  K.  TAYLOR. 

Residence.  142^  Lafayette  Street;  office, 
Alameda  Bank  Building,  Alameda.  Born  in 
Elmira.  New  York,  August  2,  1861.  Son  of 
William  and  Isabella  A.   (Kimberlin)   Taylor. 


Moved  to  California  in  1S(53.  Received  educa- 
tion in  the  public,  grammar  and  high  schools  of 
Alameda;  also  attended  Dover's  Academy  and 
took  course  of  study  at  Heald's  Business  Col- 
lege. Entered  the  University  of  the  Pacific, 
at  Santa  Clara,  graduating  in  1881,  with  de- 
gree of  Ph.  B.,  and  four  years  later  receiving 


degree  of  Ph.  M.  Graduated  from  the  Law 
Department  of  University  of  California,  with 
degree  of  LL.  B.,  in  1886'.  Admitted  to  prac- 
tice by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California  in 
188.5.  Commenced  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession  in  Alameda  immediately  uj^on  ad- 
mission. Served  as  City  Attornej-  of  Alameda 
for  fourteen  vears — 1887  to  1901.  State  Sen- 
ator for  Alameda  County,  1899-1903.  Presi- 
dent of  Board  of  Freeholders,  which  made 
new  charter  for  Alameda,  and  first  Mayor  of 
that  city,  1907-9.  Member  of  Republican 
State  Executive  Committee  for  six  years. 
First  vice-chairman  during  McKinley  cam- 
paign. Active  memVier  of  Good  Roails  Con- 
ventions. Attorney  for  Alameda  Savings  and 
Alameda  National  Banks  for  about  twenty 
years.  Continues  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession   in  that   city  to   date.     Republican. 

MORGAN  STUART  TAYLOR. 

Residence,  2521  Central  Avenue;  office,  1401 
Park  Street,  Alameda.  Born  August  27,  1847, 
in  Washington,  D.  C.  Son  of  William  and 
Isabella  Anne  (Kimberlin)  Taylor.  Married 
May  27,  1885,  to  Emma  Maude  Haskell. 
Moved  to  California  September  20,  1849. 
Educated  in  Cumberland  Valley  Institute, 
1860-61;  University  of  Pacific,  Santa  Clara, 
1862-63;  College  of  California,  Oakland, 
186.3-64.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
in    the     Supreme     Court,    May,    1902.    in    the 


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United  States  District  Court,  April  30,  1907; 
in  the  United  States  Circuit  Court,  July  28, 
1909,  and  in  the  United  States  Circuit  Court 
of  Appeals,  May  12,  1910.  Served  as  Judge 
of  the  Police  Court  of  city  of  Alamedn, 
1901-2.     Eepublican. 

RUFUS  THAYER. 

Eesidenee,  2173  Pacific  Avenue;  oflSce,  57 
Post  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  North- 
ville,  Michigan,  January  25,  1868.  Son  of 
Hiram  and  Almira  (Wheeler)  Thayer.  Mar- 
ried Jrma  Wheeler  November  26,  1893. 
Graduated  from  the  University  of  Michigan 
in  1891,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Michigan  June  21,  1S94;  Su- 
preme Court  of  the  United  States,  .January  -!•, 
1904.  Moved  to  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado, 
August  1,  1895.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Hall, 
Babbitt  &  Thayer,  until  1905,  and  later  of 
the  firm  of  Hall  &  Thayer  at  Colorado  Springs 
and  Goldfield,  Nevada,  from  1905  until  1909. 
Moved  to  San  Francisco  in  June,  1909,  since 
which  time  has  practiced  alone.  Member  of 
the  Pacific  Union  and  Union  League  clubs  of 
San  Francisco  and  Jonathan  Club  of  Los  An- 
geles.    Eepublican. 

S.  JOSEPH  THEISEN. 

Eesidence,  1088  Capp  Street;  office,  802 
Balboa  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San 
Francisco,  September  23,  1867.  Son  of  Jo'hn 
Joseph  and  Johanna  Adoli)hine  (Dressier) 
Theisen.  Married  September  19,  1908,  to 
Eegina  Kimmer.  Graduated  from  the  Valen- 
cia Grammar  School  in  1882;  Lowell  High 
School  in  1885.  Studied  law  in  the  oiEce  of 
Marcus  Eosenthal,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  San  Francisco  by  the  Supreme  Court 
of  CalifoTnia,  May  21,  1890.  From  1902  until 
1906  practiced  law  in  association  with  Fred 
H.  Jung,  under  the  firm  name  of  Theisen  & 
Jung,  since  which  date  he  has  practiced  alone. 
Eepublican. 

MAX    THELEN. 

Eesidence,  233-4 
Bowditch  Street, 
Berkeley;  office, 
833  Market  Street, 
San  F'  r  a  a  c  i  s  c  0. 
Born  in  Rising 
C  i  t  y,  Nebraska, 
Octoijer  2,  1880. 
Son  of  E.  and 
Fanny  J.  (Bayr- 
h  offer)  Thelen. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1888.  Re- 
ceived his  educa- 
tion in  the  public 
schools  of  Califor- 
n  i  a  ,  graduating 
from  National 
City  High  School 
in  1895,  and  University  of  California  in  1904, 


with  the  degree  of  B.  L.,  and  from  the  Har- 
vard Law  School  in  1906,  reeceiving  the  de- 
gree of  M.  A.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Los 
Angeles,  October,  1906.  Associated  with  01- 
ney  &  Olney  from  1906  to  1907.  Assistant 
attorney  for  the  Western  Pacific  Eailroad 
Company,  1907  to  1910,  and  attorney  for  this 
company,  1910  to  1911.  Attorney  for  State 
Eailroad  Commission,  April,  1911,  to  date. 
Major  of  the  University  of  California  Cadets, 
1907-8.  Secretary  of  Berkeley  Lincoln-Eoose- 
velt  Eepublican  Club,  1908-9.  Member  of  the 
Eepublican  State  Central  Committee,  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  fraternity,  American  Society  of  Inter- 
national Law,  Commonwealth  and  University 
of  California  Clubs,  and  City  Club  of  Berke- 
ley.    Eepublican. 

JAMES  RODERICK  THOMPSON. 

Eesidence,  Santa  Barbara;  oflice,  7  Thomas 
Building,  Santa  Barbara.  Born  in  Golden- 
dale,  Washington,  September  18,  1881.  Son 
of  Eev.  James  and  Frances  Holland  (Mack- 
enzie) Thompson.  Graduated  from  the  Col- 
legiate Institute,  Salt  Lake  City,  in  1900, 
and  graduated  from  Princeton  University  in 
1905  with  the  degree  of  B.  A.  Admitted  tO' 
the  bar  of  California  in  1909,  and  associat?d 
with  Oscar  C.  Mueller  from  the  date  of  his 
admission  until  1911,  when  he  removed  to 
Santa  Barbara,  where  he  continues  to  date. 
Eepublican. 

RAYMOND  GEORGE   THOMPSON. 

Eesidence,  620  Jackson  Street,  Pasadena; 
office,  731  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Murdock,  Minnesota,  March  23,  1886. 
Son  of  Charles  W.  and  Jessie  (Eedfield) 
Thompson.  Married  Hera  E.  Williams  Au- 
gust 6,  1909.  Moved  to  this  state  in  1901. 
Graduated  from  the  Pasadena  High  School  in 
1906.  Attended  the  University  of  California 
in  1906  and  1907;  then  took  a  two-year  law 
course  at  the  University  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia, College  of  Law,  during  one  and  a  half 
years  of  that  time.  Was  clerk  in  the  office 
of  Hon.  Edwin  A.  Meserve,  Los  Angeles.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  upon  exam- 
ination, July  23,  1909,  and  to  the  United 
States  District  and  Circuit  Courts  of  South- 
ern California,  November,  1910.  Commenced 
the  practice  of  law  and  continued  alone  until 
November,  1910,  when  he  became  associated 
with  W.  T.  Craig,  which  continues  to  date, 

PRESSON   WAVERLY   THOMSON. 

Eesidence,  2227  West  29th  Place;  office, 
517  0,  T.  Johnson  Building,  Los  Angeles, 
Born  in  Knox  County,  Illinois,  October  9, 
1870.  Son  of  Bresson  Wheeler  and  Mary 
Susannah  (Lapham)  Thomson.  Married  in 
June,  1902,  to  Vera  Margaret  Bradshaw. 
Graduate  of  Yates  City  High  School,  Yates 
City,  Illinois,  in  1888;  Knox  Academy,  Gales- 


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burg,  Illinois,  in  1S93;  Knox  College,  Gales- 
biirg,  Illinois,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B., 
in  1897.  Beeeivetl  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in 
1909  from  the  University  of  Illinois.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar,  in  Illinois,  in  1909,  and 
to  the  bar  of  California  in  1910.  Practices 
his  profession  alone  to  date. 

HARRY  M.  TICKNOR. 

Residence,  655  North  El  Moliuo  Avenue; 
office,  Stanton  Building,  Pasadena.  Born 
August  16,  1870,  in  .Jacksonville,  Illinois. 
Son  of  Levi  F.  and  Flora  (Thompson)  Tick- 
nor.  Married  October  17,  1896,  to  Florence 
A.    Graham    (deceased    September    30,    1909). 


Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Jackson- 
ville, Illinois,  and  graduated  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan  in  1892  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Michigan, 
1892;  Illinois,  1892;  Washington,  1893;  Ter- 
ritory of  Oklahoma,  19(17;  State  of  Oklahoma, 
1908*;  California  1894,  and  later  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Southern 
California.  Practiced  for  a  few  months  in 
Jacksonville,  Illinois,  when  he  moved  to 
Tacoma,  Wiishington,  where  he  practiced  one 
year  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Ticknor  »Sr 
Peer,  In  1894  moved  to  San  Francisco, 
where  for  two  years  he  was  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  McfJowan  &  Ticknor.  In  1906  movo<I 
to  Shawnee,  Oklahoma,  where  he  formed 
partnership  with  Geo.  S.  Carter,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Ticknor  &  Carter.  In  1909  the 
firm  moved  to  Pasadena,  where  he  continues 
the  practice  of  law  to  date,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Ticknor  &  Carter.  City  Attorney  'if 
Jacksonville,  Illinois,  for  four  years.  Mem- 
ber of  Troop  "A,"  X.  G.  Cavalry,  State  of 
Washington,  Pasadena  Board  of  Trade,  B.  I'. 


O.  E.,  K.  of  P.,  Redmen,  Aryan,  and  Masonic 
order.     Republican. 

HARRY   L.   TITUS. 

Residence,  Coronado;  office,  Union  Building, 
San  Diego.  Born  December  3,  1858,  ia  Vivay, 
Indiana,  Son  of  James  H.  and  Isabella 
(LeClerc)  Titus.  Married  May  3,  1887,  to 
Mary  Horton.  Educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Vivay,  Indiana.  Admitted  to  the  bar  t-f 
Indiana  in  1883  and  -mmediately  moved  to 
San  Diego,  where  he  l)ec.'ime  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Works  &  Titus  uutil  18S6.  City 
Attorney  of  San  Diego  from  1886  to  1888. 
Member  of  tlie  firm  of  Works,  Gibson  & 
Titus  from  1891  to  1893;  Gibson  &  Titus,  1893 
to  1897;  Titus  &  Shaw,  1899  to  1902,  since 
which  date  he  has  been  counsel  for  the 
Spreckels   comj>auies.     Democrat. 

HORTON  L.   TITUS. 

Office,  4tli  and  Union  Building,  San  Diego. 
Born  March  19,  1888,  in  San  Diego,  Califor- 
nia. Son  of  Harrv  L.  and  Mary  H.  (Horton) 
Titus.  Married  April  25,  19lf,  to  Helen  B. 
Boal.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  San 
Diego  and  the  University  of  California. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  his  father,  Harry 
L.  Titus,  San  Diego.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  .lanuary  11,  1911.  Engaged  in  the 
genera]  practice  of  law  in  San  Diego  to  date. 
Member  of  the  San  Diego  Bar  Association; 
Phi  Delta  Theta,  Coronado  Country  Club,  and 
Masonic  bodies.  Honorary  member  of  th«; 
Coast  Artillery  Reserves  of  San  Diego.  Re- 
publican. 

JOSEPH    S.    TOBIN. 


Kcsidonce,  Burliiiyaiiic,  Sau  ^lateo  County; 
office,  Hibernia  Biiiik  P>uilding,  San  Francisco. 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


531 


Born  in  San  Francisco,  in  1S69.  Sou  of  Eicli- 
ard  and  Mary  A.  (Regan)  Tobin.  Married  to 
Mary  Gray  Dimond,  October  29,  1895.  At- 
tended St.  Ignatius  College,  San  Francisco, 
and  Georgetown  College,  Washington,  D.  C, 
graduating  therefrom  in  1890,  with  the  degree 
of  B.  A.,  and  from  the  same  university  gradu- 
ating from  the  Law  Department,  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.,  in  1892.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  in  1892,  and  commenced  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  partnership  with 
his  brother,  Alfred  Tobin,  which  continued 
until  his  brother's  death  in  September,  1900. 
Continues  the  j)ractice  in  partnership  with  his 
brother,  C.  P.  Tobin,  practicing  under  the  firm 
name  of  Tobin  &  Tobin.  Member  of  the 
Board  of  Supervisors,  San  Francisco,  in  1905; 
also  of  the  University  and  Pacific-Union  clubs. 
Democrat. 

EGBERT  A.  TODD. 

Residence,  1323  West  7th  Street;  office, 
904-908  International  Bank  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in  San  Bernardino,  California, 
March  4,  1870.  Son  of  Asa  and  Mary  C. 
(Rhyan)  Todd.  Married  July  12,  1898,  to 
Minna  F.  Reinert.  Educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Los  Angeles  County  until  1887. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  October  20, 
1903.  Member  of  Los  Angeles  Athletic  Club, 
N.  S.  G.  W.,  and  Masonic  fraternity.  Repub- 
lican. 

THOMAS  O.   TOLAND. 

Residence,  718  Kensington  Road;  office,  1100 
Union  Oil  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Bluff  Springs,  Clay  County,  Alabama,  Septem- 


ber 13,  1856.  Son  of  James  and  Mildred  Ann 
(Street)  Toland.  Moved  to  California  in  1875. 
Married   Carrie   A.  Fleisher,  August   16,   1900. 


Received  his  early  education  in  the  schools  and 
academies  of  Alabama.  Attended  one  term 
(1874)  at  the  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  Col- 
lege, Auburn,  and  one  term,  the  same  year,  at 
the  University  of  Virginia,  when  he  removed 
to  California,  and  in  .lanuary,  1875,  entered  the 
University  of  California  at  Berkeley,  wl.ore 
he  graduated  with  the  class  of  1878,  and  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  This  was  followed  with 
a  law  course  in  Hastings  College  of  Law, 
which  was  ended  in  1879.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  by  the  Supreme  Court  at  Los 
Angeles  and  also  to  practice  before  the 
United  States  Courts,  and  December  15,  1910, 
was  admitted  to  practice  before  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  United  States.  District  Attor- 
ney of  Ventura  County  from  1893  to  1895. 
Member  of  California  State  Assembly,  Session 
of  1897;  State  Board  of  Equalization,  1899  to 
1903.  Since  1910  has  been  associated  with 
Lewis  W.  Andrews  and  Cedric  E.  Johnson  in 
general  practice.  Editor  of  "Besom,"  the  Uni- 
versity of  California  publication,  during  1876, 
and  editor-in-chief  of  "The  Berkeleyan,"  1S77 
and  1878.  Member  of  Masonic  order,  Shriner 
(Al  Malaikah  Temple,  Los  Angeles),  I.  0.  O. 
F.,  and  Alumni  Association  U.  of  C.  Demo- 
crat. 

H.  A.  VAN  COENEN  TORCHIANA. 

Residence,  Fam-  _ 

ily  Club;  office, 
Humboldt  Bank 
Building,  San 
Francisco.  .  Born 
in  Java,  D  u  t  c  h 
East  Indies,  De- 
cember 25,  1867. 
Son  of  William 
George  and  Baron- 
ess (Van  Coenen) 
Torchiana.  Moved 
to  California  in 
1890.  Married  at 
Santa  Cruz,  Cali- 
fornia, to  Cather- 
ine Geloudemans. 
Educated  in  the 
public    schools    of 

Amsterdam,  Holland,  and  the  Academy  at 
Arnheim,  Holland;  later  graduated  from  the 
College  of  Commerce,  and  Economics,  at  Ams- 
terdam, Holland.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  California  in  1900  and  the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States.  Formed 
partnership  with  the  Hon.  Albert  Dickerman 
under  firm  name  of  Dickerman  &  Torchiana, 
at  Watsonville,  California,  which  continued 
from  1900  to  ]905.  In  1905  he  formed  partner- 
ship with  W.  P.  Netherton,  at  Santa  Cruz,  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  Netherton  &  Torchiana, 
which  continued  until  1910.  Entered  into 
partnership  with  Fred  S.  Stratton  and  W.  W. 
Kaufman  in  1910,  practicing  under  the  firm 
name     of     Stratton,     Kaufman     &     Torchiana, 


532 


BIOGRAnilC  AL 


which  continues  to  date.  President  of  the 
Santa  Cruz  Chamber  of  Commerce,  1908-10, 
and  President  of  the  Santa  Cruz  County  Com- 
mercial League,  1907-9.  Member  of  The 
Family  and  Union  League  clubs,  and  Alumnus 
of  the  College  of  Commerce  of  Amsterdam, 
Holland.     Republican. 

JAMES  ROBERT   TOWNSEND. 

Residcmc,  :^:'.17  Oioau  View  Avonuo;  office, 
430  Bradbury  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Califor- 
nia. Born  September  21,  1S.5S,  in  Staunton, 
Clay  County,  Indiana.  Son  of  James  Mc- 
Gready  and  Julia  (Somers)  Townsend.  Mar- 
ried Mav  1,  1882,  to  Beulah  Peauchette.     Edu- 


cated in  the  common  schools  of  Indiana. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Perry  &  Town- 
send,  Albia,  Iowa.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Iowa  in  1880,  Indiana  in  1881,  and  California 
in  1883,  since  which  date  he  has  been  engaged 
in  the  exclusive  practice  of  patents,  copy- 
rights, and  trademarks.  From  188.5  to  1897 
was  member  of  the  firm  of  Hazard  &  Town- 
send,  and  with  his  brothers,  Alfred  T.  and 
Francis  M.  Townsend,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Townsend  Bros.,  until  1898.  Upon  the  death 
of  Alfred  I.,  at  that  time,  the  firm  continued 
with  the  surviving  members  until  19U5,  sini^e 
which  date  he  has  practiced  alone,  '.ectiirev 
on  "Patents"  in  University  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. College  of  Law,  from  its  inception. 
Writer  of  numerous  poems  (religious,  social, 
and  political  subjects).     Socialist. 

FRED  ALDRICH  TREAT. 

Eesidence,  .1112  Pacific  Street;  onicc,  liowc 
Building.  Monterey.  Born  in  Salinas,  Cali- 
fornia. November  29,  1873.  Son  of  Willard 
F.   and   Sophronia   B.   Treat.     Married    Henri- 


etta E.  Watson,  November  20,  1902.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  Salinas  High  School  in  1892. 
Attended  Stanford  University  as  special  stu- 
dent from  1S93  to  1897.  Admitted  to  fhe  bar 
of  California,  August  2.5,  1897.  Practiced  in 
Salinas  from  1,S97  to  1908.  Associat"d  with 
W.  M.  Pence  first  two  years,  thereafter  asso- 
ciated with  J.  K.  Alexander  till  .lanuary,  1903. 
Entered  into  ])artnership  with  C.  Martin  and 
W.  Cr.  Hudson  in  Monterey  in  February,  1908, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Treat,  Hudson  & 
Martin,  which  continues  to  date.  District  At- 
torney for  ilonterey  County  from  1903  to  1907. 
Republican. 

DUMMER  KIAH  TRASK. 

Residence.  1027 
South  Bo  nnie 
Brae  Street; 
office,  737  Consol- 
idated Realty 
B  u  i  1  d  i  ng,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
July  17,  1860. 
Son  of  Kiah 
Bailey  and  Mary 
.T  a  u  e  (Dunton) 
Trask.  Moved  to 
California  in  May, 
1882.  Married 
J  u  n  e,  1887,  to 
Ida  C.  Folsom, 
formerly  of  Jef- 
f  e  r  s  0  n,     Maine. 

Received  his  early  education  in  the  common 
schools  of  .Jefferson  and  Alna,  Maine;  Nich- 
ols' Latin  School,  Lewiston,  Maine,  and 
Waterville  Classical  Institute,  Waterville, 
Maine,  from  which  he  graduated  iu  1881. 
Taught  school  several  years  in  public  schools 
of  ;Maine  and  California,  and  was  for  some 
time  principal  of  Stockton  Business  College 
and  Normal  Institute.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  the  state  of  California  August  4,  1890. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Los  An- 
geles in  October  of  that  year.  Appointed  to 
the  office  of  Superior  Judge  of  Los  Angeles 
County  December,  1898,  which  office  he  filled, 
by  subsequent  election,  until  January,  1907. 
Senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Trask,  Norton 
&  Brown  to  the  present  time.  Member  of 
the  County  Board  of  Education  of  San  .Joa- 
quin County,  1886-87,  City  Board  of  Educa- 
tion of  Lo-s  Angeles,  1893-94,  Police  Commis- 
sion of  Los  Angeles,  1909.  Member  of  the 
University  Club.  Past  Grand  Chancellor 
(California)   Knights  of  Pythias.     Democrat. 

,     EDWARD  F.  TREADWELL. 

Residence,  2901  P.rod(Mi(k  Street;  office, 
1323  Merchants  Exchange  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  Woodland,  Yolo  County,  Cali- 
fornia, May  19,  1875.     Son  of  William  Brew- 


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533 


ster  and  Adelaide  Augusta  (Kirk)  Treadwell. 
Married  March  30,  1900,  to  Eulila  May  Ayres. 
Graduated  from  the  Hastings  Law  College, 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  in  1897.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  in  California,  May  16th  of  that 
year;    Xevada,    190S,   and   Oregon,   1910;    also 


to  the  District  Courts  of  California,  Nevada 
and  Oregon,  the  United  States  Circuit  Court  of 
Appeals  of  the  eighth  and  ninth  circuits,  and 
to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court.  Associ- 
ated with  the  firm  of  Mastick,  Van  Fleet  & 
Mastick  from  1897  to  1907,  when  he  became 
general  counsel  for  Miller  &  Lux,  Incorporated, 
which  continues  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Assembly  of  1901-.5,  and  special  session  of 
1906.  Employed  by  Code  Commission  to  assist 
in  Code  Revision,  1899-1901.  Member  of 
State  Commission  on  Taxation,  190.5-9.  Chair- 
man of  Board  of  Trustees  of  Burlingame,  Cal- 
ifornia, 1908-11.  Chairman  of  Greater  San 
Francisco  Association,  1911.  Member  of  Phi 
Delta  Phi  fraternity.  Masonic  bodies,  and 
Union  League,  San  Francisco  Golf  and  Coun- 
try, and  Commonwealth  clubs. 

RICHARD    BRYAN    TREAT. 

Residence,  1114  Sutter  Street;  office,  1003 
Crocker  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  Oc- 
tober 31,  1835,  in  Tallmadge,  Ohio.  Son  of 
Richard  Bryan  and  Amoret  (Hutchins)  Treat. 
Moved  to  California  in  November,  1876. 
Married  Isabel  Davis,  June  24,  1882.  At- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Ohio,  and  at 
Warren,  Litchfield  County,  Connecticut,  and 
Harvard  Law  School,  graduating  therefrom 
in  1859.  Admitted  to  practice  in  all  courts 
at  Dedham,  Massachusetts,  in  1859;  to  all 
courts  of  Ohio  in  I860;  United  States  Circuit 
Court,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1862;  New  York 


Supreme  Court  in  1867;  California  Supreme 
Court  in  1876;  United  States  Courts,  at  Los 
Angeles,  in  1887,  and  to  all  courts  of  Illinois 
in  1892.  Practiced  law  at  Modesto  from 
1877  to  1882;  San  Luis  Obispo  from  1882  to 
1888;  Los  Angeles  from  1888  to  1898,  except 
an  absence  in  New  York  city  and  Chicago 
about  four  years  from  1889  to  1893.  Moved 
to  San  Francisco  in  1898,  where  he  continues 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession  to  date. 

EUGENE    EDGAR    TREFETHEN. 

Residence,  291  Jayne  Avenue;  office,  612 
Oakland  Bank  of  Savings  Building,  Oakland. 
Born  in  Oakland,  January  11,  1875.  Son  of 
Eugene  A.  and  Ada  Stella  (Van  Syckle)  Tre- 
fethen.  Married  August  31,  1905,  to  Georgia 
Van    Voorhees    Carroll.     Reeceived    his    earlv 


education  in  the  grammar  and  high  schools  of 
Oakland,  and  later  attended  the  Ui'iversi<-y  of 
California,  graduating  in  1899  with  the  degree 
of  Ph.  B.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Chap- 
man &  Clift  until  September  11,  1901,  upon 
which  date  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this 
state.  Associated  with  the  above  firm  vmtil 
1902,  when  it  was  dissolved  and  he  remained 
in  association  with  M.  C.  Chapman  until  June 
1,  1910,  when  he  entered  into  partnership  with 
M.  C.  Chapman,  under  the  firm  name  of  Chap- 
man &  Trefethen,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  Nile  Club  and  of  the  Royal  Ar- 
canum fraternity.     Republican. 

CHARLES   HENRY    TRIBIT,    JR. 

Residence,  3923  Elmwood  Avenue;  office, 
526  Merchants  Trust  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Darby,  Delaware  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, November  18,  1882.  Son  of  Charles 
Henry  and  Mary  (Coltou)   Tribit.     Moved  to 


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B  I  0  G  R  A  I'  JI  1  C  A  L 


California  in  May,  190S.  Married  September  3, 
1911.  to  Minnie  Mona  Myers.  Eduoatod  in  the 
public  schools  of  Wilmington,  Delaware,  fol- 
lowing with  course  in  the  University  of  South- 
ern California,  Law  School,  graduating  in  1912 
with  degree  of  LL.  B.     Admitted   to   practice 


before  the  California  Supreme  Court  and  Dis- 
trict Court  of  Appeal  and  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Court  for  the  Southern 
District  of  California  at  Los  Angeles,  January, 
1911.  From  1896  to  1906  with  H.  L.  Evans  & 
Co.,  bankers  and  brokers,  Wilmington,  Dela- 
ware. Since  January,  1911,  Deputy  City  At- 
torney of  the  city  of  Los  Angeles.  Member 
of  Delta  Chi  fraternity.     Republican. 

OSCAR  A.  TRIPPET. 

Kesideiu-e.  94:5  South  Hoover  Aveiuie; 
office.  Coulter  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Princeton.  Indiana.  March  6,  1856.  Son 
of  Caleb  and  Mary  M.  (Feutriss)  Trippet. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1887.  Married  No- 
vember 6,  1902,  to  Cora  Larimorc.  Received 
his  education  at  the  common  schools,  State 
Normal  of  Indiana,  and  the  University  of 
Virginia.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  state 
of  Indiana  in  1879,  where  he  commenced  the 
practice  of  law  and  remained  there  until  July, 
1887,  when  he  moved  to  San  Diego,  where  he 
practiced  until  1901,  at  which  time  he  moved 
to  Los  Angeles.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Trip- 
pet,  Chapman  &  Biby.  President  of  the  Los 
Angeles  Bar  Association,  1911.  Member  of 
the  Masonic  order,  and  California  and  Uni- 
versity clubs.     D(Mnncr:it. 

JAMES  MORRIS  TROUTT. 

Residence,  3300  Clay  Street;  office.  City 
Hall,  San  Francisco.     Born   in  Roxbury,  Mas- 


sachusetts, December  20,  1847.  Son  of  Hiram 
J.  M.  and  Cordelia  (Sherman)  Troutt. 
Moved  to  California  in  1853.  Attended  the 
jiublic  schools  of  San  Francisco  and  tiie  city 
college,  and  later  Harvard  College,  graduating 
with  the  degree  of  A.B.     Admitted  to  the  bar 


of  California  in  August,  1874.  Formed  part- 
nership in  1877  with  Ramon  E.  Wilson,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Troutt  &  Wilson,  which  con- 
tinued until  1879.  In  1881  became  partner 
with  Judge  Jas.  C.  Cary,  under  the  firm  nam.' 
of  Cary  &  Troutt,  which  continued  for  sev- 
eral years.  First  Assistant  District  Attorney 
in  San  Francisco,  1885-86.  Elected  Superior 
.Tudge  in  1890  for  the  unexpired  term  of 
Judge  Thomas  K.  Wilson,  and  re-elected  for 
each  successive  term,  holding  that  office  to 
date.  Member  of  the  ilasonic,  I.  O.  O.  F.  and 
A.  O.  U.  W.  fraternities.  Harvard  Club  of  San 
Francisco,  and  Cosmos  Club,  and  San  Fran- 
cisco and  State  Bar  Associations.     Reimblican. 

J.  Z.  TUCKER. 

Residence,  3576  Second  Street;  office,  920 
5th  Street,  San  Diego.  Born  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  August  19,  1867.  Son  of 
Charles  C.  and  Mary  A.  (CowJes)  Tucker. 
Married  October  2,  1890,  to  Emma  B.  Frevcrt. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Washing- 
ton, 1).  C,  the  Columbian  University  of  th^t 
state,  and  by  private  teachers.  Clerk  in  the 
office  of  the^  Secretary  of  the  United  States 
Senate,  1883-85.  Moved  to  California  in 
November,  1887.  Read  law  in  the  offices  of 
Conklin  &  Hughes.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  April  4,  1892,  engaging  in  a  gen- 
eral practice  of  law  to  the  present  time. 
Member  of  the  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternity.  Dem- 
ocrat. 


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535 


WALTER  KIMPLE  TULLER. 

Residence,  Los 
Angeles;  office, 
Title  Insurance 
and  Trust  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  luka,  Kan- 
sas, October,  1886. 
Son  of  L.  B.  and 
Lula  (K  i  m  pi  e  ) 
T  u  1 1  e  r.  Married 
to  Edna  May  Shep- 
pard,  October  10, 
1  9  0  8.  Moved  to 
California  in  1899 
and  received  his 
education  in  Po- 
mona High  School, 
Pomona,  Califor- 
nia, and  Univer- 
sity of  California,  graduating  with  degree  of 
B/l.,  in  1908.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  San  Francisco,  April,  1908,  and  later 
to  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  Southern  California.  Commenced  the  ac- 
tive practice  of  his  profession  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, continuing  until  February,  1910,  when 
he  removed  to  Los  Angeles  and  shortly  after- 
ward became  associated  with  the  firm  of 
O'Melveny,  Stevens  «&  Milliken,  which  associa- 
tion continues  to  date.  Member  of  Los  An- 
geles Bar  Association  and  Phi  Delta  Phi. 
Republican. 

EDWARD  WILLIAM   TUTTLE. 

Residence,  Hotel 
Balboa;  office,  921 
Higgins  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
July  21,  1877,  in 
Safford,  Arizona. 
Son  of  Edward  D. 
and  Marietta  L. 
(Robinson)  Tuttle. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1886.  Mar- 
ried November  20, 
1906,  to  Therese 
E.  Straus.  At- 
tended the  San 
Jose  High  School 
from  1892  to  1895; 
Leland  Stan- 
ford Jr.  Univer- 
sity, 1896-97,  and  1899-1900;  University  of 
Michigan,  1900-03,  when  he  received  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Michigan  in  1903,  and  California,  at  Los  An- 
geles, in  1903.  Formed  partnership  with  Geo. 
E.  Cryer,  under  the  firm  name  of  Cryer  &  Tut- 
tle, which  continued  until  1911,  when  he 
formed  partnership  with  Job  Harriman  and 
J.  H.  Ryckman,  under  the  name  of  Harriman, 
Rvckman     &     Tuttle.     Author     of     numerous 


articles  on  various  subjects  in  "Encyclopedia 
of  Evidence"  and  "Standard  Encyclopedia  of 
Procedure."  Lecturer  on  "Admiralty"  and 
"Conflict  of  Laws"  in  the  College  of  Law  of 
University  of  Southern  California.  Socialist 
Candidate  for  City  Attorney  of  Los  Angeles 
1911.  Member  of  Elks  and  W.  0.  W.  fraterni- 
ties.    Socialist. 

CHARLES  ALBION  TUTTLE. 

Residence,  Auburn;  office.  Courthouse,  Au- 
burn. Born  in  Oakland,  October  26,  1878. 
Son  of  F.  P.  and  Susan  (Davis)  Tuttle. 
Married  October  17,  1905,  to  Edith  Starr 
Glover.  Educated  in  the  grammar  and  high 
schools  of  Oakland  and  studied  law  in  the 
office  of  his  father.  Admitted  to  the  bar  cf 
California  in  September,  1900,  and  com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  in  asso- 
ciation with  his  father,  which  continued  until 
November,  1906,  when  he  was  elected  District 
Attorney  of  Placer  County,  which  office  he 
holds  to  date,  having  been  re-elected  in  No- 
vember, 1910.  Member  of  the  Sutter  Club  of 
Sacramento  and  of  the  N.  S.  G.  W.,  Masonic 
and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities.     Republican. 

FRED  PIERSON  TUTTLE. 

Residence  and  office.  Auburn.  Born  in  Au- 
burn, California,  September  28,  1857.  Son  of 
Charles  Albion  and  Maria  L.  (Batchelder) 
Tuttle.  Married  Susan  Hays  Davis,  December 
19,  1877,  and  Cecilia  Burk,  February  23,  1899. 
Attended  Yale  College  from  1875  to  1877,  and 


Hastings  College  of  Law,  graduating  there- 
from in  June,  1881,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California 
at  San  Fi-ancisco,  July  25,  1881.  Practiced 
alone  in  Oakland  from  1881  to  1883,  when  he 


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moved  to  Auburn.  There  he  formed  partner- 
ship with  his  father,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Tuttle  &  Tuttle,  which  continued  until  ISSS. 
Since  1906  in  partnership  with  his  son,  Kaglan 
Tuttle.  under  the  firm  name  of  Tuttle  & 
Tuttle.  Captain  of  Company  "D,"  Second  In- 
fantry-, N.  G.  C,  from  1890  to  1894.  District 
Attorney  of  Placer  County  from  1887  to  1892. 
Member  of  the  Tahoe  Club  and  B.  P.  O.  E., 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  I.  O.  R.  M.,  and  X.  S.  G.  W.  fra- 
ternities. Delegate  to  National  Republican 
Convention  at  Chicago  which  nominated 
Roosevelt.     Republican. 

HIRAM  D.   TUTTLE. 

Residence,  463  South  2d  Street;  office,  317 
Bank  of  San  Jose  Building,  San  Jose.  Born 
in  Iowa,  October  5,  18.56.  Son  of  Owen  and 
Mary  Ellen  (Burns)  Tuttle.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1873.  Married  June  29,  1881,  to 
Lois  F.  Hiestand  (deceased) ;  June  9,  1906,  to 


Annie  Mulcahy.  Graduated  from  the  Watson- 
ville  High  School  and  Pacific  Commercial  Col- 
lege; also  Hastings  College  of  Law  in  May, 
1881,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  on  July  25,  1881.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Salinas  City  in  1883.  District  Attorney  of 
Monterey  County  from  1886  to  1889,  when  he 
moved  to  San  Jose,  where  he  continues  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  to  date.  Appointed 
Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  and  served  un- 
expired term  in  1903  and  1904.  Was  in  co- 
partnership with  H.  V.  Morehouse  from  1890 
to  189.5,  and  with  Joseph  R.  Patten  from  1897 
to  1902.  Trustee  of  the  State  Normal  School 
of   San   Jose.     Republican. 


RAGLAN    TUTTLE. 

Residence  and  othce,  Auburn.  Born  in  Oak- 
laud,  California,  December  13,  1881.  Son  of 
F.  P.  and  Susan  (Davis)  Tuttle.  Married 
.January  4,  1909,  to  Calla  Claire  Pedlar. 
Graduated  from  the  University  of  California, 
with  the  degree  of  B.  L.,  in  1905,  and  from 


Hastings  College  of  Law  in  1907.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  by  the  Appellat3 
Court,  Third  District  of  California,  June  4, 
1906.  Associated  with  the  firm  of  Chickering 
&  Gregory  in  San  Francisco,  and  later  prac- 
ticed in  Auburn,  California,  forming  part- 
nership with  his  father,  F.  P.  Tuttle,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Tuttle  &  Tuttle.  Member 
of  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternity.     Republican. 

WILLIS   OLIVER    TYLER. 

Residence,  8  3  1 
San  Pedro  Street; 
0  ffi.  c  e  ,  325-326 
Germain  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
July  19,  1880,  in 
Bloomington,  Indi 
ana.  Son  of  I. 
and  Marv  Jane 
(McCaw)  Tyler. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  .January. 
1911.  Graduated 
from  the  Univer- 
sity of  Indiana  in 
1902,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.  B., 
and  from  the  Har- 
vard   Law    School 

in  1908  with  the  degree  of   LL.  B.     .\<lii 
to   the   bar   at    Illinois,   October,   1908. 


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menced  the  practice  of  law  in  association 
with  B.  F.  Mosley,  at  Chicago,  Illinois.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  April  24, 
1911.  Attorney  for  the  R.  C.  Owens  Invest- 
ment Company  since  October,  1911.  Corporal 
of  Company  "B,"  Indiana  Colored  Volunteer 
Infantry,  from  July,  1898,  to  January,  1899. 
Practices  his  profession  alone  in  Los  Angeles 
to  date.  Member  of  Harvard  Club  of  Chi- 
cago. 

FREDERICK  PIERSON  TUTTLE. 

Residence  and  oiBce,  Auburn.  Born  October 
12,  1884,  in  Auburn.  Son  of  Frederick  Pier- 
son  and  Susan  (Davis)  Tuttle.  Received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  January, 
1909.  Appointed  Deputy  District  Attorney 
of  Placer  County  in  January,  1911.  Republi- 
can. 


FRANK  GILL  TYRRELL. 


Residence,    .50(5     Kenmore     Avenue; 
Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles, 
in    Ferndale,     California,     August     21, 
Son    of   Ransell     Sherman     and     Eliza 
Tyrrell.     Married  September  5,  1888,  to  Edna 
Burford      Scott.        Attended      the      grammar 


office, 
Born 
1865. 

(Gill) 


schools  of  Ferndale,  California,  and  the  State 
Normal  School  of  San  Jose,  graduating  De- 
cember, 1883.  Read  law  in  the  office  of  Wm. 
.J.  Tyrrell,  at  Ilarrisonville,  Missouri,  from 
October,  1886,  to  December,  1887.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Harrisonville,  Missouri,  Decem- 
ber 14,  1887.  Practiced  law  in  Harrisonville, 
Missouri,  until  January  1,  1889,  when  he  moved 
to  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  where  he  practiced  until 
1904,  during  two  years  of  which  he  lectured 
for   Redpath    Lyceum    Bureau    of    Chicago    on 


political  and  economic  subjects.  Organized 
Civic  Federation,  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  1893. 
Author  of  the  "Political  Thuggery"  in  1902. 
Returned  to  California  May,  190|S,  and  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  that  state  in  1906;  later 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Southern  California.  Practiced  in 
Los  Angeles  from  1906  to  1910,  in  partner- 
ship with  Wm.  L.  Jarrott,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Jarrott  &  Tyrrell,  since  which 
time  has  practiced  alone.  Member  of  the 
Masonic,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  N.  S.  G.  W.  frater- 
nities, and  the  Union  League,  Metropolitan, 
and  Sierra  Madre  Clubs,  and  Good  Govern- 
ment Organization  of  Los  Angeles.  Repub- 
lican. 

STEPHEN  HOMER  UNDERWOOD. 

Residence,  9  2  2 
Locust  A  venue; 
office,  225  East 
First  Street,  Long 
Beach.  Born  i  n 
Cheyenne,  Wyom- 
ing, December  22, 
1880.  Son  of 
Abraham  and  Vir- 
ginia (Pease) 
Underwood.  Mar- 
ried November  21, 
1906,  to  Cecil  Ir. 
D  u  ff  y.  Received 
primary  education 
in  schools  of  his 
native  town,  grad- 
uating from  Chey- 
enne  High    School 

in  1900.  Entered  University  of  Colorado  at 
Boulder,  Colorado,  graduating  therefrom  in 
1904,  with  degree  of  B.  A.,  and  graduating 
from  the  Law  Department  of  that  college  in 
1906,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
practice  in  Wyoming,  August  3,  1906.  Prac- 
ticed law  in  Cheyenne,  Wyoming,  until  his 
removal  to  California.  Admitted  to  tlie  bar 
of  California,  July  12,  1909.  Appointed  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  for  Long  Beach  Township, 
.January,  1910.  Elected  in  November,  1910, 
to  same  office.  Is  at  present  date  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession  alone.  Mem- 
ber of  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Masonic  bodies,  32°. 
Republican. 

MILTON   T.   U'REN. 

Residence,  799  Oak  Street;  office.  Mechan- 
ics Institute  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Buffalo,  New  York,  February  1.5,  1879. 
Son  of  Constantine  and  Ann  H.  H.  (Nance) 
U'Ren.  Moved  to  this  state  in  1887.  Mar- 
ried August  3,  1907,  to  Agnes  Dempster. 
Attended  the  common  and  high  schools  of 
Colton,  California,  and  the  Hastings  College 
of  Law,  graduating  in  1904  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
California    at    San   Francisco,   May    18,    1904. 


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Siui-e  that  date  he  has  i)raetifed  law  in  San 
Francisco — general  practice  and  probate. 
Was  one  of  the  organizers  and  numbers  of  the 
Charter  Convention  of  1910  which  submitted 
Charter  Amendments  providing  for  nonparti- 
san  and     majority     munici^ial     elections     and 


direct  legislation  l>y  the  pcoiilc  Was  joint 
author  of  Initiative,  Kefcrendum  and  Recall 
Charter  provisions.  Organized  Direct  Legis- 
lation League  of  California.  Has  been  its 
secretary  since  organization,  and  managed 
the  state  cam])aign  of  Y.)\\  for  these  consti- 
tutional amendmcMits.     Republican. 

HAKRY  SMITH  UTLEY. 


Residence,  8.")4.")  '2d  Street;  oHice,  Court- 
liouse,  San  Diego.  Born  in  Northampton, 
England,  18fi2.  Son  of  William  and  Charlotte 
(Wickens)     L'tley.     Moved    to    California    in 


1886.  Educated  in  the  Northampton  Gram- 
mar School  and  Cleveland  College,  Northamp- 
ton, England.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the 
Superior  Court  of  California  in  1889;  Supreme 
Court  of  California,  189:?,  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Assistant  District  At- 
torney of  San  Diego  from  1895  to  1899. 
A|)pointed  District  Attorney  of  San  Diego  in 
1909.  Elected  to  that  ofHce  in  1911,  which 
he  holds  to  date.  Member  of  San  Diego 
County  Har  Association;  Cu.vamaca  Club  and 
K.   P.     Republican. 

LEWIS  J.  UTT. 
Residence,  3558  6th  Street;  office,  41-1  Union 
Building,  San  Diego.  Born  November  3,  1878, 
in  San  Diego.  Son  of  E.  H.  and  Sarah  M. 
(Gunn)  Utt.  Married  December  12,  1908,  to 
Florence  J.  Griffiths.  Educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  San  Bernardino  County.  At- 
tended Stanford  University.  Studied  law  in 
the  offices  of  Stearns  &  Sweet,  San  Diego. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1907. 
Engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  law  in 
San  Diego  to  date.  Assistant  District  At- 
torney of  San  Diego  County  for  three  years. 
Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.,  K.  of  P.,  Sons  of 
Veterans,  San  Diego  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
Civic  Association  and  San  Diego  Bar  Associa- 
tion.     Republican. 

JOHN   F.   UTTER. 

Residence,  San  Francisco  office,  1123  Hearst 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  near  Indian- 
apolis, Indiana.  Son  of  Abraham  and  Let- 
tus  (Swank)  Utter.  Received  his  early  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  Ukiah  and 
Little  Lake,  Mendocino  County,  and  later  at- 
tended the  State  Normal  School  at  San  Jose, 
graduating  therefrom  in  1883.  Admitted  fo 
the  bar  of  California,  in  San  Francisco,  De- 
cember 24,  1895,  and  began  the  practice  of 
law  immediately  after  his  admission.  Super- 
intendent of  the  Schools  of  San  Mateo  County 
from    1887    to    1895.     Republican. 

LOUIS  H.  VALENTINE, 

Residence,  916 
S  o  nth  Alvarado 
Street;  office,  Wil- 
cox Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
November  13, 
1859,  in  Coloma, 
El  Dorado  County, 
California.  Son  of 
William  IT.  and 
Laura  J.  (Croin 
well)  Valentine. 
Married  to  Eliza 
beth  Pearson. 
Kd  u  c  a  t  ion  re- 
ceived in  the  ])ub 
lie  and  high 
scdiools  of  Peta- 
luma,  and  later  in 


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539 


the  University  of  California,  Law  Depart- 
ment, from  which  he  graduated  in  1887,  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  practice 
at  the  bar  of  California,  in  San  Francisco, 
in  1887,  and  later  to  United  States  Supreme 
Court  and  all  other  federal  courts,  and  all 
California  state  courts.  Commenced  the 
active  practice  of  his  profession  m  Los  An- 
geles immediately  upon  admission,  and  has 
continued  to  practice  here  ever  since.  Mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Valentine  &  Newby  since 
1901.  Assemblyman  to  State  Legislaturi^, 
1897-99,  and  served  in  Special  Session,  1900. 
Appointed  United  States  District  Attorney 
for  Southern  District  of  California,  Septem- 
ber, 1901,  serving  until  January,  1906.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic,  N.  S.  G.  W.,  and  I.  O.  0. 
F.  fraternities,  and  Union  League,  Federa- 
tion, and  City  clubs  of  Los  Angeles.  Eepub- 
lican. 


ALEXANDER  HAMILTON  VAN  COTT. 

Eesidence,  South  Pasadena;  office,  411 
Kerckhoff  Buildliig,  Los  Angeles.  Born  June 
12,  1861,  in  Xew  York  City.  Son  of  Joshua 
M.  and  Jane  S.  (Bvirch)  Van  Cott.  Married 
September  21,  1891,  to  Grace  V.  Witbeck. 
Educated  in  the  Polytechnic  Institute,  Brook- 
lyn, New  York,  Graduated  from  Columbia 
College,  Law  School,  in  1880,  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  IMew 
York  in  1881,  and  California  in  1900.  Re- 
publican. 

HENRY  S.  VAN  DYKE. 

Eesidence,  234  West  Adams  Street;  office, 
Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Oakland,  in  1871.  Son  of  Walter  and 
Eowena  (Cooper)  Van  Dyke.  Married  to 
Katherine  Moulton  in  1912.  Attended  the 
Los  Angeles  High  School  and  graduated  in 
1889.  Graduated  from  the  University  of 
California  in  1893  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court 
of  California  in  1894.     Eepublican. 


WILLIAM  MARTIN  VAN  DYKE. 

Eesidence,  222  West  Adams  Street;  office, 
40.5  Federal  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
February  14,  18.58,  in  Areata,  Humboldt 
County.  Son  of  Walter  and  Eowena  (Cooper) 
Van  Dyke.  Married  April  9,  1889,  to  Annie 
Cora  Taylor.  Eeceived  education  in  Miss 
Cleveland's  private  school,  and  in  the  Mission 
Grammar  School,  of  San  Francisco,  until 
1868.  Attended  Lafayette  Grammar  School 
and  Oakland  High  School,  Oakland.  Gradu- 
ated from  University  of  California,  June  5, 
1878,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.;  Hastings  Col- 
lege of  Law,  May  30,  1881,  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia Se^Jtember  14,  1881.    In  December  1886,  he 


was  appointed  Clerk  of  United  States  Circuit 
Court,  Southern  District  of  California.  Served 
in  that  position  until  January  1,  1912.  Ap- 
pointed Clerk  of  the  United  States  District 
Court,  Southern  California,  January  1,  1912. 
United  States  Commissioner  since  January  10, 
1887. 

WILLIAM  VAN  FLEET. 

Eesidence,  202U  Pacific  Avenue;  office,  Post- 
office  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Ohio, 
March  24,  1852.  Married  April,  1877,  to  Isa- 
belle  Carey,  February,  1878  (^deeeased) ;  Janu- 
ary, 1887,  to  Elizabeth  Crocker.  Eeceived  his 
early  education  in  the  jniblic  schools  of  Mon- 


clova  and  Toledo,  Ohio,  and  in  private  schools. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  H.  O. 
Beatty,  in  Sacramento.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California,  by  the  Supreme  Court,  April  15, 
1873.  Assistant  District  Attorney  for  Sacra- 
mento County,  1878-79.  In  partnership  with 
late  Judge  Blanchard  and  later  with  Hon. 
Presley  Dunlap,  for  a  period.  Member  of  As- 
sembly at  24th  Session  in  1881.  State  Prison 
Director,  1883-84.  Elected  Judge  Superior 
Court  of  Sacramento  in  1884,  and  re-elected  in 
1890,  resigning  in  1892,  when  he  removed  to 
San  Francisco.  Appointed  by  Governor  Mark- 
ham,  on  April  25,  1894,  as  Justice  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  in  place  of  Judge  Paterson,  who 
resigned,  and  was  elected  to  fill  unexpired  term 
the  following  November,  serving  until  1899. 
Eesumed  the  active  practice  of  his  profession 
in  partnership  with  E.  B.  and  George  H.  Mas- 
tick,  which  continued  until  becoming  United 
States  District  Judge.  In  August,  1S99,  ap- 
pointed member  of  Commission  for  Eevision 
and  Eeform  of  Law  and  served  thereon  until 


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BIOGEAPIIICAL 


July,  1903.  Appointed  Uuiteil  States  District 
Judge,  April,  1907.  Life  ineniber  of  Board 
of  Trustees  of  Hastings  College  of  La\y.  Re- 
publican. 

THOMAS  CASEY  VAN  NESS,  JR. 
Residence.  Bohemian  Club;  office,  607 
Kohl  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  1876 
in  San  Francisco.  Son  of  Lomas  C.  and 
Clara  (Williams)  Van  Xess.  Received  his 
education  in  the  Urban  School  and  later  at- 
tended the  I'niversity  of  California,  gradu- 
ating in  1S98  with  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  at  San 
Francisco,  in   1901. 

ALLEN    D.    VAN    NOSTRAN. 

Residence,  107G 
West  6th  Street; 
office,  327  Brad- 
bury Building,  Los 
An  g  e  1  e  s.  Born 
May  21,  1876,  m 
Schujier,  Nebras- 
ka. Son  of  James 
W.  and  Emma  E. 
(Pimperton)  Van 
X  o  s  t  r  an.  Edu- 
cated in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Ne- 
braska and  gradu- 
ated from  Color- 
ado College  in 
1903  with  the  de- 
gree of  S.  B.  At- 
tended the  Den- 
ver University  Law  School  in  19t36  and 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Member  of  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternity, 
Brewer  Chapter.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Colorado  in  September.  1906,  and  commenced 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Denver,  mo  .•- 
ing  to  Rhyolite,  Nevada,  a  few  months  later 
and  formed  partnership  with  J.  V.  Shaw, 
practicing  uner  the  firm  name  of  Shaw  it 
Van  Nostran.  having  been  admitted  to  the 
V)ar  of  Nevada  immediately  upon  his  ar- 
rival. Admitted  to  bar  of  California  in  1907 
and  to  federal  courts  in  this  state  in  1911. 
Continued  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  lu 
Nevada  until  November,  1909,  when  'jo 
moved  to  Los  Angeles  and  formed  a  ])artner- 
ship  with  H.  C.  Dillon,  which  continued  until 
June,  1910,  since  which  date  he  has  practiced 
alone,  specializing  in  mining  law.  Lecturer 
in  the  Law  Department  of  the  Los  An- 
geles Business  College.  Member  of  the  Met- 
ropolitan   r'hib.     Republican. 

JOHN    JAMES   VAN    NOSTRAND. 

Residence,  2964  Steiner  Street;  office,  City 
Hall,  San  Francisco.  Born  March  21,  1874, 
in  San  Francisco,  California.  Son  of  Daniel 
Comstock  and  Annie  (James)  Van  Nostrand. 
Married  February  3,  1904,  to  Madaline  Leahy. 


Educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
San  Francisco,  and  in  Hastings  College  of 
[^aw,  graduating  from  the  latter  institution 
in  1896,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to 
the  liar  of  California  in  1896,  and  commenced 


the  practice  of  his  profession  in  association 
with  Judge  Walter  H.  Levy,  and  later  with 
the  firm  of  Rothschild  &  Ach.  Upon  the  dis- 
solution of  that  firm,  he  was  associated  with 
Henry  Ach.  Elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  in 
1902,  and  re-elected  in  1906.  During  his  in- 
cumbency was  elected  to  the  superior  bench 
for  the  City  and  County  of  San  Francisco, 
which  office  he  holds  to  date.  Member  of 
the  Corinthian  and  Olympic  clubs,  and 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  N.  S.  G.  W',  Woodmen  of  the 
World,  Foresters,  Moose  and  Eagles  fra- 
ternities.    Republican. 

EDWARD  B.  VAN  STEINBURG. 
Residence,  926 
East  21st  Street, 
office,  504  Stimson 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  De- 
cember 10,  1885, 
in  Vermont.  Son 
of  Thomas  and 
Rachel  (Kramer) 
Van  Steinburg. 
Received  his  edu- 
cation in  Ontario, 
Canada,  and 
moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  January, 
1907,  studying 
law  in  the  offices 
of  Hahn  &  Hahn 
and  J  0  h  n  H. 
Fdlov,  of  Los  Angeles. 


Admitted  to  the  bar 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


541 


of  California,  at  Los  Angeles,  January  7, 
1912,  and  continues  in  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  associated  in  the  office  of  John 
H.  Foley.     Republican, 

EDWARD   VAN   VRANKEN. 

Kesidenee,  113 
East  Acacia 
Street;  office,  Dis- 
t  r  i  c  t  Attorney's 
office,  Stockton. 
Born  in  Marys- 
V  i  1  1  e,  Yuba 

C  0  u  nty,  Califor- 
nia, July  11,  1876. 
Son  of  E.  and 
Maggie  (Schmidt- 
ler)  Van  Vranken. 
First  attended  the 
Brothers"  Schools 
in  Oakland,  and 
later  was  a  pupil 
of  the  public 
grammar  schools 
of  this  state, 
graduating  from  Washington  Grammar 
School,  near  Clements,  in  June,  1894.  From 
189-1  to  1895  was  a  student  at  the  San  Joa- 
quin Business  College.  Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  Hon.  Frank  H.  Smith,  of  Stockton. 
Admitted  to  practice  in  this  state,  January 
15,  190(3,  by  the  District  Court  of  Appeal. 
Commenced  active  practice  of  his  profession, 
January,  3907,  in  partnership  with  O.  B. 
Parkinson,  which  continued  for  one  year. 
Practiced  alone  until  April,  1909,  when  he 
entered  partnership  with  John  E.  Budd, 
which  continued  until  January,  1911,  when  he 
was  appointed  Deputy  District  Attorney  of 
San  Joaquin  County,  which  position  he  holds 
to  date.  On  March  22,  1909,  w?;s  appointed 
Prosecuting  Attorney  of  the  city  of  Stockton, 
completing  the  term  of  M.  J.  Henry,  who  re- 
signed. Secretary  of  the  Eepublican  County 
Central  Committee  to  date,  having  been  ap- 
pointed in  1908  and  again  in  1910.  Republi- 
can. 

CLARENCE  L.  VARIEL. 

Residence,  1503  Wilton  Place;  office,  568  I. 
W.  Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
March  5,  1884,  in  Quincy,  Plumas  County, 
California.  Son  of  Robert  Henry  Fauntleroy 
and  Caroline  (Vogel)  Variel.  Married  Sep- 
tember 22,  1910,  to  Reba  Smith.  Educated  in 
the  grammar  and  high  schools  of  Los  Angeles, 
graduating  from  the  latter  in  February,  1903. 
In  1903-4  attended  Pomona  College.  Entered 
L^iversity  of  California  in  August,  1904, 
graduating  therefrom  in  May,  1908,  with  de- 
gree of  B.  S.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  Los  Angeles,  August  24,  1010. 
Practices  law  in  Los  Angeles  to  date. 
Republican. 


ROBERT  HENRY  FAUNTLEROY  VARIEL, 
JR. 

Residence,  2230  Michigan  Avenue;  office, 
567-568  I.  W.  Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  May  28,  1882,  in  Quincy,  Plumas 
County,  California.  Son  of  R.  H.  F.  and  Caro- 
line (Vogel)  Variel.  Married  to  Greta  D. 
Augustine,  November  28,  1910.  Early  educa- 
tion received  in  the  public  schools  of  Los  An- 
geles. Attended  the  University  of  California 
in  Berkeley  from  1902  to  1906*!  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California,  July  23,  1909.  Member 
of  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association,  Masonic  and 
Phi  Delta  Theta  fraternities.     Independent. 

WILLIAM  JAMES  VARIEL. 

Residence,  123G 
Arapahoe  Street; 
office,  1006  Wright 
&  Callender  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Camp- 
tonville,  Yuba 
County,  C  a  1  i- 
fornia,  June  2, 
186  1.  Son  of 
Joshua  Hutchins 
and  Mary  Alexan- 
d  e  r  (Casey) 
Variel.  Married 
June  2,  1904,  to 
Anita  Page  Kel- 
ley.  Attended  pub- 
lic  schools  at 
Camptonville     and 

Quincy,  California.  Taught  school  about 
three  years  at  Nelson  Point  and  at  Diamond 
Springs  school  districts.  Entered  University 
of  California,  August,  1883,  College  of  Chem- 
istry, and  received  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Science  in  1888.  Taught  school  until  April, 
1901,  studying  law  in  his  spare  time,  and  ad- 
mitted in  that  month  to  the  Superior  Court  of 
Plumas  County,  California,  Supreme  Court  of 
California,  May  4,  1891,  and  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  United  States,  November  3,  1902. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Los  Ange- 
les in  1891,  alone,  to  1893,  when  he  formed 
partnership  with  W.  H.  Davis,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Variel  &  Davis,  which  continued 
until  1894.  From  1894  to  1903  was  associated 
with  E.  H.  F.  Variel,  when  he  formed  partner- 
ship with  H.  M.  Barstow  under  the  firm  name 
of  Barstow  &  Variel  until  1905.  In  1906  he 
formed  partnership  with  J.  V.  Hannon,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Variel  &  Hannon,  to  1907, 
since  which  time  he  has  practiced  his  profes- 
sion alone.  Member  of  the  N.  S.  G.  W.  and 
Masonic  order.     Eepublican. 

ARTHUR    L.    VEITCH. 

Residence,  1506  West  46th  Street;  office, 
District  Attorney's  office,  Hall  of  Record^?, 
Los    Angeles.     Born    in    Mayville,    Michigan, 


542 


B  I  OGR  APH IC  A L 


July  5.  1S84.  Sou  of  Arthur  and  Martha 
C.  "(Choate)  Veiteh.  Moved  to  California  I'.i 
190U.  Married  July  5,  19ti9.  to  Gertrude 
Mesplou.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Mavville,  Miihiyan.  and  Los  Angeles  High 
School.  Graduated  from  the  University  of 
Southern  California  College  of  Law,  in  1907 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  and  in  190S  the 
tlegree  of  LL.  M.  was  conferreil.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  California  July  1,  1907,  and 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  for  the  Southern  District  of  Califor- 
nia the  same  year.  Appointed  Deputy  Dis- 
trict Attorney  for  Los  Angeles  County  May 
1.  19(;9.  continuing  in  such  position  to  date. 
Member    of    Metropolitan    Club.     Republican- 

SAMUEL    E.    VERMILYEA. 

Residence,  689  Park  View  Avenue;  oflBco, 
900-902  Union  Trust  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  New  York,  May  2S,  18.58.  Son 
of  Avery  and  Frances  (Meade)  Yermil- 
vea.  Married  to  Minerva  A.  Doyle,  March 
2.5,  1890.  Moved  to  California  in  1897.  At- 
tended the  Academy  of  Rochester,  Minne- 
sota, and  the  Law  Department  of  the  North- 
western University  of  Chicago,  Illinois.  :n 
1889,  from  which  he  received  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Chicago, 
Illinois,  June  12,  1889;  Nevada,  19t30;  Cali- 
fornia, 1897;  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Nevada  and  Southern  District 
of  California.  Practiced  law  in  Chicago 
until  August,  1896.  Moved  to  California  aufl 
opened  an  office  in  Bishop  in  1S97.  In  1902 
established  a  branch  office  in  Tonopah,  Ne- 
vada, under  the  firm  name  of  Vermilyea  & 
Bartlett  and  later  in  Goldfield.  under  the 
firm  name  of  Vermilyea,  Edmonds  &  Stan- 
ley. Moved  to  Los  Angeles  in  1906,  and  in 
1909  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion alone  in  that  city.  Member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic order  and  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternity. 
Democrat. 

ALEXANDER    THEODORE     VOGELSANG. 

Residence,  22.39  Valle.jo  Street;  office,  20 
Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  July 
19,  1861,  in  Petersburg,  Calaveras  County. 
California.  Son  of  John  Henry  and  Anna  M. 
(Vennigerholz)  Vogelsang.  Married  Janu- 
ary 11,  1899,  to  Frances  Johnson.  Attended 
the  public  schools  of  Calaveras  and  San 
Joaquin  counties;  Stockton  Business  College 
and  Normal  Institute,  graduating  from  the 
latter  as  accountant  and  first  grade  public 
school  teacher.  Entered  Hastings  College  cf 
Law  in  1883,  graduating  therefrom  in  1886 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California  iu 
1886;  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States 
in  1889;  United  States  Circuit  and  Ignited 
States  District  Court  at  San  Francisco.     Coiii- 


menced  the  i>ractice  of  law  in  1891,  in  part- 
nership with  I.  I.  Brown,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Vogelsang  &  Brown,  which  continues 
to  date.  President  of  the  Board  of  Fish 
Commissioners  of  California  from  1896  to 
1901.  Supervisor  of  San  Francisco  from  No- 
vember   7,    1911,   to   date. 

HENRY    R.    R.    VON    BLOEKER. 

Residence,  1:^.56 
Sixth  Street; 
office,  920  Fifth 
Street,  San  Diego. 
Born  December  l"*, 
1887,  in  Chicago. 
Illinois.  Son  of 
Henry  C.  and  Id:i 
Wilhelmina  (Birl< 
holtz)  Von 
Blocker.  Attended 
various  grammar 
schools  in  Chicago. 
Illinois.  G  ra  d  u 
ated  from  Ogden 
S  c  h  o  ol,  .January. 
1903,  and  from 
Robert  A.  Waller 
High  School,  Feb- 
ruary, 1907.  Entered  the  Law  Department 
of  Valparaiso  University,  Vali>araiso,  Indi- 
ana, in  September,  1907,  graduating  in  .Tune, 
1909,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to 
practice  in  the  state  of  Indiana,  and  to  Porter 
Circuit  Court,  Porter  County,  Indiana,  Su- 
preme Court,  and  L'nited  States  Circuit  Court 
of  Indiana,  in  .Tune,  1909.  Admitted  to  prac- 
tice in  all  courts  of  California  by  the  District 
Court  of  Appeal,  Second  Appellate  District, 
at  Los  Angeles,  January  24.  1910.  Admitted 
to  the  L'nited  States  Circuit  Court,  Ninth 
Judicial  Circuit,  and  to  the  United  States  Dis- 
trict Court  for  the  Southern  District  of  Cali- 
fornia, January  24,  1910.  Since  admission  he 
has  maintaine<l  offices  with  J.  Z.  Tucker, 
Referee  in  Bankruptcy,  San  Diego,  making 
special  study  of  bankruptcy  law,  and  engag- 
ing in  active  general  practice.  Member  of 
Concordia  Turnverein  and  San  Diego  County 
Bar  Association.     Democrat. 

JAMES  EDWARD   WADHAM. 

Residence  and  office,  San  Diego.  Born  De- 
cember 20.  18fi4,  in  Macomb.  Illinois.  Son 
of  James  F.  and  Martha  K.  (Ware)  Wadham. 
Moved  to  California  in  1870.  Marrie<l  in 
189.5  to  Bess  Lockwood.  Educated  in  th» 
public  schools  of  San  Diego.  Attended  Har- 
vard Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  1SS6;  United  States  Supreme 
Court.  1894;  Washington,  1903.  Member  of 
the  firm  of  Wadham  &  Cosgrove  to  date. 
Mayor  of  San  Diego  since  April.  1911.  Mem- 
ber of  Masonic  order.     Democrat. 


BIOGBAPHIC  AL 


543 


THEODORE  F.  C.  WAGNER. 

Eesidenee,  417  Orchard  Street,  Sauta  Rosa. 
Born  September  9,  1841,  in  Cassel,  Kurhessen, 
Germany.  Son  of  J.  C.  and  Helena  (Sauer) 
Wagner.  Married  March  11,  1875,  to  Ida 
Sandow.  Attended  gymnasium  at  Cassel, 
Kurhessen,    Germany,   and   then   came   to   the 


United  States,  locating  in  Jacksonville,  Flor- 
ida, where  he  received  his  further  education. 
Served  in  the  Civil  War  prior  to  his  admission 
to  the  bar  of  Arkansas  in  September,  1866, 
and  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Missouri,  August 
1,  1870;  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of 
California,  December  27,  1875,  and  to  the 
United  States  Supreme  Court  at  Washington, 
D.  C,  April  1,  1878.  Commenced  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Little  Eock,  Ar- 
kansas, during  the  temporary  state  govern- 
ment in  1866,  and  continued  there  until  1870, 
when  he  moved  to  Eolla,  Missouri,  and  prac- 
ticed there  until  1875.  He  then  came  to  Cali- 
fornia and  located  in  Visalia.  While  in  that 
city  conducted  the  desert  land  cases  against 
.J.  B.  Haggin  and  Billy  Carr.  In  May,  1878,  was 
appointed  United  States  Surveyor-General 
and  held  that  office  until  June,  1882.  Con- 
tinued in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Contra  Costa  and  Alameda  counties  until 
1899,  when  he  removed  to  Sonoma  County. 
In  1896  he  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace 
at  Glen  Ellen,  Sonoma  County,  and  served  in 
that  office  until  1910,  when  he  retired  from 
the  active  practice  of  his  profession.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  Knight 
Templar,  and  Past  Commander  of  Lookout 
Mountain  Post,  G.  A.  E.,  Berkeley.  Past 
Master  of  Glen  Ellen  Grange,  Patrons  of  Hus- 
bandry, now  Member  of  Santa  Eosa  Grange. 
Eepubliean. 


IRVING  MILLER  WALKER. 

Eesidenee,  910  North  Benton  Way;  office, 
710  Faj'  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  iu 
Louisville,  Kentucky,  March  9,  1885.  Son 
of  Walter  and  Mary  Sydnor  (Perkins) 
Walker.  Moved  to  California  in  1900.  At- 
tended the  public  grade  schools  of  Louis- 
ville, Kentucky,  and  Louisville  Boys'  High 
School.  Graduated  from  the  University  of 
Virginia,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  A.,  In 
June,  1905.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of 
Frank  J.  Thomas,  of  Los  Angeles.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  July  18, 
1906,  since  which  time  has  been  engaged 
in    the    general    practice    of    law.     Democrat. 

JAMES  G.  WALKER,  JR. 

Eesidenee,  1499  California  Street;  office, 
659  Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
San  Francisco  in  1882.  Son  of  James  G, 
Walker.  Attended  Belmont  School  for  six 
years  and  for  a  short  time  the  Portland 
Academy,  Oregon.  Entered  the  Boston  Uni- 
versity Law  School  and  graduated  in  1908. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  San 
Francisco,  in  1908,  and  commenced  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession,  practicing  alone. 

MARTIN    LUTHER    WARD. 

Eesidenee,  1030  23d  Street;  office,  Granger 
Block,  San  Diego.  Born  Mar^h  12.  1850,  at 
Athens  County,  Ohio.  Son  of  Philip  and 
Martha  (Chanay)  Ward.  Married  February 
24,  1881,  to  Ella  B.  McCartney.  Eeceived 
his  early  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  Cadiz,  Wisconsin.  Graduated  from  Cor- 
nell College,  Mt.  Vernon,  Iowa,  in  1873,  with 
degrees  of  A.  B.  and  M.  A.  Admitted  to  bar 
of  Iowa  in  1876,  and  began  active  practice 
of  his  profession  at  Cedar  Eapids,  Iowa. 
Elected  County  Attorney  of  Linn  County  in 
1886,  from  which  office  he  resigned  in  1887, 
moving  to  San  Diego.  Elected  District  At- 
torney in  San  Diego  County  in  1892.  Served 
as  State  Senator  from  1903  to  1907.  Mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Ward,  Wells  &  Ward  to- 
date.  Member  of  the  University  Club  and 
Masonic   order-.     Eepubliean. 

SHIRLEY    C.    WARD. 

Eesidenee,  2130  West  21st  Street;  office, 
1017  Union  Oil  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Bora 
in  Dickson  County,  Tennessee,  June  30,  1861. 
Son  of  John  Shirley  and  Eunice  (Eobert- 
son)  Ward.  Came  to  California  in  1873. 
Married  Blanche  Chandler,  September  12, 
1892,  at  New  York  City.  Educated  in  pri- 
vate schools  in  San  Bernardino  County  until 
1882,  when  he  entered  the  Hastings  Law 
School,  San  Francisco,  remaining  until  1886. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  by  the  Su- 
preme Court  in  1885;  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  in  1886;  to  the 
United  States  Supreme  Court  in  1900.     Mem- 


544 


BI  OGH  APII  If  AL 


ber  of  the  law  firm  of  Wicks  &  Ward,  in  Los 
Angeles,  from  1SS(5  to  1890,  since  which  time 
he  has  been  practicing  alone.  Member  of 
California,  City,  and  Los  Angeles  Country 
clubs,  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association. 
Democrat. 

ROBERT   AMOS   WARING. 

■Residence,  hil-  14th  Street;  oitico,  5?tate 
Controller's  office,  Sacramento.  Born  Octo- 
ber 19.  1S76.  in  Sacramento.  Son  of  Charles 
Amos  and  Mary  (Van  Guelder)  Waring. 
Married  to  Mary  Adelaide  Davis,  Septem- 
ber 21.  1911.  Received  his  early  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Sacramento;  later 
attending  the  University  of  California, 
graduating  in  1903  with  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
and  post-graduate  in  1904.  Graduate  student 
in  law  at  Harvard  University,  1904  to  1905. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  at  Sacra- 
mento, in  January,  1906,  and  immediately 
commenced  the  active  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion. Appointed  Inheritance  Tax  Deputy 
of  State  Controller  in  May.  1909.  and  con- 
tinues to  hold  that  office  to  date.  Member  of 
the  McXeill  and  University  clubs  of  Sac- 
ramento.    Republican. 

FLOYD    S.   WARRING. 

Residence,  1136 
Court  Street; 
office,  319  B.  F. 
Coulter  Building. 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Ventura,  Cali- 
fornia. April  10, 
18S6.  Son  of  Hugh 
and  Alice  P.  (Con- 
a  w  a  y)  Warring. 
Received  his  edu- 
cation at  Ventura 
County  Grammar 
Schools,  graduat- 
ing in  1901;  Santa 
Paula  High 
School,  in  1907, 
and  University  of 
Southern  California,  graduating  in  1910.  with 
the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Los  Angeles.  California,  June,  1910.  and  later 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Court  of  Southern  California.  Formed  ]>art- 
nership  with  Albert  A.  Kidder,  Jr.,  April  13, 
1911,  under  the  firm  name  of  Kidder  &  War- 
ring, which  firm  continues  to  date.  Republi- 
can. 

HARRY  BOOTH  WASHBURN. 

Residence,  14.5  GarfieM  Place,  Hollywood; 
office,  314  Wilcox  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Waverly,  Ohio,  July  29,  1880.  Son 
of  John  W.  and  Eliza  V.  (.Tohnson)  Wash- 
burn. Moved  to  this  state  in  1905,  and  Sep- 
tember 1,  1910.  married  Ida  M.  Walz.  Grad- 
uated  from   the   Ann    Arbor   High    School    in 


1899;  University  of  Michigan,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  in  1903,  and  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  in  1905.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Lan- 
sing, Michigan,  .June  21.  1905,  and  Los  An- 
geles. California.  October  9,  1905. 

WILLIAM  HARRISON  WASTE. 

Residence.  2222  Dunint  Avenue.  Berkeley; 
office.  Courthouse,  Oakland.  Born  in  Chico, 
Butte  County,  California,  October  31,  1868. 
Son  of  John  Jackson  and  Mary  Catherine 
(Mcintosh)  Waste.  Married  Mary  J.  Ewing. 
Attended  the  public  schools  of  Butte  County 
from  1873  to  1882;  Los  Angeles  public  schools, 
1SS2  to  1883;  Los  Angeles  High  School,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  1887;  L'niversity  of 
California,  from  which  he  received  the  degree 
of  Ph.  B.  in  1891,  and  the  degree  of  B.  L.  in 
1S94  from  Hastings  College  of  Law.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
California.  June  14,  1894.  Practiced  law 
alone  until  appointed  .Judge  of  the  Superior 
Court  by  Governor  Pardee  in  1905.  Member 
of   the   Assembly  of  California  from   1903  to 

1905.  Re]>ublican. 

JESSE  FRANCIS  WATERMAN. 

Residence,  640  Manhattan  Place;  office, 
Wilcox  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Wal- 
doboro.  Maine,  August  4,  1858.  Son  of  Will- 
iam Thomas  and  Lucretia  Creighton  (Fuller) 
Waterman.  Married  Judith  M.  Colburn,  No- 
vember 8,  1887.  Moved  to  California  in  De- 
cember of  that  year.  Received  his  early 
education  at  country  district  school  at  Waldo- 
boro,  Maine,  and  Waldoboro  High  School, 
graduating  in  1876.  Graduated  from  Bowdin 
College  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  in  1885, 
and  from  the  Boston  University,  Law  School, 
with  the  degree  of  LL.B.,  in  June,  1887. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Massachusetts  August 
2,  1887;  California,  1889,  rnd  later  to  the 
L'nited  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Southern  California.  Practiced  law  in  Los 
Angeles  to  date.     Democrat. 

VICTOR  T.  WATKINS. 

Residence,  238  South  Cahuenga  Boulevard; 
office,  326-331  Stimson  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Clarksburg,  West  Virginia,  July  11. 
1881.  Son  of  John  B.  and  Anna  T.  (Wilson) 
Watkins.  Moved  to  California  in  1886. 
Married  to  Alma  H.  Greene.  August  15,  1908. 
Attended  grammar  school  in  San  Diego; 
also  high  school  for  one  year  in  San  Diego 
and  Los  Angeles  High  School,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1900;  University  of  Michi- 
gan, Law  Department,  fall  of  1902;  Chicago 
Law  School.  1903-4;  Northwestern  University, 
Law  School,  1904-5,  and  Stanford  University, 
Law  Department,  190.5-6.  Admitted  to  the 
bar   of   California,   at   Los    Angeles,   in  July. 

1906.  Practiced  alone,  having  offices  with 
Anderson   &  Anderson,  in  Los  Angeles,  until 


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May,  1908,  when  be  formed  partnership  with 
E.  M.  Blodget,  under  the  firm  name  of  Wat- 
kins  &  Blodget,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association.  Re- 
publican. 

JAMES  ALVA  WATT. 

Residence,  126  Devisadero  Street;  office,  201 
Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Louisville,  Clay  County,  Illinois,  May  13, 
1862.  Son  of  James  Alexander  and  Elizabeth 
J.  (McCabe)  Watt.  Moved  to  California  in 
1876.     Married  to  Jennie  T.  McCollam,  June 


13,  1888.  Graduated  from  the  Lincoln  Gram- 
mar School  in  May,  1878.  Attended  the 
Boys'  High  School,  and  later  Hastings  Col- 
lege of  Law  for  two  years.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California  at 
Sacramento,  May  15,  1893.  Lieutenant-Col- 
onel and  Judge  Advocate,  Division  Staff,  N. 
G.  C,  189.5-97. 

GEORGE  E.  WEAVER. 

Residence,  1264  Jackson  Street;  office,  659 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  March  5, 
1877,  in  Eureka,  California.  Son  of  Peter 
S.  and  Laura  H.  (Averill)  Weaver.  Educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  California  and  Ore- 
gon. Graduated  from  the  Oregon  Agricul- 
tural College  in  1898,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S., 
and  from  Hastings  Law  College  in  1901,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California,  at  Sau  Francisco,  in 
May,  1901.  Associated  with  Joseph  C.  Camp- 
bell since  1905.     Republican. 

JOSEPH  J.  WEBB. 

Residence,  2752  Filbert  Street;  office,  .519 
California   Street,   San   Francisco.     Born   De- 


cember 9,  1878,  in  Salinas,  Monterey  County, 
California.  Son  of  William  H.  and  Augustias 
(Abrego)  Webb.  Education  received  in  the 
public  schools  of  Salinas,  Monterey  County, 
and  later  in  the  Law  School  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  of  San  Francisco. 
Admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia, September  14,  1904.  Read  law  in  the 
offices  of  J.  J.  Tanner  and  F.  J.  Heney  iintil 
April  17,  1906,  since  which  he  has  practiced 
alone  to  date.  Member  of  the  San  Francisco 
Bar  Association.     Democrat. 

ULYSSES  S.  WEBB. 

Residence,  1512  Masonic  Avenue;  office, 
Humboldt  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Flemington,  West  Virginia,  Septem- 
ber 29,  1864.  Son  of  Cyrus  and  Eliza 
Webb.  Moved  to  California  in  1888.  Mar- 
ried to  Grace  Goodwin.  Moved  to  Kansas 
in  1870  and  received  his  education  in  that 
state.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California, 
and  engaged  in  the  practice  of  bis  pro- 
fession in  Quincy,  Plumas  County,  in  1889. 
Elected  District  Attorney  of  that  county  in 
1890  and  re-elected  in  1892,  1896,  and  1900. 
Resigned  as  District  Attorney  in  September, 
1902,  and  was  appointed  Attorney  General 
by  Governor  Gage,  September  15,  1902. 
Elected  to  that  office  in  November,  1902,  and 
re-elected  in  1906,  continuing  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Union  League  and  Southern  clubs 
of  San  Francisco,  Sutter  Club  of  Sacramento, 
and  Masonic  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities. 

FRANK  RUMRILL  WEHE. 


Residence,  2421  Carlton  Street,  Berkeley; 
office,  847  Monadnock  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  January  16,  1855,  in  Downieville, 
California.  Son  of  Ferdinand  Peter  and  Eu- 
doxie  Marie   (Gris)   Wehe.     Married  June  18, 


54t) 


BIOGBAnilCAL 


1SS2,  to  Helen  M.  Hill.  Received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools.  Studied  law  with 
Hon.  P.  Van  Clief  of  Downieville,  California. 
Admitted  to  Supreme  Court  of  the  state  in 
May,  1890.  Elected  District  Attorney  of 
Sierra  County  in  November,  1902.  Formed 
partnership  with  F.  J.  Solinsky.  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, July,  1902.  under  the  firm  name  of 
Solinsky  &  Wehe,  which  dissolved  in  1910, 
since  which  date  he  has  continued  the  jirac- 
tice  of  his  profession  alone.  Member  of 
Berkeley  Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  Ma- 
sonic order.  Native  Sons  of  the  Golden  West, 
San  Francisco  Bar  Association  and  Claremont 
Countrv   Club.     Democrat. 


EDWARD  FRANCIS  WEHRLE. 

Residence,  21.3  North  Union  Avenue;  office. 
32(5-330  Stimson  Block,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
April  10,  1S6S,  in  Rome,  Iowa.  Son  of  John 
and  Mary  (Fehrenbaeh)  Wehrle.  Moved  to 
California  in  1S97.  Attended  the  Iowa  Wes- 
levan  Universitv  and  the  Universitv  of  Iowa. 


graduating  in  1S91  from  tiie  latter  institution 
and  receiving  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  University  of  Michigan,  with 
the  degree  of  LL.B.,  in  1S97.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Michigan  in  1S97;  California,  1898, 
and  to  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  the 
United  States.  Has  practiced  his  profession 
in  Los  Angeles  alone  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Bar  Association  of  Los  Angeles  and  for  a 
period  trustee.  Member  of  its  Grievance 
Committee  and  Chairman  of  its  Committee  on 
Admission  for  some  time.  General  Manager 
of  Pan-American  Mining  and  Milling  Com- 
pany. Minas  Prietas,  Sonora.  Mexico,  1893-9.3. 
Member  of  the  California.  .Tonathan,  Automo- 


bile, Rod  and  Reel  and  the  Surf  Gun  clubs  of 
Los  Angeles  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternity. 
Democrat. 

ADOLPH  C.  WEIL. 

Residence,  21s.5  Pacific  Avenue;  office,  3(53 
Russ  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Peta- 
iuma,  California,  January  8,  1876.  Son  of 
Moritz  and  Mary  (Poehlmann)  Weil.  Mar- 
ried November  29,  1905,  to  Florence  Greene- 
baum.     Received     his     education     from     San 


Francisco  jmblic  schools  and  later  attending 
the  Univeisity  of  California,  graduating  from 
there  in  1897,  with  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  and 
from  Hastings  College  of  Law  in  1899.  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  in  California,  May  19,  1899;  United 
States  Supreme  Court,  May  17,  1910.  Repre- 
sented Oil  Men's  Association  in  Washington, 
1910,  and  now  principally  engaged  in  repre- 
senting oil  interests.  Member  of  the  Masonic 
fraternity  and  Commonwealth  Club.  Repjib- 
lican. 

J.   R.  WELCH. 

Residence,  San  Jose;  office,  courthouse,  San 
.lose.  Born  in  Hlinois,  Febinary  2,  1860. 
Son  of  James  R.  and  Frances  A.  (Haycroft) 
Welch.  Moved  to  California  in  1881.  At- 
tended the  University  of  the  Pacific,  grad- 
uating in  1887  with  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  practice  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  state  of  California  in  1>n89.  In  January. 
1894,  elected  City  Attorney  of  the  city  of 
San  Jose,  and  continued  until  1897,  when  he 
resigned  to  enter  upon  private  practice. 
Elected  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Santa 
Clara  County  in  1904;  re-elected  in  191n  f.ir 
a  term  of  six  years.     Republican. 


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JACOB  WEINBEEGER. 

Kesideuee,  S  a  u 
Diego;  office,  41(J 
American  Na- 
tional BanJi  Build- 
i  n  g,  San  Diego. 
Born  January  4, 
1S82,  in  Austria, 
Hungary.  Son  of 
Herman  and  Net- 
t  i  e  (F  1  a  s  t  e  r) 
Weinberger.  Mar- 
ried Blanche  Ruth 
Solomon,  June  11. 
19(17.  Educated  in 
the  public  and 
high  schools  of 
Denver,  Colorado. 
Graduated  from 
the  University  of 
Colorado  in  19U4r,  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Colorado  in  1904;  Ari- 
zona, 1906,  and  California,  1911.  Practiced 
law  in  Denver,  Colorado,  1904  to  1906,  when 
he  moved  to  Globe,  Arizona,  where  for  four 
years  he  was  iu  partnership  with  F.  ,T.  Elliott, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Weinberger  &  Elliott. 
In  May,  1911,  he  moved  to  San  Diego,  where 
he  continues  to  date.  Assistant  District  At- 
torney of  Gila  County,  Arizona,  1907  to  1909. 
Member  of  Arizona  Constitutional  Conven- 
tion, 1910;  also  of  Masonic  order,  Shriner, 
B.  P.  O.  E.  and  F.  0.  E.     Democrat. 


LESTER  D.  WELCH. 


R  e  s  i  dence.  La 
Mesa;  office,  51(i 
Timken  Building, 
San  Diego.  Born 
in  1880  in  Trav- 
erse City,  Michi- 
g  a  n.  Son  of 
Clarence  and  Rose 
(Morgan)  Welch. 
Married  February 
22,  1908,  to  Minui',^ 
E.  Harper.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public 
schools  of  Miehi- 
g  a  n.  Graduated 
from  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan 
in  1906,  with  de- 
gree of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar 
and  California  in 
in  Traverse  City, 
ber,  1910,  when  he 
where     he     continues 


of     Michigan     in     1906 

1910.     Practiced      law 

Michigan,     until     Octo- 

moved     to     San     Diego, 

to     date.     Has     made 


a  special  study  of  irrigation  law.  City  At- 
torney of  La  Mesa,  California.  Member  of 
Masonic  Order,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  K.  of  P.  and  San 
Diego  Bar  Association.     Republican. 


CHARLES  WELLBORN. 

Residence,  401  West  31st  Street;  office,  o26 
Stimson  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in  At- 
lanta, Georgia,  July  12,  1867.  Son  of  .Judge 
Olin  and  Lilly  (Turner)  Wellborn.  Moved 
to  California  in  1887.  Married  Leila  Jones, 
January  17,  1893.  Educated  in  Prof.  Groves' 
School,  Dallas,  Texas;  public  schools  of  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  and  Columbian  Universitv, 
Washington,  D.  C.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  Los  Angefes,  October  8,  1888, 
and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  of  Southern  California.  Prac- 
ticed in  partnership  under  the  following  firm 
names:  Wellborn,  Works  &  Jones,  in  San 
Diego;  Wellborn,  Parker  &  Stephens,  San 
Diego;  Denis,  Lowenthal  &  Wellborn,  Los 
Angeles,  and  Wellborn  &  Wellborn,  Los 
Angeles,  which  continues  to  date.  Member 
of  the  Police  Commission  in  Los  Angeles, 
1910-11.  Member  of  the  California,  Uni- 
versity and  City  clubs.     Democrat. 

OLIN  WELLBORN. 

Residence,  1300  West  Adams  Street;  office, 
Federal  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  .Tune 
18,  1843,  in  Gumming,  Georgia.  Son  of  Chap- 
ley  Booth  and  Mary  Ann  (Foster)  Wellborn. 
Married  August  23,  1866,  to  Lilly  Turner. 
Received  his  early  education  in  the  common 
schools  of  Georgia,  later  attending  Emery 
College,  Oxford,  Georgia,  and  University  of 
North  Carolina.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Georgia  in  1866  and  California.  Practiced 
law  in  Atlanta,  Georgia,  until  1869,  when 
he  moved  to  Dallas,  Texas,  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Wellborn,  Leake  &  Henry. 
Moved  to  California  in  1887.  Practiced  in 
San  Diego  until  1893,  when  he  moved  to 
Los  Angeles,  where  he  continues  to  date. 
Represented  the  state  of  Texas  in  Congress 
four  successive  terms.  Appointed  Judge  of 
the  United  States  District  Court  of  Southern 
California  March  1,  189.3,  which  office  he 
holds  to  date.  Served  in  the  Civil  War  as 
Captain  of  4th  Georgia  Cavalry.  Member  of 
California  Club.     Democrat. 

JOHN  JAMES  WELLS. 

Residence,  10-3.3  Main  Street;  office,  642 
Main  Street,  Red  Bluff.  Born  in  Lemhi 
County,  Idaho,  September  10,  1867.  Son  of 
James  B.  and  Elizabeth  H.  (Tollev)  Wells. 
Moved  to  California  in  1868.  Married  No- 
vember 27,  1895,  to  Lulu  Law.  Received  his 
education  in  the  common  schools  of  Red 
Bluff.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
by  the  Superior  Court,  Tehama  Countv,  Au- 
gust 27,  1892;  to  the  Supreme  Court,'  Ajiril 
28,  1897,  and  to  the  United  States  District 
Court  November  14,  1898.  Associated  in  the 
office  of  General  N.  P.  Chipman  from  Novem- 
ber 10,  1890,  to  April  1,  1897,  at  which  time 
he   succeeded   to   the   business.     Continues   in 


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the  active  practice  of  his  profession  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Board  of  Library  Trustees, 
Red  Bluff,  1904  to  date.     Democrat. 

CHARLES  LOCKE  WELLER. 

Residence,  2997  Pacilic  Avenue;  oflice,  Hall 
of  Justice,  San  Francisco.  Born  at  Sacra- 
mento. June  27,  1858.  Son  of  John  B.  and 
Elizabeth  W.  (Brocklebank)  Weller.  Mar- 
ried March  5,  1889,  to  Bettie  M.  McMulliu. 
Educated  at  the  private  schools  of  Washing- 


United  States  District  and  United  States  Cir- 
cuit Courts  of  Appeals.  Served  as  member 
of  the  29th  session  of  state  legislature.  Ap- 
pointed City  and  County  Attorney,  in  1891 
and  served  for  the  year.  Appointed  Prose- 
cuting Attorney  in  criminal  courts  of  San 
Francisco  in  1S99.  President  and  principal 
owner  of  the  California  Trout  Farm,  located 
at  Inverness  Park.     Republican. 


H.  W.   A.  WESKE. 


ton,  D.  C,  and  private  academies  in  Hanover, 
and  King  William  counties,  Virginia.  Stud- 
ied law  under  John  B.  Minor,  the  University 
of  Virginia,  and  finished  reading  law  in  the 
oflSce  of  John  P.  Hoge,  of  San  Francisco. 
Admitted  to  bar  of  California  in  1880;  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts,  1887;  Su- 
preme Court  of  the  United  States,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  1886.  Assistant  City  and  County 
Attorney  of  San  Francisco,  1883-87.  Assist- 
ant United  States  Attorney,  1887-90.  Assist- 
ant District  Attorneys  1900-6.  Appointed 
Judge  of  Police  Court,  1906.  Elected  to  this 
office  in  1907  and  re-elected  in  1911,  which 
office  he  continues  to  hold.  Member  of  the 
Native  Sons  of  the  Colden  West,  Fraternal 
Order  "f  Eagles  and  Cosmos  Club.     Democrat. 

GEORGE  A.  WENTWORTH. 

Residence,  24  Octavia  Street;  office,  Monad 
nock  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  Septem- 
ber 1,  1862,  in  Valle.io,  California.  Son  of 
John  and  Maria  D.  (Cummings)  Wentworth. 
Married  December  18,  1890,  to  Frances  L. 
Miller.  Attended  the  high  school  in  Vallejo, 
and  afterward  took  a  classical  course  of  four 
years.  Admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court  at 
Sacramento,   May   6,    1884,   and    later    to   the 


Residence,  1029  Fourth  Street;  office.  Ex- 
change Bank  Building,  Santa  Rosa.  Born 
Ajiril  26,  1877,  in  Luueburg,  Germany.  Son 
of  Julius  T.  A.  and  Marie  Elizabeth  (Meyer) 
Weske.  Attended  public  school  in  Germany 
for  two  years,  after  which  he  moved  to  Cali- 
fornia ill  October,  1885,  completing  his  edu- 
cation ill  this  state.  Attended  Pacific 
Heights  School,  San  Francisco,  1886-88;  pub- 
lic schools  in  Santa  Rosa,  1888-89;  private 
schools  and  college  in  Santa  Rosa,  1889-95. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  before  Su- 
preme Court,  in  December,  1898.  Appointed 
Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Sonoma  County 
in  1899,  serving  four  years  in  that  office.  In 
1903,  he  formed  the  firm  of  Webber,  Butts  & 
Weske,  Santa  Rosa,  continuing  his  practice 
under  the  firm  name  until  its  dissolution. 
Formed  copartnership  with  T.  J.  Butts,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Butts  &  Weske,  wiiich  con- 
tinued until  1905,  w^hen  he  engaged  in  the 
]>ractice  of  his  profession  alone,  and  continues 
to  date.  Deputy  District  Attorney  of  So- 
noma County,  1899-1902.  Member  of  Assem- 
bly, 14th  District,  37th  Session,  1907.  Chair- 
man of  Committee  on  Constitutional  Amend- 
ments. Appointed  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
of  the  California  Home  for  Care  and  Training 


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of  Feeble-Minded  Children  in  1909  (now 
Sonoma  State  Home),  and  continues  to  fill 
that  position  to  date.  Secretary  of  Eepubli- 
ean  Central  Committee  of  Sonoma  County 
from  1901  to  1907.     Eepiiblican. 

THOMAS  CHRISTOPHER  WEST. 

Eesideuce,  1201  Walnut  Street,  Alameda; 
office,  Phelan  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Orangeville,  Ontario,  Canada,  April  28, 
1868.  Son  of  John  and  Laetitia  Margaret 
(McConnell)  West.  Moved  to  California  in 
1899.     Married     to     Maud     Stanley     Mishaw, 


April  4,  1906.  Attended  public  and  private 
schools  of  Canada  and  Trinity  College,  Dublin, 
Ireland,  from  which  he  received  the  degree  of 
B.  A.,  in  1887.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  On- 
tario and  Northwest  Territories,  of  Canada, 
in  1889,  and  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1898; 
to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  Philippine  Is- 
lands in  1899,  and  to  all  federal  courts  in  the 
Pacific  Coast  states  and  Alaska  and  A'^ukon 
Territory,  Canada.  Prior  to  coming  to  Cali- 
fornia he  practiced  at  Calgary,  Alberta,  in 
partnership  with  J.  Bruce  Smith,  K.  C,  and 
.Tames  Muir,  K.  C,  under  the  firm  names  of 
Smith  &  West,  and  Muir  &  West.  In  1901  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  Fernand  de 
.Tournel,  in  San  Francisco,  under  the  firm 
name  of  West  &  de  .Tournel,  which  continues 
to  date.  In  1898-99,  was  Assistant  Judge 
Advocate's  Department,  U.  S.  A.,  at  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  in  the  Philippine  Islands  from 
1899  to  1901.  Member  of  the  Masonic  frater- 
nity.    Republican. 

CARL  WESTERFELD. 

Residence,  1840  Van  Ness  Avenue;  office,  8-54 
Mills  Building,   San  Francisco.     Born   in    San 


Francisco,  December  11,  1869.  Son  of  Louis 
and  Minna  Westerfeld.  Married  Clara  Bell 
Douglas,  June  27,  1906.  Attended  South  Cos- 
mopolitan Grammar  School  until  1883;  St. 
Matthews  Hall,  San  Mateo,  California,  1883- 
85;    Heald's   Business    College,    188-5-86.     Pre- 


pared for  university  with  private  tutor,  1SS7- 
88.  Entered  Yale  University  (Sheffield  Scien- 
tific School),  1888;  Yale  College,  1890,  gradu- 
ating in  1893,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
Entered  Hastings  College  of  Law  in  1893, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  Uiat 
institution  in  1896.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California  at  San  Francisco,  May  21,  1896. 
Entered  the  office  of  Delmas  &  Shortridge  in 
1895  and  remained  until  1897.  Associated 
with  D.  M.  Delmas  from  1897  until  April 
1906,  since  which  date  he  has  continued  his 
practice  alone.  Member  The  Family  and 
Corinthian  A^acht  Clubs.  , 

i 

MYRON   WE  STOVER.  / 

Residence,  146  North  Rampart  Boulevard; 
office,  526  Merchants  Triist  Building,  Los  An- 
geles. Born  in  Clyde,  Kansas,  January  18, 
1871.  Son  of  Lorenzo  and  Julia  E.  (Hewins) 
Westover.  Married  to  Selah  S.  Wyckoff, 
December  15,  1897.  Moved  to  California 
in  1905.  Educated  in  the  public  schools. 
Graduated  from  the  University  of  Michigan 
in  1895  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor  in 
.Tune,  1895;  state  and  federal  courts  of  Mis- 
souri, at  St.  Louis,  in  December,  1895;  Cali- 
fornia courts,  in  November,  1905.  Attorney 
for  Union  Trust  Company,  St.  Louis,  from 
1897  to  1900.  Practiced  in  St.  Louis  until 
August.  1905.  when  removed  to  Los  Angeles. 
Appointed  Deputy  City  Attorney  of  Los  An- 


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geles  in  February,  1911,  serving  at  present 
time.  Formerly  of  firms  of  Petchner  &  West- 
over  and  Waterman,  Westover  &  Green. 
Member   of   City   and    Federation    clubs,   Uni- 


vard  Club  of  Southern  California,  Los  Angeles 
Bar  Association,  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and 
X.  S.  G.  W.     Republican. 

LOUIS  LE  ROY  WHARTON. 


versity  of  Micliigau  Ahiiiuii  Association,  and 
Delta  Chi  fraternity.  Member  of  Faculty  of 
University  of  Southern  California,  College  of 
Law  19(16-10,  lecturing  on  "Commercial 
Paper."     Re]iub]ican. 

HARRY   GUENTHER  WEYSE. 

Residciu-e,  Santa 
Monica  ;    oflSee, 
704- 70o    Grosse 
Building,  Los  An- 
geles.   Born  in  Los 
Angeles,   .Tuly    27, 
]sm.     Son   of  .Ju- 
lius Guenther  and 
Caroline  Anna  So- 
phie     (  L  a  n  g  e  ) 
Weyso.        Marricil 
Alice     Wolfskin 
Barrows,    October 
2,     ISSS,     and     to 
Ysabel    Wolfskill, 
October    19,    lOos. 
Kdncated     in     the 
public    schools    of 
Los  Angeles,  18(i9- 
7.3;  German  private  scliool,  Los  Angeles,  187?.- 
76;   Gymnasium   Kutheneum,   at   Gera,  Reuss; 
Senior  Line,  Germany;   Harvard  Law  School, 
graduating   with    the    degree    of    LL.B.      Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar,  at  Los  Angeles,  October  14, 
1899,  and  later  to  the  District  Court  of  South- 
ern California,  and   has  engaged  in  a  general 
practice  there  alone  to  date.     Member  of  the 
California    Assembly,    189.5.      Member    of    the 
California  and  I'niversitv  clubs  and  the  Har- 


Residence,  2159  West  29th  Place;  office, 
.513  O.  T.  Johnson  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  December  24,  1874,  in  Mercer  County, 
Illinois.  Son  of  Samuel  and  Aurilla  B. 
(Merryman)  Wharton.  Moved  to  California 
in  1903.  Graduated  from  high  school  in 
Aledo,  Illinois,  in  1892;  from  Knox  College 
in  Galesburg,  Illinois,  in  1898,  with  degree  of 

B.  S.  Read  law  from  1898  to  1901,  at  Gales- 
burg, Illinois,  having  worked  his  way  through 
each  stage  of  his  education  independently  of 
any  assistance.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illi- 
nois in  1901  and  to  the  bar  of  California  in 
1904;  later  to  United  States  District  and  Cir- 
cuit Courts.     In  1901  was  ajtpointed  by  .Judge 

C.  C.  Kohlsaat,  Referee  in  Bankrui>tcy  for 
Knox,  Warren  and  Henderson  counties,  Illi- 
nois, which  office  he  held  until  19(13.  On  his 
arrival  in  Los  Angeles  was  associated  for  a 
period  with  Judge  Geo.  H.  Hutton,  since 
which  time  he  has  practiced  his  profession 
alone.  Chancellor  Commander  of  Helmet 
Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias.  Member  of 
I'^nion  League  Club,  and  one  of  the  founders 
of  the  T'ity  T'lnb.      Rejiublican. 


LOUIS   N.    WHEALTON. 

Residence,  Long  Beacli;  olfice,  First 
National  Bank,  Jjong  Beach,  California. 
I^orn  in  Chincoteague,  Virginia,  October  23, 
1872.  Son  of  Joshua  W.  and  Xancy  C 
(Lewis)  Whealton.  Married  March  23,' 1896, 
to  M.  Annieta  Gardiner.  Educated  in  the 
grammar  and  high  schools  of  Chincoteague, 
and    graduated    from    the    Western     ^faryland 


BIOGB  AFHIG  AL 


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College,  Westminster,  Maryland,  with  degree 
of  A.  B.  in  1892,  and  A.  M.  in  1897.  Gradu- 
ated from  tlie  Johns  Hopkins  University, 
with  degree  Ph.  D.,  in  1897,  and  the  same 
year  from  the  University  of  Maryland,  with 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Maryland  in  Baltimore  in  1897;  to  the  bar  of 
the  states  of  Virginia  and  Pennsylvania,  the 
same  year;  to  the  bar  of  New  York  State  (in 
New  York  City),  in  1899,  and  moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1906,  being  admitted  +o  ihe  bar  of 
that  state  in  Los  Angeles  in  191U.  Practices 
law  in  Long  Beach  to  date.  Member  of  Ma- 
sonic Order.  Director  of  Long  Beach  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce.     Democrat. 


Bishop  &  Wheeler,  which  tirm  continued  until 
1898,  the  name  later  being  changed  to  Bishop, 
Wheeler  &  Hoefler.  The  latter  firm  was  dis- 
solved October  1,  1904.  Practiced  alone  until 
January  1,  1912,  wlien  he  entered  into  part- 
nership with  John  F.  Bowie,  which  continues 
to  date,  under  the  firm  name  of  Charles  S. 
Wheeler  &  John  F.  Bowie.  Member  of  Board 
of  Regents,  University  of  California,  1902-8, 
and  reappointed  by  Governor  Johnson  in 
1911.  Member  of  Pacific  Union,  Bohemian, 
University,  Union  League,  Olympic,  Univer- 
sity of  California,  Faculty,  Country,  and 
Commonwealth  clubs,  and  -of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Bar  Association.      KeituVjlican. 


CHARLES  S.  WHEELER. 

Eesidence,  iioithoast  corner  Sjiruce  and 
Washington  Streets;  office,  Nevada  Bank 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  December  11, 
1863,  in  Fruitvale  (now  part  of  Oakland), 
Alameda  County,  California.  Married  De- 
cember  3,   1887,   to   Lillian    Marsh.      Received 


his  primary  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Vacaville,  Healdsburg,  San  Francisco,  and 
Oakland.  Graduated  from  the  University  of 
California  in  1884,  with  degree  of  B.  L.  From 
1884  to  1886  .attended  Hastings  College  of 
Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California,  at 
Sacramento,  May  4,  1886,  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts,  and 
to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court.  In  1886 
associated  with  John  H.  Boalt,  which  con- 
tinued until  1889,  when  he  became  chief  clerk 
in  the  firm  of  Garber,  Boalt  &  Bishop.  Be- 
came a  partner  in  said  firm  January  1,  1892, 
which  partnership  continued  until  1896,  when 
he  entered  into  partnership  with  Thomas  B. 
Bishop,    practicing    under    the    firm  name   of 


HENRY  ORSON  WHEELER,  JR. 

Residence,  7  1  I 
Garland  Avenue; 
office,  516-518  F. 
P.  Faj-  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
in  Burlington,  Ver- 
m  0  n  t,  February 
13,  1882.  Son  of 
Henry  Orson  and 
Elizabeth  (  Mar- 
tin) Wheeler. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  ]  9  n  (1. 
Graduated  f  r  o  m 
the  Burlington 
High  School,  Uni- 
versity of  V  e  r- 
m  o  n  t,  receiving 
the    degree    of    A. 

B.,  in  1904,  and  from  the  New  Y'ork  Law 
School,  in  1906,  receiving  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  state  of 
New  I'ork,  July,  1906,  and  the  state  of  Cali- 
fornia, November,  1906.  Associated  with 
Long  &  Baker,  attorneys,  at  Long  Beach, 
California,  until  the  fall  of  1907,  when  he 
moved  to  Los  Angeles  and  continued  in  prac- 
tice. In  July  1,  1912,  formed  partnership  with 
George  T.  Sweet,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Wheeler  and  Sweet,  which  continues  to  date. 
In  1911  he  was  appointed  member  of  the  Los 
Angeles  Municijjal  Newspaper  Commission. 
Member  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal 
Legion  and  City  and  University  clubs  of  Los 
Angeles.     Republican. 

GEORGE  HARDING  WHIPPLE. 

Residence,  Berkeley;  office.  Merchants'  Ex- 
change Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  San 
Francisco,  December  17,  1869.  Son  of  Hugh 
L.  and  Helen  B.  (Gardiner)  Whipple.  At- 
tended the  Belmont  School,  Belmont;  Uni- 
versity of  California,  from  1893  to  1897,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  Ph.  B.,  and  Harvard 
Law  School  from  1897  to  1900,  receiving  the 
degree  of  LL.B.  in  the  latter  year.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  at  San  Fran- 


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Cisco,  in  1900.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Chick- 
ering  &  Gregory  since  190-3.  Member  of  the 
University  Club.     Reiuiblican. 

GEORGE  E.  WHITAKER. 

Residence  and  ottice,  Hakerstield.  For  a 
number  of  years  in  partnership  with  Mr. 
Rearden  and  with  Grove  L.  Johnson  and 
Walter  H.  Linforth,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Johnson,  Linforth  &  Whitaker.  Engaged  in 
the  general  practice  of  law  in  Bakersfield  to 
the  present  time. 

FRANK    RANDOLPH    WHITCOMB. 

Kesidence,  fc^tanfurd  Jlotol;  otHce,  Si:ii-822 
Foxcroft  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Indian  Hill,  Sierra  County,  California, 
November  22,  1857.  Son  of  J.  Baker  and 
Cynthia  Annie  Goodrich  (Cutter)  Whitcomb. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  San   Fran- 


cisco; South  Cosmopolitan  Grammar  School  in 
1870;  Boys'  High  School,  1874;  University  of 
California,  1878,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
and  Hastings  College  of  Law,  obtaining  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.,  in  1881.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California  in 
1881.  Commenced  the  study  of  law  in  187S 
in  the  office  of  Stewart,  Van  Clief  &  Herrin. 
After  admission  from  1881  to  1889,  was  asso- 
ciated with  Patrick  Reddy.  From  1S89  to 
1896  in  partnership  with  Chas.  L.  Tilden, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Tilden  &  Whitcomb, 
since  which  time  he  has  practiced  alone. 
President  of  the  McAlpine  Gold  Mining  and 
Milling  Company.  In  1892  was  originator 
and  charter  member  of  the  Young  Men's  Dem- 
ocratic League  of  California.  Member  of  the 
Delta     Kappa      Epsilon      fraternity,    Knights 


Temi)lar    and    Commonwealth     Club    of    San 
Francisco.     Democrat. 

GUY  C.   WHITE. 

Residence,  875 
Harrison  Avenue; 
office,  434-43.5  Mc- 
N  e  e  c  e  Building, 
San  Diego.  Born 
in  Xew  Hampton, 
Iowa,  August  21, 
18  7  3.  Son  of 
Frank  K.  a  n  d 
'M.  a  r  y  (Siiepard) 
White.  Received 
his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  schools 
of  his  native 
state,  graduating 
fro  m  Clermont 
High  School  in 
1  S  9  1  .  Attended 
Iowa  Normal 
School,  Orlwein.  Iowa,  1892-93.  In  1895 
graduated  from  the  Law  Department  of  Lake 
Forest  University.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Illinois  in  October,  1895,  and  to  the  United 
States  District  Coui-t  of  that  state  the  same 
year.  Moved  to  California  in  April,  1908. 
In  September  of  the  following  year  was  ad- 
mitted to  bar  of  California,  and  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  in  Decem- 
ber, 1900.  Practices  his  profession  in  San 
Diego  to  date.     Democrat. 

JAMES  EVANS  WHITE. 

Residence,  110 
Edgewood  Av- 
enue; office,  729- 
7  3  1  Monadnock 
Building,  San 
Francisco.  Born 
November  8,  1870, 
in  Grundy  County, 
I  o  w  a.  Son  of 
Robert  and  Rosa 
(Zeran)  White. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
n  i  a  in  18  9  6. 
Married  Novem- 
ber 16,  1904,  to 
Lela  Allen.  R  e- 
ceived  his  early 
education  in  the 
Rockford  G  r  a  m- 
mar  and  High  Scliool  of  Iowa,  graduating  in 
1889.  Entered  Cornell  College,  Mt.  Ver- 
non, Iowa,  graduated  in  1895  with  the  degree 
of  A.  B.,  and  from  the  Hastings  College  of 
Law  in  1902,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  San  Francisco  in  1902, 
and  continues  the  practice  of  his  profession 
alone  to  date.  Member  of  the  University  of 
California  and  Commonwealth  clul)s  and  City 
and  State  Bar  Association.     Republican. 


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CARLOS  GREENLEAF  WHITE. 

Eesidence,  441  65th  Street;  office,  957 
Broadway,  Oakland.  Born  in  San  Francisco, 
December  11,  1878.  Son  of  Carlos  and  An- 
nie Ella  (Brown)  White.  Married  to  Verna 
Edgren  April  25,  1906.  Attended  grammar 
and  high  schools  of  Oakland.  Graduated 
from  the  University  of  California  in  1904 
with  the  degree  of  B.  L.,  and  the  degree  of 
Juris  Doctor  in  1906.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  by  the  Supreme  Court  Decem- 
ber, 1904;  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
April,  1908.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law 
in  1905.  In  September,  1907,  appointed  Spe- 
cial Assistant  United  States  Attorney.  In 
July,  1909,  again  took  up  private  practice  of 
law.     Republican. 

JEROME  BAKER  WHITE. 

Residence,  1378  Filbert  Street;  office,  709 
Nevada  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  San  Francisco,  August  11,  1883.  Son  of 
Harlow  H.  and  Nellie  S.  (Brown)  White. 
Married  July  10,  1906,  to  Lucille  O.  Kaiser. 
Educated  in   the   primary,  grammar  and  high 


schools  of  California.  Graduated  from  the 
University  of  California  in  1904,  with  degree 
of  B.  A.  Entered  Hastings  College  of  Law, 
graduating  in  1906  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  practice  at  the  bar  of  California, 
May,  1906.  In  1904  he  became  associated 
with  the  firm  of  Heller,  Powers  &  Ehrman, 
with  whom  he  continues  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession   to   date.     Republican. 

RICHARD  WHITE. 

Residence,  940  Third  Street;  office,  202-203 
Waterland  Building,  Chico.  Born  September 
5,   1857,  in    Montgomery    County,   Maryland. 


Son  of  Thomas  H.  and  Mary  Ellen  (Gott) 
White.  Married  December  30,  1891,  to  Flor- 
ence Earll.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  state,  and  St.  .John's  College,  Annap- 
olis, Maryland,  graduating  in  1877,  and  in 
1S88  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  M.     Studied 


law  in  Rockville,  Montgomery  County,  Mary- 
land, in  1878-79,  and  at  University  of  Vir- 
ginia in  1879-80.  Admitted  to  all  courts  of 
Maryland,  before  the  Circuit  Court,  at  Rock- 
ville, Maryland,  June  9,  1880.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  May,  1881,  and  was  admitted  to  bar 
of  that  state  in  the  Supreme  Court,  August  20, 
1884.  Admitted  to  United  States  District 
Court  for  Northern  District,  September  13, 
1905,  at  San  Francisco,  and  United  States  Cir- 
cuit Court,  Ninth  Judicial  Circuit,  for  North- 
ern District  of  California,  .July  13, 1908,  at  San 
Francisco.  Member  of  N.  G.  C.  from  1883  to 
1890,  serving  as  First  Lieutenant  on  staff  of 
California  Eighth  Infantry  Regiment,  during 
the  last  three  vears.  Member  of  the  Board  of 
Education  in  "  Butte  County,  1883-91,  being 
president  of  that  body  in  1886-91.  Appointed 
Deputy  County  Clerk  of  Butte  County  in  1885. 
Served  as  Assistant  District  Attornev  of  same, 
1893-95.  City  Clerk  of  Chico,  1895-1903. 
City  Attorney  of  Chico,  1903-07.  In  1907  was 
elected  City  Judge  of  Chico,  which  office  he 
holds  to  date.  Chairman  of  County  Demo- 
cratic Committee  eight  years,  from  1896  to 
1908.  Member  of  Southern  Club  of  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Democrat. 

JESSE  MEIGS  WHITED. 

Residence,  30  Belvedere  Street;  office,  411- 
412  Nevada  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Carlin,  Nevada,  November  20,  1876. 
Son  of  Jerry  H.  and  Sarah  J.  dveyes)  Whited. 
Moved  to  tiie  state  in  1893.     Married  May  15, 


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19(1(5,  to  Mary  E.  Bliss.  Atteiuled  the  Lelaiul 
Stanfoni  Jr."  University,  1893  to  lSi)H,  an<i 
Hastiiijjs  College  of  Law,  graduating  in  1S9S 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar,  at  San  Francisco,  May  20.  1.S9S.  Asso- 
ciateil  with  the  National  Surety  Company  of 
New  York  in  San  Francisco  from  1S98  to 
1904.  In  1904  became  associated  with  the 
United  States  Fidelity  and  Guaranty  Company 
of  Marylantl  as  attorney,  having  supervision 
over  the  judicial  department  of  the  Pacific 
Coast  department,  where  he  remains  to  date. 
Meniber  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and 
Haight  &  Ashl)ury  Iini>r(ivement  Club  nf  San 
Francisco.      Kcpiiblii  an. 

THOMAS  P.  WHITE. 

Residence,  ;ib3  West  2Sth  Street;  ollice,  4(i7 
Chamljer  of  Commerce  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Los  Angeles,  California,  September 
27,  1S8S.  Son  of  Peter  and  Catherine  (Clark) 
Wliite.  Craeluated  from  St.  Vincent's  High 
School,    Los    Angeles,     in     1904.      Atti-nded    St. 


WILLIAM  KENNEDY  WHITE. 

Residence,  Inol  Pint.  Street;  ollice,  723 
Crocdver  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  June 
bl,  1S7S,  in  Oakland,  C;ilifovnia.  Son  of 
Benjamin     Franklin     and     Frances     (Ballard) 


White.      Kducate- 
San     Francisco. 


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;ch(»(ils    of 
tiie     Uni- 


versity of  California  in  19iiii  with  the  de- 
gree of  B.  S.,  and  in  19U2  received  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  from  Hastings  College  of  Law.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1902,  and 
later  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  of  Northern  California;  United  States 
Supreme  Court,  October  19,  1910;  also  ad- 
mitted to  practice  before  the  United  States 
Patent  Office.  Formed  partnership  with  John 
II.  Miller,  nnder  the  firm  name  of  Miller  & 
White,  which  ((intiiines  to  date.  Sjiecializes 
in  i)atent,  trademark  and  copyright  law. 
Member  of  the  N.  S.  (i.  \V.  fraternity;  Bo- 
hemian, University,  and  Olympic  clubs,  San 
Francisco  Bar  Association  and  the  Patent 
Law  Association  of  "Washington.     Reiuil)lican. 


Vincent's  College  one  year,  and  the  University 
of  Southern  California,  from  wliicli  he  gradu- 
ated in  1911,  reeceiving  the  degree  of  LL.  Ji. 
Admitted  to  the?  bar  l)y  the  District  Court  of 
Appeals,  Second  Appellate  District,  June  19, 
1911,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Randall,  Bartlett  & 
White  to  dat(>.  Delegate  to  Republican 
<'onnty  Coincntion,  Los  Angeles  County,  ISMii. 
Member  of  Delta  Chi  fraternity.  Financial 
Secretary  of  Los  Angeles  (^onncil.  Knights  of 
Columbus,  and  State  President  of  ^^lung 
Men's   Institute.     Republican. 


RANDOLPH    V.    WHITING. 

Resilience,  KlOl  Pine  Street;  ollice.  Monad- 
nock  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
t^uincy,  Plumas  County,  California,  Novem- 
ber 3(),  1S70.  Son  of  Fenfon  Berkeley  and 
Martha     Jane      (Mastin)      Whiting.     Married 

Mary    R.    Wallace,    May    29.    1! Received 

his  early  education  in  the  puhlic  schools  of 
Plmnas  Coiiiity,  and  I'.owcn's  .Vcadciny, 
P,(>rkeliy.  Later  attended  the  University  of 
California,  and  graduated  from  Hastings  Col- 
lege of  Law  in  189.3,  with  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  by  the  Su- 
preme    Court,     May,     1S9.3.     Commenced     tiie 


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practice  of  his  profession  immediately  upon 
his  admission,  and  continues  alone  to  date. 
Assistant  District  Attorney  of  San  Francisco 
from     19(10    to     1906.     Editor    of    "California 


Decisions"  and  "California  Appellate  Deci- 
sions." Member  of  the  San  Francisco  Com- 
mercial Club  and  Masonic  fraternity.  Demo- 
crat. 

FREDERICK  EUGENE   WHITNEY. 

Residence,  2  0  5 
Telegraph  A  v  - 
e  n  u  e  ;  office, 
957  Broadway, 
O  a  k  1  a  n  d.  Born 
i  n  Farmington, 
Maine,  November 
2(5,  1850.  Son  of 
(ieorge  W.  and 
Violet  (  Haynes  ) 
Whitney.  Moved 
t  0  California  i  n 
1877.  Married  to 
Edith  Adams  in 
1884.  In  18  6  8 
graduated  from 
State  Normal 
School,  Farming- 
ton,  Maine;  1869, 
AVaterville  Classical  Institute,  Waterville, 
Maine;  1873,  Bowdin  College,  Brunswick, 
Maine,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and, 
1876,  the  degree  of  A.  M.,  and  in  1882  the  St. 
Louis  Law  School,  Washington  University, 
St.  Louis,  Missouri,  receiving  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  St.  Louis, 
Missouri,  in  1882,  and  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia, at  San  Francisco,  the  same  year.  Aide- 
de-camp  with  rank  of  Major  on  staff  of 
Major-General    Commanding    National    Guard 


of  California,  by  Commission  from  Governor 
Stoneman,  in  November,  1884.  Court  Com- 
missioner of  Alameda  County  for  fifteen 
years.  Taught  school  for  fifteen  years  in 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  and  at  the  Govern- 
ment University,  Tokio,  Japan,  from   1878  to 

1881.  Member  of  the  Republican  State  Com- 
mittee, City  Central  Committee,  of  Oakland, 
and  State  Central   Committee.     Republican 

WELLES  WHITMORE. 

Residence,  Oakland;  ottice.  Security  Bank 
Building,  Oakland.  Born  August  24,  1849,  in 
Michigan.  Son  of  Ezra  W.  and  Caroline  A. 
(Sanford)  Whitmore.  Married  August  8, 
1883,  to  Bertha  Nusbaumer.  Attended  the 
University  of  Michigan  and  graduated  there- 
from in  June,  "1875,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  A.  Moved  to  California  in  1877,  locating 
in  Oakland,  and  was  admitted  by  the  County 
and  District  Courts  in  1878,  being  admitted 
by  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  state,  August  22, 

1882.  Commenced  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession  in  Oakland,  and  was  appointed 
Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Alameda  County 
in  April,  1879,  continuing  in  that  office 
until  January  I,  1883.  Thereupon  entered 
into  partnership  with  Judge  E.  M.  Gibson, 
which  continued  until  January  1,  1886,  when 
.Tudge  Gibson  was  elected  to  the  bench. 
Practiced  alone  until  January  1,  1894,  when 
he  re-entered  into  partnership  with  Judge 
Gibson,  which  association  continued  until 
1896,  when  the  partnership  was  dissolved, 
and  since  that  time  he  has  practiced  alone. 
Author  of  "Index  California  Reports,"  pub- 
lished in  July,  1881.  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club,  Masonic  fraternity,  and  Knight 
Templar.     Rejiublicnn. 

GUSTAVUS  W,  WICKLIFFE. 

Residence,  16(l2 
Fleming  Street ; 
office,  132  North 
Broadway,  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
January  16,  1869, 
i  n  Chattanooga, 
Tennessee.  Son  of 
Jerry  and  ('arrie 
(Dawson)  Wick- 
liffe.  Moved  t  o 
California  in 
March,  1894. 
Married  July  3, 
1901,  to  Minnie  C 
Mitchell.  Re- 
ceived his  educa- 
tion in  the  Chat- 
tanooga    p  u  b  1  i  c 

schools.  Graduating  from  the  Gilmore  Street 
High  School,  May,  1888;  Spencerian  Business 
College,  Washington,  D.  C,  June,  1890,  and 
Howard  Law  School,  Washington,  D.  C.,  June, 


556 


B I  0  G  L'  A  r  II I  C  A  L 


1S93,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  tlie 
bar  of  Tennessee,  October,  lSVt3;  to  the 
United  States  District  and  Circuit  Courts  of 
Tennessee,  and  to  the  bar  of  California,  at 
Los  Angeles,  April  12,  1894.  Commenced  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Los  Angeles  in 
1901,  when  he  moved  to  San  Francisco,  where 
he  practiced  until  190S,  when  he  returned  to 
Los  Angeles,  where  he  continues  to  date.  From 
June,  1901,  to  1907,  dockage  clerk  with  the 
Board  of  Harbor  Commissioners  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Member  of  District  of  Columbia 
National  Guard:  also  of  the  Civil  League. 
Masonic  order  32°.  and  Forester  fraternity. 
Eepulilican. 

CURTIS    DWIGHT    WILBUR. 

Residence,  822  South  Alvarado  Street; 
office.  Courthouse,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Boonesboro,  Iowa,  May  10,  1867.  Son  of 
Dwight  Locke  and  Edna  M.  (Lyman)  "Wil- 
bur. Moved  to  California  in  1888.  Married 
Ella  T.  Chilson  November  9,  1893  (deceased) ; 


Olive  Doolittle  January  13,  1898.  Educated 
in  the  i>ublic  schools  in  Boonesboro,  Iowa, 
1874-83;  High  School  in  Jamestown,  North 
Dakota,  1883-84;  United  States  Naval  Acad- 
emy, Annapolis,  Maryland,  graduating  June, 
1888.  Studied  law  "at  home,  1888-90,  and 
after  admission  continued  studies  in  the  office 
of  Brunson,  Wilson  &  Lamme,  Los  Angeles. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  by  the  Su- 
preme Court  at  Los  Angeles,  October  13,  1890, 
and  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts  for  tlie  Southern  District  of  California 
shortly  after.  United  States  Naval  Cadet, 
1884-88;  Chief  Deputy  District  Attorney  for 
Los  Angeles  County,  1899-1903.  Elected 
Judge    of    the    Superior    Court    in    1903.     Re- 


elected in  1909  for  six  years,  presiding  in 
juvenile  and  probation  courts  his  entire  term; 
also  handling  civil,  criminal  and  probate  mat- 
ters. Co-operated  in  drafting  the  juvenile 
court  law,  the  law  establishing  the  California 
Reformatory  for  First  Offenses,  and  laws  con- 
cerning the  rel)ating  of  taxes.  Member  of  A. 
O.  U.  W.,  I.  O.  F.,  and  University,  Union 
League  and  Sunset  clubs.     Republican. 

H.    E.    WILCOX. 

Residence.  !San  .lose;  office,  Safe  Deposit 
Block,  San  Jose.  Born  in  Maine  Prairie,  So- 
lano County,  California,  June  12,  18(51.  Son 
of  Harvey  and  Harriet  D.  (Demmond)  Wil- 
cox. Attended  the  public  schools  at  Maine 
Prairie  and  Dixon.  Entered  Santa  Clara  Col- 
lege in  1S74,  and  graduated  in  1880  with  the 
degree  of  B.  A.  In  1881  took  post-graduate 
course  in  Ethics  in  same  college.  Studied 
law  in  the  office  of  McKisick  &  Rankin,  in 
San  Jose.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Califor- 
nia, in  San  Francisco.  January,  1883.  Dep- 
uty County  Clerk  of  Santa  Clara  County  from 
1883  to  1890.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
law  in  1890  and  continued  alone  until  1897, 
when  he  formed  partnership  with  D.  M.  Bur- 
nett, which   continues   to   date. 

JARVIS  RAYMOND   WILDER. 

Residence,  1108 
Garfield  Avenue, 
South  Pasadena; 
office,  436-437  H. 
AV.  Hellman  Build- 
ing, Los  Angeles. 
Born  December  17, 
1874,  in  Vassar, 
Michigan.  Son  of 
Jefferson  J.  and 
Janette  (W  a  t  e  r- 
man)  Wilde  r. 
Married  .January 
2  9,  1902,  to 
Georgia  W.  Pat- 
terson. Moved  to 
California,  August, 
1902.  Educated  in 
the   public   schools 

of  Michigan.  Studied  law  in  tlie  offices  of  J. 
D.  Burns  of  Kalamazoo,  Michigan.  For  two 
and  one-half  years  secretary  to  Judge  Henry 
F.  Severens,  of  Michigan,  .\dmitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  April  7,  1904,  and  later  to 
the  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  Southern  California.  Commenced  the 
jiractice  of  law  in  Los  Angeles,  where  he  con- 
tinues alone  to  date.  Member  of  Masonic 
order.  Uniform  Rank  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association. 
Republican. 

JOSEPH    WOODS    WILEY. 
Residence,    317    1)    Street;     office.     Brower 
Building,       Bakersfield.     Born        in        Boone 


lOGKAPHICAL 


557 


County,  Indiana,  July  19,  1860.  Son  of  Hugh 
K.  and  Mary  Blair  (Woods)  Wiley.  Married 
to  Maud  Lane,  May  31,  1888.  Moved  to  Call 
fornia  in  1891.  Attended  Indiana  State  Uni- 
versity, Bloomington,  Indiana,  graduating 
June  9,  1886,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Stud- 
ied law  in  Indiana.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Indiana  in  May,  1889;  California,  October, 
1891.  Practiced  law  in  Bakersfield  to  date. 
Eepublican. 

CHAELES  J.   WILLETT. 

Residence,  3  5  2 
Xorth  Los  Robles 
Avenue;  office, 
309-313  Slav  in 
Building,  P  a  s  a  - 
dena.  Born  in  Es- 
sex, Essex  County, 
Xew  York,  June 
.1,  1849.  Son  of 
•  loseph  T.  and 
Cornelia  A.  (Whal- 
on)  Willett. 
Married  H  a  1 1  i  e 
Crossman,  May  13, 
18  7  4.  Moved  to 
California  in  June, 
1893.  Graduated 
f  r  0  ni  the  high 
school  at  Grand 
Rapids,  Michigan,  in  1867.  Attended  the 
University  of  Michigan,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.,  "in  1871,  and  the  degree  of  A.  M.  in 
1874.  Admitted  to  the  Circuit  and  Supreme 
Courts  of  the  bar  of  Michigan,  at  Ithaca, 
January  8,  1877;  later  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  for  the  Eastern 
District  of  Michigan;  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States,  November  9,  1891;  Supreme 
Court  of  California,  October  16,  1893,  and 
later  to  the  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  the 
Southern  District  of  California.  City  Treas- 
urer of  St.  Louis,  Michigan,  for  one  term. 
Mayor  of  St.  Louis,  Michigan,  for  one  term. 
City  Attorney  of  St.  Louis,  Michigan,  for 
several  terms.  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Gra- 
tiot County,  Michigan,  one  term.  Trustee 
of  St.  Louis,  Michigan,  School  District, 
ten  years.  Regent  of  the  University  of 
Michigan,  eight  years.  City  Attorney  of 
Pasadena,  four  years.  Member  of  the  Board 
of  Education  of  City  of  Pasadena,  seven 
years.  President  of  that  board  six  years. 
Member  of  the  American  Academy  of  Politi- 
cal and  Social  Science,  National  Statistical 
Society,  National  Geographical  Society, 
Southwestern  Society  of  the  American  Arche- 
ological  Association,  and  Sons  of  the  Revolu- 
tion; also  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  fraternity, 
National  Municipal  League,  Masonic  frater- 
nity, 33°,  Knights  Templar,  Shriner,  Los  An- 
geles Bar  Association,  Pasadena  Board  of 
Trade,  and  Tournament  of  Roses  Association. 
Trustee    and    Vice-president    of    Throop    Poly- 


technic Institute.  For  ten  3'ears  President  of 
Pasadena  Hospital  Association.  President  of 
Western  Masons'  Mutual  Life  Association. 
Past  Grand  High  Priest  of  R.  A.  M.  of  Cali- 
fornia. Past  Grand  Master  R.  &  S.  M.  of 
California.  Past  Potentate  of  Al  Malaikah 
Temple  of  Las  Angeles.  Past  Grand  Patron 
of  O.  E.  S.  of  California.     Republican. 

ROBERT   HAMILTON   WILLEY. 

Residence,  2  3  2 
Seventeenth 
Street,  Pacific 
Grove;  office,  252 
Alvarado  Street, 
Monterey.  Born 
in  New  York  City. 
New  York,  Novem- 
ber 18,  1852.  Soil 
of  John  M.  and 
Maria  (Miller) 
Willey.  Moved  to 
California  in  1871. 
Married  March  1, 
1877,  to  Susie  C. 
Clark.  Educated 
in  English  private 
and  boarding 
schools.       Entered 

the  law  office  of  Haj'cs,  Stanley  &  Hayes, 
San  Francisco,  in  1872.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  by  the  County  Court  of  Napa, 
August  20,  1877;  Seventh  District  Court, 
Napa,  October  1,  1877;  Supreme  Court  of  Cal- 
ifornia, July  19,  1879,  and  Texas  Supreme 
Court,  January  18,  1882.  City  Attorney  for 
Monterey  City  from  its  incorporation  in  June, 
1889,  to  July,  1911,  when  the  city  entered  upon 
existence  under  new  charter,  which  demanded 
of  city  attorney  that  he  give  the  city  his 
exclusive  services.     Democrat. 

C.    B.    WILLIAMS. 

Residence,  633  East  Twenty-seventh  Street; 
office,  223  West  Second  Street,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  New  York  City,  April  4,  1849.  Son 
of  Thomas  W.  and  Nancy  (Brew)  Williams. 
Married  Katie  Hunt,  January  14,  1877.  Moved 
to  California  in  1895.  Educated  in- the  public 
schools  of  New  York  City,  and  graduated 
from  the  High  School  in  1868.  Attended 
Mount  St.  Vincent's  College,  in  the  same  city, 
and  graduated  in  1873.  Took  up  the  study 
of  law  in  the  office  of  his  brother.  Judge 
Thomas  Williams,  in  New  York  City,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  York  state 
by  the  Superior  Court  in  1883  and  also  to 
practice  in  the  United  States  courts.  In  1899 
was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  courts  of 
Michigan.  Established  the  Williams  Law 
and  Collection  Agency  in  Los  Angeles,  in 
1894,  and  continues  at  head  of  the  corpora- 
tion to  date.  Member  of  Concord  Lodge,  No. 
50,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  New  York  City.  Republi- 
can. 


DOS 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


ERNEST    STANWOOD    WILLIAMS. 

Residence.  2215  West  21st  Street;  office, 
91S  Title  Insurance  BuiKling.  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Oaklan.l.  California.  Sei>tember  12, 
1876.  Son  of  John  Fisher  and  Maria  Jane 
(Curtis)  Williams.  Married  October  16, 
1906.  to  Helen  Ivers.  Graduated  from  the 
San  Diego  High  School  in  189-3,  and  froni 
Stanford  University  in  1899,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later  attended  the  Har- 
vard Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  }^)ar  of 
California  in  April.  1900.  Member  of  the 
Tniversity   and   City  clubs.     Republican. 

EVAN  WILLIAMS. 

Residence.  210  Spruce  Street;  office,  1232 
Merchants  Exchange  Building.  San  Francisco. 
Born  Januarv  2-5,  1884,  in  Empire,  Nevada. 
Son  of  Evan  and  Dora  (Foster)  Williams. 
Educated  in  the  grammar  and  high  schools 
of  Carson  City,  Nevada.  In  1900  entered 
the  University  of  California,  from  which  he 
graduated  in"  1904.  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  L.  Four  years  later  graduated  from  Har- 
vard Law  School,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Adraitteil    to    the    bar    of    California.    April, 

1909.  and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  association  with  the  firm  of  Chick- 
ering  &  Gregory.  Member  of  the  Claremont 
Country  and   University   clubs.     Republican. 

NORMAN  WILLIAMS. 

Residence.  6.521  Pollard  Street.  Los  An- 
geles; office.  .307  Exchange  Building.  Born  lu 
Hespeler.  Ontario,  Canada,  August  31.  1S71. 
Son  of  William  and  Mary  B.  (Breunan)  Will- 
iams. Married  Gertrude  E.  Robson,  Noveut- 
ber,  1903.  Came  to  California  in  November, 
1898.  Early  education  obtained  in  the  public 
and  collegiate  institutes  in  the  Province  -f 
Ontario,  followed  by  course  in  liberal  arts  i:i 
Victoria  I'niversity,  Ontario,  graduating  with 
the  degree  of  B.  A.  and  honors  in  mo^lern 
languages  in  1892.  This  was  followed  with 
a  legal  education  in  Ontario  Provincial  La^v 
School,  Osgoode  Hall,  Toronto.  Admitted  -as 
a  barrister  at  law  of  the  Supreme  Court  '.f 
Judicature  of  the  Province  of  Ontario,  Sep- 
tember, 1S9S;  California  Courts,  April,  189^'. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Williams,  Goudge  & 
Chandler  to  date.     Re].ublican. 

WARREN  LAMONT  WILLIAMS. 

Residence.  4.jii1  .South  Figueroa  Street; 
office.  Police  Court,  Los  Angeles.  Born  in 
Lansing.  Michigan,  June  23,  1880.  Son  of 
Charles  Brewster  and  Mary  Kate  (Hunt) 
Williams.  Moved  to  California  in  1890. 
Married  Marie  Theresa  Hickok  Dece-nber  31, 

1910.  E<Iucated  in  the  public  schools  of  New 
York  City,  graduating  from  the  High  School 
in  1895.  After  one  year  in  prei>aratory 
school  and  tuition  in  a  private  school  he  en-, 
tered  Alma  College,  Alma,  Michigan,  in  1905. 


and  remained  one  year,  his  course  of  study 
being  interrupted  by  the  earthquake  at  San 
Francisco,  where  liis  parents  were  residing 
and  whence  he  returned.  Shortly  after  he 
took  up  the  reading  of  law  in  the  office  of 
D.    M.    Hammock,    in    Los    Angeles,    and    was 


admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  by  the  Dis- 
trict Court  of  Apjieal  at  Los  Angeles,  July, 
19(17.  Apj)ointed  Deputy  Prosecuting  Attor- 
ney for  the  city  of  Los  Angeles,  July,  1908; 
Police  Judge,  May,  1909,  and  elected  to  the 
same  office  in  1910,  which  position  he  fills 
at  date,  presiding  at  the  University  Station. 
Member  of  F.  &  A.  M.,  B.  P.  O.  *E.,  Union 
League  and  Knickerbocker  clubs,  Los  Angeles 
County  Bar  Association,  Los  Angeles  Chamber 
of  Commerce.     Republican. 

WILLIAM    JAMES    WILLIAMS. 

Residence,  244  Madeline  Drive,  Pasadena: 
office,  312  Exchange  Building,  Los  Angelo.?. 
Born  in  Cavanville,  Ontario.  Canada,  May 
10,  1864.  Son  of  William  and  Mary  (Breu- 
nan) Williams.  Moved  to  California  in  1893. 
Married  November  25.  1897,  to  Lena  (J. 
Meade,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Canada,  graduatin:z 
from  the  University  of  Toronto  in  .lune.  lS9(i. 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  as  a 
barrister  of  law  and  solicitor  by  the  Lav.- 
Society  of  Upper  Canada  in  1890,  and  w.t^ 
a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Mulock,  Tilt. 
Miller,  Crowther  &  Montgomery  from  1800 
to  1893.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California. 
April  12.  1893;  and  later  to  the  United  States 
District  and  Circuit  Courts  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. In  1893  formed  law  partnership  with 
George  I.  Cochran,  which  continued  until 
1906,  when  the  present  firm  of  Williams. 
Goude   &   Chandler   was   formed.     Republican. 


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WILLIAM    GOODWIN    WILLIAMS. 

Residence,  2240  Blake  Street,  Berkeley; 
offiee,  950  Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco, 
and  Santa  Cruz,  California.  Born  November 
23,  1871,  in  Richmond,  Virginia.  Son  of  Rev. 
William  Goodwin  and  Sallie  Ellen  (Elsom) 
Williams.      Received    his    early    edneation    by 


private  tutorship  until  he  entered  McCabe's 
University  School  at  Petersburg,  Virginia, 
continuing  there  until  1887,  and  thereafter 
attending  the  following  institutions:  Ran- 
dolph (Macon)  College,  Virginia,  1887-90: 
Washington  &  Lee  University,  Virginia, 
1893-94;  University  of  Virginia,  1892-95, 
with  degree  of  LL.  B;  University  of  Wis- 
consin, 1900-1;  University  of  Marburg,  Ger- 
many, 1903;  University  of  Berlin,  Germany, 
1904"^;  and  University  "at  California,  1908-11. 
Was  student  and  instructor  at  Richmond  Col- 
lege, Virginia,  1898-1902,  and  received  in 
latter  institution  degrees  of  B.  A.  and  M.  A. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Richmond,  Virginia, 
in  1895,  and  to  the  bar  of  California,  in  San 
Francisco,  in  1896.  Practiced  his  profession 
in  Stockton  from  1896  to  1897,  and  spent  the 
])eriod  of  1898  to  1904  in  the  east  and  in 
Europe.  Returned  to  Stockton  in  1904  and 
practiced  there  until  1907,  when  he  removed 
to  San  Francisco,  where  he  continues  to  date. 
In  1911  he  opened  a  branch  ofHce  in  Santa 
Cruz,  California.  In  Se]itember,  1911,  he  ac- 
cepted position  of  professorship  of  law  at 
Louisiana    State   X^niversity   at   Baton    Rouge. 

WILLARD  FORSYTHE  WILLIAMSON. 

Ke^idonce,  Piedmont;  oHice,  5()1  Crocker 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Portland. 
Oregon,  .Tune  24,  1872.  Son  of  .Tames  Monroe 
and  Matilda    (Snowden)    Williamson.     Moved 


to  California  in  1888.  Married  to  Paula 
Rued,  February  3,  1908.  Received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  comn'on  schools,  Oakland  High 
School,  and  the  University  of  Virginia. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Garber.  Bodlt  >i 
Bishop,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this 
state  in  1893,  his  association  continuing  in 
the  above  office  until  1894.  Since  that  period 
has  been  in  the  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone.  Member  of  the  Pacific-Union 
and  Claremont  Country  clubs,  San  Francisco 
Bar  Association,  and  the  Masonic  fraternity. 
Nonpartisan. 

FRANK    R.    WILLIS. 

Residence,  154  North  .Johnson  Street; 
office,  Courthouse,  Los  Angeles.  Born  August 
17,  1855,  in  North  Adams,  Massachusetts. 
Son  of  Albert  L.  and  Laura  P.  (Pease)  Wil- 
lis. Married  March  8,  1882,  to  Letitia  G. 
Allin.     Received    his    earlv    education    in    the 


high  school  at  Jefferson,  Greene  County,  Iowa, 
until  1876,  and  at  Lennox  College,  Hopkinton, 
Iowa,  in  1877.  Graduated  from  the  Iowa 
State  Normal  School  in  1879.  Attended  the 
Law  Department  of  the  State  University 
of  Iowa,  and  graduated  in  1881  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Iowa  in  1881.  Came  to  Los  Angeles  in  1883. 
Admitted  to  ])ractice  in  all  the  federal  courts. 
Served  as  attorney  to  Public  Administrator, 
1886-88.  Assistant  District  Attorney,  1894- 
1902.  City  Attorney  of  Redondo,  1898-1904. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Davis,  Rush  &  Wil- 
lis to  1909.  Elected  .Tudge  of  the  Superior 
Court  of  Los  Angeles  County  in  1909,  which 
office  he'  holds  to  date.  Lecturer  on  "Crimi- 
nal Law"  and  "Procedure"  in  the  L^niversitv 
of  Southern  California,  College  of  Law,  for 
ten  vears.     Member  of  Masonic  bodies;  Scot- 


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tish  Kite,  32°,  Shrine,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Gamut, 
Union  League  and  Sierra  Madre  clubs.  Re- 
publican. 

WILLIAM  HAMMOND   WILLIS. 

Kosidenoe,  loi 
X  o  r  t  h  Johnston 
Street;  office,  637 
Bryson  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  November 
29,  1882,  in  Au- 
relia,  Iowa.  Son 
of  Hon.  Frank  R. 
and  Letitia  G. 
(Allin)  Willis. 
Moved  to  Califor- 
nia in  1883.  Edu- 
cated in  the  Los 
Angeles  High 
School.  Gradu- 
ated from  the 
U  n  i  V  e  r  s  i  t  y  of 
Southern  Califor- 
nia. College  of  Law,  in  1907.  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  M.  Post  graduate  of  George  Wash- 
ington University,  Washington,  D.  C,  1908. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  June. 
1907,  and  later  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  Southern  California. 
Formed  partnership  with  Dudley  W.  Robinson 
in  December,  1908,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Willis  &:  Robinson,  which  continued  until 
May,  1910,  since  which  date  he  has  been  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  law  alone.  Member 
of  Metropolitan.  University  and  Xopeia  clubs, 
Chamber  of  Commerce  and  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association.     Republican. 

CALVERT   WILSON. 

Residence,  1403  South  Burlington  Avenue; 
office.  3.50  Wilcox  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  San  Francisco,  April  18,  1867.  Son 
of  Thomas  Frew  and  Marian  G.  (Calvert) 
Wilson.  Married  February  11,  1896,  to 
Kathryne  .J.  Smith.  Received  his  education 
in  schools  of  Mexico.  Canada,  France,  Ger- 
many, Philadelphia,  Baltimore  and  Xew  Or- 
leans. Received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  from 
the  Georgetown  University  in  Washington, 
D.  C.  Post-graduate  course  at  Harvard  Col- 
lege. In  1888  received  the  degree  of  A.  M. 
from  Georgetown  University.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Arizona,  at  Tucson.  April  17, 
1888;  and  California.  Assistant  United  States 
Attorney  for  Arizona,  1889-93.  District  At- 
tornev  of  Yuma  County,  Arizona,  1892-94. 
:Member  of  the  California  Club,  K.  of  P.  and 
X.  S.  G.  W.  fraternities.     Democrat. 

CHARLES    HAROLD    WILSON. 

Residence,  2023  Broderick  Street;  office, 
1017  Balboa  Building,  San  Francisco.     Born 


August  9,  1862,  in  Charlestown.  Massachu- 
setts. Son  of  John  Boynton  and  Mary  Ana 
(Burches)  Wilson.  Married  in  1898  to  An- 
nette P.  Godchaux.  Received  his  early  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  Boston,  and 
later  attended  Chauncey  Hall  School  of  that 
city.  Studied  law  in  the  offices  of  Samuel 
Hill  and  P.  M.  Babcock  of  Minneapolis,  Min- 
nesota, and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  that 
state  December  20,  1884,  practicing  in  Min- 
nesota until  .January,  1887.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1889,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  this  state  May  24th  of  that  year,  and  later 
to  all  courts  having  jurisdiction  in  this  stale. 
Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States  .January  8,  1900.  Commenced 
the  active  practice  of  his  profession  imme,- 
diately  upon  his  admission,  and  continues  to 
date,  practicing  alone.  Member  of  tho 
I'nion  League  Club  and  Masonic  fraternity. 
Republican. 

CHARLES  EDWARD  WILSON. 

Residence,  706  Broderick  Street;  office,  1039 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  in  Brad- 
ford, Maine,  September  11,  1839.  Son  of 
Miles  and  Melinda  (Kingsbury)  Wilson. 
Moved  to  this  state  in  1867.  Married  Carrie 
A.    Watson    July    1.   18&9-fdeceased).     Edu- 


cated in  the  common  schools  and  academies  of 
Maine,  notably  Hampden  Academy.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Maine,  October,  1867;  Supreme  Court  of 
California,  1868,  and  United  States  Supreme 
Court,  October,  1898.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  San  Francisco  in 
July,  1868.  with  Judge  Robert  Thompson, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Thompson  &  Wilson, 
this  partnership  continuing  for  two  years; 
then  with  S.  X.  Putnam,  under  the  firm  name 


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561 


of  Wilson  &  Putnam,  this  partnership  exist- 
ing for  six  years,  and  later  with  Geo.  E.  Otis, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Wilson  &  Otis,  for 
four  years,  since  which  date  he  has  continued 
the  practice  of  his  profession  alone.  Served 
in  the  Civil  War.  2d  Maine  Cavalry,  for 
two  and  one-half  years.  Member  of  the 
Unitarian  and  Commonwealth  clubs,  Grand 
Army  of  the  Rexmblic  and  Masonic  frater- 
nity.    Republican. 

EMMET  HOMER  WILSON. 

Residence,  1032 
Grand  View 
Street;  office,  1146 
Title  Insurance 
Building,  Los  An- 
g  e  1  e  s  .  Born  in 
Greeley,  Colorado, 
January  15,  1876. 
Son  of  John  Em- 
met and  Josephine 
Elizabeth  (Coch- 
ran) Wilson. 
Moved  to  this 
state  in  18  8  2. 
Married  October 
7,  1907,  to  Grace 
Safford  Humphrey. 
Attended  the  pulj- 
lie  schools  of  Los 
Angeles  County,  1886-91,  and  the  Los  Ange- 
les high  school,  1891-94,  graduating  in  the 
latter  year.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  Los  Angeles,  April  10,  1900,  by  the 
Supreme  Court,  and  to  the  United  States  Su- 
preme Court,  October  14,  1907.  Commenced 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Los  Angeles 
and  continues  alone  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Board  of  Playground  Commissioners  of  Los 
Angeles,  1904;  Board  of  Education  of  Los 
Angeles,  1905-06  and  re-elected  in  1906,  but 
resigned  to  enter  City  Attorney's  office. 
Chief  Deputy  City  Attorney,  1907-10.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Gamut  and  San  Gabriel  Valley 
Country  clubs,  Chamber  of  Commerce,  K.  O. 
T.  M.,  and  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association. 
Democrat. 

MOUNTFORD  SAMUEL  WILSON. 

Residence,  Burlingame;  office,  Nevada  Bank 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  May  26,  1857, 
in  San  Francisco,  Califoi'nia.  Son  of  Samuel 
Mountford  and  Emily  Josephine  (Scott)  Wil- 
son. Married  May  15,  1890,  to  Flora  H.  Car- 
roll. Received  his  education  in  the  local 
schools  of  his  native  city,  and  later  attended 
Yale  University,  receiving  the  degree  of  A, 
B.  in  1879.  Graduated  from  the  Hastings 
College  of  Law  (University  of  California)  in 
1882,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California  in  1882  and 
was  admitted  that  year  into  the  firm  of  Wilson 
&  Wilson,  then  consisting  of  Samuel  M.  Wilson, 
Russell  J.  Wilson  and  Mountford    S.    Wilson. 


This  partnership  continued  until  June  4,  1892, 
when  Samuel  M.  Wilson  died,  and  the  firm 
was  continued  by  the  surviving  partners  until 
1901,  when  Charles  H.  Lovell  was  admitted 
into  partnership.  Russell  J.  Wilson  died  May 
1,  1905,  and  the  surviving  partners  continue 
to  practice  under  the  same  firm  name  to  date, 
maintaining  a  corporation,  probate  and 
civil  practice.  Member  of  the  Pacific-Union, 
University,  Bohemian,  and  Burlingame  Coun- 
try clubs,  and  of  the  Academy  of  Sciences. 

HORACE  S.  WILSON, 

Residence,  445  Harvard  Boulevard;  office, 
404  Wilcox  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  De- 
cember 9,  1883,  in  Los  Angeles,  California, 
Son  of  Percy  R.  and  Emily  Alice  (Sandes)  Wil- 
son. Married  Maybelle  Harmon,  June  8, 
1909.     Attended    the    Los    Angeles    grammar 


schools  and  Harvard  Militarj'  Academy,  grad- 
uating in  1904;  later  attending  Stanford  Uni- 
versity for  three  years.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Los  Angeles,  July,  1908.  Associated 
with  his  father,  Percy  R.  Wilson  in  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  until  his  death  on 
December  9,  1909.  From  1910  to  date  asso- 
ciated with  Oscar  C.  Mueller.  Member  of  the 
California  and  University  clubs.     Republican. 

JOHN  RALPH  WILSON. 

Residence,  1712  Everett  Street,  Alameda; 
office,  57  Post  Street,  San  Francisco.  Born  in 
Wilmington,  Delaware,  April  13,  1878.  Son 
of  Rev.  Dr.  John  A.  B.  and  Mary  E.  (Jeffer- 
son) Wilson.  Married  April  15, 1903,  to  Emilie 
M.  Mason.  Early  education  received  in  th'3 
public  schools  of  Delaware,  Maryland,  Vir- 
ginia, and  New  York  states.  Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in   1896,  and  attended  the  University 


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of  Southern  California  three  years.  Studied 
law  in  the  office  of  Col.  U.  Wiley  Wells, 
Senator  John  D.  Works,  and  Bradner  W.  Lee 
of    Los    Angeles,    and    later    in    the    office    of 


Judge  E.  J.  Pringle  and  Henry  E.  Monroe, 
of  San  Erancisco.  Adniitte<l  to  the  bar  of 
California  in  San  Francisco,  December  13, 
1S99,  and  continues  in  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  to  date  alone.     Eepublican. 

A.  HEBER  WINDER. 

'  Eesidencfc  a  n  d 
office,  Riverside. 
Born  May  2, 
1882,  in  Miamis- 
burg,  Ohio.  Son 
of  P.  A.  and  M.  A. 
(Miller)  Winder. 
Educated  in  the 
public  and  high 
schools  of  Dayton, 
Ohio,  and  National 
University,  L  e  b- 
anon,  Ohio. 
(iraduate<l  from 
Cornell  Univer- 
sity, in  Ithaca, 
Xew  York,  in  1908, 
with  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Oliio  in  19(18,  and  to  the  bar  of 
California,  March  4,  ]91(t.  Practiced  law  in 
Dayton.  Ohio,  until  1910.  when  he  moved  to 
California.  Engaged  in  the  practice  in  River- 
side to  the  present  time.  Member  of  the 
Masonic  order  and  Alpha  Chi  Rho  fraternity. 
Five  vears'  ex]ierience  as  teacher  in  High 
Schools  at  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  Hanford,  Cali- 
fornia.    Eepublican. 


LEE  DECATUR   WINDREM. 

Residence,  Tiili  Richmond  Avenue;  office, 
212  Washington  Avenue,  Richmond.  Born  iu 
Lancaster  County,  Nebraska,  December  25, 
1870.  Son  of  Samuel  and  Nettie  Ellen 
(Cooper)  Windrem.  Moved  to  California  iu 
1893.  Married  Margerie  Dean  Rickabaugh, 
July  23,  1903.  Attended  common  schools  at 
Dorchester,  Nebraska.  Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  Miles  Wallace,  at  Madera,  and  ail- 
mitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  August  25, 
1895.  Moved  to  San  Erancisco  in  1896. 
Commenced  the  jiractice  of  his  profession 
in  San  Francisco  in  1896,  and  continued  until 
•Tanuary,  1903,  when  he  moved  to  Richmond, 
where  he  continues  in  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession  to  date.  City  Attorney  of 
Eichmond  July,  1909,  to  July,  1911,  when  he 
resigned.      Democrat. 

EAELE  L.  WINNETT. 

Eesidence,  47ii 
Solano  Avenue; 
office,  403  Wright  & 
Callender  Bull  d- 
ing,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Banff, 
Canada,  October 
10,  1889.  Son  of 
Thomas  B.  and 
Louise  P.  (Lives- 
ley)  W  i  n  n  e  t  t. 
Came  to  California 
in  19  0  7.  E  d  u- 
cated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Britisli 
Columbia,  finish- 
ing in  the  class 
of  1907  in  the  High 
School.     In      Los 

Angeles  attended  the  University  of  Southern 
California,  College  of  Law,  graduating  in 
1910,  with  degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California  by  the  District  Court  of  Ap- 
peal, at  Los  Angeles,  October  10,  1910,  coinci- 
dent with  attaining  his  majority.  Admitted 
to  practice  before  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  for  the  Southern  District 
of  California  the  same  year,  and  has  continu- 
ously carried  on  a  general  ])ractice.  Member 
of  Cadet  Division,  Duke  of  Connaught's  Own 
Rifles,  with  rank  of  Corporal,  in  1906,  also  of 
Canadian    T'lub   of   Los   Angeles.     Republican. 

WALLACE   A.    WISE. 

Residence.  3.".")(i  Washington  Street;  office, 
Merchants  National  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Santa  Rosa,  Sonoma  County,  Cali- 
fornia, December  21,  1867.  Son  of  Henry 
and  Rachel  Sarah  (Hyman)  Wise.  Married 
Lillie  Nathan,  March  6,  1894.  Attended 
the  grammar  and  high  schools  of  Santa 
Rosa  and  San  Francisco,  graduating  in  1884. 
AFatiiculated      Universitv      of      California      in 


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563 


1SS4,  and  entered  Hastings  College  of  the 
Law  in  1886,  graduating  therefrom  in  1889, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  California,  July  1,  1889; 
and  later  to  the  United  States  District  Court, 
United    States    Circuit    (!ourt,    Ninth    Circuit, 


and  to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court 
December  16,  1894.  Commenced  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  immediately  upon 
admission  and  continues  to  date.  Grand 
President  in  1903  of  the  Independent  Or- 
der of  B'nai  B'rith,  Dist.  No.  4.  Member  of 
the   Masonic    order.      Deimicrat. 

HENRY  MILLER  WISLER. 

Residence,    2828 
Harvard    B  o  u  1  e- 

V  a  r  d  ;  oflfice,  207 
S  o  u  t  h  B  r  0  a  d- 
way,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  J  u  ne  6, 
18  5  4,  in  Miltlin 
County,      Pennsyl- 

V  a  n  i  a  .  Son  nl' 
Lewis  and  Ann  i 
Maria  (Mi  1 1  e  i) 
Wisler.  Marrit 
to  Clara  O.  Mc- 
Williams  Septem- 
ber 22,  1874.  Re- 
ceived his  educa- 
tion in  the  public 
schools  of  Ohio 
until     1870,     a  n  d 

later  attended  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Law, 
graduating  from  that  institution  on  Mav  28, 
1884.  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Ohio  in  Columbus,  February  5, 
1884,  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  that  state. 
Moved  to  Kansas  in  March,  1886,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  that  state  the  following 


month.  Moved  to  Chicago,  Illinois,  in  1893, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of 
that  state  in  that  year.  Moved  to  California 
in  1905  and  was  admitted  by  the  District 
Court  of  Appeal  on  March  14,  1910.  Member 
of  the  Lower  House  of  the  Kansas  Legisla- 
ture, 1888-89.     Republican. 

HENRY  W.  WITHERSPOON. 

Residence,  Upper  Lake,  Lake  County; 
office,  804  Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  at  Donner  Lake,  California,  June  30, 
1866.  Son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Halligan) 
Witherspoon.  Married  January  1,  1896,  to 
Maud  Sleeper.  Attended  the  Virginia  City 
High  School  from  1880  to  1881,  and  later  at- 
tended the  San  Jose  Normal  School,  at  San 
Jose.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California. 
June  12,  1900,  at  San  Francisco.  Practiced 
his  profession  at  Lake  County  bar  until 
January  2,  1912,  when  partnership  was 
formed  with  Franklin  P.  Bull,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, with  whom  he  continues  to  practice  to 
date.     Republican. 

GEORGE  FRANKLIN  WITTER. 

Residence,  6411  Regent  Street;  office.  Com- 
mercial Building,  Oakland.  Born  November 
8,  1863,  in  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.  Son  of 
George  Franklin  and  Frances  Louise  (Phelps) 
Witter.  Married  to  Mary  A.  Carter  on  Janu- 
ary   22,    1891.     Graduated    from    Howe    High 


School,  Grand  Kajiids,  Wisconsin,  in  1881,  and 
Northwestern  Business  College,  Madison,  Wis- 
consin, in  1882.  Attended  the  University  of 
Wisconsin  and  received  therefrom  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  in  1887  and  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in 
1889.  Principal  of  the  High  School  of  Hum- 
bird,   Wisconsin,    1S84-8.1,   and    of   the   Merrill 


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public  schools,  Wisconsin,  in  1887;  of  the 
Marshfield  public  schools,  18S7-8S.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Wiscon- 
sin, June,  1SS9,  and  commenced  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Wallace,  Idaho, 
continuing  there  until  1890.  That  city  being 
destroyed  by  fire,  he  returned  to  Wisconsin, 
and  engaged  in  business  until  1892.  Moved 
to  California  in  1892  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  the  state  on  June  9,  1892,  locating  in 
Paso  Robles,  where  he  practiced  until  1900, 
when  he  moved  to  San  Francisco.  City  At- 
torney of  Paso  Robles.  Moved  to  Oakland  in 
191K3  and  has  continued  in  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession  to  date. 

E.    MYRON    WOLF. 

Residence.  2S1C  Pierce  Street;  office,  Firsc 
National  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  October  19,  1S71,  in  San  Francisco, 
California.  Early  education  received  in  the 
primary  and  grammar  schools  of  San  Fran- 
cisco. Entered  the  University  of  California, 
graduating  therefrom  in  1S9-1,  with  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
in  1897,  and  to  practice  in  the  Supreme  Court 
in  1905.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession immediately  after  admission  in  San 
Francisco,  and  continues  alone  in  that  city 
to  date.  Member  of  the  Family,  Bohemian, 
Union  League,  Olympic,  and  San  Francisco 
Commercial    clubs.     Republican. 

HARRY    K.    WOLFF. 


Residence,  1782  OTarrell  Street;  office, 
322-32.5  Russ  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  1881,  a  Native  Son.  Married  December 
27,  1905,  to  Elsie  Franklin.  Received  his 
early  education  in  the  local  public  schools, 
graduating  with   high   honors   from    old   Lin- 


coln Grammar  School.  Read  law  in  the 
offices  of  Otto  Irving  Wise,  Bert  Schlessinger 
and  Marshall  Woodworth.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  California.  March  11,  1902.  Practices 
in  the  United  States  District  Court,  United 
States  Circuit  Court  and  United  States  Cir- 
cuit Court  of  Appeals.  Commenced  active 
practice  of  the  law  upon  admission.  Forma- 
tion of  partnership  in  19t)6  with  Harry  A. 
Hollzer,  under  the  firm  name  of  Wolff  & 
Hollzer,  which  continued  until  1909.  since 
which  date  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  law  alone.  Member  of  numerous  local 
charitable  institutions  and  one  of  the  Board 
of  Governors  of  the  Federation  of  .Jewish 
Charities  of  San  Francisco.  Past  President 
of  the  Free  Loan  Association.  Past  District 
Deputy  Grand  President  of  B'nai  B'rith. 
Past  Grand  of  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows. Lecturer  of  local  lodge  of  Foresters 
of  America.  Member  of  Masonic  fraternitv 
and  of  Islam  Temple,  A.  A.  C.  X.  M.  S..  and 
Bar  Association  of  San  Francisco.  Counsel 
for  several  corporations.     Republican. 

CARL  F.  WOOD. 

Residence,  Liver- 
more;  office,  43- 
44,  Bacon  Build- 
ing, Oakland. 
Born  .June  25, 
1871,  in  Sparta, 
Wisconsin.  Son  of 
Walter  and  Ellen 
(  Armstrong  ) 
Wood.  Married 
December  29,  1S97. 
to  Ella  F.  Beek- 
man.  Moved  t  o 
California  in  Octo- 
ber, 1884,  and  re- 
ceived his  early 
education  in  the 
Lincoln  Grammar 
School     and     the 

Oakland  High  School.  Later  attended  the 
University  of  California  and  studied  law  in 
the  office  of  Gibson  &  Wood,  of  Oakland. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  on  Novem- 
ber 19,  1893,  and  commenced  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  Oakland,  where  he 
continues  to  date.  Appointed  Assistant  Dis- 
trict Attorney  in  1895,  serving  until  1897. 
Member  of  the  Masonic,  Knights  of  Pythias 
and  Lo.yal  Order  of  the  Moose  fraternities. 
Republican. 

JOHN  PERRY  WOOD. 

Residence,  Pasadena;  office.  Courthouse, 
Los  Angeles.  Born  in  Baltimore,  Maryland, 
March  30,  1879.  Son  of  Rev.  J.  A.  and  Ida 
L.  (Perry)  Wood.  Moved  to  California  in 
1902.  Married  to  Claudine  B.  Hazen  June  17, 
1911.     Educated    in    the     public     schools    at 


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Everett,  Pennsylvauia;  Dickiuson  College, 
graduate  of  1900,  with  degree  of  A.  B.;  Yale 
Law  School,  graduate  of  1902,  with  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1902  and  the  federal  courts  the 
same   year;     Supreme     Court    of    the   United 


States  in  1907.  Police  Judge  of  Pasadena, 
1905.  City  Attorney  of  Pasadena,  1906-10. 
Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Los  Angeles 
County  from  1911  to  date.  Member  of  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  Overland  and  Annandale  Country 
clubs  of  Pasadena  and  Union  League  Club  of 
Los  Angeles.     Progressive  Eepublican. 

PEECY  ADDISON  WOOD. 

Residence,  114  Greenbaum  Avenue,  Pied- 
mont; office,  1113  Claus  Spreckels  Building, 
San  Francisco.  Born  in  Salinas  City,  Mon- 
terey County,  July  20,  1884.  Son  of  Job  and 
Evelyn  (Miller)  Wood.  Married  May  25, 
1910,  to  Eliza  R.  Baum.  Graduated  from  the 
Sacramento  High  School  in  1903,  and  entered 
the  Stanford  University  and  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Michigan  in  1905, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  June,  1908,  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
in  the  state  of  Michigan  June  16,  1908;  Cali- 
fornia, June  23,  1908.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  association  with 
John  A.  Percy  in  September,  1908,  and  con- 
tinues there  to  date.     Republican. 

WALTON  J.  WOOD. 

Residence,  1312  Bank  Street,  South  Pasa- 
dena; office,  408-409  Bullard  Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in  Oroville,  California,  Au- 
gust 5,  1878.  Son  of  Jesse  and  Alice  C. 
(Tyson)  Wood.  Married  December  31,  1908, 
to  Gladys  A.  Mackey.  Graduated  from 
Visalia  High  School  in  1896.     Attended  Van- 


derbilt  University,  Nashville,  Tennessee, 
1896-97;  University  of  California,  1897-98, 
and  Stanford  University,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  1901  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Manila,  Philippine  Is- 
lands, March,  1902.  Practiced  law  in  Phil- 
ippine Islands  until  December,  1906.  Moved 
to  San  Pedro,  and  continued  the  practice  of 
his  profession  in  association  with  Frank 
Karr.  Moved  to  Los  Angeles  in  November, 
1908,  and  continues  the  practice  of  law  to 
date.  Member  of  the  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Rotary 
Club  of  Los  Angeles.     Republican. 

FRANKLIN  B.  WOODRUFF. 

Residence,  419  South  Grand  Avenue;  of- 
fice, 720  Grosse  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
September  9,  1878,  in  Columbus,  Ohio.  Son 
of  Richard  P.  and  Anna  (McFarland)  Wood- 
ruff. Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Ohio, 
and  in  the  College  of  Letters,  Pacific  Beach, 
California,  moving  to  that  state  in  1887. 
Read  law  in  the  office  of  N.  P.  Conklin,  San 
Diego,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1901.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
his  profession  in  San  Diego,  in  partnership 
with  H.  R.  Comly,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Comly  &  Woodruff,  which  continued  for  only 
a  short  time,  when  he  removed  to  Los  An- 
geles. In  1902  and  1903,  practiced  in  the 
office  of  Earl  Rogers.  Associated  with  Alfred 
W.  Allen  in  1903,  with  whom  he  continues  to 
practice  to  date.  Received  1st  Lieutenant 
commission  during  Spanish-American  War. 
Member  of  Eagle  fraternity.  Motor  Boat  and 
South    Coast    Yachting    clubs.     Socialist. 

GEORGE  HOBART  WOODRUFF. 

Residence,  666  Harvard  Boulevard;  office, 
412  Douglas  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
February  25,  1873,  in  Watertown,  Connecti- 
cut. Son  of  John  Frederick  and  Ellen  (At- 
wood)  Woodruff.  Married  in  1901  to  Nellie 
E.  Brittan.  Early  education  received  in  the 
public  schools  of  Watertown.  Attended 
Vashon  College,  graduating  in  1895.  In  1896 
moved  to  California,  where  he  attended  Stan- 
ford University.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cal- 
ifoTnia  in  1902.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
his  profession  in  Los  Angeles,  where  he  con- 
tinues in  active  practice  alone  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  Masonic,  K.  of  P.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fra- 
ternities.    Republican. 

SAMUEL  DAVIE  S  WOODS. 

Residence,  San  Francisco;  office,  654  Mills 
Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  September  19, 
1845,  in  Mt.  Pleasant,  Tennessee.  Son  of 
James  and  Eliza  Ann  (Williams)  Woods. 
Moved  to  California  in  1850.  Received  his 
education  in  the  public  and  private  schools 
and  by  private  instruction  of  his  father.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  this 
state  in  April,  1869.    Judge  Advocate  on  staff 


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of  Governor  James  H.  Biuld  with  tlie  rank  of 
Major.  Congressman  for  the  Seoond  Congres- 
sional District  from  1S1)9  to  1902.  Practiced 
alone  in  San  Francisco  from  1S159  to  1S7S.  En- 
gaged in  mining,  and  not  practicing  law,  from 
.1878  to  1SS2,  practicing  law  in  Inyo  County, 
California  from  1882  to  1884.  Attorney  for 
the  Railway  Company  from  1884  to  1904. 
Moved  to  Stockton.  Practiced  law  with  Hon. 
.T.  H.  Lout  tit  and  Al.  Leviusky,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Louttit.  Woods  «&:  Leviusky 
and  later  Woods  &  Leviusky.  From  1904  to 
date  in  San  Francisco.  General  Counsel  for 
Sierra  Railway  Company  of  California  for  fif- 
teen years.     Rej)ublican. 

CLARE  W.  WOOLWINE. 

Re?idenco,  417  Kiugsley  Drive;  otfice.  432 
Pacific  Electric  Building.  Los  Angeles.  Born 
September  1.  1S8S,  in  Nashville.  Tennessee. 
Son  of  Woods  R.  and  Myra  (Beverley)  Wool- 
wine.  Moved  to  California  in  1907.  At- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Xashville,  Ten- 
nessee; University  Preparatory  School;  Boweu 
Preparatory  School  of  Xashville,  Tennessee; 
Branham  and  Hughes  Preparatory  School, 
Springfield,  Tennessee;  Stanford  University, 
190S-9.  Graduated  from  the  University  jf 
Southern  California,  College  of  Law,  June, 
1911.  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California,  at  Los  Angeles,  June 
19,  1911.     Republican. 

THOMAS   LEE   WOOLWINE. 

Residence,  1040  Kensington  Road;  office, 
628  Title  Insurance  Building,  Los  Angeles. 
Born  near  Xashville,   Tennessee,   October  31, 


1874.     Son    of    Samuel    Shanklin     and    Sally 
(Shute)    Woolwine.     Came    to    California    in 


]89(i.  Married  Xoveniber  7,  1900,  to  Alma 
Foy.  Educated  in  the  public  and  private 
schools  of  Xashville,  Tennessee;  Cumberland 
University,  Tennessee,  graduating  from  the 
Law  Department  in  1903  with  degree  of  LL. 
K.;  Columbian  (now  George  Washington) 
University,  graduating  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment in  1904  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Was  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  law  for  several  years 
jirior  to  taking  the  University  courses,  and 
was  admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Cali- 
fornia in  1899,  and  the  United  States  Circuit 
Court  and  the  United  States  District  Court  for 
the  Southern  District  of  California  in  the 
same  year;  to  the  United  States  Supreme 
Court  "  in  1904.  Clerk  to  the  L'nited  States 
District  Attorney  at  Los  Angeles,  1897-1900. 
Deputy  City  Attorney  for  the  city  of  Los  An- 
geles, 1907-8.  De]iuty  District  Attorney  for 
Los  Angeles  County  and  Prosecuting  Attor- 
ney for  the  city  of  Los  Angeles  in  1908,  and 
while  serving  in  the  latter  capacity  brought 
charges  which  finally  resulted  in  proceedings 
to  "recair'  the  mayor  of  the  city  at  that  time, 
and  this  was  the  first  •"recall"  invoked  against 
a  mayor  in  the  United  States.  In  1910  candi- 
date for  District  Attorney  for  Los  Angeles 
County  on  Good  Government  and  Democratic 
tickets,  defeated  by  small  margin.  Member 
of  Los  Angeles  Bar  Association,  City  and  Uni- 
versity clubs  Municipal  League.  Past  Presi- 
dent of  local  alumni  of  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon. 
Author  of  "In  the  Valley  of  the  Shadows,"  a 
nnvel.      Democrat. 

JOHN  DOWNEY  WORKS. 

Born  March  29,  1847,  in  Indiana.  Son  of 
James  A.  and  Phoebe  (Downey)  Works. 
Married  X'^ovember  8,  1868,  to  Alice  Banta. 
Received  his  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  his  native  state,  and  was  admitted  to 
practice  at  the  Imliana  bar  in  1868.  CciJ- 
tinued  in  practice  there  associated  with  his 
father  until  1883,  when  he  moved  to  San 
Diego.  Was  associated  in  San  Diego  suv'- 
cessivoly  with  H.  L.  Titus.  .Tudge  Wellborn, 
and  .ludge  J.  A.  Gibson,  and  lastly  with 
Lewis  H.  Works.  Moved  to  Los  Angeles, 
and  was  in  partnership  with  Bradner  W. 
Lee  and  witli  Bradner  W.  Lee  and  Lewis 
R.  Works,  until  January.  1908,  since  which 
time  he  has  been  alone.  Served  as  Superior 
.ludge  in  San  Diego.  Resigned  and  served 
two  years  and  three  months  on  the  Supreme 
bench  to  fill  the  unexpired  term  of  Justice 
McKinstry.  Declined  to  be  a  candidate  for 
re-elcctioii.  During  Civil  War  served  as 
private  in  10th  Indiana  Cavalry.  Author 
of  "Indiana  Practice  and  Pleading,"  in  two 
volumes,  of  which  he  has  prepared  three  new 
editions  since  his  residence  in  California. 
Author  of  "Courts  and  Their  Jurisdiction" 
and  a  brochure  on  "Irrigation  Laws  of  Cali- 
fornia," which  was  jiublished  in  a  former 
historv    of     the    bar,    and     later    in    pamphlet 


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form.     Member    of   Uuited    States    Senate    at 
the  present  time.     Eei)ublican. 

LEWIS  REED  WORKS. 

Residence,  668 
Westlake  A  v  e- 
n  u  e;  office,  H. 
\V.  H  e  1  1  m  a  n 
Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born  in 
Vevay,  Indiana, 
December  28, 
1  S  6  9.  S  o  n  o  f 
John  Downey 
and  Alice 

(Banta)  Works. 
Moved  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1883. 
Married  to  Har- 
riett Wilson,  Au- 
gust 28,  1903. 
A  t  t  e  n  d  ed  the 
public  schools  of 
Vevay,  Indiana,  and  of  San  Diego  and  San 
Francisco,  California,  graduating  from  San 
Diego  Commercial  College  about  1888.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  at  San  Diego, 
February  1.5,  1892,  b.y  the  Superior  Court,  and 
by  the  Supreme  Court  at  Los  Angeles,  April 
i,  1892;  to  the  Uuited  States  Circuit  Court  at 
Los  Angeles,  April  5,  1892.  Assistant  City 
Attorney  from  January,  1907,  to  Januarj^ 
1909.  Member  of  the  California  Naval  Mili- 
tia (Naval  Reserve)  for  three  years  (having 
been  charter  member  of  first  company  organ- 
ized in  California,  Company  "A,"  at  San 
Diego).  Member  of  American  Geographic 
Society,  American  Archeological  Society, 
Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science,  Good 
Government  Organization,  Municipal  League, 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  City  and  Sever- 
ance clubs.     Republican. 

ALLEN  G.  WRIGHT. 

Residence,  1703  Gough  Street;  office,  1019 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born  Septem- 
ber 3,  1873,  in  San  Francisco,  California. 
Son  of  Benjamin  C.  and  Almeda  (Darling) 
Wright.  Educated  in  the  grammar  and  high 
schools  of  San  Francisco  until  1891,  when  he 
entered  the  University  of  California.  Ad- 
niittetl  to  practice  in  the  state  courts  of  Cali- 
fornia, May,  1896.  Attorney  for  San  Fran- 
cisco Chamber  of  Commerce  to  date.  Member 
of  American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social 
Science,  University,  Bohemian,  San  Frauciscc 
Golf  and  Country,  Army  &  Navy,  Olympic 
and  Commonwealth  clubs  and  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Bar  Association.     Democrat. 

ALFRED  LINCOLN  WORLEY. 

Residence,  Laverne,  Marin  County;  office, 
Bank  of  Italy  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  London,  England,  February  26,  1869.     Son 


of  Alfred  E.  T.  and  Sarah  Anne  (Deane)  Wor- 
ley.  Married  in  1899  to  F'annie  Dougherty. 
Moved  to  California  in  1870.  Attended  the 
Hastings  (,'ollege  of  Law,  receiving  therefrom, 
in  1893,  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  Bar  of  ("alifornia  in  1893  and  entered  into 


])artnership  with  Hugo  K.  Asher,  practicing 
under  the  firm  name  of  Asher  &  Worley,  which 
continued  until  1896.  Practiced  alone  until 
1906,  when  he  entered  into  partnership  with 
George  A.  McGowan,  practicing  under  the  firm 
name  of  McGowan  &  Worley,  which  associa- 
tion continues  to  date.     Democrat. 


ALFRED  WRIGHT. 

Residence, 
Rampart  Apart- 
ments; office,  -104 
Wilcox  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  April  26, 
1889,  in  Modesto, 
California.  Son 
of  Christopher  C. 
and  Mamie  A. 
(Swain)  Wright. 
Received  his 
education  in  the 
grammar  and 
high  schools  of 
Los  Angeles, 
graduating  from 
t  h  e  latter  i  n 
1906,    and     later 

entering  Stanford  University,  continuing 
there  until  1909.  Admitted  by  the  District 
Court  of  Appeal  at  Los  Angeles,  January  16, 
1912,  and  immediately  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession,  continuing  to  date;  also 


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atlmitted  to  practice  before  the  United  States 
District  Court  for  Southern  District  of  Cali- 
fornia. Member  of  the  University  and  Los 
Angeles  Atheletic  clubs.     Democrat. 

GEORGE  THOMAS  WRIGHT. 

Residence,  1421  San  Antonio  Avenue,  Ala- 
meda; office,  lOlS  Mills  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  Yazoo  City,  Mississippi,  March 
22,  1855.  Son  of  Selden  Stuart  and  Joanna 
Maynard  (Shaw)  Wright.  Married  to  Sophie 
Ida  Landsberger  in  October,  1881.     Moved  to 


California  in  January,  18G0,  and  received  his 
early  education  at  the  City  College,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Graduated  from  the  University  of 
California  in  the  class  of  1876,  with  the  degree 
of  Ph.  B.  Admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
California,  at  Sacramento,  December,  1879. 
July  ],  1880,  entered  into  partnership  with  the 
late  Judge  Selden  S.  Wright  and  continued 
until  his  death  in  1893.  Practiced  alone 
until  1899;  then  formed  partnership  with 
Allen  G.  Wright,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Wright  &  Wright.  In  1911  the  firm  was 
enlarged  by  associating  with  Harry  N. 
Stetson,  under  the  firm  name  of  Wright, 
Wright  &  Stetson.  Member  of  the  Bohemian 
Club.     Independent. 

liEROY  A.  WRIGHT. 

Residence  and  office,  San  Diego.  Born 
February  10,  1863,  in  New  London,  Indiana. 
Son  of  L.  C.  and  Gulielma  Wrigut.  Married 
June  1,  1908,  to  Ida  M.  Ileffieman.  Educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Kansas,  and  at  the 
State  Normal  School  at  Emporia,  Kansas. 
Was  engaged  in  newspaper  work  for  ten 
j-ears.  Moved  to  California  in  1887,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1891,  since  whicli  time 


he  has  been  engaged  in  private  practice  in 
San  Diego.  Has  been  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Daney  &  Wright;  Hendrick  &  Wright,  and 
Wright,  Schoonover  &  Winneck,  now  senior 
member  of  the  firm  of  Wright  &  Winneck. 
Vice-President  of  the  San  Diego  Title  and 
Trust  Company.  Member  of  the  San  Diego 
City  Library  two  terms.  Park  Commissioner 
of  San  Diego,  and  present  State  Senator  from 
the  40th  district.  For  several  years  chairman 
of  San  Diego  County  Committee.  Four  years 
member  of  State  Executive  Committee 
Member  of  Cuyamaca  Club  of  San  Diego. 
Past  Exalted  Ruler  San  Diego  Elks.  Member 
of  National  Geographical  Society.  Republi- 
can. 

SAMUEL  C.  WRIGHT. 

Residence,  1524  Lafayette  Street,  Alameda; 
office,  Mutual  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco. 
Born  in  Sacramento,  California,  April  23, 
1872.  Son  of  Samuel  C.  and  Jessie  C. 
(Rhodes)  Wright.  Studied  law  in  the  office 
of  Hon.  William  F.  Woodburn.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  September  8,  1898.  For 
a  number  of  years  associated  with  Judge  S. 
C.  Denson,  and  at  the  present  time  is  asso- 
ciated with  the  firm  of  Schlesinger  &  Shaw. 

SELDEN   S.  WRIGHT. 

Residence,  4314  Gilbert  Street,  Oakland; 
office.  Grant  Building,  San  Francisco.  Born 
in  Mississippi  November  5,  1850.  Son  of 
Selden  S.  and  Joanna  Maynard  (Shaw) 
Wright.  Married  in  1873  to  Maria  Byrd 
Hopkins.     Moved  to'  California  in  1859.     At- 


tended public  schools  in  San  Francisco;  later 
the  City  College  of  San  Francisco  and  the 
Santa  Clara  College;  University  of  California 
for    one    year.     Studied    law    in   his    father's 


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office  iu  San  Francisco  until  April,  1S73,  in 
which  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
this  state  at  Sacramento.  Commenced  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  San  Francisco 
and  continued  until  1881,  when  he  moved  to 
Fresno,  California,  and  continued  there  until 
1898.  Located  in  Dawson  City,  Xorthwest 
Territory,  from  1898  until  1902,  when  he 
returned  to  San  Francisco  and  continues  the 
practice  of  his  profession  to  date.  Justice  of 
the  Peace  in  San  Francisco,  1878-79.  Served 
in  the  National  Guard  of  California  from 
June,  189.5,  to  June,  1898,  retiring  with  the 
rank  of  Colonel,  Sixth  Eegiment  of  Infantry. 
Democrat. 

WALTER  S.  WRIGHT. 

Residence,  830  North  Orange  Grove  Avenue, 
Pasadena;  office,  St.  Louis  Block,  Pasadena. 
Born  in  Granville,  New  York,  in  1854.  Son 
of  Sidney  W.  and  Maria  (Savage)  Wright. 
Married  in  1886  to  Bernice  Long.  Educated 
in    Cambridge    Washington    Academy,    Cam- 


bridge, New  York.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Ithaca,  New  York,  in  1881.  Member  of  the 
firm  of  Burdick  &  Wright,  at  Saratoga,  New 
York,  until  1886.  Moved  to  California  in 
1887  and  practiced  alone  until  1902,  when  the 
firm  of  Wright,  Bell  &  Ward  was  formed, 
which  continued  until  1909,  since  which  time 
he  has  continued  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone.  One  of  the  organizers  and  di- 
rector of  the  Edison  Electric  Company  of  Los 
Angeles.  Director  and  Vice-president  of 
Pasadena  and  Mt.  Wilson  Toll  Road  Company. 
President  and  Trustee  of  the  Polytechnic  Ele- 
mentary School  of  Pasadena.  Member  of  the 
California,  Annandale,  Overland,  Valley  Hunt, 
and  South  Coast  Yacht  clubs.  Masonic  order, 
Shrine,  Knights  Templar,  and  the  "Ananias" 
Club  of  Catalina  Island.     Republican. 


GILBERT  FRANKLIN  WYVELL. 

Residence,  1650 
Jewel  Street; 
offices,  71.3-714 
Merchants  Trust 
Building,  Los 
Angeles.  Born 
August  27,  1875, 
near  Wadena, 
Minnesota.  Son 
of  John  and 
Jane  (Peardon) 
Wyvell.  Married 
January  1,  1899, 
to  Faye  L.  Han- 
cock. Received 
his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  pub- 
1  i  c  schools  of 
Minnesota. 
Graduated  from  the  University  of  North  Da- 
kota, June  18,  1903,  with  degree  of  LL.B. 
For  seven  years  prior  to  his  admission  to  the 
bar  he  served  as  Court  Reporter  of  the  six- 
teenth Judicial  District  of  Minnesota.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  North  Dakota  June  18, 
1903,  and  practiced  at  Grand  Forks,  North 
Dakota,  until  his  removal  to  Los  Angeles  iu 
1906.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California 
October  8,  1906,  and  since  that  time  has  been 
engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  law  in  Los 
Angeles.  Member  of  Masonic  fraternity. 
Republican. 

THOMAS  C.  YAGER. 

Residence,  1863  West  24th  Street;  office, 
825-827  Higgins  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Bora 
in  Holl^Tvood,  California,  December  13,  1884. 
Son  of  Michael  L.  and  Margaret  A.  (Thomas) 
Yager.  Married  June  18,  1911,  to  Mae  S. 
McGowan.  Received  his  earlier  education  in 
the  grammar  schools  at  Hollywood,  and  later 
attended  the  University  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia, College  of  Law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
California,  January  22,  1909,  and  later  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts. 
Member  of  N.  8.  G.  W.     Republican. 

WALDO   MARVIN  YORK. 

Residence,  1129  West  27th  Street;  office,  528 
Mason  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born  January 
18,  1846,  in  Dixmont,  Maine.  Son  of  David 
Porter  and  Sarah  Lowe  (Vinal)  York.  Mar- 
ried in  September,  1873,  to  Clara  Whitworth. 
Received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Penobscot  County,  Maine,  and  by  private 
instruction.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Maine 
May  5,  1868;  Washington,  1871;  California, 
1876.  Elected  Probate  Judge  of  Seattle, 
Washington,  1872.  Moved  to  Berkeley  in 
1876.  City  Attorney  of  Berkeley  for  four 
years.  Formed  partnership  with  John  W. 
Whitworth  of  San  Francisco  in  1877.  Charles 
A.  Shurtletf  became  a  member  of  the  firm  in 
1888.     Removed  to  Los  Angeles  iu  1889.     Ap- 


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poiutcil  Chief  Deputy  Distru-t  Attorney  in 
1891.  Fornieil  partuershij)  with  James  Mo- 
Lac-hlan  in  1893.  Api)ointe<l  Judge  of  Su- 
perior Court  of  Los  Angeles  January  1,  1894. 
which  office  he  held  until  ]9()7.  Member  of 
the  New  England  Society,  City  Club  of  Los 
Angeles  anil  Chamber  of  Commerce.  Eepub- 
lican. 

JOHN  T.  YORK. 

Kesidence,  511  1st  Street;  office,  Behlow 
Building,  Napa.  Born  in  St.  Helena,  Napa 
County,  California,  March  20,  1869.  Son  of 
William  E.  and  Frances  Elizabeth  York. 
!Married  November  25,  1905,  to  Lena  J.  Keig. 
Attended  St.  Helena  grammar  school  in  1883; 


until    19(17.      :\l('iiil.i>r 
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iif  the  N.  S.  G.  W..  L  O. 
fraternities.      Democrat. 


Oakland  High  School  in  1S87;  Oak  Mound, 
Napa,  1888-89,  and  later  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, Law  Department,  graduating  in  1892 
with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  California  by  the  Supreme  Court,  in  San 
Francisco,  January  13j  1891,  and  commenced 
the  active  practice  of  his  profession  in  San 
Francisco.  Associated  as  law  clerk  in  the 
firm  of  Tilden  &  Tilden  until  1893,  when  he 
removed  to  Napa  and  continued  his  practice 
in  partnership  with  Denis  Si)encer,  practicing 
under  the  firm  name  of  Si)encer  &  York,  which 
continued  until  Mr.  Si)encer's  death,  in  1895. 
Practiced  alone  until  December,  1902,  when 
he  entered  into  partnership  with  Theodore  and 
Edward  S.  Bell,  practicing  under  the  firm 
name  of  Bell,  York  &  Bell,  which  continued 
until  1906.  Upon  the  dissolution  of  this  firm 
he  continued  in  the  practice  with  E.  S.  Bell, 
practicing  under  the  firm  name  of  York  A: 
Bell,  which  continued  until  January,  1907, 
since  which  date  he  has  remained  in  the  prac- 
tice alone.  In  1894  was  elected  City  Attorney 
of  the  city  of  Napa  and  served  in  that  office 


MILTON  K.  YOUNG. 

Eesidence,  G  2  1 
Kenmore  Avenue; 
office,  727  H.  W. 
Hellman  Building, 
Los  Angeles.  Born 
April  7,  1868,  at 
Litchfield,  Illinois. 
Son  of  Mat  hew 
and  Mary  Ann 
(Levin)  Young. 
Married  Melissa  E. 
Squires  August 
10,1893.  Educated 
in  the  p  u  b  1  i  c 
schools  of  Sedalia, 
Missouri.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  (Cen- 
tral Business  Col- 
lege   of    that    city 

in  1885.  Moved  to  California  in  188G,  and 
commenced  the  study  of  law^  in  San  Fran- 
cisco Law  Library.  Admitted  to  practice  in 
the  Supreme  Court  of  California,  July  25, 
1892;  United  States  District  and  Circuit 
Courts,  October  24,  1898;  Circuit  Court  of 
Appeals,  April  1,  1899.  Delegate  to  the 
Democratic  National  Convention  in  1908. 
Chairman  of  the  Democratic  Central  Com- 
mittee, 1903-4.  Member  of  the  Los  Angeles 
Civil  Service  Commission  from  1906  to  1910, 
retiring  as  President  of  tliat  Commission. 
Member  of  the  first  Consolidation  Commis- 
sion which  consolidated  San  Pedro  with  Los 
Angeles.  Continues  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Los  Angeles  to  date.  Past  Ex- 
alted Ruler  of  B.  P.  O.  E.  Member  of  Los 
Angeles  Bar  Association.  Masonic  bodies,  32° 
and  Shriner.     Democrat. 

ROBERT  YOUNG. 

Residence,  527 
Carlton  Way ; 
office,  301  Hig- 
g  i  n  s  Building, 
Los  Angeles. 
Born  in  Canada, 
J  a  n  u  a  r  y  30, 
18  5  8.  Married 
Frances  E  m  m  a 
TTpson,  Septem- 
ber 22,  1892.  Re- 
ceived common 
school  education 
i  11  New  York 
City  and  the 
county  district 
schools  of  Illi- 
nois, and  later 
the  High  School  of 
Rushville,  Illinois.  In  1881  entered  the  Law 
Department    of    the   University   of   Michigan, 


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gnidiiatiug  iu  1883  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Ad- 
mitted in  the  Circuit  Court  for  Washtenaw 
County,  Michigan,  in  1883,  and  in  the  same 
year  the  Supreme  Court  of  Michigan;  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  March 
28,  1898.  Practiced  in  Detroit,  Michigan, 
from  1883  to  1900,  when  he  moved  to  Los  An- 
geles, California,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  that  state  in  February,  1900,  continuing 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Los  Angeles 
to  date.  Served  as  private  in  the  Detroit 
Light  Infantry  three  years.  City  Attorney 
of  Hollywood,  California  from  November, 
1903,  to  February,  1910.  Appointed  City  At- 
torney of  Inglewood,  California  in  February, 
1908,  which  office  he  continues  to  hold  to  date. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Special- 
izes in  Municipal  Law  and  Los  Angeles  Bar 
Association.  Past  Master  of  Hollywood 
Lodge  No.  3.5.5.     Eepublican. 

EDWARD  RUSSELL  YOUNG. 

Eesidence,  San  Marino  Court,  San  Gabriel; 
office,  -108  Story  Building,  Los  Angeles.  Born 
at  Marshalltown,  Iowa,  September  10,  1876. 
Sou  of  William  and  Charlotte  (Giflford) 
Young.  Moved  to  California  in  1889.  Mar- 
ried May  1,  1907,  to  Belle  E.  Wiley.  Eeeeived 
his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Iowa,  and  high  school  of  Los  Angeles.  Grad- 
uated from  the  University  of  Michigan  in 
1902,  with  degree  of  B.  L.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Michigan  in  June,  1902,  and  California 
in  July,  1902.  Dejuity  City  Attorney  for  Los 
Angeles,  March,  1907,  to  January,  1910.  As- 
sistant City  Attorney,  June,  1910,  to  October, 
1911.     Eepublican. 


burgh,  Scotland,  December  14,  1840.  Son  of 
James  and  Jessie  (Brown)  Young.  Came  to 
America  in  1854,  and  to  California  inl888.  Mar- 
ried Lottie  M.  Gifford  (deceased),  January  4, 
1870;  Julia  E.  Miller,  June  30,  1909.  Edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  of  Edinburgh, 
Scotland.  Took  up  the  study  of  law  iu  1869, 
in  the  ofifice  of  Mr.  Holdridge,  in  Independ- 
ence, Iowa.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Iowa 
by  the  Superior  Court  of  Buchanan  County  iu 
1872.  Was  the  first  County  Prosecuting  Attor. 
ney  for  Werth  County,  Iowa.  Practiced  his 
profession  in  that  state  until  his  removal  to 
California,  where  he  was  admitted  to  pfa'ctice 
in  1888  and  continued  actively  until  1892, 
when  he  began  a  four  year  term  as  Township 
.Justice,  to  which  he  had  been  elected,  and 
which  expired  in  1895.  He  resumed  practice 
for  the  next  four  years,  and  again  took  the 
position  of  Township  .Justice  for  th>3  term  be- 
ginning with  1900  and  ending  with  1903. 
From  1904  to  1908  he  carried  on  active  prac- 
tice in  partnership  with  his  son,  William  H., 
under  the  firm  name  of  Young  &  Young. 
From  1908  to  1911  he  practiced  alone,  and  the 
beginning  of  the  latter  year  again  took  the 
office  of 'Township  Justice  for  a  four  year 
term,  which  expires  in  1914.  Is  now  the 
first  Presiding  Judge  of  the  Township  Courts 
of  Los  Angeles  Township.  Enlisted  as  Cor- 
poral of  Company  "A,"  First  Dakota  Volun- 
teer Cavalry,  November,  1861,  and  served 
continuously  through  the  Civil  War  until 
mustered  out.  May  9,  1865.  Member  of 
Grand  Army  of  the  Eepublic,  Masonic  order, 
Eastern  Star,  and  Los  Angeles  County  Bar 
Association.     Eepublican. 


WILLIAM  YOUNG. 


Eesidence,   2657    Normandie   Avenue;  office, 
County  Courthouse,  Los  Angeles.    Born  in  Edin- 


PEDRO   E.   ZABALA. 

Eesidence,  Salinas;  office,  Monterey  County 
Bank  Building,  Salinas.  Born  in  Monterey, 
California,  in  January,  1867.  Graduated  from 
Santa  Clara  College  in  1886,  with  the  degree 
of  S.  B.  Attended  Hastings  College  of  Law 
for  two  years.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia, August  5,  1890.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  Law  in  Salinas  in  1891.  In  1905 
formed  partnership  with  .John  .J.  Wyatt,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Zabala  &  Wyatt,  which  con- 
tinued until  1910,  when  Mr.  Wyatt  died 
and  practiced  alone  until  October,  1911.  He 
then  formed  partnership  with  .J.  A.  Bardin. 
under  the  firm  name  of  Zabala  &  Bardin, 
which  partnership  continues  to  date.  Dis- 
trict Attorney  of  Monterey  County  from  1891 
to  1899.     Democrat. 


J.  B.  ZIMDARS. 

Eesidence,  2968  Washington  Street;  office, 
Merchants  National  Bank  Building,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Born  in  Germany  in  1870.  Son  of 
Otto  E.  and  Frances  M.  (Thiesen)  Zimdars. 
Married     to     Helen     Grant     Winn     in     1906. 


572  BIOGB  APRIC  AL. 

Moved   to   California   in    1S79.   and   educated  tion   continued  there   and   at   Nome.   Alaska, 

in  the  grammar  and  high  schools  at  Modesto,  until  1902.     Practiced  in  Modesto  alone  about 

graduating  from  the  high  school  in  1SS6.     Ad-  one  year   (1902-3),  and  then  engaged  his  at- 

mitted  to  the  bar  of  CaUfornia  in  San  Fran-  tention  in    newspaper    and    mining    pursuits, 

cisca  in  1896.  and  commenced  the  active  prac-  Eesumed  the  active  practice  of  his  protessiou 

ties  of  his  profession  alone,  continuing  until  in  April,   190S,  in    partnership    with  ^^  illiain 

1S98.     In  that  year  associated  with  .Judge  W.  Grant,  which  continues  to  date,  practicing  un- 

E.   Crews,   at  Juneau,  Alaska,  which   associa-  der  firm  name  of  Grant  &  Zimdars. 


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